Angry Greek Gods Books in Order
Part ofStephanie Rose Books in OrderSee the Angry Greek Gods books by Stephanie Rose in order, with quick summaries, series background, and where to start with this dark myth retelling.
Last updated: July 4, 2026
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Angry Greek Gods books in publication order
2 books
Carnivorous Cupid
by Stephanie Rose
2020
Eros is no harmless matchmaker here. Furious and fully grown, he turns love into ravenous hunger, and the human world pays the price while the gods scramble to stop him.
Poisonous Psyche
by Stephanie Rose
2022
Psyche and her daughter vanish from Olympus, and soon deadly fumes begin poisoning the world below. To save them, the gods must untangle a mystery driven by grief, loyalty, and something darker whispering in the background.
Angry Greek Gods books in chronological order
Series background & context
The Angry Greek Gods series takes familiar figures from Greek mythology and pushes them into darker territory. These are not soft retellings or light adventures on Mount Olympus. Stephanie Rose treats the gods as powerful, messy, dangerous beings whose grudges and grief spill straight into the mortal world.
It starts with Carnivorous Cupid, which gives Eros a sharp new edge. He is not the cute little symbol of love most people picture. He is fully grown, furious, and capable of turning desire into something monstrous. The book uses that twist to build both horror and mystery, asking what could drive the god of love so far from his usual role.
Poisonous Psyche widens the story and the danger. Psyche and her daughter vanish, toxic fumes spread through the world below, and the people who love them are left trying to understand what happened before the damage becomes impossible to contain. The series keeps one foot in Olympus and the other on earth, which helps the stakes feel big without losing the personal side of the story.
That balance is a big part of the appeal. The books deal in divine powers, curses, disappearances, and bodies at risk, but they also run on family tension, loyalty, shame, and love twisted by fear. Rose is clearly interested in the way old myths can become horror stories when you stop smoothing out the edges. Her gods are not symbols first. They are volatile characters first.
The tone is dark fantasy with a real horror streak. There is suspense, there is gore, and there is a constant sense that something is off even before the full truth comes into view. If you like myth retellings that keep the names and the drama but let the story get stranger and more dangerous, this series is likely to work for you.
At its core, Angry Greek Gods is about what happens when beings built to rule love, beauty, loyalty, and nature start to break in public. When gods fall apart, everyone feels it.
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