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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Medusa by Rosie Hewlett

Medusa

Rosie Hewlett

204 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical dark emotional sad fast-paced
Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles by Jeanette Winterson

Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles

Jeanette Winterson

151 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary challenging reflective slow-paced
Ithaca: A Novel of Homer's Odyssey by Patrick Dillon

Ithaca: A Novel of Homer's Odyssey

Patrick Dillon

265 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging medium-paced
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Home Fire

Kamila Shamsie

276 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Cassandra by Christa Wolf

Cassandra

Christa Wolf

138 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy historical literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Queens of Themiscyra by Hannah Lynn

Queens of Themiscyra

The Grecian Women Trilogy #3

Hannah Lynn

429 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
A Spartan's Sorrow by Hannah Lynn

A Spartan's Sorrow

The Grecian Women Trilogy #2

Hannah Lynn

350 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Athena's Child by Hannah Lynn

Athena's Child

The Grecian Women Trilogy #1

Hannah Lynn

252 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional fast-paced
The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood

The Shadow of Perseus

Claire Heywood

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Medea by Eilish Quin

Medea

Eilish Quin

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical dark emotional sad medium-paced