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Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth

9 best books like Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth (Bernard Evslin): Lovely War, The Tyrant's Tomb, The Man-Eater of Malgudi, Legendary Ladies: 50 Goddesses to Empower and Inspire You, The Complete World of Greek Mythology, Inside the Walls of Troy: A Novel of the Women Who Lived the Trojan War, One Night at the Call Center, The Midnight Club, Tales of the Greek Heroes: Retold From the Ancient Authors

Lovely War
AuthorJulie Berry
ISBN0451469933
A sweeping, multi-layered romance with a divine twist, by the Printz Honor-winning author of The Passion of Dolssa, set in the perilous days of World Wars I and II.

It's 1917, and World War I is at its zenith when Hazel and James first catch sight of each other at a London party. She's a shy and talented...
The Tyrant's Tomb
AuthorRick Riordan
ISBN1368001440
In his penultimate adventure, a devastated but determined Apollo travels to Camp Jupiter, where he must learn what it is to be a hero, or die trying.

It's not easy being Apollo, especially when you've been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. On his path to restoring five ancient oracles...
The Man-Eater of Malgudi
AuthorR.K. Narayan
ISBN0140185488
This is the story of Nataraj, who earns his living as a printer in the little world of Malgudi, an imaginary town in South India. Nataraj and his close friends, a poet and a journalist, find their congenia l days disturbed when Vasu, a powerful taxidermist, moves in with his stuffed hyenas and pythons,...
Legendary Ladies: 50 Goddesses to Empower and Inspire You
AuthorAnn Shen
ISBN1452163413
From the beloved author and artist behind Bad Girls Throughout History comes this lushly illustrated book of goddesses from around the world. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess whose love overcame mortality. Mazu, the Chinese deity who safely guides travelers home. Lakshmi, the Hindu provider of fortune...
The Complete World of Greek Mythology
AuthorRichard Buxton
ISBN0500251215
Greek myths are among the most complex and influential stories ever told. From the first millennium BC until today, the myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpretations. They can be found in the latest movies and television shows and in software for interactive...
Inside the Walls of Troy: A Novel of the Women Who Lived the Trojan War
AuthorClemence McLaren
ISBN0689873972
Two women, one war.
Helen, at age twelve, is not prepared to deal with her famous beauty: to have the face that will launch a thousand ships, kill fifty thousand men, and cause the fall of the world's greatest city. But when she is kidnapped by Theseus of Athens, she begins her journey into womanhood...
One Night at the Call Center
AuthorChetan Bhagat
ISBN0345498321
Press 1 for technical support.
Press 2 for broken hearts.
Press 3 if your life has totally crashed. . . .

Six friends work nights at a call center in India, providing technical support for a major U.S. appliance corporation. Skilled in patience–and accent management–they help...
The Midnight Club
AuthorChristopher Pike
Unique. Powerful. Sad.

The back blurb misleads potential buyers because with this type of book they would have expected creepiness. Instead the actual book is serious and potent. It's...well, it's a drama about death. Not only death but the possibilities of reincarnation and the connection...
Tales of the Greek Heroes: Retold From the Ancient Authors
AuthorRoger Lancelyn Green
ISBN0140366830
My edition of this is from 1972!

I remember reading it as a child and was reminded of it today so I hunted my shelves for it and found it with no covers and a large food stain one the front page. It was a well loved and well read book.

I flipped through and read the story of the titan Typhon today....
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