Origin
of the Sphinx
Sphinx
0.5
by Raye
Wagner
Published:
June 6, 2013
Publisher:
R. Wagner
Genre: Science
Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Myths & Legends
Blurb:
Origin
of the Sphinx is a prequel novella in the Curse of the Sphinx series.
In Ancient Greece, the invocation "May the Gods watch over you" was more than a spoken blessing. It was an entreaty for divine benevolence.
Phoibe, daughter of Hera, is content. Raised by her aunt, her life is quiet, filled with milling grain and spinning wool. But after her Hestia celebration, Eros, god of love, visits the small town of Belen.
And now Phoibe will have to choose—
If she marries a mortal, she risks eternal solitude for a moment of love.
If she follows her heart, she risks spurning a god.
The gods are enormously powerful, but they don’t fix problems.
They make bigger ones.
Uncover the curse. . .
In Ancient Greece, the invocation "May the Gods watch over you" was more than a spoken blessing. It was an entreaty for divine benevolence.
Phoibe, daughter of Hera, is content. Raised by her aunt, her life is quiet, filled with milling grain and spinning wool. But after her Hestia celebration, Eros, god of love, visits the small town of Belen.
And now Phoibe will have to choose—
If she marries a mortal, she risks eternal solitude for a moment of love.
If she follows her heart, she risks spurning a god.
The gods are enormously powerful, but they don’t fix problems.
They make bigger ones.
Uncover the curse. . .
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Other Books in the Series:
Read my review of Curse of the Sphinx HERE!
Read my review of Demigods and Monsters HERE!
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Read my review of Myths of Immortality HERE!
Read my review of Myths of Immortality HERE!
My
Review of Origin of the Sphinx:
At
the age of six Phoibe is sent to live with Priska, a demigod. Phoibe’s father
and step-mother visit her on occasion throughout her life but thought it was
best for them if Phoibe lived with her “Aunt” Priska.
When
Phoibe became of age she met a human guy, Isaak whom she fell very hard for. Isaak
just sort of stole heart away and took it with him when he returned to school.
But Isaak did come home more often after he met Phoibe as he too fell real hard
for her.
While
Isaak was away at school, a god, Apollo took a liking to Phoibe as well. He
would visit Phoibe and try to get her fall in love with him. Apollo was very
determined to have her love him. Actually he didn’t even care if she loved him
or even left Isaak as long as she was his “friend”. As he said Isaak didn’t
even have to know.
Now
Phoibe is in a predicament my oh my what is a girl to do? On one hand she has
this very beautiful, handsome man who she loves very much and who also loves
her but on the other hand she has this god that has taken a liking to her and
has promised her the world. My oh my what is she going to do?
Phoibe
being a young innocent girl doesn’t know all that much about gods and what they
are capable of if they are rejected. Although I am sure she knows enough to
..umm under normal circumstance get by it still may not be enough. Can we ever
know enough? Naw that is why we read.
Origin
of the Sphinx is the prequel to the Curse of the Sphinx Series and can be read
before or after reading the other books in the Curse of the Sphinx Series as I
have read all of the other books up to date in the series.
Origin
of the Sphinx was a very short read one of which I enjoyed tremendously. I
loved reading and finding out how the curse originated. I have also loved
reading Phoibe’s story and how Priska became a part of the family. If you have
not read Origin of the Sphinx yet I would like to suggest that you do
especially if you have read the other books in the Sphinx series and if you
have not read the other books well let me suggest that you read them as well.
The Sphinx Series consist of Origin of the Sphinx, 0.5, Curse of the Sphinx, 1,
Demigods and Monsters, 2 and Myth of Immortality, 3. Pick up your copies today
and start an amazing series with wonderful characters and wonderful world of
gods, demigods, monsters and myths that will take you on ride that is out of
this world.
Author Bio:
Raye Wagner grew up in an urban
fantasy just outside of Seattle, Washington. As the second of eight children,
she was surrounded by monsters, demons, and her sometimes mortal parents. She
read heaps of fantasy while locked away in the upstairs room of the family
cottage.
Raye studied the art of medicine
long before she had an interest in the Gods on Mount Olympus.
One sunny afternoon, the history of
Apollo’s ancient curse and the myth of the Sphinx dropped into Raye’s
consciousness. She writes young adult fiction for teens and adults.
Curse of the Sphinx, a YA urban mythology, is her first novel. Demigods and Monsters, the second book in the Sphinx series, will be released April 2016.
Curse of the Sphinx, a YA urban mythology, is her first novel. Demigods and Monsters, the second book in the Sphinx series, will be released April 2016.
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