Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Of Love and Forge | 2023 | Carly Spade | Buy |
| 2 | Lords of the Underworld | 2023 | Carly Spade | Buy |
| 3 | Of Magic and Rum | 2024 | Carly Spade | Buy |
Beyond a Contemporary Mythos takes the world Carly Spade built in her original series and pushes it in a new direction. Beginning with Of Love and Forge (2023), the spin-off features Greek gods who were not the focus of the main Contemporary Mythos novels and pairs them in fresh romantic storylines.
Of Love and Forge centers on Aphrodite and Hephaestus, two gods with a long and complicated history in Greek myth. Spade reimagines their dynamic in a story that mixes mythology with cyberpunk and action elements. Lords of the Underworld (2023) continues the spin-off with another pairing from the Olympian pantheon, and Of Magic and Rum (2024) rounds out the current trilogy. Characters from the original Contemporary Mythos series make appearances, connecting the two series together for readers who have been following from the beginning.