'Where historical fiction and fantasy collide' 'You must promise never to speak out about your heritage,' his grandmother warned, 'because people fear anything different.' 'Fear us!' Yöst laughed in protest. 'We are too few to fear.' 'It makes no difference. You are descendants of Zeus, magical creatures …' Persecuted throughout the centuries by the church for their ability to shape-shift into swans and heavenly beings, in 1930s Europe, three children, survive the latest purge. This is their story.