Head of Zeus Books

Head of Zeus Books An independent publishing house dedicated to new authors, great storytelling & fabulous ideas. So - why the name? Athene's symbol is the owl. But no apologies.

Head of Zeus opened for business on 3 January 2012 and we published our first books in July 2012. Our list is a mix of general and literary fiction, genre fiction and non fiction. We are also the UK and Commonwealth distributors for MysteriousPress.com, one of the world's largest digital crime fiction lists. Our name is not a tribute to Zeus himself but to his daughter Athene, the grey-eyed goddes

s of wisdom, later known to the Romans as Minerva. According to Greek myth, Zeus, an incorrigible philanderer, is told by one of his many girlfriends that she is pregnant. He thereupon swallows her in order to conceal the evidence of his infidelity from his long-suffering wife Hera. But the unborn child, unlike her unfortunate mother, is immortal. In due course Athene is delivered, fully formed and armour clad, from a cyst on her father's head, and adopted as their patron deity, first by the citizens of Athens and latterly by a nascent publishing enterprise in Clerkenwell Green. It makes a beautiful colophon. Ours is adapted from a sixth century BCE Athenian four drachma silver coin which I bought from Messrs Spink in Southampton Row. The owl is not just a symbol of wisdom but a much-loved creature found in more than 400 species across the nocturnal planet. So there you have it. Yes, it is pretentious, grandiose and fanciful, perhaps even ludicrous, especially for a toddler of a publishing house like ourselves. You have to start somewhere, and there's no harm in setting your sights on Olympus. Twitter:
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03/06/2025

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Victoria Taylor introduces , her new examination of the historic role of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.Using n...
02/06/2025

Victoria Taylor introduces , her new examination of the historic role of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

Using new research, she offers revelatory insight into the men who flew Hitler's air war in 1940.

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What is space? What is time? Where did the universe come from? The answers to mankind's most enduring questions may lie ...
02/06/2025

What is space? What is time? Where did the universe come from? The answers to mankind's most enduring questions may lie in science's greatest enigma: black holes.

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New research offers a revelatory insight of the men who flew Hitler's air war against Britain in the summer of 1940.In ...
30/05/2025

New research offers a revelatory insight of the men who flew Hitler's air war against Britain in the summer of 1940.

In Victoria Taylor portrays what life was really like for airmen during the Battle of Britain.

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Victoria Taylor author of will be live in conversation & a book signing at Aces High Gallery on 01/06/25Alongside an i...
28/05/2025

Victoria Taylor author of will be live in conversation & a book signing at Aces High Gallery on 01/06/25

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'A bold, masterful, & pioneering examination of the roots of the Ukrainian War that clears away all half-truths & misund...
27/05/2025

'A bold, masterful, & pioneering examination of the roots of the Ukrainian War that clears away all half-truths & misunderstandings' Chris Riches

In , Jonathan Haslam, examines one of the most intractable issues of our time.

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Victoria Taylor , used new research to write She also gave her expertise to the documentary for the video game Scrambl...
25/05/2025

Victoria Taylor , used new research to write

She also gave her expertise to the documentary for the video game Scramble: Battle of Britain from Slitherine Games

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