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Book Synopsis The Threads of Theseus: A dark Greek historical fantasy by : Matt Larkin
Download or read book The Threads of Theseus: A dark Greek historical fantasy written by Matt Larkin and published by Incandescent Phoenix Books. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unravel the threads of destiny in this epic Greek mythology series in the Eschaton Cycle historical fantasy universe. There is no escape from the Labyrinth of Fate In search of answers about the Fates’ ultimate designs, Pandora joins the crew of the Argo in venturing east. In desperation, she throws her lot in with heroes and demigods in search of glory. They must cross the ocean, battle monsters, and most of all, deal with the strife between themselves. On board, young Theseus all but worships Herakles and would do anything to carve his name alongside that of his hero in the bedrock of history. But Fate has dark weavings for Theseus as well, and he soon finds himself facing dangers and beasts unlike even those Herakles has overcome. Even if Theseus can survive the perilous voyage of the Argo, his darkest hour will still lay ahead. The Threads of Theseus is the fifth novel of the Tapestry of Fate series. It begins an epic melding Greek myths, time travel, and dark fantasy into a vast adventure that spans millennia. Familiar stories unfold in new ways. Tragic heroes grapple with flaws and decisions that echo through time. And in the darkest moments, the greatest gift is a hope that refuses to burn out. For fans of Anthony Ryan, M.L. Wang, and Zamil Akhtar this is a dark mythological retelling filled with gods and monsters from the Classical Age and beyond. This series serves as a prequel to Gods of the Ragnarok Era.
Book Synopsis The Threads of Theseus by : Matt Larkin
Download or read book The Threads of Theseus written by Matt Larkin and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no escape from the Labyrinth of Fate. In search of answers about the Fate's ultimate designs, Pandora joins the crew of the Argo in venturing east. In desperation, she throws her lot in with heroes and demigods in search of glory. Young Theseus all but worships Herakles and would do anything to carve his name alongside that of his hero in the bedrock of history. But Fate has dark weavings for Theseus as well, and he soon finds himself facing dangers and beasts unlike even those Herakles has overcome. Even if Theseus can survive the perilous voyage of the Argo, his darkest hour will still lay ahead.
Book Synopsis The Threads of Theseus by : Matt Larkin
Download or read book The Threads of Theseus written by Matt Larkin and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Crimson Thread by : Kate Forsyth
Download or read book The Crimson Thread written by Kate Forsyth and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Crete during World War II, Alenka, a young woman who fights with the resistance against the brutal Nazi occupation, finds herself caught between her traitor of a brother and the man she loves, an undercover agent working for the Allies. May 1941. German paratroopers launch a blitzkrieg from the air against Crete. They are met with fierce defiance, the Greeks fighting back with daggers, pitchforks, and kitchen knives. During the bloody eleven-day battle, Alenka, a young Greek woman, saves the lives of two Australian soldiers. Jack and Teddy are childhood friends who joined up together to see the world. Both men fall in love with Alenka. They are forced to retreat with the tattered remains of the Allied forces over the towering White Mountains. Both are among the seven thousand Allied soldiers left behind in the desperate evacuation from Crete’s storm-lashed southern coast. Alenka hides Jack and Teddy at great risk to herself. Her brother Axel is a Nazi sympathizer and collaborator and spies on her movements. As Crete suffers under the Nazi jackboot, Alenka is drawn into an intense triangle of conflicting emotions with Jack and Teddy. Their friendship suffers under the strain of months of hiding and their rivalry for her love. Together, they join the resistance and fight to free the island, but all three will find themselves tested to their limits. Alenka must choose whom to trust and whom to love and, in the end, whom to save.
Download or read book Dark of the Moon written by Tracy Barrett and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A historically rich reworking of Theseus and the Minotaur . . . A world and story both excitingly alien and pleasingly familiar” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Ariadne is destined to become a goddess of the moon. She leads a lonely life, filled with hours of rigorous training by stern priestesses. Her former friends no longer dare to look at her, much less speak to her. All that she has left are her mother and her beloved, misshapen brother Asterion, who must be held captive below the palace for his own safety. So when a ship arrives one spring day, bearing a tribute of slaves from Athens, Ariadne sneaks out to meet it. These newcomers don’t know the ways of Krete; perhaps they won’t be afraid of a girl who will someday be a powerful goddess. And indeed, she meets Theseus, the son of the king of Athens. Ariadne finds herself drawn to the newcomer, and soon they form a friendship—one that could perhaps become something more. Yet Theseus is doomed to die as an offering to the Minotauros, that monster beneath the palace—unless he can kill the beast first. And that “monster” is Ariadne’s brother . . . “Fans of historical fiction and Greek myths should be pleased.” —Booklist “Barrett offers clever commentary on the spread of gossip and an intriguing matriarchal version of the story. Fans of Greek mythology should appreciate this edgier twist on one of its most familiar tales.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Ariadne written by Jennifer Saint and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mesmerizing debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe. Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid’s stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne’s decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind? Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Jennifer Saint's Ariadne forges a new epic, one that puts the forgotten women of Greek mythology back at the heart of the story, as they strive for a better world.
Book Synopsis The Bull from the Sea by : Mary Renault
Download or read book The Bull from the Sea written by Mary Renault and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times–bestselling author of The King Must Die continues the story of the mythical Greek hero, Theseus, the founder of Athens. In The Bull from the Sea, the story of Theseus resumes with the hero’s return from Knossos. In the wake of his father’s suicide, Athens is now Theseus’s to rule. With his close friend Pirithoos, Theseus sets out for the land of the Amazons, falling in love with their beautiful leader, Hippolyta. Her boldness and sense of honor match his own, but though they’re happy and bear a son, tragedy lies ahead. The Athenians mistrust the foreign Hippolyta, and Theseus is forced to marry Phaedra, his betrothed. War wracks the land, and brings with it death that will change the Athenian king forever. As the darkness gathers, a valiant hero’s life draws poignantly to a close. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary Renault including rare images of the author.
Download or read book Unwrapped Sky written by Rjurik Davidson and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hundred years ago, the Minotaurs saved Caeli-Amur from conquest. Now, three very different people may hold the keys to the city's survival. Once, it is said, gods used magic to create reality, with powers that defied explanation. But the magic—or science, if one believes those who try to master the dangers of thaumaturgy—now seems more like a dream. Industrial workers for House Technis, farmers for House Arbor, and fisher folk of House Marin eke out a living and hope for a better future. But the philosopher-assassin Kata plots a betrayal that will cost the lives of godlike Minotaurs; the ambitious bureaucrat Boris Autec rises through the ranks as his private life turns to ashes; and the idealistic seditionist Maximilian hatches a mad plot to unlock the vaunted secrets of the Great Library of Caeli-Enas, drowned in the fabled city at the bottom of the sea, its strangeness visible from the skies above. In a novel of startling originality and riveting suspense, these three people, reflecting all the hopes and dreams of the ancient city, risk everything for a future that they can create only by throwing off the shackles of tradition and superstition, as their destinies collide at ground zero of a conflagration that will transform the world . . . or destroy it. Unwrapped Sky is a stunningly original debut by Rjurik Davidson, a young master of the New Weird. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book The Just City written by Jo Walton and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Here in the Just City you will become your best selves. You will learn and grow and strive to be excellent." Created as an experiment by the time-traveling goddess Pallas Athene, the Just City is a planned community, populated by over ten thousand children and a few hundred adult teachers from all eras of history, along with some handy robots from the far human future—all set down together on a Mediterranean island in the distant past. The student Simmea, born an Egyptian farmer's daughter sometime between 500 and 1000 A.D, is a brilliant child, eager for knowledge, ready to strive to be her best self. The teacher Maia was once Ethel, a young Victorian lady of much learning and few prospects, who prayed to Pallas Athene in an unguarded moment during a trip to Rome—and, in an instant, found herself in the Just City with grey-eyed Athene standing unmistakably before her. Meanwhile, Apollo—stunned by the realization that there are things mortals understand better than he does—has arranged to live a human life, and has come to the City as one of the children. He knows his true identity, and conceals it from his peers. For this lifetime, he is prone to all the troubles of being human. Then, a few years in, Sokrates arrives—the same Sokrates recorded by Plato himself—to ask all the troublesome questions you would expect. What happens next is a tale only the brilliant Jo Walton could tell. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book The King Must Die written by Mary Renault and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller: This retelling of the Greek myth of Theseus, king of Athens, is “one of the truly fine historical novels of modern times” (The New York Times). In myth, Theseus was the slayer of the child-devouring Minotaur in Crete. What the founder-hero might have been in real life is another question, brilliantly explored in The King Must Die. Drawing on modern scholarship and archaeological findings at Knossos, Mary Renault’s Theseus is an utterly lifelike figure—a king of immense charisma, whose boundless strivings flow from strength and weakness—but also one steered by implacable prophecy. The story follows Theseus’s adventures from Troizen to Eleusis, where the death in the book’s title is to take place, and from Athens to Crete, where he learns to jump bulls and is named king of the victims. Richly imbued with the spirit of its time, this is a page-turner as well as a daring act of imagination. Renault’s story of Theseus continues with the sequel The Bull from the Sea. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary Renault including rare images of the author.
Download or read book The King Must Die written by Mary Renault and published by Random House. This book was released on 2004 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Theseus, the boy-king of Eleuisis, is ritually preordained to die after one year of marriage to the sacred Queen, but he defies the Gods' decree and claims his inheritance - the throne of Athens. His friends are the young men and maidens, slaves of the Gods, chosen for death in the Bull Dance. His fabled enemy is the monstrous, half-man, half-bull, Minotaur, devourer of sacrificial human flesh. In her classic re-creation of a myth so powerful that its impact has survived down the centuries, Mary Renault has brought to life the world of ancient Greece. For here is the true Atlantis legend, with its culmination in the terrible, fateful destruction of the great Labyrinth, the palace of the house of Minos."--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Athena's Champion written by David Hair and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gods and mortals collide in this spellbinding retelling of a legend from classic Greek mythology, the first in the epic Olympus Trilogy. A prophecy condemns him, a goddess binds him, but wisdom can set Odysseus free . . . Young Prince Odysseus is about to have his world torn apart. He has travelled to the oracle at Pytho to be anointed as heir to his island kingdom, but instead a terrible secret is revealed, one that tears down every pillar of his life and marks him out for death. Outcast by his family and on the run, Odysseus is offered sanctuary by Athena, goddess of wisdom, and thrust headfirst into the secret war between the gods. But can his wits, and his skill as a warrior, keep him ahead of their power games—and alive? “If you like magic and mayhem wrapped around ancient historical legends, this cup of nectar has your name on it. Recommended.” —Historical Novel Society “A refreshing, modern take of Odysseus’ story. It has humor and exciting action.” —Book Rambler
Download or read book Lion of Macedon written by David Gemmell and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over and again, the aged seeress Tamis scried all the possible tomorrows. In every one, dark forces threatened Greece; terrible evil was poised to reenter the world. The future held only one hope: a half-caste Spartan boy, Parmenion. So Tamis made it her mission to see that Parmenion would before the deadliest warrior in the world -- no matter what the cost. Raised to manhood in Sparta, bullied and forced to fight for his life every day, Parmenion had no notion of the unseen dimensions of magic and mystery that shaped his fate. He grew in strength and cunning. His military genius earned him the title Strategos in Sparta. His triumphs for the city of Thebes made him a hero. And finally his fate led him to the service of Philip of Macedon. As Tamis had foreseen, Parmenion's destiny was tied to the Dark God, to Philip, and to the yet-unborn Alexander. All too soon the future was upon them. Parmenion stood poised to defeat evil -- or to open the gate for the Dark God to reenter the world.
Book Synopsis The Circle of Kirke: A time-travel Greek myth saga by : Matt Larkin
Download or read book The Circle of Kirke: A time-travel Greek myth saga written by Matt Larkin and published by Incandescent Phoenix Books. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unravel the threads of destiny in this epic Greek mythology series in the Eschaton Cycle historical fantasy universe. Time is an ouroboros Fate has long tortured Pandora and her kin. After years of travails she will soon reach a final decision. If she cannot cut through the Tapestry of Fate, she will instead cut down its weavers, the inimical Fates. Meanwhile, Kirke finds herself enslaved by the same merciless threads that hold Pandora. For decades she has remained exiled on a lonely island. But soon, a new visitor will dangle the most fragile of hopes before her … The hope for a future. The Circle of Kirke is the eighth novel of the Tapestry of Fate series. It begins an epic melding Greek myths, time travel, and dark fantasy into a vast adventure that spans millennia. Familiar stories unfold in new ways. Tragic heroes grapple with flaws and decisions that echo through time. And in the darkest moments, the greatest gift is a hope that refuses to burn out. For fans of Madeline Miller, Richard Swan, and Ben Galley, this is a dark mythological retelling filled with gods and monsters from the Classical Age and beyond. This series serves as a prequel to Gods of the Ragnarok Era.
Download or read book Thrice Bound written by Roberta Gellis and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hekate's tyrannical father, a powerful mage, makes one demand too many, Hekate flees to the Caves of the Dead where her father's magic cannot reach. But the caves are protected by a spell of terror and revulsion. To remain there without going mad, Hekate reluctantly takes on a second binding, to the Caves themselves, which will kill her if she fails to satisfy the forces that rule them.
Book Synopsis Theseus and the Minotaur by : Graeme Davis
Download or read book Theseus and the Minotaur written by Graeme Davis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even before Theseus descended into the labyrinth to face the Minotaur, he was already a famous hero and a veteran of many battles. The son of a man, a woman, and the god Poseidon, he'd journey far across Ancient Greece, fighting numerous monsters including the Periphetes 'the clubber', the Crymmyon Sow, and the insane demigod, Procrustes 'the stretcher'. He also survived several assassination attempts, including one by Medea, the famous witch-wife of Jason. Despite these adventures, it was on Crete that Theseus faced his greatest challenge. Taking the place of a sacrificial tribute to the king of Crete, Theseus used his wits and charm to convince the princess Ariadne and the famous inventor Daedalus to help him defeat the dreaded Minotaur, a hideous combination of man and bull that lived in a labrythine dungeon. In this book, Graeme Davis draws upon the classic sources to retell the great myths and legends of Theseus, the founder-king of Athens, and backs this narrative with a factual examination of the myth, its variations, and its development over time. Replete with both classical and modern illustrations, this book is a concise exploration of one of the most enduring myths of Ancient Greece.
Book Synopsis The Threads of Fate by : A. P. Mobley
Download or read book The Threads of Fate written by A. P. Mobley and published by Sea of Ink Press. This book was released on 2024-01-26 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could the threads of fate be wrong—could there be another way to win this war on the gods? With Hades’s, Poseidon’s, and Zeus’s strongest magical items in their possession, Andy and Zoey think they’re prepared to defeat the tyrannical Greek gods—that is, until the truth about the immortals living inside their bodies is revealed. As it turns out, Andy and Zoey aren’t reincarnations of Anteros and Calliope. They’re regular old mortals, and regular old mortals can’t harness the full powers of the gods’ objects, which is the only way to take down the pantheon. Thankfully, Asteria shows Andy and Zoey a future where they might emerge victorious in their clash with the gods. The issue? If they want a shot at saving the world, they’ll need to reconnect with Anteros and Calliope... and allow the immortals to take control of their bodies forever. With the help of their friends, a dying Titan, and a vengeful, scheming goddess, Andy and Zoey will have to decide whether they can make the ultimate sacrifice to liberate humanity. Gods. Monsters. Magic. War on the Gods is a completed series perfect for fans of Greek mythology and dark YA fantasy.
