By David Gelber (Guest Blogger)
It
was all politics. The Labyrinth, the terror, the Minotaur. Minos,
King of Crete, needed to maintain order in his ancient realm;
revolution was always lurking in the shadows. Pasiphae, his oft
neglected wife provides him with the perfect vehicle, a half
bull/half man monster, supposedly the offspring of her illicit affair
with a sacred bull. It doesn’t matter if the beast is gentle and
sensitive, call him vicious, have your minions paint him as a fiend
capable of devouring any man, woman or child.
And,
a myth is born. The monstrous Minotaur. The terror of the ancient
world. Fact? Fiction? In my latest book, “Minotaur Revisited” the
reader learns that the Minotaur truly lived, but the stories
surrounding him are mere propaganda, a product of politics. He is
truly a sensitive soul who has been locked away in the Labyrinth. Is
there any hope for this poor monster? Enter “noble” Theseus,
another product of political misinformation. Sent to slay the vicious
Minotaur, a drunken Theseus passes out at the Minotaur’s feet.
While our pacifist hero debates what to do with his would be assassin
Theseus offers a deal. Theseus tells the world he has slain the
terrible monster while the Minotaur slips away.
For
thousands of years our hero lives in the background, shaping history
from the shadows. Learn the truth about Moses and Pharoah, find out
who pushed the stone away from Jesus’ tomb or why vampires live
forever. All this and more is revealed by the Minotaur himself, in
his own words.
Martin
Luther, Jack the Ripper, the Holocaust and so much more are part of
the Minotaur’s immortal life. This Minotaur lives a life as god,
king, sage, mother, father, husband, midwife and so much more. And,
in the end, the reader will stop and think about this world we live
in, about humanity, the good and the bad, while considering who are
the real monsters.
The
Minotaur proves himself to be the true mover and shaker of history.
Read of his exploits and, when finished, stop and think about what it
is that makes any being good and noble and true. More than likely
readers of “Minotaur Revisited” will stop and shake their head,
perhaps look at history and question what is truly important.
Blurb
Legend states that the Minotaur was confined to the Labyrinth, slain by Theseus and then laid to rest by thousands of years of Greek mythology. But, the truth is far different. Read the Minotaur’s own words as he recounts his full life as god, king, warrior, matchmaker, midwife, monk, sage, father, mother, husband and, most of all, witness. The fierce Minotaur lived to see and be a part of the best and worst of humanity during a life spanning thousands of years. Part bull, part human, the Minotaur struggled to find his place in this world and, in the end, left his unique mark on history.
About the Author
David
Gelber, a New York native, is the seventh of nine sons and one of
three to pursue medicine. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University
in 1980 and went on to graduate medical school in 1984 from the
University of Rochester.
He
completed his residency at Baylor University Medical Center in
Dallas, Texas, followed by three years as attending surgeon at Nassau
County Medical Center in Long Island, N.Y. Gelber has since joined
Coastal Surgical Group in Houston, Texas.
Gelber
has been a surgeon for more than 20 years, but over the last few
years he began to pursue his passion for writing, initially with his
debut novel, Future Hope (Emerald Book Company, January
2010). The novel speculates about future Earth and what the world
might have been like if man had not succumbed to temptation in the
Garden of Eden. Joshua and Aaron is a sequel to Future
Hope and follows the battle of wills that transpires between
unsung hero Joshua Smith and satanic Aaron Diblonski.
Dr.
Gelber has added two books about surgery, Behind the Mask
and Under the Drapes, both of which provide the reader
with a view of the world of surgery rarely seen by those outside the
medical professions.
Last
Light is an apocalyptic short story which starts off asking the
question: "What would happen if nobody ever was sick or
injured?"
Minotaur
Revisited is an entertaining romp through history seen through
the eyes of Quint, the famed half bull half man monster of Greek
Mythology. It was released in October 2012.
Gelber
was raised in reformed Judaism, but joined the Presbyterian Church 15
years ago. He is married with three teenage children, four dogs and
24 birds of various species. His interests include horse racing,
mechanical Swiss watches and, of course, writing.
This post is part of David Gelber's blog tour for Minotaur Revisited. David is giving away a $100 Amazon gift certificate to one person who comments during his tour. Visit http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2012/12/virtual-book-tour-minotaur-revisited-by.html to find out the other stops on the tour.
