Young Hercules (Novelization)

Title Young Hercules (Novelization) Medium Novel (fiction) Creator(s) Mel Odom Publisher Archway Paperbacks Release Date July 1999

Young Hercules (Novelization) is the novelization of the Young Hercules (Movie Pilot) starring Ian Bohen as Hercules.

The novelization is by Mel Odom.
Based on the teleplay by Andrew Dettman & Daniel Truly.
Story by Rob Tapert and Andrew Dettman & Daniel Truly.

Blurb

Half man, half god, and all teen... a new hero bursts forth in an epic adventure!

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Young Hercules has never met his father, Zeus, king of the gods, and he longs to be worthy of him. But while Hercules' strength is great, he doesn't possess the skills of a warrior hero. He must learn these wt the academy of the wise centaur Cheiron, along with his childhood friend Iolaus and Jason, crown prince of Corinth.

But Hercules already has a deadly enemy who will stop at nothing to destroy him - his half-brother Ares, god of war. When the cadets set off on a desperate quest to save Jason's kingdom, they must conquer a giant and battle a siren - not knowing that they've stepped into a trap carefully set by a vengeful god determined to destroy the son of Zeus.

Characters (In order of mention)

Hercules
Ares
Zeus (mention only)
Old Chadduz the cobbler (mention only)
Discord
King Aeson
Iolaus
Occam
The Greedy Jeweler
Alcmene
Iphicles (mention only)
Jason
Alcestor
Mikos
Thamus
Liardus
Enyo

Locations

Cave of Ares
River of Skulls
Corinth
Mount Olympus (mention only)

Items

Zeus's Urn

Mythology and Mythical Creatures

Giant Snake
Golden Fleece

Plot Arcs

Differences between the Movie and the Novelization
Herc's Obsession With Zeus
Hercules is 'The Responsible One'
Jail or Cheiron's Academy

Sides, Scripts, & Transcripts

• Young Hercules (Novelization) Transcript