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Name of Book: The High Court Author: Chris Ledbetter ISBN: 978-1-946700-72-8 Publisher: Month9Books Part of a Series: Sequel to The Sky Throne Type of book: Gods, goddesses, justice, friendship, brotherhood, couples, young adult, daily life, learning, surviving Year it was published: 2018 Summary: High atop Mount Olympus, dawn breaks on a new academic term. Normalcy has returned to campus following a harrowing expedition into The Underworld to rescue kidnapped students by Zeus and his fellow Olympians. Now, as they prepare to testify in The High Court, Hyperion will be tried for the attack on Crete and death of Anytos. Kronos will stand trial for the murder of Mount Olympus Prep’s Headmaster Ouranos. As the trials draw near, Mount Olympus Prep students and faculty are besieged repeatedly by a race of gargantuan stone and earth giants. Under heavy assault, the Olympians are forced to flee to the volcanic island of Limnos to regroup. Meanwhile, a toxic poison Zeu...

Name of Book: The Sky Throne Author: Chris Ledbetter ISBN: 978-1-945107-87-0 Publisher: Month9Books Type of book: Greek myths retelling, Mount Olympus Prep, secrets, Zeus, Hera, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hestia, Metis, Rhea, the Titans, pantheon, deities, gods and goddesses, high school/middle school, lessons, mischief, relationships, YA read Year it was published: 2017 Summary: Duality dwells at every turn, and an adolescent Zeus will learn that all too well when Hyperion attacks his family on Crete. When the dust settles, his mother is unconscious and his best friend left for dead. Stacking epic insult upon fatal injury, Zeus discovers the woman who raised him is not his biological mother. But to ensure her safety while she recovers, a heavy-hearted Zeus leaves her behind to seek answers at Mount Olympus Preparatory Academia. Zeus embarks on a quest to discover who ordered the attack on his home, avenge the death of his friend, and find his birth mother. Whe...