Prepare to be swept away!” -Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles This dazzling interpretation of the classic Greek myths is as charming as it is provocative, and as witty as it is startlingly romantic. “It’s easy to see why the internet has fallen in love with Lore Olympus.

It’s paced as a soap opera, all drawn-out tensions and long-simmering secrets, and I, for one, am thrilled to be along for the ride.” - New York Times Book Review Smythe’s artistic style features bright washes of color and bold, suggestive lines. This volume collects episodes 50–75 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus. This edition of Smythe’s original Eisner-winning webcomic Lore Olympus brings Greek mythology into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel. With all the mounting pressure and expectations-of their family, friends, and enemies-both Hades and Persephone tell themselves to deny their deepest desires, but the pull between them is too tempting, too magnetic. And after Apollo’s assault, Persephone fears she can no longer bury the intense feelings of hurt and love that she’s worked so hard to hide.Īs Persephone contemplates her future, Hades struggles with his past, falling back into toxic habits in Minthe’s easy embrace.

Her attraction to Hades has only complicated the intense burden of the gods’ expectations. Since coming to Olympus, Persephone has struggled to be the perfect maiden goddess. But despite the rumors of their romance, Hades and Persephone have plenty to navigate on their own.

“It is natural for a King to be curious about his future Queen.”Īll of Olympus- and the Underworld-are talking about the God of the Dead and the sprightly daughter of Demeter. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Cosmopolitan, Gizmodo Armentrout, #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Blood and Ash steamy, often laugh-out-loud funny, and emotional.”-Jennifer L. “A refreshingly modern and surprisingly poignant take on the Hades and Persephone myth. Witness what the gods do after dark in the third volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe.

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