Adventure Heroes: Legendary Characters from Odysseus to James Bond
Worth buying if: You study or enjoy iconic adventure protagonists like Odysseus or James Bond.
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Summary
Jeff Rovin surveys 314 pages of adventure heroes across history and fiction, profiling legendary characters, their defining traits, and their cultural roles in a compact reference format from Facts on File.
Why this book now
For readers and researchers revisiting iconic adventure figures, this 1994 compendium gathers comparative profiles in one accessible volume.
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- You study or enjoy iconic adventure protagonists like Odysseus or James Bond.
- You want a single-volume reference of character sketches and cultural context.
- You expect a new novel or recent critical theory on contemporary media.
- You need exhaustive academic citations or the latest scholarship post-1994.
- You only want something with very current references and examples.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780816028818
Worth buying if: You study or enjoy iconic adventure protagonists like Odysseus or James Bond.
Skip it if: You expect a new novel or recent critical theory on contemporary media.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Balanced Moderate time
At 314 pages, this is a medium-length reference read—dip in to consult entries or read straight through for a broad survey of adventure figures.
What stands out here
This Facts on File edition emphasizes concise, accessible profiles and cross-comparisons of well-known adventure characters as compiled by Jeff Rovin in 1994.
Best way to approach it
Use it as a reference you can browse by entry or read sequentially to trace recurring hero traits and cultural patterns.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780816028818
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