Pithy Books: mythology https://pithybooks.com/tags/mythology/ Latest Pithy Books summaries tagged “mythology”. en Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:12:09 GMT A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/a-touch-of-darkness/ https://pithybooks.com/books/a-touch-of-darkness/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Persephone bargains with Hades in New Athens nightclub deal. The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-blood-of-olympus/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-blood-of-olympus/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seven demigods stop Gaia waking while Reyna brings Athena statue. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-red-pyramid/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-red-pyramid/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Siblings Carter and Sadie Kane wake the Egyptian gods and must stop Set from destroying the world. The House of Hades by Rick Riordan: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-house-of-hades/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-house-of-hades/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Percy and Annabeth cross Tartarus while the five close the Doors of Death before Gaea wakes. The Iliad by Homer: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-iliad/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-iliad/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Achilles quits the fight over Briseis, Patroclus falls to Hector, and Troy burns toward its fate in Homer's war epic. The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-mark-of-athena/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-mark-of-athena/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Seven demigods sail for Rome where Annabeth must follow the Mark to the Athena Parthenos alone. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-son-of-neptune/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-son-of-neptune/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Amnesiac Percy wakes at Camp Jupiter and quests to Alaska with Hazel and Frank to free Thanatos. American Gods by Neil Gaiman: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/american-gods/ https://pithybooks.com/books/american-gods/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Shadow Moon leaves prison to work for Mr Wednesday and gets pulled into war between old gods and new. Circe by Madeline Miller: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/circe/ https://pithybooks.com/books/circe/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Exiled witch Circe masters plant magic on Aiaia, faces gods and monsters, loves Odysseus, and chooses a mortal life. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-battle-of-the-labyrinth/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-battle-of-the-labyrinth/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Percy and Annabeth enter the shifting Labyrinth with Rachel Dare to stop Luke and Kronos from invading Camp Half-Blood. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-last-olympian/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-last-olympian/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Percy Jackson turns sixteen as Kronos marches on Manhattan, forcing Camp Half-Blood into a final stand for Olympus beside Annabeth as the old prophecy demands his choice. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-lost-hero/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-lost-hero/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Jason wakes with no memory while Piper and Leo learn they are demigods sent to free Hera. The Odyssey by Homer: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-odyssey/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-odyssey/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Homer's Odyssey in Fagles translation: Odysseus fights home past Cyclops, Circe, and Sirens while Telemachus seeks news and Penelope stalls suitors in Ithaca. Full plot retold here. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-sea-of-monsters/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-sea-of-monsters/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Percy returns for a second summer as Camp Half-Blood loses its borders, Tyson is claimed as his brother, and the Golden Fleece waits past the Sea of Monsters. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-titans-curse/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-titans-curse/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Percy joins a winter quest to save Annabeth and Artemis with Thalia, Grover, Bianca and Zoe, facing Atlas and Luke under a hard Oracle prophecy on Mount Othrys. Fully retold here. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-lightning-thief/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-lightning-thief/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief retold: Percy Jackson, Camp Half-Blood, the stolen bolt, and the road trip to the Underworld. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-song-of-achilles/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-song-of-achilles/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Song of Achilles retold: Patroclus and Achilles from boys to Troy, love and war in Miller prose.