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- Ariadne / by Saint, Jennifer,author.;
"A mesmerizing debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe. Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid's stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice every year. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne's decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind? Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Jennifer Saint's Ariadne forges a new epic, outside the traditional narratives of heroism and glory that leave no room for women"--- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Ariadne (Greek mythological character); Minotaur (Greek mythological character); Theseus, King of Athens; Phaedra (Greek mythological character);
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- Once a monster / by Dinsdale, Robert,1982-author.;
London, 1861: Ten-year-old Nell belongs to a crew of mudlarks who work a stretch of the Thames along the Ratcliffe Highway. An orphan since her mother died four years past, leaving Nell with only broken dreams and a pair of satin slippers in her possession, she spends her days dredging up coals, copper and pieces of iron spilled by the river barges - searching for treasure in the mud in order to appease her master, Benjamin Murdstone. But one day, Nell discovers a body on the shore. It's not the first corpse she's encountered, but by far the strangest.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Minotaur (Greek mythological character); Magic; Orphans;
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- No time to lose : the fifth journey through time / by Stilton, Geronimo.; Barozzi, Danilo.; Bigolin, Silvia.; De Bernardi, Carla.; Decker, Shannon.; Dami, Elisabetta.;
Professor von Volt plans to send Geronimo and his time traveling friends back to King Solomon's court to borrow a ring that supposedly will restore harmony to Mouse Island and balance the environment--but they soon find themselves taking an unplanned detour through Napoleon's court, a Viking village, and the Minotaur's labyrinth, before finally arriving before the wise King.LSC- Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Stilton, Geronimo; Solomon, King of Israel; Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821; Minotaur (Greek mythological character); Mice; Time travel; Quests (Expeditions); Vikings;
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