The Double Axe

I loved it, it's such an imaginative re-telling of the Minotaur story, gripping and utterly believable. -- Cressida Cowell
Hard to imagine a more brilliant reinterpretation of Greek myth than The Double Axe. -- Anthony McGowan
This remix is both learned and exciting. * The Financial Times *
Instantly absorbing adventure. -- Amanda Craig
A dark and action packed story based on a familiar myth but with its own unique twist. * Maia and a Little More *
A thrilling adventure. * Scoop School *
SO good: so fierce and pacy and sharp. If you love myth you will love, love this. -- Katherine Rundell
Very exciting... marvellous and refreshing. -- Lucy Coats, author of Atticus the Storyteller
Violence in the labyrinthine darkness, and the pleasures of food, family loyalty and discovering your own powers as a young man, all reforge Greek myth for the new generation in vivid prose saturated with Homer * New Statesman, Best Children’s Books for Spring *
Womack’s fifth novel, unsettling, original and absorbing, shows him at the height of his powers * Literary Review *
A clever rummage through the myth that manages to turn it on its head and recast it in a new light * The Telegraph, Best Children's Books of 2016 *
Womack’s retelling is packed full of action, mystery, and intrigue, as it weaves Stephan’s story into the backdrop of the legend we know today. -- Victoria Addis, A Hermit's Progress
A gripping adventure * Historical Novel Society *