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His mother was a human princess. His father was none other than Zeus, the king of the gods. But fate has a way of twisting things, and now to save his mother from a dreadful marriage Perseus must undertake a perilous quest. Along the way the young hero will encounter a wealth of wonders, including a magic helmet, a flying horse, a dreadful sea serpent, and a gorgon whose gaze turns all who look upon her to stone.

He was a hunter of men who became the hunted. Now, he’s a warrior without a country. And a disavowed agent with a kill order on his life. Everyone thought former CIA operator Cal Shepard had permanently gone dark until he reappeared in India, setting off a deadly pursuit that will stretch Cal to his breaking point as he attempts to track down the originator of Perseus’ source code. Little does he know that there is more than one ruthless party who wants the device in his possession, and they’re willing to destroy anyone who gets in the way. In an all-out race to reintegrate Perseus’...

Perseus is trapped by a tyrant’s “wedding gift,” an impossible vow, and a monster’s curse—all while the gods watch in silence. When King Polydectes sets his sights on Perseus’s mother, one reckless promise turns into a death sentence: bring back Medusa’s head. With only discipline to keep him alive, Perseus is driven through forbidden lands, forced to bargain with ancient sisters who guard secrets, and tested by keepers who refuse to arm a man who can’t control power. Every step tightens the noose, and every gift comes with rules that could break him. He returns with a ...

Nationally bestselling author of Daughters of Sparta Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative and female-centered reinterpretation of the myth of the great hero Perseus, told through the voices of three women who are sidelined in the traditional version—his mother, Danae; his trophy, Medusa...

A DYING STAR - LOST RELICS - A MONSTER BORN OF THE GODS Perseus is a rogue, a mercenary, a man who survives on charm, cunning, and the occasional blade. But when the tyrant Exarch Polydectes sends him to a distant, cursed world to retrieve the head of Medusa, the most feared of the Gorgons, Perseus is forced into a quest that will test his body, mind, and soul in ways he never imagined. Guided by the cryptic whispers of the goddess Athena, Perseus must uncover the lost relics of the gods: ancient weapons hidden aboard a ruined dreadnought orbiting a collapsing star. Standing in his way are ...

To most, Kal Anderson is a villain. Harbinger of death, keeper of souls, frequenter of nightmares. Doctor Death. Hades incarnate. They say he stole me. Usurped my fiancé and filled the cracks in my heart with empty promises. Imprinted his crimson fingerprints on my psyche and tried to set me free. They’re not wrong, per se. Except it was my choice to stay.

If you asked Perseus if looks could kill, he would give you a definite yes! Discover how Perseus, with help from the gods, avoided the stony glare of the hideous gorgon Medusa and became a hero.

A young boy is forced to flee his home with his mother, and arrives on the shores of a foreign land. Here Perseus grows up and boasts to the king that he could take on the terrifying Gorgon, Medusa. But as he sets out on his journey, he’s helped by the goddess Athena with a set of amazing gifts which allow him to fly across the oceans and face the Gorgon.

Who was Perseus according to the ancient traditions? This book presents the full story of Perseus — from the prophecy that preceded his birth to the events that shaped the fate of his lineage — as it was preserved in the mythical traditions of ancient Greece. Without modern glamour, without cinematic simplifications, and without popular distortions, this narrative reconstructs the hero’s path according to the ancient sources and the religious and cultural context in which these stories were handed down. More than the famous episode of Medusa’s head, the reader will find here: the ...

Percy Jackson isn’t expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse. In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the...

The daughter of King Zeus of Olympus lived a small life. The least of his sons and daughters, hers was not the moon, or love, or battle…so low that she should have more rightly been numbered among his demigod children. Kore lingered at the edge of the feast hall, watching the great gods and goddesses revel. Too useless to sprout the grain with the nymphs, she followed her mother, Demeter, through the fields and made the flowers bloom, and she wasn't even too good at that. But what she liked best was when she was allowed to wander the woodlands and towns of the mortal world alone. It was ...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.” —Ann Patchett “Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song of Achilles, Madeline...

Countless heroes have met their doom at the gaze of monstrous Medusa. Anyone who looks at her turns to stone! Perseus is not a warrior, but he has vowed to defeat Medusa within a week. His only chance is to persuade the goddess Athena to help him ...

Could a monster whose very look turns men to stone be a challenge too perilous even for the son of Zeus? King Polydectes has designs on Perseus' mother, Danaë. But first the king must get rid of young Perseus once and for all. So Polydectes hatches a plan to trick the young hero into performing an impossible task - slay the snake-haired Gorgon monster Medusa, whose very look turns men to stone. Yet, as the son of Zeus, king of the gods, Perseus has many powerful allies. Will Perseus' strength and courage - and the favor of the gods - allow him to do the impossible?

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to stay out of trouble. But can he really be expected to stand by and watch while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself against his...

When Percy Jackson receives an urgent distress call from his friend Grover, he immediately prepares for battle. He knows he’ll need his powerful demigod allies, Annabeth and Thalia, at his side; his trusty bronze sword, Riptide; and . . . a ride from his mom. The demigods race to the rescue...

Persuasion, Jane Austen's last novel, is a tale of love and marriage told with irony and insight. Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth have met and seperated years before. Their reunion, after the passage or irrecoverable years of their youth, forces a recognition of the false values that drove them apart.

This is a story from the Tales from the Greek Legends collection.

Richard L. Pastore offers up a lighthearted rendition of the original tale of Perseus, complete with gods and gorgons. The story begins with Acrisius, king of Argos, discovering he will have a grandson who is predestined to kill him. That child, Perseus, reaches adulthood and with the aid of two gods embarks on a quest taking him to the edges of the ancient Hellenic world.

Lying in the middle of a plain in modern-day Iran is a forgotten ancient city, Persepolis. Built two and a half thousand years ago, it was known in its day as the richest city under the sun. Persepolis was the capital of Persia, the largest empire the world had ever seen, but after its destruction, it was largely forgotten for nearly 2,000 years, and the lives and achievements of those who built it were almost entirely erased from history.