Duo Fratres: Familia Mala Volumen II: A Latin Novella

Familia Mala #2

by Andrew Olimpi

Sibling Rivalry! Jealously! Theft! Fire! War! Robots! Volcanos! Man-Eating Vultures! . . . And the world’s first brain surgery! After the great war between the Titans and the gods, Titan brothers Prometheus and Epimetheus engaged in a dangerous game of sibling rivalry that escalates into betrayal, theft, and the punishment of the gods in this sequel to Familia Saturnus et Iuppiter . Written in simple Latin and illustrated throughout by the author, this novella gives beginner and intermediate Latin readers a ring-side seat to the conflict. One of the world’s most famous dysfunctional families is at it again!

104 pages, Paperback

Published August 15, 2020

Reviews

[syl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eheu!

[Ximn_qwq · Rating 5 out of 5]

El plot twist del final 🫢🫢🫢🫢

[Dana Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Level B (Novice Mid)
Like the other Andrew Olimpi novellas I’ve read so far, this story is told in the first person. And like the first volume in his Familia Mala series, Volume 2 uses multiple narrators, which for some reason works better in this book than in Volume 1. Although the author considers the first volume to be written at a beginner level and Volume 2 at a beginner-intermediate level, I would consider them to be about the same. As of this writing, Dan Stoa has not added this novella to his spreadsheet, but I’d guess it’s a Level B (Novice Mid) like Volume 1. Duo Fratres ends on a cliffhanger, and I look forward to reading the third volume, Pandora, when it is published.

[Angelina Mccabe · Rating 3 out of 5]

it is good for what it is. i am obviously not going to love a book in full latin that i will soon have to write paragraphs on but it was cute. it all came together in the end and left room for a sequel which is nice. i appreciate the authors stylistic choices of illustrations because they rlly do help and how he made it simplistic enough for this to not be so torturous. i like the switching of point of views but i feel like the title of the book (2 brothers) was misleading because although in the beginning it focused on the brothers towards the end it added on like 3 other characters that didn’t rlly add much to the story and weren’t necessary. i give the author tons of credit he deserves by creating a story including greek gods that wasnt that boring and making a simple yet plot-filled story.

[Addie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another Latin reader telling stories of Greek and Latin gods; their loves and hates, thier peace and wars. This book dealt with two brothers who either love or hate humans, and the important place that fire takes in Roman mythology... and the Olympics. These small books are not only entertaining, but are great introductions into classic mythology.

[Jeffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story of how Prometheus came to be chained to a rock with vultures picking out his liver every day. It underscores the capriciousness of the gods. DEI SUNT CRUDELI.

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun Latin retelling of the story of Prometheus and Epimetheus . . . my kids enjoyed it!

[Tom Willis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun Latin story I read with my 7th graders during second quarter. Much more engaging than our previous book.