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The Heroines (UK) / Phaedra (US)

By Laura Shepperson - Published 2023

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Epic

In this retelling of Greek myths, Phaedra is the daughter of King Minos on the civilised island of Crete, where they are visited ...Read Review

The Shadow of Perseus

By Claire Heywood - Published 2023

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Epic

The legend exalting the Greek hero, Perseus, is stripped away through the perspectives of three women in The Shadow of Perseus by Claire ...Read Review

Sparrows in the Wind

By Gail Carson Levine - Published 2022

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Children/Young AdultEpic

A powerful retelling of the fall of Troy, Sparrows in the Wind brings readers into the world of Cassandra and her hope to ...Read Review

On Wine-Dark Seas: A Novel of Odysseus and His Fatherless Son Telemachus

By Tad Crawford - Published 2023

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Epic

After 20 years of war and wanderings, Odysseus, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey, returns to Ithaca to face his greatest ...Read Review

God of Fire: Greek Myths A New Retelling

By Helen Steadman - Published 2022

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Epic

This is a clear-eyed, unsentimental telling of the life of Hephaestus, the god of fire, who was born on Mount Olympus to Hera, ...Read Review

Clytemnestra

By Costanza Casati - Published 2023

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Epic

Following in the recent trend of literary retellings of Greek myths by talented writers like Madeline Miller and Natalie Haynes, Costanza Casati’s ...Read Review

No Good Day to Die

By James Wolf - Published 2023

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EpicWestern

Livingston, Montana, near Bozeman, marks Memorial Day by hanging up hundreds of white crosses, each commemorating a local veteran of wars ranging from ...Read Review

Ithaca

By Claire North - Published 2022

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Epic

Wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, wed Penelope, then a few years later sailed off to the Trojan War with every man of fighting ...Read Review

The Falcon’s Eyes

By Francesca Stanfill - Published 2022

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Epic

This weighty, rambling novel will please readers who like traditional medieval epics about damsels in unhappy arranged marriages, as long as they’re ...Read Review

Empires of Bronze: The Dark Earth (Empires of Bronze 6)

By Gordon Doherty - Published 2022

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Epic

In 1237 BC, the entire Mediterranean world is becoming embroiled in existential peril. The threat comes in multiple guises: environmental droughts and earthquakes, shifting ...Read Review