The Gods' Revenge
The second book in National Book Award finalist Katherine Marsh's Myth of Monsters series finds Ava and her friends up against their least-expected foe yet.
Ava Baldwin is ready for her second year at the Accademia del Forte. Now that she knows that her fellow classmates, descendants of the so-called Greek monsters, have been lied to by the Olympians, she’s ready to help them uncover their ancestors’ true stories—if only she can stay out of the way of the new headmaster, Perseus.
But laying low is easier said than done, especially when Perseus seems intent on trolling Ava, making it impossible to control her anger.
When Perseus banishes one of her friends, Ava must lead a rescue party on a whirlwind adventure from the Stygian Marsh of the underworld to the ice caves of Mount Etna with Ares and the spirits of violent death in hot pursuit. But the gods won’t be tricked so easily this time . . .
Katherine Marsh
Katherine Marsh has a gift for finding the heartbeat in history, the hidden corners, overlooked voices, and deeply human moments that echo into the present. Her stories, often set against sweeping backdrops of political unrest and social change, don’t just recount the past, they ask what it means to live through it, especially when you're young and searching for your place in a world that doesn't always make sense.
Before she was crafting award-winning novels, Marsh was steeped in stories of a different kind. As a journalist and editor, she learned how to chase truth through the noise, a skill that now gives her fiction its remarkable sense of urgency and clarity. Whether writing about a Syrian refugee hiding beneath the streets of Brussels in Nowhere Boy or exploring the trials of immigration and identity in The Lost Year, she doesn’t shy away from hard questions. Instead, she meets them head-on with empathy and grace.
The Myth of Monsters
In a Venetian boarding school where history’s shadows cling to every stone, legends are not just remembered, they are alive. At the Accademia del Forte, students carry the blood of creatures once branded as monsters in Greek myth. Their powers are unruly, their emotions dangerous, and their place in the world carefully controlled by gods who still demand obedience.
The Myth of Monsters consists of two books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
