M. Renault

E. Challans

The Mask of Apollo

Mary Renault

Nikeratos, an actor of ancient Greece, greatly admires and devotes himself to Dion, a student of Plato, who is determined to bring democracy to Syracuse

this is the first time i got through a renault book with some difficulty. granted, i still found this enjoyable overall, but it wasn’t until the second half that i felt like the pace was actually starting to pick up. thank god for that! 

as always, there were many endearing moments i will often think of in the following months. the 

 reference (the idea of an actor in ancient greece having a premonitory dream about one of the greatest plays in human history is so so beautiful) and the mentions/appearance of historical characters that we know from 

 and the alexander trilogy. i’m starting to call this the mcu (mary renault cinematic universe). 

this is the first time i got through a renault book with some difficulty. granted, i still found this enjoyable overall, but it wasn’t until the second half that i felt like the pace was actually starting to pick up. thank god for that! 


as always, there were many endearing moments i will often think of in the following months. the hamlet reference (the idea of an actor in ancient greece having a premonitory dream about one of the greatest plays in human history is so so beautiful) and the mentions/appearance of historical characters that we know from the last of the wine and the alexander trilogy. i’m starting to call this the mcu (mary renault cinematic universe). 

The Mask of Apollo

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