Authors: Clea Hantman
Heaven Sent (12 page)
Without the fabulous Jodi Anderson, this book would simply not exist. She rocks hard and I thank her from the bottom of my heart and my tippy toes.
And a most special thanks to the one and only Miss Keva Marie who helped shape these characters, listened lots, and is an all-around true-true friend.
Clea Hantman
has written for and about teens since she was one herself. She’s worked on teen marketing campaigns for companies such as Ticketmaster, Wet Seal, Contempo, Skinmarket, and Dawls. She’s written for
Sweetie
and
Phoebe
(retailer Wet Seal’s magazines) and Transworld publications like
Skateboarding
and
Warp
…and she’s been written about in
Seventeen, YM,
and
Wired.
In addition, Clea is a Cancer who collects lunch boxes and likes to boogie.
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Cover illustration © 2002 by Lizzy Bromley
Cover photograph © 2002 by Barry Marcus
Cover design by Marci Senders
Cover © 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
GODDESSES #1: HEAVEN SENT
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Mnemosyne, my mom, our mom, was one of the most beautiful goddesses there ever was. You know how most of us gods are immortal? Well, Mom didn’t have it so lucky. I miss her more than anything.
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Clio’s my bossy sister. Even bossier than Polly.
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Icky old Cepheus actually sacrificed his own daughter, Andromeda, to save his kingdom from Poseidon. Yikes.
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Calliope is my eldest, most accomplished sister.
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Dion just wandered the world, screaming and yelling at anyone who listened. He sort of became a drunk after that.
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A serious babe and heir to the throne of Greece. He’s sort of the Prince William of ancient times.
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I have eight sisters total, so there are nine of us. We’re goddesses of inspiration, goddesses of the arts, and a real kick at parties.
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See, in the Olympus hierarchy, the Furies are in a class all by themselves. Even my father, while not exactly afraid of them, steers clear of them. They have this all-knowing sense about them, but nobody really knows how much they actually do know.
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Hermes is basically the “delivery” god. He’s okay when he’s not delivering wretched, horrible news.
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She is, in essence, the cheerleader of the goddess world.
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This from a god who wears tacky gold wings on his shoes?
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Apollo is the seriously cool, seriously fun god of music.
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Olympus is filled with them, each one more horrible than the next, killing their mothers and sacrificing their daughters. The heavens are rough.
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Rember him? The one who sacrificed his daughter? Ew.