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Volcano Volcano Susan Heller and Douglas Wallin > Blockquote Thirty miles beneath the earth's surface, white-hot molten rock coursed upward into the swollen veins of the mighty volcano. In this dark underground abyss, searing temperatures and c… OL13412423W
The Rep The Rep William Wilde Horror Thriller - She's called The Rep and she's not human. OL15177255W
Journey through Darkness Journey through Darkness Kandake E. Brockington Azende, a Tamrin commander seeks out the Medjays, his tribe’s last hope against the Aksumite occupation. But instead he finds Joval and her small clan of exiled mercenaries. Together they must build … OL15192980W
AN INTRODUCTION TO ARISTOTLE’S METAPHYSICS OF TIME.Historical research into the mythological and as… AN INTRODUCTION TO ARISTOTLE’S METAPHYSICS OF TIME.Historical research into the mythological and as… Trista Selous,LAURENT Régis High school study OL15367919W
Plato the myth maker Plato the myth maker Luc Brisson The word myth is commonly thought to mean a fictional story, but few know that Plato was the first to use the term muthos in that sense. He also used muthos to describe the practice of making and tel… OL1699535W
How Philosophers Saved Myths How Philosophers Saved Myths Luc Brisson This study explains how the myths of Greece and Rome were transmitted from antiquity to the Renaissance. Luc Brisson argues that philosophy was ironically responsible for saving myth from historical … OL1699539W
The Park The Park William Wilde Something impossible is alive in the park. OL17052850W
Beast Keeper Beast Keeper Lucy Coats Beasts of Olympus is a series of 144-page illustrated chapter books set in a magical Ancient Greece where strange things still walk the Earth. Beast Keeper tells the story of Pandemonius (a.k.a. "Dem… OL17336000W
Totally Spellbound Totally Spellbound Kristine Grayson L.A. psychologist Megan Kineally has always had her feet planted firmly on the ground, which is more than she can say for her pampered clients. So she has to wonder what she's now doing hanging aroun… OL17568217W
Nocturnal Offerings Nocturnal Offerings Alan Draven Bitternest’s favorite radio disc jockey and debunker of supernatural myths Nick Kubrick is on vacation and on his way to Montreal to surprise his big brother. When he gets there, he finds his brothe… OL17596809W
Hood (King Raven #1) Hood (King Raven #1) Stephen R. Lawhead Robin Hood : The Legend Begins Anew For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated the imagination. Now the familiar tale takes on new life, fresh meaning, and an u… OL18610W
Novels (American Gods / Anansi Boys) Novels (American Gods / Anansi Boys) Neil Gaiman Contains: - [American Gods](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL679360W/American_Gods) - [Anansi Boys](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL679266W) OL20078177W
Caught in the Myth Caught in the Myth Alison Stone Alison Stone's sixth collection deals with the myths, both classic and contemporary, that shape our psyches and our world. From Caligula and Medusa to Gabby Douglas and Ivanka Trump, these speakers i… OL20128056W
Enigma Enigma Kim Idynne When twenty-one-year-old Dominic is persuaded to rescue a young girl from the underground tunnels of Wupatki, the two find themselves lost in a strange realm of celestial enigmas, riddles, and otherw… OL21921380W
Res, Artes et Religio Res, Artes et Religio Sabine Heidi Walther,Jens Eike Schnall,Regina Jucknies *Res, artes et religio* is a collection of thirty-nine essays in honour of Rudolf Simek, professor at the Department of German, Comparative Literature and Culture at the University of Bonn. OL24212871W
Cor Hydræ (Heart of the Snake) Cor Hydræ (Heart of the Snake) Jono Borden (Short Story Collection.) Constellating around the hermit Alphard, from the Arabic *al-fard,* meaning “The Solitary One,” named for the brightest star within the constellation Hydra—the largest in th… OL36000984W
Hogfather Hogfather Terry Pratchett Who would want to harm Discworld's most beloved icon? Very few things are held sacred in this twisted, corrupt, heartless -- and oddly familiar -- universe, but the Hogfather is one of them. Yet here… OL453662W
Wintersmith Wintersmith Terry Pratchett Tiffany Aching accidentally starts to transform into an anthropomorphic representation of Summer, due to her being unable to resist a good dance, meanwhile the Wintersmith is looking for his destined… OL453989W
Lord of the Crooked Paths (including Master of the Fearful Depths) Lord of the Crooked Paths (including Master of the Fearful Depths) Patrick H. Adkins For untold ages before the birth of Zeus, Kronos, Lord of the Titans, ruled the world. A giant among giants, the most powerful and revered of all the gods, his unmatched strength and intelligence for… OL8127261W
Beowulf and the fight at Finnsburg Beowulf and the fight at Finnsburg Friedrich Klaeber "A professor in a course on Beowulf once said that Klaeber didn't study Beowulf, he WAS Beowulf. If you want a fascinating and tragic scholar's biography, read up on this man, he was the one and only… OL8243656W
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