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Poppy war volume 1
Language
English
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A war orphan rises from her humble beginnings to become a powerful military commander, and perhaps her country's only hope for survival.
2) Radiant sin
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Series
Dark Olympus novels volume 4
Language
English
Description
"There's nowhere more dangerous than Olympus...and no one more captivating than its golden god: Apollo. Keeper of secrets, master of his shining realm...and the only man I am powerless to deny. *A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Apollo and Cassandra that's as sinful as it is sweet.* As a disgraced member of a fallen house, Cassandra Gataki has seen firsthand what comes from trusting the venomous Thirteen. But when the maddeningly gorgeous and...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"A reluctant medium is about to discover the ties that bind can unleash a dangerous power . . . . When Jessamyn Teoh starts hearing a voice in her head, she chalks it up to stress. Closeted, broke and jobless, she's moving back to Malaysia with her parents - a country she last saw when she was a toddler. She soon learns the new voice isn't even hers, it's the ghost of her estranged grandmother. In life, Ah Ma was a spirit medium, avatar of a mysterious...
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Forgotten goddesses volume 2
Language
English
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He's Exactly What She's Always Wanted.
And She Unleashes Him Like a Force of Nature...
Lucy was once the beloved Goddess of the Moon, and she could have any man she wanted. But these days, the goddesses of the Etruscan pantheon are all but forgotten. The only rituals she enjoys now are the local hockey games, where one ferociously handsome player still inflames her divine blood.
Brandon Stevenson is one hundred
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Publisher
HarperPerennial
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Few writers today have reshaped our view of the ancient Greek myths more than revered bestselling author Natalie Haynes. Divine Might is a female-centered look at Olympus and the Furies, focusing on the goddesses whose prowess, passions, jealousies, and desires rival those of their male kin, including: Athene, who sprang fully formed from her father's brow (giving Zeus a killer headache in the process), the goddess of war and provider of wise counsel;...
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Publisher
Llewellyn Publications
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"A follow-up to the bestselling Good Juju, Powerful Juju takes you to the crossroads of magickal work, where you'll find guidance and comfort in times of hardship. Najah Lightfoot introduces twelve goddesses and iconic women, from mythology and modern times, who offer both inspiration and protection against the most difficult aspects of life. Each one is accompanied by a song to soothe and uplift your spirit, a list of correspondences, a brief description,...
Author
Series
Forgotten goddesses volume 1
Language
English
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When her life is threatened by a demon, long-forgotten Etruscan Sun goddess Tessa turns to mythology's darkest warrior, Caligo of the Cimmerians, for protection, and finds herself carried away on a passionate adventure.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The twelve gods of Olympus are alive and well in the twenty-first century, but they are crammed together in a London townhouse--and none too happy about it. Even more disturbingly, their powers are waning.... [and] a minor squabble between Aphrodite and Apollo escalates into an epic battle of wills. Two perplexed humans, Alice and Neil, who are caught in the crossfire, must fear not only for their own lives, but for the survival of humankind. Nothing...
12) The unleashing
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Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
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After being stabbed in an alley, former Marine Kera Watson is brought back from death by a supernatural warrior and transformed into one of the Crows, a group of women assassins loyal to a Norse goddess.
Author
Publisher
[Scarlett St. Clair ]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. After a chance encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the...
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Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In this riveting account, renowned scholar Ronald Hutton explores the history of deity-like figures in Christian Europe. Drawing on anthropology, archaeology, literature, and history, Hutton shows how hags, witches, the fairy queen, and the Green Man all came to be, and how they changed over the centuries. Looking closely at four main figures - Mother Earth, the Fairy Queen, the Mistress of the Night, and the Old Woman of Gaelic tradition - Hutton...
16) Pallas the pal
Author
Series
Goddess girls. Main series volume 21
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Pallas, the daughter of Triton and messenger of the sea, enrolls at Mount Olympus Academy.
Author
Series
Olympus bound volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Manhattan has many secrets. Some are older than the city itself. Winter in New York: snow falls, lights twinkle, and a very disgruntled Selene DiSilva prowls the streets looking for prey. But when a dead body is discovered sprawled atop Wall Street's iconic Charging Bull statue, it's clear the NYPD can't solve the murder without help. The murder isn't just the work of another homicidal cult -- this time, someone's sacrificing the gods themselves....
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A potent pantheon of gods; heroes engaged in epic battles; fearsome mythical creatures; supernatural transformations--such fantastical elements infuse Greek myths with a wonder and excitement that's hard to beat. These tales of love, courage, conflict and intrigue--from the labours of Heracles to the adventures of Odysseus--shared for thousands of years, are still so powerful today."--
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English
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"In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece--the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen--the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence. In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision...
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