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1) Herc
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
A queer revisionist retelling of the story of Hercules, for fans of The Song of Achilles, A Thousand Ships and Ariadne. This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures... everyone's favorite hero, right? Well, it's not. This is the story of everyone else: Alcmene: Herc's mother (She has knives everywhere) Hylas: Herc's first friend (They were more than friends) Megara: Herc's wife (She'll tell you about their marriage)...
Author
Series
Hades saga volume 6
Publisher
Bloom Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Are you well?" He asked. Her chest rose as she took as breath, studying him just as intently as he watched her. She was beyond anything he had ever imagined for himself - beautiful and gracious, far too good for the things he had done in his many lifetimes, and yet she remained, a steady light at his side - a beacon he could follow through the dark. It was in these quiet moments when he felt most overwhelmed by his love for her. "You haven't slept."...
Author
Series
Threads that bind volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In a world where the children of the gods inherit their powers, Io, a descendant of the Greek Fates, must solve a series of impossible murders to save her sisters, her soulmate, and her city.
Descendants of the Fates are always born in threes: one to weave, one to draw, and one to cut the threads that connect people to the things they love and to life itself. The Ora sisters are no exception. Io, the youngest, uses her Fate-born abilities as a private...
Author
Series
Disney villains volume 10
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The myth has been told for centuries: Brothers Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades waged a years-long war against their father Cronus and his tyrannical Titans. Upon their mighty victory, Zeus split the world into three. For himself, he claimed the Sky and what fell below it. To his brother Poseidon, he assigned dominion over the Sea. And his oldest brother, Hades, would rule the Underworld. While Hades tries to make the best of a lonely situation, eternity...
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Gods, demigods, and true romance? Office Gods, based on the hit webcomic, is an addictive rom-com set in the corporate HQ of the Olympians themselves! Iris, a young human woman, is swept into the world of divine bureaucracy when she's recruited to work in the office of the gods, in the department of Hermes. The gods and goddesses may be beautiful beyond human comprehension, but she quickly learns that they're every bit as petty and quarrelsome...
Series
Lord Hades's ruthless marriage volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
'Deep below the earth lies the abode of Lord Hades, the ruthless king of the Underworld. Ruling over the realm of the dead, he swears to never fall in love... Except, well, he kind of just took an arrow to the face courtesy of the primordial god of love, Eros, so... In any case, if someone could please pull this thing out of his head anytime this week, the lord god has placed to be and people to see. He'll even make a wish come true, so step right...
Series
Wonder Woman volume 4
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"As trouble continues to mount in Olympus, Wonder Woman begins to understand that the gods have taken a particular interest in mortals for the first time in centuries... Now, with her new partner, Wonder Girl Yara Flor, she hopes to defend Man's World from whatever the immortal beings are preparing...but will these Wonder Women be enough? And when Eros returns, will Wonder Girl's ex-boyfriend make things personal as he battles two of the most powerful...
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