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Asterios and the Labyrinth | Reviewed by Grant Leishman for Readers’ Favorite

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Asterios and the Labyrinth (Mythos of Knossos) by Edmond Thornfield transports readers back to the time of ancient Greek power, of mythical beasts, sorcerers, and the battle for royal succession. Upon the death of King Minos, his son Asterios must succeed to the throne before the various warlords tear the kingdom apart in their quest […]

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A Tale of Paris & Paris: Echoes of Troy | Reviewed by Carol Thompson for Readers’ Favorite

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A Tale of Paris & Paris: Echoes of Troy by Edmond Thornfield is an adult historical fantasy set primarily in fifteenth-century Cortona, Italy, a period defined by religious authority, political tension, and unspoken desire. The novel follows the intertwined lives caught between duty and longing, most notably Lorenzo di Ranieri, a Florentine soldier returning to

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Asterios and the Labyrinth | Reviewed by Saifunnissa Hassam for Readers’ Favorite

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Edmond Thornfield’s novel, Asterios and the Labyrinth (Mythos of Knossos), is a reimagined, action-packed mythological and historical story, set in ancient Krete (Crete) during the period of the Bronze Age Minoan civilization. When King Minos dies, his son Asterios succeeds him as the ruler of the Kingdom of Labrys. Prince Phaistos of Archanes is commander-in-chief

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A Tale of Paris & Paris: Echoes of Troy | Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers’ Favorite

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A Tale of Paris and Paris: Echoes of Troy by Edmond Thornfield is set in fifteenth-century Cortona, where Lorenzo di Ranieri returns from Florence to a city under ecclesiastical scrutiny. Quiet warnings reach him that the Inquisition is preparing accusations meant to divide households and strip the town of power. Lorenzo uses his position in

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Echidna in Her Cave

Echidna: Mother of All Monsters, Bride of the Mightiest Foe

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In the deepest places of the Greek mythological imagination—below Olympus, below the world of heroes and city-states and clever men with clever plans—there is a darkness that was never conquered. Zeus defeated the Titans and imprisoned them in Tartaros. He defeated the Giants and buried them beneath volcanoes. He defeated even Typhon, the last and

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The Gay Classicist Manifesto

Reclaiming the Classical Tradition

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S THE 21st CENTURY BEGINS, THE UNFOLDING LITERARY RENAISSANCE HAS SHATTERED THE SHACKLES OF HETERONORMATIVE commandments that have constrained the classic canon. Yet forces of erasure still confine our existence to the shadows. To this day, governments around the world, social prejudice, and insidious institutions stifle our voices with censorship, cruelty, and death. THIS IS

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