God of War II, Robert E. Vardeman
God of War II, Robert E. Vardeman
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God of War II

Author: Robert E. Vardeman

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/06/2013

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

This is the second official tie-in novel to the hugely successful God of War series of video games, set in the rich and thrilling world of Greek mythology. In this sequel, Kratos, the game's protagonist, is a great warrior who seeks revenge on the gods of Olympus after repeated betrayals. On his journey to Olympus, Kratos must battle great monsters of legend—and fight his own inner demons.

About Robert E. Vardeman

Robert E. Vardeman is an American science fiction fan and writer. He was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1972, and he is one of the founders of Bubonicon, a science fiction convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Robert is the author of more than fifty fantasy and science fiction novels, including the Mechwarrior: Dark Age series, the Demon Crown Trilogy, the Cenotaph Road series, and the Star Trek novel Mutiny on the Enterprise.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alejandro on January 06, 2016

Kratos is back... run for your lives!!! KRATOS RETURNS This is the sequel of the first "God of War" story, and as I commented in the review of the first book, I may be one of the few or the only one who have read this novel without having to play the video game whose is based this book. I chose......more

Goodreads review by Wahib on March 08, 2012

Its epic.. i also have the game. 1,2,3, ghost of sparta and chains of olympus......more

Goodreads review by Molly on May 21, 2018

I definitely liked the first book better, no specific reason comes to mind, just liked the fresh story a littlemore. I also listened to this as an Audiobook and the narrator was different from the first, and that really bothered me!! It's still a fun, easy, entertaining read 😁......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on May 29, 2020

I enjoyed this book way more than I thought I would. I really enjoyed the games themselves for their over the top action and my interest in most things Greek/Roman mythology related, but this book really surprised me. No one would honestly say that the games are renowned for their plots or character......more

Goodreads review by Amin on March 21, 2025

I read God of War and God of War II back to back, having already played the games when they were first released on the PlayStation 2. These books function as pseudo-novelizations to a large extent, which makes them a rather sluggish and monotonous read. Given their source material, they inevitably f......more