Lore Olympus: Volume Nine
Lore Olympus: Volume Nine by Rachel Smythe, published by Random House on October 7, 2025, is a continuation of the modern retelling of the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone. This edition features 432 pages of beautifully illustrated content, including a brand new bonus short story. The narrative follows Persephone as she returns to the Underworld to reclaim her role as queen alongside Hades, after overcoming the threat posed by the Titan Kronos. Their reunion is marked by challenges from the other Olympians, who push for a formal coronation and wedding.
In this volume, readers will find a blend of scandalous gossip, wild parties, and the complexities of forbidden love. As Hades and Persephone navigate their relationship, they focus on rebuilding the Underworld and uncovering the truth behind Kronos’s escape, which involves a powerful young god. The story delves into themes of identity and responsibility, as Persephone embraces her powers and her new role, all while distancing herself from her past in the Mortal Realm. This edition collects episodes 207–233 of the Eisner Award-winning webcomic, bringing the Greek pantheon into a contemporary context.
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Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning Lore Olympus, including a brand new bonus short story!
“The Underworld has a queen!”
Persephone and Hades are finally reunited when the banished goddess of spring returns to the Underworld to claim her rightful place as queen. Now that Hades and Persephone have defeated and imprisoned the power-hungry Kronos once more, nothing can keep them apart, and years of being separated have only made their desire for each other grow. But the other Olympians can’t help but meddle, pushing the pair to make things official with a coronation—and a wedding.
Ignoring the others who try to define their relationship, Hades and Persephone choose to take things at their own pace and focus on rebuilding the Underworld. They begin by investigating how Kronos was first able to escape, and they learn the horrifying truth that he has captured a powerful young god whose abilities help Kronos project his thoughts outside of Tartarus—thoughts he uses to plague Hera’s every waking moment. Though Kronos’s physical form is locked away, Olympus will never be free until they can rescue the child from the furious Titan’s grasp.
To save the realms, Persephone must figure out her fertility goddess powers and embrace her role as Queen of the Underworld—even as it takes her further from her mother’s expectations and her former place in the Mortal Realm.
This edition of Smythe’s original Eisner Award–winning webcomic Lore Olympus features a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe and brings the Greek pantheon into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel.
This volume collects episodes 207–233 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.
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