Ancient Greece
The Lost Daughter of Sparta
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Philonoe has worn a curse upon her face since birth. She grows up isolated, yearning tobe loved. When the opportunity for marriage arises, ...Read Review
Greek Boy
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AdventureChildren/Young AdultNautical
Nikos and his father, Kleon, were close once, but now Nikos is fifteen, they always seem to be arguing. Kleon expects Nikos to ...Read Review
Aphrodite in Pieces
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With Aphrodite in Pieces, Lauren Bear offers another powerful feminist Greek myth retelling. Her Author’s Note says: “Misunderstood women are my muses.” ...Read Review
Asterios and the Labyrinth (Mythos of Knossos)
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The storied reign of King Minos, ruler of Knossos on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age (circa 1700 BCE), is enveloped in ...Read Review
Achilles’s Wife: A Novel of Greek Myth Retelling (Trojan Threads)
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Achilles, celebrated as the greatest Greek warrior of the Trojan War, is destined to die an early death as prophesied by an oracle. ...Read Review
The Saffron Horn: A Novel of Minoan Crete
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Set in the 16th century BCE on the island of Crete, Horn presents the very modern story of Liriya, a Minoan fisherman’s ...Read Review
Troy Reborn: The Journey of Aeneas
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Seib explains in his introduction that his intention in retelling Vergil’s classic Aeneid is to describe a “maturing of Aeneas’s attitudes ...Read Review
Sweetbitter Song
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One evening, a nine-year-old slave girl named Melantho meets ten-year-old Princess Penelope, and from that moment on, they are inseparable … until Penelope’s ...Read Review
Pasiphae
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Too often, retellings of Greek myths aren’t nearly as exciting as the originals, but Pasiphaë is definitely worth the read. This princess ...Read Review
The Witch and the Huntress
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This vibrant reimagining of Greek myth centers on Princess Medea of Colchis, a daughter of the goddess Hekate. Eager to escape her tyrannical ...Read Review
