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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,248,018 ratings — published 2008
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
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avg rating 4.37 — 1,252,041 ratings — published 2007
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
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avg rating 4.55 — 1,179,611 ratings — published 2009
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,523,793 ratings — published 2005
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,408,641 ratings — published 2006
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 960,310 ratings — published 2010
The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Senior Year Adventures, #1)
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avg rating 4.25 — 188,801 ratings — published 2023
Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)
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avg rating 4.11 — 121,775 ratings — published 2023
Tom Lake (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 531,312 ratings — published 2023
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.44 — 20,752 ratings — published 2023
Midnight Ruin (Dark Olympus, #6)
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avg rating 3.69 — 30,424 ratings — published 2024
The Prisoner’s Throne (The Stolen Heir Duology, #2)
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avg rating 3.87 — 104,409 ratings — published 2024
Demon Copperhead (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 870,074 ratings — published 2022
A Game of Fate (Hades Saga, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 105,225 ratings — published 2020
Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 113,375 ratings — published 2021
Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1)
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avg rating 4.23 — 111,346 ratings — published 2020
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,203,549 ratings — published 2018
Vengeful (Villains, #2)
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avg rating 4.11 — 136,202 ratings — published 2018
Cruel Crown (Red Queen, #0.1-0.2)
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avg rating 3.59 — 44,336 ratings — published 2016
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 947,368 ratings — published 2016
Warm Up (Villains, #0.5)
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avg rating 3.74 — 11,768 ratings — published 2013
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 1,206,519 ratings — published 2015
This Is How You Lose the Time War (ebook)
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avg rating 3.82 — 363,750 ratings — published 2019
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 79,969 ratings — published 2019
Be More Chill (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.55 — 17,002 ratings — published 2004
Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
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avg rating 4.03 — 350,251 ratings — published 2022
Heartstopper: Volume Four (Heartstopper, #4)
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avg rating 4.57 — 448,890 ratings — published 2021
Heartstopper: Volume Three (Heartstopper, #3)
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avg rating 4.53 — 506,680 ratings — published 2020
Blackouts (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 13,406 ratings — published 2023
The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 591,250 ratings — published 2023
Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1)
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avg rating 4.41 — 913,169 ratings — published 2018
The Other Side of the Judeo-Christian History (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.85 — 61 ratings — published 2011
A Layman's Guide to the Greek Heroes (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1994
The Demigod Diaries (The Heroes of Olympus)
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avg rating 4.11 — 70,102 ratings — published 2012
The Mortal Coil: Medousa & Perseus (Flames of Olympos, #2)
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avg rating 3.96 — 179 ratings — published 2021
Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #2)
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avg rating 4.31 — 63,613 ratings — published 2018
لا تحزن (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 31,460 ratings — published 2003
Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 2,576 ratings — published 2015
Hujan Bulan Juni (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 4,081 ratings — published 2015
Koala Kumal (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 3,528 ratings — published 2015
Rock 'n Roll Onthel (Kos-kosan Soda, #3)
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avg rating 3.75 — 296 ratings — published 2012
Manusia Setengah Salmon (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 5,580 ratings — published 2011
Sunshine Becomes You (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 10,404 ratings — published 2012
KambingJantan: Sebuah Komik Pelajar Bodoh 2 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 1,331 ratings — published 2011
Morning Light (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 1,159 ratings — published 2010
Marmut Merah Jambu (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 6,587 ratings — published 2010
Eiffel I'm in Love (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 1,147 ratings — published 2003
Cinderella Rambut Pink (Kos-kosan Soda, #2)
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avg rating 3.78 — 554 ratings — published 2010
Jingga dan Senja (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 5,360 ratings — published 2010
Spring in London (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 10,217 ratings — published 2010
“Renaissance artists, inspired by Greek mythological themes, created frighteningly realistic portrayals of decapitated women with snakes for hair. The elegantly crafted sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini of a youthful Perseus holding Medusa's head aloft while he stands on her decapitated body was erected in the center of Florence in the mid-16th century. This popular theme was emblematic of the Inquisitional murders of women taking place in many areas of Europe during that time, considered necessary to protect civil society from the dangers of uncontrolled female powers. Later, during the 18th-19th centuries, Romantic artists, poets, and Decadents recast Medusa as a beautiful victim, not a monster. In their view, She represented the ecstatic discord between pain and pleasure, beauty and horror, and divinely forbidden sexuality.”
― Re-visioning Medusa: from Monster to Divine Wisdom
― Re-visioning Medusa: from Monster to Divine Wisdom
“In ancient times, the Gorgon Medusa lived on the far side of Oceanus in the land of Night. She was an awesome dragonlike creature with bronze claws, great golden wings, and fierce eyes that turned her beholder to stone. At one time she had been a beautiful young woman who filled the world with joy, not death, but in a moment of foolish pride she had compared herself to Athena. Such arrogance enraged the noble goddess, and in revenge she turned Medusa's lush hair into a tangle of vile, hissing snakes. From that moment on, Medusa's stare brought the stillness of death to anyone who dared look into her eyes.
Meanwhile Polydectes, King of Seriphos, wanted to destroy Perseus, so he sent him off to bring back Medusa's head, knowing that her gaze would kill the young hero. But Athena heard the king's command. Still angry with Medusa, she gave Perseus her bronze shield to defend himself when he attacked the Gorgon. Holding the shield as a mirror, Perseus saw only Medusa's reflection, and her deadly stare did not harm him. He cut off her head and put it into a cloth bag, then flew away with the aid of a pair of winged sandals given to him by Hermes.
As Perseus soared over the African desert, blood seeped through the bag and fell to the hot sands below. As each drop hit the scorching ground, it turned to steam, and the rising vapors transformed into three dangerously beautiful nymphs.”
― The Choice
Meanwhile Polydectes, King of Seriphos, wanted to destroy Perseus, so he sent him off to bring back Medusa's head, knowing that her gaze would kill the young hero. But Athena heard the king's command. Still angry with Medusa, she gave Perseus her bronze shield to defend himself when he attacked the Gorgon. Holding the shield as a mirror, Perseus saw only Medusa's reflection, and her deadly stare did not harm him. He cut off her head and put it into a cloth bag, then flew away with the aid of a pair of winged sandals given to him by Hermes.
As Perseus soared over the African desert, blood seeped through the bag and fell to the hot sands below. As each drop hit the scorching ground, it turned to steam, and the rising vapors transformed into three dangerously beautiful nymphs.”
― The Choice
