First of all, I want to thank Constantina Maud for giving me the chance to read her book. I promised her my honest opinion and here I am ( I should have done that earlier though, I know, but personal reasons kept me away from my favourite pastime..). Hydranos is a fantasy book. A fantasy that seems like history - I am sure the author could write wonderful historical novels, as well. What makes it so special for me (and made me read it firstly in English and right after in Greek - yes, I searched and bought the book to have both editions, I will explain myself later) is the language. The story is about Drynoe, a rebel in soul, a girl who tries to fit in but always seems to be more than asked, and her company / friends /cousins in a fantasy world that is depicted so detailed and complicated that it is a good idea to consult the maps at the end of the book while reading it (how Tolkien is that! Clapping for Constantina!!). It is about strange stones which constitute the core of existence of the Cosmos and the disappearance of one. It is about political casts that in some way distantly reminded me of the Metabarons of Alejandro Jodorowsky. But the language... Let come to this. When I started reading the English version I thought of the demanding vocabulary used and was impressed. And then I started thinking of ancient Greek tragedies more and more, especially Antigone (The book is not a tragedy at all, I don't want to make spoilers, I have already referred to the ancient Greek drama triangle: plot tie - climax- denouement in a previous comment). So, I finished the book constantly thinking of that, impressed and wondering. I bought the Greek version of the book and I started reading again. There was the answer to my thoughts... The author has mailnly used ancient Greek terms in a modern book in such a way that it is like she is reinventing them, but not really. She uses them in a way that even for someone that has never studied ancient Greek in his whole life, they are understandable. I felt awe for her great effort and the beautiful result! Congratulations. It is really rare to meet a wonderful fantasy book with such high standards. I can't wait to read more of her work in the future..