The Rape of Persephone

"A creative and enjoyable rendering of a familiar mythological tale." -Kirkus Reviews

Crete, 1694 BCE. They call her Kore, nameless term for girl. But Kore is no mere girl. She is the blossoming daughter of Demeter, High Priestess of Knossos, and Zeus of Olympus, famed liberator who led the Titan War. Stripped of identity at birth, Kore was sworn to the gods as a virgin priestess.

When Kore vanishes amidst the turmoil of a quaking earth, Demeter launches a desperate search for a girl who does...