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Constantina Maud

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Greece

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Fantasy, Philosophy, Literary Fiction

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J.R.R. Tolkien, Plato, Oscar Wilde, Charlotte Brontë

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Constantina Maud (pen name of Konstantina Koutsoupia) is a bilingual writer.

Hydranos--her debut fantasy novel published in Greek (2014) and in English (2018)--attained 17th place on the hourly 'Top 100 Amazon Best Sellers - Greco-roman Myth & Legend Fantasy Fiction' list.

Other works of hers include the short stories YT-79605 (attained 29th place on the hourly 'Top 100 Amazon Best Sellers - Literary Short Stories' list) and Rite of Passage (published in the anthology 'Conversations' by Kingston University Press). Flash fiction stories of hers have appeared on the literary platform ‘121 Words’.

Holder of a Master of Laws in History and Theory of Law from the University of Athens [thesis: The Law of War in Thucydides's Work] and former lawyer, ...more

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“Wouldn’t the joys of life lose all colour, if life was eternal?”
― Constantina Maud, Hydranos

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“True siblings are bound together by far more essential things than blood, while more times than many blood isn't thicker than water.”
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“Everything makes so much more sense, when you forget what life forces you to remember.”
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“Why should injustice, the darkness of justice, exist and not be an imperfect entry in a book unread for centuries? Until it is so forgotten, that no one remembers it was ever there.”
― Constantina Maud, Hydranos

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“Envy, however, is a thoroughly doomed state. And the only pity would be to let it introduce hatred to your heart. Hate only what you love.”
― Constantina Maud, Hydranos

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“What a thraldom, to be able to dream and only then to be free!”
― Constantina Maud, Hydranos

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“As usual, however, those who strive to understand have no power to act.”
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“Influence is like the tide. Sometimes it goes, sometimes, however, it comes.”
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