Corydon
#8963.63 adjusted 3.86 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 3 books Status Complete 2005–2007 Reading commitment Medium Tobias Druitt Last reviewed 2026-11-05
Overview
Tobias Druitt is the pen name of a mother and son writing team, Diane Purkiss and Michael Dowling. Their Corydon trilogy (2005-2007) retells Greek myth through the eyes of a shepherd boy with a goat's foot, who is rejected by his village and shown as a monster in a travelling show. The first book, Corydon and the Island of Monsters, follows him as he joins a band of mythical creatures and defends their island from heroes. The second, Corydon and the Fall of Atlantis, takes him to Atlantis, and the third, Corydon and the Siege of Troy, takes the story to Troy.
Mythic fantasy · For Middle grade
Core Canon: Reading Order (3 works) counts toward ranking
Corydon Tobias Druitt
| Work | Year | Internal chron. | Canon | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Corydon and the Island of Monsters; ISBN is for the Simon & Schuster hardcover (June 2005). | 2005 | 1 | core | 3.63 (219 ratings) |
 | Corydon and the Fall of Atlantis; ISBN is for the Simon & Schuster hardback (July 2006); the US edition appeared in February 2007. | 2006 | 2 | core | 3.64 (88 ratings) |
| Corydon and the Siege of Troy | 2007 | 3 | core | 3.61 (51 ratings) |
A goat-footed shepherd boy leads a band of mythical monsters through the stories of Greek myth.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Corydon? Corydon's Core Canon is 3 books.
- What is the reading order for Corydon? Publication order, starting with Corydon and the Island of Monsters. Full list and years in the Core Canon table above.
- Is Corydon finished? Complete (2005–2007).
- How much reading does Corydon take? Medium reading commitment (estimated from 3 Core Canon books).
- How is Corydon ranked? #896 in this site's official ranking, based on 358 reader ratings across 3 Core Canon books. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #896?
Ranked #896 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 3.63 across 3 core books.
- A smaller readership (358 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Remarkably consistent across the whole series: all 3 rated core books rate within 0.03 of each other.
- 0.14 behind #895, The Well at the World's End.
- Below the top-10 average of 4.46.
Why explore this universe?
Modestly rated · 3 books · Complete · 358 ratings · Ranks #896 overall
Good choice if you want a moderate-length mythic fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
Publication order (3 Core Canon books)
- Corydon and the Island of Monsters (2005)
- Corydon and the Fall of Atlantis (2006)
- Corydon and the Siege of Troy (2007)
Documented internal/story chronology is recorded for every Core Canon book here, and matches publication order exactly, with no divergence to show separately.
Awards (verified)
- No awards found for this universe.
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 3.63 across 358 ratings on 3 Core Canon books. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon Extension: 22 universes from the candidate register; Cursed Bunny ruled out; open synopses for Anna Strong, Allie Beckstrom and Alex Craft accepted 2026-11-05
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia: Tobias Druitt Tier 2
- Wikipedia: Corydon and the Island of Monsters Tier 2
- Penguin Random House: Corydon series Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-11-05
Rule: Core Canon = Corydon and the Island of Monsters (2005), Corydon and the Fall of Atlantis (2006) and Corydon and the Siege of Troy (2007).