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The Heroines (UK) / Phaedra (US)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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