Enter the world of Dioscuri
Dioscuri is an Urban fantasy novella published by MuseItUp Publishing.
What is Dioscuri all about?
When you are Zeus’ immortal son, you know you can get away with mostly anything. Bringing back the dead is not one of those things. Yet this is what Polydeukes does when his mortal twin, Kastor, dies. According to the dark deal he strikes with one of the gods, the brothers must alternate days in the land of the living, and Kastor cannot be told, or the deal is off. On top of that, If Hades were to find out, all hell would break loose. Literally.
But Kastor begins to put two and two together, and keeping the secret becomes difficult for Polydeukes. Will Kastor break his brother’s deal and save Polydeukes from an eternity of punishment in Tartarus, or will Polydeukes find a way to save them both?
What does the word Dioscuri mean?
“Dioscuri” appears to be a composite word from “Dias” (a form of the name Zeus in Greek) and “kouri” meaning “young men” or “sons”. Hence, “Zeus’s sons”.
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Which is the world of Dioscuri?
Two more novellas are being written, set in the world of Dioscuri – a contemporary Athens where the mortals have by mistake woken up the ancient gods. A Resistance group is barricaded in the secret passages inside the Acropolis rocky Hill, and squadrons are sent out to battle monsters as they emerge from the underground and the construction sites where the mortals have unwittingly tapped into the sleeping chambers of chimeras, lamias, echidnas – the stuff of nightmares. The ancient monsters can only be defeated through the use of ancient swords and ruses. On the side of the mortals are the griffins, the satyrs, the silenes and the nymphs. Meanwhile, the higher gods wage battle in the sky.
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A trilogy set in the world of Dioscuri:
Look out for the myths of Theseus and the Minotaur as well as Perseus and Medusa due to come out in the next year.
The Minotaur (Theseus and the Minotaur): accepted for publication!
Projected release date: NOVEMBER 2012!
Medusa’s Head (Perseus and Andromeda): in writing
