For the Greek Mythology Nerds

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Read 30 Greek Mythology retellings but please, please, please do not add Percy Jackson to this prompt. I love Rick Riordan but the point of this prompt is to go beyond his work. 

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Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

Stone Blind

Natalie Haynes

373 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes

348 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

The Penelopiad

Margaret Atwood

199 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical challenging reflective fast-paced
Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman

Pandora

Susan Stokes-Chapman

408 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Galatea by Madeline Miller

Galatea

Madeline Miller

46 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary short stories dark emotional sad fast-paced
Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood

Daughters of Sparta

Claire Heywood

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional sad medium-paced
Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

Lavinia

Ursula K. Le Guin

279 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical emotional reflective medium-paced
Medea by Christa Wolf

Medea

Christa Wolf

208 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective slow-paced
For The Most Beautiful by Emily Hauser

For The Most Beautiful

Golden Apple Trilogy #1

Emily Hauser

400 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous fast-paced
Horses of Fire: A Novel of Troy by A.D. Rhine

Horses of Fire: A Novel of Troy

A.D. Rhine

528 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional sad medium-paced