Greek Games

Callista Vellis is beautiful, warm, and impossible to look away from—the kind of woman men forget how to be careful around. Grief should have broken her. Instead, it woke something older. Something inherited. Something that has slept in the women of her family for generations, waiting for its moment to rise. She doesn’t hunt in shadows. She hunts in plain sight—at hospital bedsides, across crowded bars, behind the warmest smile in the room. Unfaithful men vanish one by one, and what's left behind carries a message only she understands. Ray steps back from the hunt, forced to confront ...

The Social Six own the parties. Matt Reynolds just became the prize everyone is watching. Matt Reynolds survived Homecoming. He has a place inside The Party House, three women who already claim him without apology, and a campus full of people trying to figure out how one guy ended up at the center of The Social Six. Now the question is not whether Matt belongs. It is who gets to be seen with him next. Pandora Vale built her reputation on control. She sees every rumor, every angle, every lie before it spreads. Her relationship with Ethan was safe because it was never real enough to hurt her....

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Lancelot by Giles Kristian. The legions of Rome are a fading memory. Enemies stalk the fringes of Britain. And Uther Pendragon is dying. Into this fractured and uncertain world the boy is cast, a refugee from fire, murder and betrayal. An outsider...

Ready Player One meets Heartstopper in this “fun, fast, and fabulous read” (M. K. England) as a myth-loving video game player competing in a tournament with his gamer friends and handsome crush discovers there isn't a cheat code to life—or love. In the real world, Keegan Thomas is a gay...

Ancient Olympia is not just the birthplace of the Olympic Games, it is also the origin of philosophical ideas that resonate even today. Combining the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle with the art, archaeology, and history of Ancient Olympia, this short book offers ancient Greek insight on the nature of sport, athletes, and human excellence, as well as the less-expected topics of women, beauty, fairness, and peace.

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Nicholas Khan, best known for their role in Transformers. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Malcolm Heath, read by Roy McMillan. One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western...

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES, #1 USA TODAY BESTSELLER, this dazzling romantasy epic from an award-winning author is A Court of Thorns and Roses meets Percy Jackson in an alternate contemporary world where the gods of mythology never died. For readers of Rebecca Yarros. The gods love to play...

Le premier tome d’une épreuve mortellement divine Condamnée par Zeus à ne jamais être aimée, Lyra mène une vie terne à San Francisco. Son destin bascule lors des jeux divins — une redoutable épreuve qui détermine le souverain de l’Olympe — lorsque Hadès la désigne comme sa...

In the latest thrilling suspense novel from Mary Higgins Clark Award–winning author Carol Goodman, a group of mystery authors gathers on a secluded Greek island for a writers retreat, only to discover that their enigmatic host has been murdered and everyone present is a suspect. They’ll kill...

Heroes, legends and myths are no longer part of common conversation, but it’s time for the game to begin. The problem is good has forgotten how to play, and evil is out to take the prize-the world. Can humans learn to play again and heroes rise to become legends, or is it all just a silly myth? Art Gallery owner Andra Perce receives a mysterious painting with creatures of Greek mythology on one side and her and K-9 officer Alex Haydon on the other. Things become really crazy when characters of evil seem to escape out of the painting and spawn havoc on the city. Alex and Andra struggle ...

Some games are played for money. This one is played for reality. Shanghai, 1926. Meilin wants music. Jue wants the rush of the next perfect hand. What they get is taken. When a high-stakes Mahjong game draws the attention of Xenon—an ancient predator shaped by Greek philosophy and immortal hunger—the twins become collateral in a silent war that stretches from the International Settlement to Prohibition-era New York. Across the ocean waits Livia: Roman, ruthless, and building a modern empire out of jazz clubs, blood routes, and broken loyalties. But vampires are only the surface. Above ...

Stoicism has a lot to offer that is as relevant today as it was 2,000 years ago—its guiding purpose was to help us to live better lives. The Stoic golden rule was that "we can't control external events, but we can choose how to respond to them". This idea can have a profound effect on how we exist in the world.

Brought to you by Ladybird. Winner of The FutureBook of the Year Award 2019 and shortlisted for the Best Children's Audiobook at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020. Meet our fearless adventurers Cassandra, Otto and Missy AKA the smartest raven in the universe as they set out on their next...

'A beautiful, beautiful book . . . archaeology is changing so much about the way we view the so-called Dark Ages … [Williams] is just brilliant at bringing them to light' Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics From the bestselling author of Viking Britain, a new epic history of our forgotten...

*THE NO.3 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'Raw, compelling, wise and tender' Dolly Alderton 'Motherwell is razor-sharp, fearless and wonderful' Adam Kay 'Utterly candid and staggeringly good, both as the history of a woman and the history of a place' India Knight Just shy of 18, Deborah Orr left...

Bloomsbury presents Terrible True Tales: Greeks written and read by Terry Deary. Featuring exciting activities for listeners to enjoy alongside the stories! 'Deary's storytelling is simple, historically accurate and compelling.' – The i newspaper on The Silver Hand From the author of the...

‘An astonishingly readable and informative history of the greatest mathematical bestseller of all time … The writing is vivid and the stories are gripping. Highly recommended ’ IAN STEWART, AUTHOR OF SIGNIFICANT FIGURES Euclid’s Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In...

The Pan-Hellenic Games is the collective term for the four major sports festivals held in ancient Greece. These include the Olympic Games, held in honor of Zeus at Olympia every four years; the Pythian Games in honor of Apollo, held at Delphi every four years; the Nemean Games, held to celebrate Zeus and Heracles at Nemea near Corinth every two years; and the Isthmian Games, honoring Poseidon at Isthmia every two years. The main events at all of the games were chariot racing, wrestling, boxing, the pankration, the stadion, various other foot races, and the pentathlon.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'A complete delight' Mia Sheridan, author of Archer's Voice 'A beautiful romance' Lauren Ho, author of Last Tang Standing ----- It’s the Athens 2024 Olympics and Zeke and Olivia are there to win. Zeke Moyo is the star athlete of Team GB. He’s in Athens to claim the...

'A pitch dark, pitch perfect novel… Beautifully written, a stunning thriller.' Andrea Mara Six months ago, we moved in together. Lucy, Nicole, Sloane and me. Lucy pulled us into her orbit and showed us what college life could be. Now Lucy is missing, and a boy from the house next door is dead...