Download or read book Demi Gods written by Eliza Robertson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold debut novel for fans of Emma Cline's The Girls and Edan Lepucki's California--a story of love, lust, and the spaces in between, from a "captivating" (NYTBR) new voice in fiction. It is 1950, and nine-year-old Willa's sheltered childhood is about to come to an end when her mother's beau arrives with his two sons to her family's summer home in British Columbia. As Willa's older sister pairs off with the older of these boys, Willa finds herself alone in the off-kilter company of the younger, Patrick. When, one afternoon, Patrick lures Willa into a dilapidated rowboat, Willa embarks upon an increasingly damaging relationship with Patrick, one that will forever reconfigure her understanding of herself. Demi-Gods traces the tumultuous years of Willa's coming-of-age as she is drawn further into Patrick's wicked games. Though they see each other only a handful of times, each of their encounters is increasingly charged with sexuality and degradation. When Willa finally realizes the danger of her relationship with Patrick, she desperately tries to reverse their dynamic, with devastating results. Daring, singular, and provocative, Demi-Gods announces the arrival of one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary literature.
Download or read book Percy Jackson Demigod Collection written by Rick Riordan and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of firsts! One epic collection containing the first book from three different New York Times #1 best-selling series by Rick Riordan. THE LIGHTNING THIEF: Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen and Percy Jackson is the prime suspect. He and his friends have ten days to find and return it and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. To succeed, Percy has come to terms with the father who abandoned him, solve the riddle of the Oracle that warns of betrayal by a friend, and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves. THE LOST HERO: Jason, Piper, and Leo find themselves at Camp Half-Blood where people won't stop talking about a curse and a camper named Percy who's gone AWOL.These three friends must rely on one another and their newfound demigod gifts as they embark on an epic quest to save Mount Olympus. THE HIDDEN ORACLE: Apollo, once the glorious god of the sun, music, and poetry, has been cast down to Earth in punishment by Zeus. Now, as awkward mortal teenager Lester Papadopoulos, he's been tasked with restoring five Oracles that have gone dark in order to regain his place on Mount Olympus. How is he supposed to accomplish that without any godly powers? He needs help, and a demigod named Percy Jackson shows him where to find it: at a training camp on Long Island called Camp Half-Blood. This primer of heroes and demigods will start readers on three unforgettable adventures. Bonus first chapters from two other amazing series promise more exciting journeys.
Download or read book Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes written by Cory O'Brien and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of Myths Retold comes a hilarious collection of Greek, Norse, Chinese and even Sumerian myths retold in their purest, bawdiest forms! All our lives, we’ve been fed watered-down, PC versions of the classic myths. In reality, mythology is more screwed up than a schizophrenic shaman doing hits of unidentified…wait, it all makes sense now. In Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes, Cory O’Brien, creator of Myths RETOLD!, sets the stories straight. These are rude, crude, totally sacred texts told the way they were meant to be told: loudly, and with lots of four-letter words. Did you know? Cronus liked to eat babies. Narcissus probably should have just learned to masturbate. Odin got construction discounts with bestiality. Isis had bad taste in jewelry. Ganesh was the very definition of an unplanned pregnancy. And Abraham was totally cool about stabbing his kid in the face. Still skeptical? Here are a few more gems to consider: • Zeus once stuffed an unborn fetus inside his thigh to save its life after he exploded its mother by being too good in bed. • The entire Egyptian universe was saved because Sekhmet just got too hammered to keep murdering everyone. • The Hindu universe is run by a married couple who only stop murdering in order to throw sweet dance parties…on the corpses of their enemies. • The Norse goddess Freyja once consented to a four-dwarf gangbang in exchange for one shiny necklace. And there’s more dysfunctional goodness where that came from.
Download or read book The Writings of a Demi God written by Rajindra Narinesingh and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Christian Doctrine, it is conveyed that we are all God's children who have been created in His image. Could that mean that we are all mini-Gods? Besides nature everything on the planet was created by man. I observe that as human beings, we have the ability to have an idea and bring the idea to fruition. In other words, before there was a wheel, someone or some group of human beings had to think about it. And now we live in a time of astronauts actually being able to fly to the moon. God, the creator of the universe has given us the ability to create, hence the fact that we are all Demi GODS! It is important to be specific about the life we create. This book addresses seven spiritual principles that I have observed in my life. I pray that these principles will be of guidance to you as you create the life you want.
Download or read book Maui the Demigod written by Steven Goldsberry and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mirabeau the Demi god written by William Rutherford Hayes Trowbridge and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life of a Teenage Demigod written by Sofia Abbasi and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On her 14th birthday, some terrifying truths are uncovered. Young Sofia realizes that a whole new world lay ahead of her as she takes on the dangerous task of finding out the truth of her past. But as an old enemy arises and bumps in the road appear, will she ever actually find what she needs or will she just end up back where she started? Join Sofia, Leo, and Adele as they journey through the over and underworld. As they battle weaknesses, love, fear, and lets not forget monsters. As they search near and far for the answers to their long asked questions.
Download or read book Legends of Ma ui a Demi God of Polynesia written by William Drake Westervelt and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Demi God written by Ron Marz and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With great power comes great... wait, how does that go again? An all-new, irreverent, and very irresponsible superhero story begins here! When slacker Jason McAndros suddenly gains the power of a god, the fourth wall isn't the only thing he breaks! As Jason revels in his newfound might, he begins calling himself Hercules and indulging in his every whim. The next Ominous Universe title is here! Collects Demi-God issues #1-4.
Download or read book Legends of Maui A Demi God of Polynesia and of his Mother Hina written by William Drake Westervelt and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four brothers, each bearing the name of Maui, belong to Hawaiian legend. They accomplished little as a family, except on special occasions when the youngest of the household awakened his brothers by some unexpected trick which drew them into unwonted action. The legends of Hawaii, Tonga, Tahiti, New Zealand and the Hervey group make this youngest Maui "the discoverer of fire" or "the ensnarer of the sun" or "the fisherman who pulls up islands" or "the man endowed with magic," or "Maui with spirit power." The legends vary somewhat, of course, but not as much as might be expected when the thousands of miles between various groups of islands are taken into consideration. Maui was one of the Polynesian demi-gods. His parents belonged to the family of supernatural beings. He himself was possessed of supernatural powers and was supposed to make use of all manner of enchantments. In New Zealand antiquity a Maui was said to have assisted other gods in the creation of man. Nevertheless Maui was very human. He lived in thatched houses, had wives and children, and was scolded by the women for not properly supporting his household. The time of his sojourn among men is very indefinite. In Hawaiian genealogies Maui and his brothers were placed among the descendants of Ulu and "the sons of Kii," and Maui was one of the ancestors of Kamehameha, the first king of the united Hawaiian Islands. This would place him in the seventh or eighth century of the Christian Era. But it is more probable that Maui belongs to the mist-land of time. His mischievous pranks with the various gods would make him another Mercury living in any age from the creation to the beginning of the Christian era. The Hervey Island legends state that Maui's father was "the supporter of the heavens" and his mother "the guardian of the road to the invisible world." In the Hawaiian chant, Akalana was the name of his father. In other groups this was the name by which his mother was known. Kanaloa, the god, is sometimes known as the father of Maui. In Hawaii Hina was his mother. Elsewhere Ina, or Hina, was the grandmother, from whom he secured fire. The Hervey Island legends say that four mighty ones lived in the old world from which their ancestors came. This old world bore the name Ava-iki, which is the same as Hawa-ii, or Hawaii. The four gods were Mauike, Ra, Ru, and Bua-Taranga. It is interesting to trace the connection of these four names with Polynesian mythology. Mauike is the same as the demi-god of New Zealand, Mafuike. On other islands the name is spelled Mauika, Mafuika, Mafuia, Mafuie, and Mahuika. Ra, the sun god of Egypt, is the same as Ra in New Zealand and La (sun) in Hawaii. Ru, the supporter of the heavens, is probably the Ku of Hawaii, and the Tu of New Zealand and other islands, one of the greatest of the gods worshiped by the ancient Hawaiians. The fourth mighty one from Ava-ika was a woman, Bua-taranga, who guarded the path to the underworld. Talanga in Samoa, and Akalana in Hawaii were the same as Taranga. Pua-kalana (the Kalana flower) would probably be the same in Hawaiian as Bua-taranga in the language of the Society Islands.
Download or read book Legends of Ma ui a demi god of Polynesia and of his mother Hina written by W. D. Westervelt and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a retelling of legends featuring the well-known Polynesian mythological character, Māui (Maui), who is regarded as a significant cultural hero and trickster. His origins and exploits vary among different Polynesian cultures, but many of his main achievements remain similar. Māui's feats and adventures are recounted throughout much of Polynesia, with some stories tracing back as far as islands off New Guinea. Some of his most famous exploits include obtaining fire for humans from the underworld, fishing up islands with his magical hook, and capturing the Sun to lengthen the days.
Download or read book A Demigod s Saga written by Bhavesh Purohit and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-06 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story cannot be confined to a mere fictional category. It crosses boundaries and mingles with most of the categories, including fantasy, suspense, love story/romance, philosophical, humor, intense family drama, etc. Though a fiction, it covers the fantasy because of its superhero element; it is a suspense because of the never-ending twists and turns in the story; its a love story between the protagonist and his lady love; and its philosophical because whenever the superhero falls in the story, he is forced to redeem his thinking and get himself motivated by listening to his elders wise thoughts. There is a sting of dry humor in the dialogues and intense family drama because it involves relationship and their importance that we share in our everyday life. The story revolves around a central theme of the real essence of life, being Life is not about how many times we fail, but how many times we rise above from our failures, as the protagonist fails to deliver multiple times in the story but again raises himself above his failures, forcing people to believe in him time and again.
Download or read book The Demigods of Olympus written by Rick Riordan and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your quest begins! Use your demigod skills in this interactive and customizable adventure story written by New York Times #1 bestselling author Rick Riordan. Combining four short stories, The Two-Headed Guidance Counselor, The Library of Deadly Weapons, My Demon Satyr Tea Party, and My Personal Zombie Apocalypse, your choices will have consequences in this first interactive demigod adventure.
Download or read book Demigods and Monsters written by Rick Riordan and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which Greek god makes the best parent? Would you want to be one of Artemis' Hunters? Why do so many monsters go into retail? Spend a little more time in Percy Jackson's world—a place where the gods bike among us, monsters man snack bars, and each of us has the potential to become a hero. Find out: • Why Dionysus might actually be the best director Camp Half-Blood could have • How to recognize a monster when you see one • Why even if we aren't facing manticores and minotaurs, reading myth can still help us deal with the scary things in our own lives Plus, consult our glossary of people, places, and things from Greek myth: how Medusa got her snake hair extensions, why Chiron isn't into partying and paintball like the rest of his centaur family, and the whole story on Percy's mythical namesake.
Download or read book Olympus Academy written by Eliza Raine and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So, it turns out Titan power is pretty awesome. Only I can't control my new gift and that's not only embarrassing but also dangerous. And I'm sure our new professor is one of the two demons I accidentally let loose in Olympus. Icarus says we should lay low for a while but every time Professor Neos flashes me those red eyes I want to challenge him. And when students start collapsing to the ground with their souls stolen, I have no choice but to act. Olympus Academy: The Demon Demigod is the second book in the Olympus Academy series. Expect epic magic, lethal demons, fierce friendships, budding romance, a few twists and turns and even flying ships!
Download or read book Hell of a Prophecy written by McKayla Schutt and published by Alpha Temptress Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daughters of Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon are linked in more than one way… You'd think the daughter of Hades would have hellfire hair and a wicked temper… well, you’d be right. Avalon’s lived a sheltered life because her father thinks the world is out to get her. He may be right because her new freedom brings furies to her door, a bounty on her head, and demi-god with horns. Actually the sexy demi-god is the only bright side to her discord. She’s swearing to anyone who will listen that she won’t be the cause of destruction but only Balthazar listens. Balthazar, the son of Pan, but they have very little in common. With a short temper and skills at fighting, he’s perfect to protect Avalon from the others. Falling for Hades’ only daughter wasn’t the best plan he could’ve made. He believes she doesn’t want to harm anyone but the power that thrives in her blood works against her. The swords are sharpened and fingers itch for a fight as one god threatens Avalon’s life. Will monsters be unleashed or is Avalon not the daughter the prophecy spoke of?
Download or read book The Demigod s Mate written by Serena Simpson and published by Serena Simpson. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kali was born into slavery. She never questioned her lack of freedom until her daughter was born. Then the male that owned her decides to sell her child to the highest bidder. The only way to secure her daughter’s future was to run. Phineas fought the battle he was born into even after seeing the female he believed was his mate betray him. He’s going through life knowing the gods don’t give you a second chance when it came to a fated mate. For the rest of his life, he will make sure that others have a chance at what he lost. There is a conspiracy to make sure they never meet. When they do, life as they know it may be rewritten. Beings are pursuing Kali; that she doesn’t realize aren’t human. They will enslave or kill her, but they won’t grant her freedom. Phineas is haunted by a life of betrayal that started from birth. Convinced he has no future, why should he try? Can a child and a woman who wouldn’t meet his eyes give him a reason to fight? Can Kali find the strength within her to stand up for her child? Is the family she always wanted just within her grasp? Or will the evil that has chased her all her life finally get the ultimate victory?
