Messing with the Myths: The Book of the Living

Icarus - Icky to his friends - is flying away from Crete when his wings fail and he plunges into the Middle Sea. His father, Master Daedalus, cannot help and flies on ahead. But a ship carrying Icky's friends - Freckles, a spotted hyena, Tuft, a lion cub, and Tree, a baby hippo - arrives. Captain Messi and First Mate Lazee fish Icky from the sea.Messi demands payment for the transport of Icky and the animals to Egypt. They take oaths to help him seek a cure for his dying father. Joined by Master Daedalus, who finds his son in Egypt, they go on a quest to gather the ingredients to work the spell in The Book of the Living, a scroll granting eternal life. The scroll can only be used, however, if someone can give Thoth - the Egyptian god of knowledge - a piece of knowledge he does not have. Will they be able to pay the price? And will they choose to pay it, after they learn the cost?Messing with the Myths: The Book of the Living is the second in a series of stories having fun with different mythologies. The first is Messing with the Myths: The Maxotaur. More are in the works!

• | Author: Xander Wang
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: Mar 15, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00204 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: NA
• | ISBN-13: 9798313436715