Two and Three: Mythology

Stephanie Spinner's novels Quiver and Quicksilver have sat unnoticed in the literature circle section. What a shame. Quick reads. Lots of the mythology characters. Short, unique perspectives on some myths.

Quiver is the story of Atalanta, famous for her archery skills and fleet feet. Artemis rescued her when she was an infant (her dad put her out in the wilderness to die). Atalanta is now sixteen and her dad, a king, summons her. Not one to change or show remorse, her dad now orders her to marry and provide an heir to the kingdom. Atalanta has no intentions of getting married since she is devoted to Artemis. After careful deliberation, she agrees to the order with this condition - the man must beat her in a race. If he loses, he dies.

Hermes, the god of music, thieves, and personal messenger of Zeus, tells these five stories from his point of view in Quicksilver. The stories include his visit to Hades to rescue Persephone; how he helps Perseus; Paris and the Golden Apple; the Trojan War - caused by the Golden Apple fiasco; and Calypso and Odysseus.

Lions, Cyclops, and Goats..oh my!

After hearing rave reviews of this series - picture Mrs. Owens doing cartwheels - I had to read this one. It has everything a great read needs - a hero, villains (plenty of them in here), adventure, suspense, humor,and action ...oh and throw in a sword fight or two too. I finished this one last weekend and am now half way through the second one.

Don't miss this rollicking modern day mythology laden adventure!

In the series:

• The Lightning Thief
• The Sea of Monsters
• The Titan's Curse
• The Battle of the Labyrinth
• The Last Olympian

Update: I have finished The Sea of Monsters - another exciting fantastic adventure filled with Mythology references. Now, on to the next one!
Update #2: Finished The Titan's Curse but I can't proceed because I only brought two home...sigh
Update #3: I have finished the series. It is quite good, a bit repetitive with the series recap information in each book. You know why authors do this - someone hasn't read the series inorder, they need to recap and fill in all the blanks - just skip over that since you really don't have to retain any of this. BUT, if you like this, try more detailed stories, like Edith Hamilton, Olivia Coolidge, or even Homer's writings.

If you liked Harry Potter, try this series. They are similar, but this series has more humor.