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Break the Beast

Allison Tebo transforms a tale of simple heroism into a story of the ultimate Hero rescuing a condemned soul from her Enemy.
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Allison Tebo’s fantasy Break the Beast retells the classic Beowulf through the eyes of his enemy, Grendel. But what if Grendel did not remain the villain? In this version, Beowulf is an experienced monster hunter blessed by the Almighty in opposition to the Dragon Below. After Beowulf tears away the cursed hood that binds Grendel to the Dragon Below’s service, she joins him to follow to the Almighty. Together they face rejection, setbacks, and monsters on the path to their final confrontation with the Dragon Below.

Tebo’s characterizations are larger than life without crossing into farce. Her prose aims for poetic, though it can be melodramatic. By magnifying the allegorical aspects of the original, Tebo transforms a tale of simple heroism into a story of the ultimate Hero rescuing a condemned soul from her Enemy.

Best for: Teen girls and fans of introspective stories, Beowulf, or retellings.

Discern: Violent moments including murder and severe burns, frequent self-deprecation and negative thoughts by the story’s narrator.

 

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Staff creator Elijah David lives and works in the Chattanooga area. He spends far too many nights reading when he should be sleeping and frequently finds his bookshelves have shrunk overnight. He is the author of Albion Academy, the first book in the Albion Quartet, and Paper and Thorns, the first novella in the Princes Never Prosper series. Though his only magical talent is putting pen to paper, Elijah believes magic lurks around every corner, if you only know how to look for it. He finds great stories as a Lorehaven Review Team reader. Meanwhile, he and his wife stay busy raising two small Hobbits and a calico cat.

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