#Mythology

5 books tagged with mythology, sorted by rating.

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Circe

by Madeline Miller

5/5

Fiction & Literature Fantasy

The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

5/5

Fiction & Literature

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

4/5

Fantasy Fiction & Literature

Katabasis

by R. F. Kuang

4/5

Fantasy

Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

4/5

Young Adult Fantasy

Circe

by Madeline Miller

5/5

In the house of Helios, god of the sun, a daughter is born — but Circe is a strange child, not powerful like her father nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft. Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her craft and encounters legends of mythology.

Fiction & Literature Fantasy

The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

5/5

A tale of gods, kings, immortal fame, and the human heart, The Song of Achilles is a profoundly moving retelling of Homer's Iliad. Exiled prince Patroclus befriends golden Achilles, and their bond deepens as they grow into young men and are called to fight in the Trojan War.

Fiction & Literature

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

4/5

Shadow Moon, recently released from prison, is hired as a bodyguard by the mysterious Mr. Wednesday — who turns out to be an old god preparing for war. Across the American landscape, the gods that immigrants brought to the New World are losing power to modern deities of technology, media, and consumerism.

Fantasy Fiction & Literature

Katabasis

by R. F. Kuang

4/5

Alice Law, a graduate student in magick at Cambridge, needs her advisor's recommendation for her career, but Professor Jacob Grimes has died in a magical accident. So she sets out to travel through Hell and bring his soul back, joined by her academic rival, Peter Murdoch.

Fantasy

Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

4/5

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson discovers he's the son of Poseidon and is thrust into a world of Greek gods and monsters. Accused of stealing Zeus's master lightning bolt, Percy must journey across America to find the real thief and prevent a war among the gods.

Young Adult Fantasy