Daughters of Olympus

A Novel

By: Hannah Lynn

Narrated by: Zura Johnson

A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing to destroy both to protect her . . .

Demeter: a goddess of life, living half of one.

Demeter did not always live in fear. Once, she loved the world and the humans who inhabited it. After an act of devastating violence, though, she hides herself away among the grasses and wildflowers. Her only solace is her daughter . . .

Before she was Persephone, she was Core.

Core is as bright as summer and devoted to her mother, even during their millennia in exile from Olympus. But she craves freedom. Naïve and determined, she secretly builds a life of her own—and as she does so, she catches the eye of a powerful god . . .

The daughters of Olympus will have the last word . . .

Then Hades kidnaps Core and renames her as Queen of the Underworld. In the land without sun, she realizes she may have a chance to gain back what she thought she'd lost forever. But Demeter will destroy anything—even the humans she holds so dear—to bring her daughter back. A mother who has lost everything and a daughter with more to gain than she ever realized, they will irrevocably shape the world: all in the name of something as human as love.

©2024 Hannah Lynn (P)2024 Tantor

One story told by two perspectives

The storytelling is an interesting new take on an old story! Telling the story from two prospectives really adds to how different one story can be for two people! Definitely worth the listen!

Beautiful narration, and story

Wonderful and powerful, to hear Demeter and Persephone's story from their point of view. The feminine is given the agency, and is centered here. Narration is crisp, clear, very talented.

An amazing retelling of the myth

Loved this approach to the retelling of the myth of Demeter and Persephone, in my opinion I loved all the additions and tweaks made to the story, i think the authors choices made the story richer and it made the conclusion a very satisfying one. Loved it

Outstanding!!!!!!

I just finished this book and I am so sad. It has everything!!!! The narration is amazing. I usually believe it is better to actually read a book, but, with this book, listening was far superior. The story of Demeter and Persephone was so powerful and inspired. I couldn’t wait to listen to each chapter- stayed up way too late and then so depressed that I had to leave the world she had created. You feel like you are there at every moment. You care about the characters deeply. The portrayal of Hades is always varied and problematic. He obviously violates Persephone and as a feminist I am prone to be outraged by his behavior- but, I have to admit I fell in love with him in this story. Right or wrong that is the truth. I realize that it is an easier character experience to be immersed in. All I can say is both sides of this controversy are expressed. I adored every moment of this book. It is a must read.

Stunning performance

I have never listened to an audiobook narrated by Zura Johnson before and now I will look forward to hearing her again. I especially loved the voice she used for the characters of Demeter and Hades, but all were so well done. Terrific re-telling of a classic Greek myth. Going back to see some of Hannah Lynn’s earlier works.