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Author: Toby Roberts
Publisher: Book Guild Publishing
Published: 2023-05-28
Total Pages: 489
ISBN-13: 1915853818
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Hieron, the tyrant of Syracuse, is struggling to chart a course between the warring empires of Rome and Carthage. His only close confidant is his eccentric cousin, the mathematician Archimedes. But Hieron is ninety years old, and his nobles are scheming in the shadows.
Author: Emily Rodda
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2012-11-01
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 054552962X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The international bestselling series returns for a new generation with a fresh look and bonus content from the legends of Deltora.Deltora is a land of monsters and magic. The evil Shadow Lord has become aware that Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are searching for the seven lost gems of the magic Belt of Deltora. He knows that the Belt's power will threaten his terrifying rule if the gems can be returned to it. Five gems have already been found. The next stone lies hidden in the underwater lair of the hideous and ferocious Glus. Already pursued by the servants of the Shadow Lord, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine will need all their strength and courage to face the Maze of the Beast.
Author: Patrice Kindl
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2005-09-26
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 0547348045
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“Kindl inventively meshes classical myths, archeological findings and imaginative speculation in an intriguing tale full of mystery and emotion.” —Publishers Weekly Last night I saw my sister, who is dead. She stood at the end of a long corridor, weeping. “Can it really be you, Ariadne, come back after all this time?” I whispered. She did not answer, but began slowly to sink through the floor. Princess Xenodice is content to spend her days tending to the animals in the royal menagerie, haunting the workshop of a beautiful young man named Icarus, and visiting her brother who lives in the Labyrinth. Her safe and privileged world, however, has ominous cracks underfoot. Soon battles for power and revenge threaten everything Xenodice loves. Betrayals from both within and without her family lead to a series of tragedies that Xenodice struggles to avert. From the deepest layer of the Labyrinth under the Royal Palace to the topmost floor of the prison tower, this enthralling version of the myth of the maze and the Minotaur by master storyteller Patrice Kindl is filled with the marvelous and the strange. “It’s Xenodice’s strong, appealing character that will get readers through the maze; her first-person narration brings the ancient setting vividly to life with rich detail and timeless emotions—sibling rivalry, heart-pounding crushes, moral outrage, and the pain of family secrets. An intriguing . . . blend of history, myth, and fiction.” —Booklist “Readers who know the legend will enjoy the parallels and contrasts that occur throughout, but the strong storytelling lets Xenodice’s tale stand on its own, as well.” —School Library Journal
Author: Shien BIS
Publisher: Yen Press LLC
Published: 2021-01-19
Total Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 1975317270
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Within the tenth-floor boss room of the Sazardon Labyrinth, the mighty minotaur awakens once more. Unlike its predecessors, slain at the hands of treasure-seeking adventurers, this monster’s primal urges push it further than ever before. Kill. Consume. Grow stronger. The more powerful its opponent, the more powerful it becomes. Even the very rules of the labyrinth seem to bend to its indomitable will. Can none triumph against this bovine behemoth? Will the minotaur ever meet its match…?
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
Published: 2022-12-13
Total Pages: 11
ISBN-13: 8726596997
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A man and his guide enter the vast, labyrinthine Mammoth Cave. However, this is not an advert for Visit Kentucky, so you can predict the next plot line. The man loses his guide. Then his torch goes out. Lost in the pitch dark, he hears "non-human" footsteps approaching... 'The Beast in the Cave' was written by HP Lovecraft when he was 14 years old. The ending belies his age, though, with a shocking twist to make spines tingle. The story has echoes of the Greek myth 'Theseus and the Minotaur', set in the Labyrinth of Crete, but will also appeal to fans of JRR Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'. Howard Phillips (H.P.) Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author famed for his horror and fantasy fiction. Born in Rhode Island, he became a pioneer of ‘cosmic horror’, conjuring up the lore of supernatural creatures who exist beyond our understanding. His best-known stories include "The Call of Cthulhu", "At the Mountains of Madness" and "The Colour Out of Space". While he was a mainstay of pulp magazines, Lovecraft never achieved wider literary recognition in his lifetime. But his posthumous influence has been profound. It can be found in everything from the fiction of Stephen King and Neil Gaiman to the HBO series "Lovecraft Country".
Author: Oliver de la Paz
Publisher:
Published: 2019-07-30
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781629221724
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In a long sequence of prose poems, questionnaires, and standardized tests, The Boy in the Labyrinth interrogates the language of autism and the language barriers between parents, their children, and the fractured medium of science and school. Structured as a Greek play, the book opens with a parents' earnest quest for answers, understanding, and doubt. Each section of the Three Act is highlighted by "Autism Spectrum Questionnaires" which are in dialogue with and in opposition to what the parent perceives to be their relationship with their child. Interspersed throughout each section are sequences of standardized test questions akin to those one would find in grade school, except these questions unravel into deeper mysteries. The depth of the book is told in a series of episodic prose poems that parallel the parable of Theseus and the Minotaur. In these short clips of montage the unnamed "boy" explores his world and the world of perception, all the while hearing the rumblings of the Minotaur somewhere in the heart of an immense Labyrinth. Through the medium of this allusion, de la Paz meditates on failures, foundering, and the possibility of finding one's way.
Author: Juliet Rix
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 2015-06-01
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781847806543
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →King Minos keeps a strange and dangerous beast in the maze of narrow corridors beneath his castle, known as the Labyrinth. This is the dreaded Minotaur who, every nine years is fed a horrible meal of seven young men and seven young girls from Athens, sent down to the Labyrinth to their deaths. Once inside the Labyrinth no one is ever able to find their way out… Theseus, prince of Athens, vows to kill the Minotaur, and he willingly sails to Crete with the other young Athenians destined to sate the beast’s horrible hunger. Helped by the king’s daughter, Ariadne, who has fallen in love with him, Theseus enters the Labyrinth, armed with his sword and a ball of golden thread. “Unravel it as you go into the maze and you will be able to find your way out” Ariadne tells the young man. Will Theseus kill the Minotaur? Will he be able to get out of the maze? Follow Theseus on his quest, through the Labyrinth, and see if YOU can spot where the Minotaur is lurking, and if you can follow the thread and help Theseus escape?
Author: Jim Henson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-04-22
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 1608864162
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Fourteen-year-old Sarah must reach the center of a dangerous labyrinth within thirteen hours in order to save her little brother Toby from Jareth, King of the Goblins.
Author: Abigail Manning
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2024-06-19
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Beauty and the Beast meets The Minotaur and the Labyrinth Theabelle Aynna does her best to be a silent servant to the great divine one of puzzles, but finds it hard to keep a low profile when his son insists on seeking her attention. Ceyden is convinced they'll make a good match, with him loving her beauty and her needing his financial support, but Thea isn't willing to trade her freedom for luxury. Convinced Thea just needs some persuading, Ceyden stages a little trouble for her family, leaving Thea with the options of marriage or the worst sentence any criminal could face... Deep under the surface of Olympia lies the greatest prison of all time, the labyrinth. With no one ever having escaped it alive and rumors of a vicious beast serving as the executioner within, even the most powerful divine ones fear being sentenced to the prison. When forced to decide between the shackles of a soulless marriage or a dark maze, Thea chooses to descend into the darkness. As a last resort to save his desired bride, Ceyden steals the one item that might help Thea find freedom... a strange rose his father keeps under lock and key. As she descends into the beast's labyrinth, she might find more than just a monster within. With the strange rose in hand and the clothes on her back, can Thea escape the maze? Or will something inside urge her to stay...? The Fairmyth Chronicles is a collection of clean interconnecting fantasy romance novels that can be read in any order. For more updates on The Fairmyth Chronicles and my other series, sign up for my free newsletter atabigailmanningauthor.com This story was originally published on Kindle Vella.
Author: Emily Rodda
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2012-12-01
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 0545529638
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The international bestselling series returns for a new generation with a fresh look and bonus content from the legends of Deltora.Lief, Barda, and Jasmine have almost reached their goal. Six gems for the Belt of Deltora have been collected. Now the last one must be found before Deltora can be freed from the evil Shadow Lord. The companions have faced many terrors before but the worst is yet to come.
