Modern day teens Athena and Hermes -- along with other classic Greek mythology characters -- fight to unravel a mysterious life-threatening illness and end up entangled in a war among gods and Olympians.
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Mythology Fiction Redux
YA fiction based on Greek, Roman, Norse, Korean, Indian, & Egyptian myth and legend.
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- These stories explore the marriages of Psyche, Andromeda, and Atalanta, offering a view of the real-life world of women in ancient Greece. Includes an Afterword with author sources and factual notes.
- The Trojan war and its lead-up from the perspective of Helen's "plain" daughter, left behind when her beautiful mother is kidnapped. Includes historical notes.
- This book retells the Greek story of the Minotaur in the distinct voices of its major characters -- Poseidon, King Minos, Queen Pasiphae, her half-man/half-bull son Asterion, his sister Ariadne, Daedalus, and Theseus, prince of Athens and, perhaps,…
- This retelling of the story of the Minotaur focuses more on history, as it trades chapters and perspectives between Ariadne -- "She-Who-Will-be-Goddess" -- and Theseus, destined to challenge the Minotaur, Ariadne's brutish brother. Described as "a…
- The story of Anaxandra, whose exciting journey of self-determination (and self-preservation!) entwines with Helen of Troy, Menelaus, and other characters involved in the story of the fabled fall of Troy.
- Recreation of the siege of Troy from the perspective of the girls and women behind the scenes and including Helen of Troy, Aphrodite, Hector, Paris, and Achilles. A "captivating introduction to one of the pivotal events of classic Greek literature"…
- Ariadne and the story of the Minotaur set amidst the modern world of social media, celebrity and surveillance. Contestants compete for fame and fortune on reality TV hit show "The Labyrinth Contest," until Theseus appears as a contestant,…
- This origin story of Marvel character (and Norse god) Loki is described as "mischievous" by Booklist. It follows Loki from his early attempts to escape the shadow of adored brother Thor to the discovery of his true power and destiny and the people…
- In a Norse mythology themed version of the USA (United States of Asgard), berserkers, seers, and lost gods pursue their quests (and find romance) in a world of mortals.
- After an earthquake and tidal wave destroy much of Los Angeles, four queer teens set out on a post-apocalyptic journey of "Odyssean" proportions.
- In graphic novel form, tells the story of Eucles, the Athenian messenger an former slave who, in 490 B.C., ran twenty-seven miles from Sparta to Athens, preventing the fall of Greece to the Persian Empire.
- Set in magical ancient Korea, Prophecy tells the story of Kira, the king's niece and Hansong's lone female warrior. Widely feared and despised for her abilities -- including dressing and fighting like a man -- her role as bodyguard to the heir is…
- This reimagining of the Demeter-Persephone-Hades myth has Persephone running away from home to live with Hades.
- In this adventurous tale, 17-year-old Lilly encounters the reanimated Egyptian King Amon and is quickly embroiled in his battle with forces of darkness led by Egyptian god Seth. Includes romance, some humor, and a lot of mythological creatures.
- To get out of marrying the vile widower Master Huang, Ai Ling sets off across the kingdom of Xia on a quest both Imperial and mystical. Together with her new (handsome) friends, she rescues gods, fights zombies, and travels to dangerous lands filled…
- In this mythology inspired tale, siren-mermaids lure sea travelers to them in a bid to gain immortality by finding true love. Not surprisingly, however, most of the lured sailors perish on the rocks. But Sirena beats the odds by finding love -- and…
- Accompanied by his beloved Andromeda -- a princess with her own harsh destiny to fulfill -- Perseus sets out to fulfill a challenge set by evil king Polydectes: bring the head of Medusa to him on an Aegean island.
- The tale of Orpheus and Eurydice (Ella) retold from the perspective of Ella's friend Claire, who first loses her beloved friend to a relationship with Orpheus and then entirely when she is taken from the world. Emotional and darkly romantic.
- Mayavati is a young girl in the kingdom of Bharata and prophesied to have dark future tied to death and destruction. She has been blamed for everyone's misfortune for as long as she can remember, so it comes as a great shock when her life takes a…
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