Books with title The Minotaur

A love letter to innocence, magic, and fantasy.The residents of the City of Saint Martin are disappearing. Those who hear the music of the forest are compelled to follow it and are never seen again.At the same time, creatures of myth and legend are returning to our world. Led by the colossal Minotaur, they hide in the shadows of Glenridge Forest, waiting for a day soon to come. Why are they here?What is the World of Light?Join young Emma Wilkins as she uncovers the truth behind the mystery and learns the identity of the great power behind it all.Like a song in the wind, the tale drifted out into the world. It started its journey in a dark glade deep inside Glenridge Forest. Those who had been there to witness the story carried it with them into the City of Saint Martin.From there, told and retold, the tale transformed and grew wings of its own. Farther and farther, the tale flew, reshaping itself into the form given to it by the voice of the teller. The story morphed and shifted, ever molding itself to the temperament of the land beneath it.The tale reached every corner of the world. To some, it was only a children's bedtime story. But others, in times to come, would find in it solace and truth.

A Jewish conspiracy and a Bible-era shipwreck lead to perils for a modern-day Indiana Jones.Thirty years after Jesus' death the apostle Paul, victim of a Jewish plot, is arrested and led in chains aboard an old Egyptian grain carrier bound for Rome. Encountering the 'storm of the century,' the ship never arrives.2000 years later, amateur archaeologist David Connor is on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta looking for evidence of Paul's lost ship. With the help of a smart - and beautiful - professor of ancient history, Caroline, he begins to build a credible case. But just as the artifacts become more convincing, so does the evidence that someone is trying to kill him.

"The clock continued to tick calmly in the hall, out of step with the stormy sea of panic surging inside Connie. She could make no sense of this. How had she ended up on the beach? She felt a hum in her bones as if she had been meeting with some powerful creature. But what beast or being had the power to draw her out of her house without her knowing about it? And what had happened when they were together?"Thirteen-year-old Connie Lionheart is the only Universal Companion, able to communicate with all the mythical creatures hidden in our world. She is the most important member of a secret society sworn to protect the bonds between humans and creatures. But her power brings great responsibility and great danger.

The Spyglass Squad is back at Historia, and an exciting year is waiting for them. This time twelve-year-old Arthur Grey is kept busy discovering the real legends and artifacts behind ancient myths. But the most exciting experience is Historia’s thrilling olympic games this year. That is, until new mysteries start cropping up. Strange rumors surface on the island of Crete, and a spiteful investor shows up pretending to have help for Historia.Even as it becomes more obvious that the Historia Society is the target of a villainous plot, everyone is too afraid to do anything about it. Now, Arthur and his friends dig themselves into monstrous trouble while trying to save Historia, and they can’t solve this riddle alone. But who can—or will—help?

Theo Harpe is on holiday in Cyprus when the island is plunged into darkness by a total eclipse. Unknown to him, it also opens an ancient trap, releasing dangerous mythological beasts into the world… And only he can stop them. Later, Theo learns that the ancient Greek myths his grandfather has been telling him are more than just stories and that his family have been serving the Greek gods for centuries. Now he must master a collection of godly artefacts and stop the beasts before the world is thrown into a dark future more terrible than any eclipse.