Daedalus Rising - The True Story of Icarus

by Robert William Case

Long ago, Daedalus invented wings, showing us it could be done. He made two pair of them, one for himself and one for his son. It was a truly wonderful gift.

The old legend tells of a father and son flying together, out over the sea on a beautiful warm day long ago, and of a story of loss that Daedalus told when he finished the flight. We seem to have collectively decided to stay on the ground ever since, but why? There was so much more to the story that Daedalus did not tell.

Daedalus Rising completes the myth, telling The True Story of Icarus and revealing an ancient mystery whose time has finally come.

Daedalus Rising brings to light what really happened in the sky that day, recasting and recreating the meaning of an old myth through the telling of the story of a son's quest and of the father who cared deeply about him.

It is a story of initiation and growth, and of the power of wings.

Genres: Fiction, Fantasy

202 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 12, 2008

About the author

Robert Case, storyteller and author, is an advocate for aging well, bicycle adventure, and reading often. He has crossed the USA on a touring bicycle in two stages; the western half during the summer of 2017 and the eastern half during 2018. His CV includes dropping out of college back in the early 1970's to hitchhike around Europe, fall in love, and begin the research that now informs and inspires his writing. While learning the art and craft of creative writing, there were career opportunities in law and geosciences. Robert enjoys life-long learning, family, reading, skiing, storytelling, bicycle touring, and public speaking. He lives in Colorado where he appeared on National Public Radio's, The Story Project.

Reviews

[Terri · Rating 3 out of 5]

A twist on the classic myth that explores the relationship between Daedalus and Icarus as well as the growth of Daedalus and what inspires him to create the wings and fly.

I didn't like him very much and his motivations often irritated me but his brilliance and love for his adopted son gave him redemption as did the 'twist' on the myth

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

i really did like this book. it surprised me. at first, i balked at the idea of expanding on a perfectly good myth, but the author does a good job of staying true to the original story while expanding on it and creating a whole new story which explains the myth. i know that is confusing. you just have to read it to understand what i just said.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book grew on me. It turned out to be a really good tale.