Hercules & Xena: The Unofficial Companion

Xena: Warrior Princess

by James Van Hise

Discusses the Hercules legend and its treatment in films, outlines the origins of the two television series, profiles the cast and characters, and summarizes each episode of the first three seasons of "Hercules" and the first two of "Xena"

Genres: Fantasy, Reference

270 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

James Van Hise is an American popular culture historian and comic book author. He had a long connection with the popular fanzine Rocket's Blast Comicollector (RBCC), and was its editor/publisher from 1974 to 1983. He also had a lengthy association with Hal Schuster, owner of New Media Publishing and Pioneer Books. Van Hise is the author of more than ten books, many of them published by Pioneer Books.

Reviews

[John Peel · Rating 2 out of 5]

In 1998, "Hercules - The Legendary Journeys" and "Xena - Warrior Princess" were two of the hottest shows on TV. As a result, a whole mess of books about them appeared, most of them compiled from published or aired interviews with the stars. The books are all pretty interchangeable, and this is one of them. It's neither better nor worse than the others.