Xena and the Magic Arrow of Myx

Xena: Warrior Princess

by Hunter Kennedy

Xena, the warrior princess, and her sidekick, Gabrielle, race against time to discover who is responsible for casting the terrible spell that launched the deadly Magic Arrow of Myx, a weapon that will never stop until it strikes its target, against Xena. Original. TV tie-in.

112 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1999

About the author

Hunter Kennedy graduated from the University of Virginia in 1992, the same year he began publishing The Minus Times. Over the past 20 years, he has worked in cabinetry shops, magazines, architecture firms and a foundry to pay for typing ribbons. His writing has appeared in Open City, The Baffler, Vice, T Magazine, Garden & Gun, and J&L Illustrated #1. Kennedy lives on the fringes of a popular lifestyle community in South Carolina.

Reviews

[Sarah Thornton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the best of the novelisations, with non-canonical lore. I'm not sure the author watched the show; as it's licensed I'd expect the simple mistakes to have been picked up by an editor familiar with the franchise.

[smctopia · Rating 1 out of 5]

The appears to be written for grade and middle schoolers. It’s obvious that the writer never watched the show. The book says Gabrielle is from the town of Craxius instead of Potidaea, and that her parents are dead. Xena has a shield instead of a chakram. Argo isn’t mentioned but there is a magical horse named Starshine. There is also no subtext in this book.