The Gates of Death
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| Zine | |
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| Title: | The Gates of Death |
| Publisher: | DreamCatcher Press |
| Editor: | |
| Author(s): | Angela Field |
| Cover Artist(s): | Cindy McBain |
| Illustrator(s): | Cindy McBain |
| Date(s): | 1998 |
| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Hercules: the Legendary Journeys |
| Language: | English |
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The Gates of Death is an 88-page gen Hercules: the Legendary Journeys novel by Angela Field, with illustrations by Cindy McBain.
Summary
Thanatos, banished by the gods for eons, needs a sacrifice in order to re-enter the world. Iolaus is chosen. It is up to Hercules, Jason and Iolaus himself to prevent Thanatos from being victorious in his quest, but how successful can they be when Iolaus is already injured, has been poisoned, and starts to go blind...?
Excerpt
Holding Iolaus clamped against him, Hercules thrust out one powerful arm and fended off the tree, staggering back into the deeper water as its momentum thrust him backwards. He went to one knee and for a moment the water surged up and over both men, half drowning them. Somehow, Hercules surged upright, yelping as the tree scraped his back and sent him staggering. Then the tree was past and Hercules lurched towards the bank, wading through the waist deep water. Jason and Crokus waded into the shallows to meet him, taking the barely conscious Iolaus from his arms and carrying him to the safety of dry land ...