Maia Peterson was expecting the summer after seventh grade to be pretty uneventful. But when a fire destroys her home, she discovers a family secret that sends her halfway across the globe to Greece. Once there, Maia is whisked away to Olympia, a hidden world of mischievous mermaids, winged horses, and other creatures and characters from Greek mythology. And in this land out of time - where Zeus and his brethren still reign - Maia finds herself at the center of an age-old conflict between feuding gods. With the aid of a legendary boy who flies too close to the sun, she battles against...

Ellie is nervous to meet her Grandpa for the first time. While Papa and Daddy tell her Grandpa is going to love her, Ellie isn't so sure, especially when the subject of hiking to the top of Mount Atlas is discussed. But Ellie is in for a big surprise - in the shape of Grandpa's walking stick.

Three years after discovering a startling truth about her heritage, Maia Peterson thought it was safe to return to Olympia - a hidden world of fearsome giants, enchanting nymphs, and other creatures and characters from Greek mythology - if she wore the magic bracelet given to her by Zeus, lord of the gods. But when the queen of the Amazons, a tribe of powerful warrior women, falls prey to a mad, bloodthirsty demi-god, Maia risks Zeus's protection to fulfill a promise once made by her long-missing father. Side by side with the mightiest of combatants, Maia is pitted against an old rival who...