Thus ensuring the end of their reign (boohoo for them) and chaos for the Greek people (boohoo for the Greeks.) If they aren’t returned, the gods will become human and eventually die a mortal death. Speeding it along is the theft of these items from their rightful place on Mount Olympus. Why are these items so important? Since the power of Olympus has been in decline, the power of the gods and goddesses are waning. Instead, using her training and skills as a Spartan warrior, she, Apollo, and her friend Lykou (who has been turned into a wolf by Apollo) venture out to recover the nine lost items on their own. What is she SUPPOSED to do once she gets this information? Go home.ĭoes she go home? No. Who will be her companion along this quest? Artemis’ twin brother, Apollo. These items are crucial for keeping life as she knows it intact – so no pressure on her or anything. This books follows her on her quest to find the location of nine missing items from Olympus.

Due to her status as an outsider in Sparta, she must work twice as hard to prove herself. Her past is mysterious, having been orphaned alongside her two older brothers and adopted into a Spartan family. This Daphne is a trained warrior, training and fighting alongside the men proving herself worthy. Even though she’s taken from traditional Greek mythology, she’s far from the meek woman in the original myth.

Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews