#13 The Lost Daughter of Sparta by Felicia Day, Rowan MacColl (Illustrator)

This black, white and red graphic novel is a story of an unloved princess born with a birthmark on her face and sent away to be raised by herders until they need her to marry for a political alliance. Philonoe is only mentioned in one known text so this is a idea of how she avoided the curse that was placed on her family and her sisters in particular.  There are gods and monsters both involved in this tale and as usual in most myths the gods use mortals as pawns for any slights they feel.

 

Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss