Jennifer Estep - Mythos Academy

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Mythos Academy
by Jennifer Estep

Greetings and salutations! First of all, I want to say thanks to the folks here at Night Owl Reviews for having me on the blog again today. Thanks so much, guys!

My name is Jennifer Estep, and I write the Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series for Kensington. The books focus on Gwen Frost, a 17-year-old Gypsy girl who has the gift of psychometry, or the ability to know an object’s history just by touching it. After a serious freak-out with her magic, Gwen is shipped off to Mythos Academy, a school for the descendants of ancient warriors like Spartans, Valkyries, Amazons, and more.

Touch of Frost, the first book in the series, came out on July 26. First Frost, a prequel e-story to the series, is also available now. The second book, Kiss of Frost, will hit shelves on Nov. 29.

Since I’ve just launched a new series, I thought I’d talk about some things you should know if you’re interested in Touch of Frost and the Mythos Academy books. Here goes:

1) The books feature a lot of Greek and Norse mythology: I’ve always loved mythology, and it was a lot of fun for me to put my own spin on some of the gods, goddesses, and creatures from Greek and Norse mythology. For example, I’m basically pitting Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, and the other members of the Pantheon against Loki, the Norse trickster god, and his Reapers of Chaos. In my books, Loki is the ultimate bad guy, and it’s been a lot of fun to write such an unapologetically evil character.

2) There be monsters here: The bad guys, the Reapers of Chaos, use a variety of mythological monsters to do their bidding, including Nemean prowlers, which are black, panther-like creatures – only with much bigger teeth and claws and burning red eyes. The Reapers have trained the prowlers to be giant, kitty-cat assassins, and Gwen faces down more than one of them in Touch of Frost. And there are more monsters to come in future books in the series.

3) Anyone can be a bad guy: Anybody at Mythos Academy can be a Reaper, from a fellow student to a teacher to the lunch lady. So Gwen always has to be careful and watch her back.

4) There’s a cute guy in the mix: One of the main characters in the series is Logan Quinn, a fierce Spartan warrior who’s as cute as he is deadly. Gwen doesn’t really like Logan at first, but after he saves her life a couple of times, she starts thinking that he might be okay.

5) There are lots of statues: Stone statues of gods, goddesses, monsters, and more can be seen in and on all the buildings on campus. Gwen thinks that the statues are all super creepy because it seems like the statues’ eyes are always watching her.

6) There’s a lot of action: I really like writing fight scenes, and having Gwen attend a school where the kids are training to be warriors lets me pack a lot of action and battles into the books.

7) The library is the deadliest place on campus: At most schools, the library is a quiet place to study. But at Mythos Academy, the Library of Antiquities is a place where Bad, Bad Things can happen at any time – like Gwen fighting for her life.

8) Gwen has a major sweet tooth: Gwen loves to eat the sweet treats that her Grandma Frost bakes on a regular basis. She’s always sneaking off campus to go see her grandma, who lives nearby.

9) Gwen is stronger and more of a warrior than she thinks she is: Gwen hasn’t had the lifelong training that the other warrior whiz kids have, but she’s stronger than she realizes. Good thing, since she’s going to be put to the test in the books.

10) The books aren’t just for YA readers: The Mythos Academy books have a lot of the same elements as my Elemental Assassin adult urban fantasy books do – a strong, sassy heroine, magic/world building, and lots of action/fight scenes. So I think folks who like my adult books will find a lot to enjoy in Touch of Frost as well. Fingers crossed, anyway.

Happy reading, everyone! ;-)

Jennifer Estep is a USA Today bestselling author who also writes the Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series for Pocket Books. The books focus on Gin Blanco, an assassin codenamed the Spider who can control the elements of Ice and Stone. When she’s not busy killing people and righting wrongs, Gin runs a barbecue restaurant called the Pork Pit in the fictional Southern metropolis of Ashland. The city is also home to giants, dwarves, vampires, and elementals – Air, Fire, Ice, and Stone.

Books in the series are Spider’s Bite, Web of Lies, Venom, and Tangled Threads. Spider’s Revenge, the fifth book, will be released on Sept. 27. Visit www.jenniferestep.com for free short stories, excerpts, and more.

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