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by Caro De Robertis
Published Jun 2025
Read ReviewsPerfect for fans of Circe and Black Sun, this bold and subversive feminist retelling of the Greek myth of Psyche and Eros explores the power of queer joy and freedom.
by Ferdia Lennon
Published Mar 2025
Read ReviewsAn utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history.
by Costanza Casati
Published Mar 2024
Read ReviewsMadeline Miller's Circe meets Cersei Lannister in a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious heroine of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.
by Salman Rushdie
Published Jan 2024
Read ReviewsThe epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries—from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize–winning, internationally bestselling author Salman Rushdie.
by Rebecca Stott
Published Jul 2023
Read ReviewsA captivating novel about two sisters fighting for survival in Dark Ages Britain that casts a thrilling spell of magic and myth.
by Jennifer Saint
Published May 2023
Read ReviewsA spellbinding reimagining of the story of Elektra, one of Greek mythology's most infamous heroines, from Jennifer Saint, the author of the beloved international bestseller, Ariadne.
by Marcial Gala
Published Jan 2023
Read ReviewsFrom Marcial Gala, the author of the award-winning The Black Cathedral, Call Me Cassandra is a darkly magical tale of a haunted young dreamer, born in the wrong body and time, who believes himself to be a doomed prophetess from ancient Greek mythology.
by Jennifer Saint
Published Apr 2022
Read ReviewsA mesmerizing debut novel for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe.
by Natalie Haynes
Published Oct 2021
Read ReviewsShortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, a gorgeous retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the many women involved in its causes and consequences - for fans of Madeline Miller.
by Madeline Miller
Published Apr 2020
Read ReviewsWinner of the 2018 BookBrowse Fiction Award
The daring, dazzling and highly anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Song of Achilles.
by Colm Toibin
Published Mar 2018
Read ReviewsFrom the thrilling imagination of bestselling, award-winning Colm Tóibín comes a retelling of the story of Clytemnestra - spectacularly audacious, violent, vengeful, lustful, and instantly compelling - and her children.
by Madeline Miller
Published Aug 2012
Read ReviewsBuilt on the groundwork of the Iliad, Madeline Miller's page-turning, profoundly moving, and blisteringly paced retelling of the epic Trojan War marks the launch of a dazzling career.
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