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Un primo incontro con tutte le immortali storie di dei, uomini ed eroi che sono il fondamento delle grandi civiltà del mondo. Le avventure dei più grandi eroi dell'antica Grecia: Paride, Achille, Menelao, Agamennone... e poi i capricci e le azioni degli dei, le storie di regine e palazzi, di viaggi e di guerre, di donne bellissime e di uomini che si fanno sedurre; di due grandi città, Sparta e Troia, di un cavallo di legno... Un mondo antico, lontano ma così intenso e appassionante da ascoltare ad occhi chiusi.

Brave Prince Bellerophon has caused a terrible accident—and now he wants to make amends! To do so, he must slay the bizarre beast known as the Chimera. But before racing into battle, he'll need to find a horse with wings. That might be easier said than done!

Book 4 in the Hopeless Heroes series that takes readers on fun adventures back to Ancient Greece! Tim Baker's got problems: he's failing math, banished from Ancient Greece, and confused about what to call Mum's new boyfriend. What makes a good father anyway? Is it strength, courage and—like Hercules believes?

Pietro ha quattordici anni, una vita tranquilla e un lavoro che gli piace: cura i maiali del signore di Ateste, il paese dove è nato e dove sa che resterà per sempre. Ma un giorno un cavaliere porta una notizia: arrivano gli Unni! Siamo nel 452 dopo Cristo e le armate di Attila il Grande percorrono le pianure alla volta di Mediolanum, Ravenna, Roma, decise a conquistare ciò che resta dell'impero. È così che nella vita di Pietro cambia tutto: deve arruolarsi e partire per respingere l'invasore.

Lose yourself in a small town paranormal mystery full of murder, monsters, and romance. On her way home from work, 17-year-old Austen Gillet finds her dad’s car on the side of the road, empty except for a dead woman inside. While searching for her dad, Austen joins forces with Ezra, a handsome newcomer with a hidden agenda, and Ian, a secretive lighthouse keeper protecting a mysterious cave. After stumbling through a portal into the distant past and barely escaping with her life, Austen has to figure out who she can trust and who she can't before she "disappears," too. Permanently.

Reluctant to fight at the Trojan War, Odysseus is whisked away from his home, where he becomes one of the great warriors and leaders. But after he helps the Greeks to victory, he begins an amazing journey across seas and lands—facing monsters, giants, goddesses and magic, and still with the dream of arriving back to his wife and son.

When you think of Aesop's Fables, you probably think of "The Tortoise and the Hare" or "Country Mouse and City Mouse". In this collection, Rob Cleveland brings you three of Aesop's lesser-known but equally powerful fables. You will learn why bats fly at night, why you should pick your friends carefully, and why even a tiny ant could be your guardian angel.

Legend and edge-of-your-seat action fuse together in this exciting second instalment of the Netta Becker trilogy, underpinned with a feminist retelling of Ancient Greek myth. A hall full of statues. A pair of lost siblings. Monsters at every turn. Under orders from the Titan called the Crone...

Travel with Odysseus and her crew as they face man-munching monsters, Greek Gods with rage issues, Sirens brandishing cake batter to tempt sailors to their doom and a forbidden sausage sizzle on the Island of Helios. This is the perfect book for before bed, avoiding homework or for those times...

Find out what happens to the handsome Narcissus and the lovely Echo, the woman who fell deeply in love with him.

Book three in the #1 New York Times bestselling Trials of Apollo series. The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that...

The colorful characters from Greek mythology come alive in exciting adventures captured by the author of The House of the Seven Gables and The Scarlet Letter. Ride Pegasus, open Pandora' Box, kill Medea with her head of many snakes, join Hercules as he flexes his muscles and King Midas as he turn his daughter into gold. The stories, moral in tone, are totally riveting.

It's not easy being Apollo, especially when you've been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. On his path to restoring five ancient oracles and reclaiming his godly powers, Apollo (aka Lester Papadopoulos) has faced both triumphs and tragedies. Now his journey takes him to Camp Jupiter...

Eleven year old Marcus loves video games and hates the beach. So he is not happy when his mum Holly drags him to Diamond Beach, the place she loved as a child. Once there, Holly meets Coco, her friend from her childhood. She is there with her electronics-obsessed husband, Sterling Huckstepp, and...

Deadly magic and malice threaten Merle and Serafin in this breathtaking sequel to The Water Mirror. Merle -- carrying the mysterious Flowing Queen within her -- and Vermithrax, the winged stone lion, are flying into Hell. They are looking for help in freeing Venice from the invading Egyptian...

The fifth and final installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Trials of Apollo series has Lester and Meg returning to where it all began: Camp Half-Blood. At last, the breathtaking, action-packed finale of the #1 bestselling Trials of Apollo series is here! Will the Greek god Apollo, cast...

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if everything you touched would turn into pure gold?

Tim Baker thinks his adventures are over until he hitches a ride to Ancient Greece on a stolen vase. Soon Tim finds himself trapped with an army of peacocks and a hero who can't stop admiring himself. Thank the gods his new friend Zoe is there to help. Just don't tell her dad...

Why is Tim's picture on an ancient oil flask at the British Museum? Is Hera planning to trap him with it? How? When? Tim needs a god who can see the future ... I said A GOD WHO CA - "And I said no autographs!" Only one thing's certain: with puking punks, pomegranate grenades and possible butterfly tornadoes, it's about to get chaotic.

Zeus the Might and his gang of gods are back! Join the critters as they solve the mystery of the labyrinth, in the fourth book in this hilarious modern-day take on Greek mythology! A dark land filled with shadows and strange noises. A new, sly ruler with a few tricks in store. A lack of Mutt...