Lore Olympus: Volume Eight
Lore Olympus: Volume Eight by Rachel Smythe, published by Random House on May 6, 2025, is a continuation of the Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series. This edition spans 416 pages and presents a modern retelling of the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone, filled with scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love. As the story unfolds, revelations during Persephone’s trial threaten to ignite a new war among the gods, while her deepening relationship with Hades faces new challenges.
Readers will find that this volume collects episodes 180–206 of the popular webcomic, introducing a brand-new exclusive short story from the creator. The narrative explores themes of power, love, and conflict as Persephone must navigate the complexities of divine politics and her own identity. With elements of fantasy, romance, and mythology, this installment delves into the consequences of Zeus’s decree that banishes Persephone to the Mortal Realm, setting the stage for a decade-long divine cold war and the rise of Kronos.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 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!
“You have no authority here.”
Revelations rock Olympus as Persephone’s trial ends, threatening to throw the gods into a new war.
Though Persephone and Hades become closer than ever after she opens up to him about all she has endured, their peace is shattered when another truth is revealed: Apollo is Zeus’s son. The announcement shocks the pantheon, and the king of the gods realizes that the would-be usurper wants Persephone’s power to take the throne.
Zeus banishes Persephone to the Mortal Realm and, out of fear, cuts it off entirely from the rest of the gods. This decree succeeds in undercutting Apollo’s plan, but also inadvertently begins a decade-long divine cold war when Hades strikes back by shuttering the Underworld. With the gods scattered and weakened, Kronos uses the ensuing bedlam to finally escape his imprisonment and begin staging his own coup.
Persephone has only one choice when she discovers all the realms on the verge of collapse: Descend into the Underworld to try to defeat the power-hungry Titan, claim her rightful place as queen, and reunite with her one true love.
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 180–206 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.
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