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Working on my Greek mythology book at the coffee shop today… in full traditional costume. If the gods demand accuracy, who am I to argue?

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Matte test paper samples for the interior pages just arrived from Panda games manufacturing— and they look fantastic! Next up: full mockups. Can’t wait to share more — stay tuned!"

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Hey all, my U.K. cover for Nebula award winner John Wiswell's "Wearing the Lion" drops in June, from QuercusBooks. It should be great! Hope you like the cover!

REVIEWS:

“Lures you in so it can bloodily rip your heart out, suture the wound you didn’t know you had, and gently place it back in your chest.” —Caitlin Rozakis, author of New York Times bestseller Dreadful

“Wise, weird, and wonderful…An effortless blend of wicked humor, raw pathos, and monsters who aren’t at all what they seem; I was utterly engrossed from start to end.” —Julie Leong, author of USA Today-bestselling The Teller of Small Fortunes

Nebula Award-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In John Wiswell brings a humanizing and humorous touch to the Hercules story, forever changing the way we understand the man behind the myth—and the goddess reluctantly bound to him Sometimes a goddess’s worst enemy is her biggest fan.

Heracles, hero of Greece, dedicates all his feats to the goddess Hera. If only he knew that his very face is an insult to her…as he is yet another child that Hera’s dipshit husband, Zeus, had out of wedlock. “Auntie Hera” loathes every minute of Heracles’ devotion, until she snaps and causes an unspeakably tragic accident: the death of Heracles’ children. Plunged into grief and desperate for revenge, Heracles is determined to find the god that did this.

Wracked with guilt and desperate to save face, Hera distracts Heracles with monster-slaying quests, only to find that he is too traumatized to enact more violence. Instead, Heracles cares for the Nemean lion, bonds with the Lernaean hydra, and heeds the Ceryneian hind. Each challenge adds a new monster to Heracles’ newfound family. A family that just might lay siege to Mount Olympos.

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Work-in-Progress Alert! Here’s an early sketch of the Greek Gods & Heroes genealogy map I’m building for the book. It’s not final or comprehensive—just focused on the key characters featured in my retellings. Would love to hear your thoughts as it evolves!

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Greek Heroes narrate their tales with academic insights and over 130 full-page images by award winning illustrator Tyler Miles Lockett