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Ioanna Papadopoulou «Winter Harvest» (ноябрь, 2023)

When her beloved daughter Kore vanishes, Demeter is distraught. Suspecting betrayal and mistrusting of her family, she searches across the world, unable to come to terms with such a loss. But Demeter is one of the original goddesses of Mount Olympus, and a force not to be underestimated. She is determined that she will find her daughter, even if it means destroying humanity in the process.
Winter Harvest is a brand-new, dark reimagining of the tale of Demeter and Persephone by Greek author Ioanna Papadopoulou. Steeped in lore and with a deep understanding of the many different facets of Demeter’s personality, this retelling will change your perspective on one of the most well-known stories of Greek mythology.

Praise for Winter Harvest:

"WINTER HARVEST is a retelling that feels as primal as the myth itself. In her struggle to define and wield her divinity against her power-hungry brothers – Zeus, Poseidon and Hades – Demeter discovers the essence of Nature: that the power to nurture is also the power to starve, that creation and destruction are two sides of the same coin. Demeter’ s quest to save her abducted daughter, Kore, depicts her as a true ancient goddess, vindictive, arrogant and volatile. And yet, we cannot but sympathize with her, for the abuse she has suffered, for the injustice her siblings have inflicted upon her, for her unrelenting motherly love. Demeter's story is symbolic and vast in its scope, yet immediate and raw; mythical yet painfully personal. Demeter is a mother, a goddess and a force of nature who speaks to every woman who suffered the pain of loss."
— Jelena Dunato, author of Dark Woods, Deep Water

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Lyra Selene «A Feather So Black» (март, 2024)

Кельтский ретеллинг «Лебединого озера» о принцессе-подменыше, ее проклятой сестре и опасном короле фейри, которого она должна победить, чтобы спасти свою семью.

The Cruel Prince meets For the Wolf in a sizzling fantasy romance inspired by Celtic mythology, spinning a magical tale of a changeling princess, her cursed sister, and the dangerous fae lord she must defeat to save her family.

In a realm without magic, Fia is a rare changeling, swapped for the Princess Eala by the wicked Fair Folk. Eala's mother, the High Queen, has taken Fia in as an adoptive daughter and trained her as a warrior spy. Princess Eala, meanwhile, is the prisoner of a shadowy Folk lord, cursed to be a swan twenty-eight days of the month.

When a forgotten gate to the Folk realm is discovered, Fia is tasked by the High Queen to break Eala's curse and retrieve her, and to capture a powerful magical weapon that will help humankind destroy the evil in Otherworld. Accompanying Fia on this mission is handsome prince Rogan, the betrothed of Princess Eala, and the very man who Fia secretly loves.

As the two journey through the gate, Fia is conflicted by her feelings for the prince. And as each moon cycle waxes and wanes, she soon finds herself fighting a heated attraction to the dark-hearted Gentry lord holding Eala captive as well.

With time running out to break Princess Eala's curse and claim the powerful weapon, Fia begins to question everything-the truth of her origins, the reality of her mission, and the "love" of her mother and High Queen. Ultimately, the key to unraveling truth from half-truth and saving the balance between the realms might just be. . . herself.