MUSES INc is a highly imaginative story about helping people achieve their dreams. Set in present-day Toronto, we discover that most of the characters are Greek gods and goddesses. To harness the human energy they need to sustain themselves, the nine muses have formed an energy company, MUSES INc. The central character of the book, Kit Shepherd, is an immortal Greek Corybant and son of Thalia, one of the nine muses. Kit tries to help everyday humans reach their dreams, but the muses see his actions as interfering, and punish him. Not to be dissuaded, Kit seeks the help of friends, both immortal and human, to strive toward his goal while trying to stick it to the muses.
Set in 21st century Toronto, much of the action takes place at The Royal Ontario Museum #ROM where there's more life to the artifacts on display than meets the eye. Muses Inc. follows the adventures of Kit and his friend, Jim as they use friendship, compassion and creativity to outwit muses, monsters and other mythical creatures to bring about change and acceptance in a large a troubled family of gods and goddesses.Muses Inc.
Fantastic Young Adult fiction! Really good storytelling using Greek Mythology to make all these interesting characters seem god-like, mysterious, good & evil, and still quite familiar!
Toronto is well presented in this book which was refreshing and charming!