Mythology Fiction: Heroes Gods and Myth in Modern Fiction
Explore the best mythology fiction books featuring gods, heroes, and modern myths. Discover thrilling tales where ancient legends meet contemporary storytelling in epic adventures.
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American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, …
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The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul
by Douglas Adams
Sequel to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. A passenger check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport goes up in a ball of flame and Dirk Gently …
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Deus Ex Machina: a Divine Comedy
by Maria Aragon
A group of Greek gods and goddesses moves in next door to Stewart in order to help him reunite with his long lost girlfriend.
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The Penelopiad
by Margaret Atwood
The author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin presents a cycle of stories about Penelope, wife of Odysseus, through the eyes of the …
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A String in the Harp
by Nancy Bond
Relates what happens to three Americans, unwillingly transplanted to Wales for one year, when one finds an ancient harp-tuning key that takes him back in …
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Goddess of Yesterday
by Caroline B. Cooney
Taken from her home on an Aegean island as a six-year-old girl, Anaxandra calls on the protection of her goddess while she poses as two …
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The Dark Is Rising (Boxed Set)
by Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper's brilliant Dark is Rising sequence has enthralled readers since the first book, Over Sea, Under Stone, was published more than forty years ago. …
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The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
Hailed as one of the most enduringly popular works of the twentieth century, The Wind in the Willows is a classic of magical fancy and …
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Pandora Gets Jealous
by Carolyn Hennesy
Thirteen-year-old Pandy is hauled before Zeus and given six months to gather all of the evils that were released when the box she brought to …
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Ye Gods!
by Tom Holt
A suburban house, a child called Jason who strangles large snakes whilst still in his cot, the Olympian gods and a Girl Next Door are …
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Modern Classics Finnegans Wake
by James Joyce
A daring work of experimental, Modernist genius, James Joyce's Finnegans Wake is one of the greatest literary achievements of the twentieth century, and the crowning …
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Finn Mac Cool
by Morgan Llywelyn
Finn Mac Cool, a great legendary hero of ancient Ireland, comes to life in a historical fantasy of love, betrayal, magic, myth, and war
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Dominion
by Bentley Little
His attempts at fitting in at a new school complicated by disturbing dreams, Dion Semele befriends Penelope Daneam, an orphan who has been raised by …
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Phone Home, Persephone!
by Kate McMullan
In this laugh-out-loud fractured Greek myth, Hades reveals the real scoop behind the supposed kidnapping of Persephone. Illustrations.
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Sirena
by Donna Jo Napoli
The gods grant immortality to the mermaid Sirena when she rescues a human man from the sea and they fall in love, but his mortality …
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At Swim-Two-Birds
by Flann O'Brien
A wildly comic send-up of Irish literature and culture, "At Swim-Two-Birds" is the story of a young, lazy, and frequently drunk Irish college student who …
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The Tales from the Odyssey #1: One-Eyed Giant
by Mary Pope Osborne
When Odysseus must leave his home to fight the Trojan War, he never imagines that he’ll be away from his family for so many years. …
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The Helmet of Horror
by Victor Pelevin
Retells the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur set in an Internet chat room.
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The King Must Die
by Mary Renault
In this ambitious, ingenious narrative, celebrated historical novelist Mary Renault take legendary hero Theseus and spins his myth into a fast-paced and exciting story. Renault …
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Dream Angus
by Alexander McCall Smith
In a retelling of an ancient Celtic myth about Angus, the god of love, youth, and beauty and a trickster who turns one's romantic dreams …
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Girl Meets Boy
by Ali Smith
Girl meets boy. It's a story as old as time. But what happens when an old story meets a brand new set of circumstances? Ali …
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The Night Life of the Gods
by Thorne Smith
James Thorne Smith Jr. (1892-1934), was an American writer of humorous supernaturnal fantasy fiction. Best known today for his creation of Topper, Smith's comic fantasy …
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Quiver
by Stephanie Spinner
Greek gods and mortals spring to life in this riveting retelling of the myth of Atalanta, the fleet-footed girl warrior who could outrun any man …
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The Wizard Children of Finn
by Mary Tannen
Lured by a magical whistle, Fiona and Bran encounter a wizard-like person named Finn, who takes them on a fantasy journey across ancient Ireland and …
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Binu and the Great Wall
by Tong Su
From the author of the international hit Raise the Red Lantern comes a gorgeous reimagining of the myth of the girl whose tears collapsed the …
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Olympic Games
by Leslie What
A modern-day tale of Greek mythological folly, this story follows the spoiled and vain Hera, who yearns for a family at any cost, as she …
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Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast
by Jane Yolen
When her adopted father is slain by a strange beast, Atalanta is determined to take care of herself.
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Lord of Light
by Roger Zelazny
Earth is long since dead. On a colony planet, a band of men has gained control of technology, made themselves immortal, and now rules their …