mythology + retelling

4 books tagged both “mythology” and “retelling”.

Katee Robert · 2021

Promised to Zeus, Persephone flees to Hades and trades fake dating for real choice in Olympus.

2,002-word summary · 9 min read

Neil Gaiman · 2017

Gaiman retells the Norse myths in order, from the creation of the world to Ragnarok, with Odin, Thor and Loki at the center.

4,647-word summary · 21 min read

Scarlett St. Clair · 2020

Persephone bargains with Hades in New Athens nightclub deal.

2,545-word summary · 11 min read

Madeline Miller · 2018

Exiled witch Circe masters plant magic on Aiaia, faces gods and monsters, loves Odysseus, and chooses a mortal life.

2,957-word summary · 13 min read