🏛️ Reimagined Epic

Grand, familiar stories retold with fresh perspectives, subverted expectations, and contemporary resonance — ancient bones dressed in new flesh.

Odyssey

by Stephen Fry • 2024

Cunning Odysseus outwits monsters and gods for twenty years to reclaim his waiting wife.

4.28

24k+

🏛️ Homeric Retelling 👤 King In Disguise 💍 Faithful Wife 🐉 Monster Encounters 🎭 Witty Narration

Odyssey 89%

Cunning Odysseus outwits monsters and gods for twenty years to reclaim his waiting wife.

by Stephen Fry 2024

4.28

24k+ ratings

🏛️ Homeric Retelling 👤 King In Disguise 💍 Faithful Wife 🐉 Monster Encounters 🎭 Witty Narration

Scion of Ikshvaku

by Amish Tripathi • 2015

Blamed from birth, a law-bound prince follows a sage into exile, where a demon-king waits.

3.87

47k+

🏛️ Mythic Retelling ⚖️ Duty Bound 👑 Royal Exile 🕉️ Ancient India 🏹 Divine Destiny

Scion of Ikshvaku 89%

Blamed from birth, a law-bound prince follows a sage into exile, where a demon-king waits.

by Amish Tripathi 2015

3.87

47k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Retelling ⚖️ Duty Bound 👑 Royal Exile 🕉️ Ancient India 🏹 Divine Destiny

The Aeneid

by Virgil

Destined to found Rome, a Trojan exile braves divine wrath, tragic love, and war.

3.88

145k+

🏛️ Epic Poetry 🏙️ Foundation Myth 😔 Reluctant Hero 💔 Tragic Love Affair ⚡ Divine Intervention

The Aeneid 88%

Destined to found Rome, a Trojan exile braves divine wrath, tragic love, and war.

by Virgil

3.88

145k+ ratings

🏛️ Epic Poetry 🏙️ Foundation Myth 😔 Reluctant Hero 💔 Tragic Love Affair ⚡ Divine Intervention

The Ramayana

by R.K. Narayan • 1957

A banished prince leads a monkey army to rescue his wife from a ten-headed demon.

4.07

13k+

📜 Indian Epic 🏛️ Classical Retelling ⚡ Divine Incarnation 🌲 Exile And Return ⚔️ Cosmic Battle

The Ramayana 88%

A banished prince leads a monkey army to rescue his wife from a ten-headed demon.

by R.K. Narayan 1957

4.07

13k+ ratings

📜 Indian Epic 🏛️ Classical Retelling ⚡ Divine Incarnation 🌲 Exile And Return ⚔️ Cosmic Battle

The Odyssey

by Homer

Ten years of monsters and angry gods stand between a Greek king and his waiting wife.

3.84

1.2M+

🏛️ Ancient Epic 🌊 Long Journey Home 🧠 Cunning Hero 🎭 Disguised Identity 👨‍👦 Father And Son

The Odyssey 88%

Ten years of monsters and angry gods stand between a Greek king and his waiting wife.

by Homer

3.84

1.2M+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Epic 🌊 Long Journey Home 🧠 Cunning Hero 🎭 Disguised Identity 👨‍👦 Father And Son

The Secret of the Nagas & the Immortals of Meluha

by Amish Tripathi

Blue-throated by a strange elixir, a mountain chief becomes the prophesied savior of a rigid empire.

4.23

3k+

🕉️ Indian Mythology Retelling 🔱 Mythic Fantasy ⚗️ Science Meets Myth 🇮🇳 Ancient India 💔 Forbidden Love

The Secret of the Nagas & the Immortals of Meluha Summary

The Secret of the Nagas & the Immortals of Meluha 88%

Blue-throated by a strange elixir, a mountain chief becomes the prophesied savior of a rigid empire.

by Amish Tripathi

4.23

3k+ ratings

🕉️ Indian Mythology Retelling 🔱 Mythic Fantasy ⚗️ Science Meets Myth 🇮🇳 Ancient India 💔 Forbidden Love

The Kalevala

by Elias Lönnrot • 1835

From a seabird's egg, the world is sung. An ancient sage reclaims the stolen sun.

4.05

6k+

📜 National Epic 🌌 Creation Myth 🎶 Power Of Song ⚒️ Divine Smith 🧙‍♂️ Eternal Sage

The Kalevala 88%

From a seabird's egg, the world is sung. An ancient sage reclaims the stolen sun.

by Elias Lönnrot 1835

4.05

6k+ ratings

📜 National Epic 🌌 Creation Myth 🎶 Power Of Song ⚒️ Divine Smith 🧙‍♂️ Eternal Sage

Norse Mythology

by Neil Gaiman • 2017

From ice and fire, the Norse gods built a world they already knew would burn.

4.10

345k+

🪓 Norse Myth Retelling 🦊 Trickster Tales ⚡ Inevitable Prophecy 👑 Divine Family Drama 📜 Ancient Myths Revisited

Norse Mythology 88%

From ice and fire, the Norse gods built a world they already knew would burn.

by Neil Gaiman 2017

4.10

345k+ ratings

🪓 Norse Myth Retelling 🦊 Trickster Tales ⚡ Inevitable Prophecy 👑 Divine Family Drama 📜 Ancient Myths Revisited

Fury of the Queen

by A.E. Rayne • 2022

A warrior queen hunts the warlord who destroyed her kingdom, while gods and dreamers tip the scales.

4.67

1k+

🛌 Dream Magic 💀 Vengeance Quest 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Meddling Gods 👑 Reluctant King

Fury of the Queen 88%

A warrior queen hunts the warlord who destroyed her kingdom, while gods and dreamers tip the scales.

by A.E. Rayne 2022

4.67

1k+ ratings

🛌 Dream Magic 💀 Vengeance Quest 🫂 Found Family ⚡ Meddling Gods 👑 Reluctant King

The Immortals of Meluha

by Amish Tripathi • 2010

When his throat turns blue, a tribal leader becomes the prophesied savior of an empire.

4.14

128k+

🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 🌏 Ancient India 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy ⚔️ Reluctant Hero 💔 Slow Burn Romance

The Immortals of Meluha 88%

When his throat turns blue, a tribal leader becomes the prophesied savior of an empire.

by Amish Tripathi 2010

4.14

128k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Fantasy 🌏 Ancient India 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy ⚔️ Reluctant Hero 💔 Slow Burn Romance

The Secret of the Nagas

by Amish Tripathi • 2011

Chasing the Naga who attacked his wife, a savior uncovers a truth that redefines good and evil.

4.11

94k+

🕉️ Indian Mythology Retelling 🗺️ Mythological Quest 👤 Humanized Gods 🤫 Hidden Family Secrets ✨ Prophecy And Destiny

The Secret of the Nagas 88%

Chasing the Naga who attacked his wife, a savior uncovers a truth that redefines good and evil.

by Amish Tripathi 2011

4.11

94k+ ratings

🕉️ Indian Mythology Retelling 🗺️ Mythological Quest 👤 Humanized Gods 🤫 Hidden Family Secrets ✨ Prophecy And Destiny

Dharmayoddha Kalki

by Kevin Missal • 2017

Vishnu's final avatar rises in a village boy, but the world belongs to a drug-mad tyrant.

3.79

3k+

🕉️ Hindu Mythology 📜 Mythological Retelling 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy ✨ Hidden Divine Power ⚔️ Brothers In Arms

Dharmayoddha Kalki 88%

Vishnu's final avatar rises in a village boy, but the world belongs to a drug-mad tyrant.

by Kevin Missal 2017

3.79

3k+ ratings

🕉️ Hindu Mythology 📜 Mythological Retelling 🔮 Chosen One Prophecy ✨ Hidden Divine Power ⚔️ Brothers In Arms

Mistborn

by Brandon Sanderson • 2016

Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.

4.31

102k+

👻 Afterlife Fantasy 🕵️‍♂️ Heist Fantasy ⚡️ Temporary God 🃏 Con Artist Hero ✨ Hopepunk

Mistborn 87%

Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.

by Brandon Sanderson 2016

4.31

102k+ ratings

👻 Afterlife Fantasy 🕵️‍♂️ Heist Fantasy ⚡️ Temporary God 🃏 Con Artist Hero ✨ Hopepunk

The Return of Ulysses

by Edith Hall • 2008

Every age rewrites the Odyssey, turning monsters into victims and heroes into questions.

3.75

📜 Classical Reception ⚡ Myth And Modernity 🏠 Exile And Homecoming 📖 Feminist Readings 🌍 Post-Colonial Critique

The Return of Ulysses 87%

Every age rewrites the Odyssey, turning monsters into victims and heroes into questions.

by Edith Hall 2008

3.75

53 ratings

📜 Classical Reception ⚡ Myth And Modernity 🏠 Exile And Homecoming 📖 Feminist Readings 🌍 Post-Colonial Critique

The Last Olympian

by Rick Riordan • 2009

A prophecy dooms Percy Jackson at sixteen, and the Titan army has just invaded Manhattan.

4.55

1.2M+

🏛️ Modern Greek Mythology 🔮 Prophecy Twist 🗡️ Enemy Redemption Arc ⚔️ Underdog Army 💔 Bittersweet Victory

The Last Olympian 87%

A prophecy dooms Percy Jackson at sixteen, and the Titan army has just invaded Manhattan.

by Rick Riordan 2009

4.55

1.2M+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Greek Mythology 🔮 Prophecy Twist 🗡️ Enemy Redemption Arc ⚔️ Underdog Army 💔 Bittersweet Victory

Daggerspell

by Katharine Kerr • 1986

To save her father, a young woman rides into rebellion, exile, and forbidden magic.

3.91

17k+

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⚔️ Warrior Woman 👑 Political Intrigue 🏰 Exiled Noble

Daggerspell 87%

To save her father, a young woman rides into rebellion, exile, and forbidden magic.

by Katharine Kerr 1986

3.91

17k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⚔️ Warrior Woman 👑 Political Intrigue 🏰 Exiled Noble

Weight

by Jeanette Winterson • 2005

Alone with the sky on his shoulders, Atlas listens to the world and questions the weight.

3.74

8k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🔄 Retold From Villain 🌌 Cosmic Punishment ⚔️ Hero's Downfall 🌊 Meditative Prose

Weight 87%

Alone with the sky on his shoulders, Atlas listens to the world and questions the weight.

by Jeanette Winterson 2005

3.74

8k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🔄 Retold From Villain 🌌 Cosmic Punishment ⚔️ Hero's Downfall 🌊 Meditative Prose

Heroes

by Stephen Fry • 2018

Heracles, Jason, Theseus: the Greek heroes who fought monsters, defied gods, and fell hard.

4.31

62k+

🏛️ Greek Mythology 📖 Mythological Retellings ⚔️ Heroic Quests ⚡ Gods And Mortals 🔮 Fate And Prophecy

Heroes 87%

Heracles, Jason, Theseus: the Greek heroes who fought monsters, defied gods, and fell hard.

by Stephen Fry 2018

4.31

62k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Mythology 📖 Mythological Retellings ⚔️ Heroic Quests ⚡ Gods And Mortals 🔮 Fate And Prophecy

Waybound

by Will Wight • 2023

Lindon, a Dreadgod, must exile the Monarchs before the final Dreadgods wake, or hunger claims him.

4.62

24k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 🐉 Xianxia 🫂 Found Family 👶 Zero To Hero 🏋️ Training Arcs

Waybound 87%

Lindon, a Dreadgod, must exile the Monarchs before the final Dreadgods wake, or hunger claims him.

by Will Wight 2023

4.62

24k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 🐉 Xianxia 🫂 Found Family 👶 Zero To Hero 🏋️ Training Arcs

Pan Tadeusz

by Adam Mickiewicz • 1834

Tadeusz returns from university to a Lithuanian manor gripped by a blood feud and Napoleon's war.

3.01

20k+

🏛️ Verse Epic 📜 National Epic ⚔️ Family Feud 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎖️ Napoleonic Era

Pan Tadeusz 87%

Tadeusz returns from university to a Lithuanian manor gripped by a blood feud and Napoleon's war.

by Adam Mickiewicz 1834

3.01

20k+ ratings

🏛️ Verse Epic 📜 National Epic ⚔️ Family Feud 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎖️ Napoleonic Era

The Oath of the Vayuputras

by Amish Tripathi • 2013

Shiva must destroy the elixir of immortality, but its defenders will take all he loves.

3.84

73k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🇮🇳 Ancient India ⚗️ Immortality's Price 💔 Vengeful Grief 🔮 Prophecy's Burden

The Oath of the Vayuputras 87%

Shiva must destroy the elixir of immortality, but its defenders will take all he loves.

by Amish Tripathi 2013

3.84

73k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🇮🇳 Ancient India ⚗️ Immortality's Price 💔 Vengeful Grief 🔮 Prophecy's Burden

Troy

by Stephen Fry • 2020

A stolen queen launches a thousand ships toward doomed Troy, where gods bicker and heroes rage.

4.34

44k+

🏛️ Trojan War 📜 Myth Retelling 🏺 Bronze Age 🌩️ Divine Meddling 🎭 Epic Tragedy

Troy 87%

A stolen queen launches a thousand ships toward doomed Troy, where gods bicker and heroes rage.

by Stephen Fry 2020

4.34

44k+ ratings

🏛️ Trojan War 📜 Myth Retelling 🏺 Bronze Age 🌩️ Divine Meddling 🎭 Epic Tragedy

The Destroyer

by Michael-Scott Earle • 2016

He wakes in a crypt, memory gone; they came for a savior and found a monster.

4.00

4k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🧠 Amnesiac Warrior 💔 Doomed Love 👹 Ancient Evil Returns

The Destroyer 87%

He wakes in a crypt, memory gone; they came for a savior and found a monster.

by Michael-Scott Earle 2016

4.00

4k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🧠 Amnesiac Warrior 💔 Doomed Love 👹 Ancient Evil Returns

Sita

by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2013

Earth-born Sita marries a god-prince, survives abduction and war, then faces the tribunal of rumor.

4.10

8k+

🏹 Feminist Mythology 🛕 Ancient India 🌙 Divine Feminine 📜 Ramayana Retelling 🎨 Illustrated Retelling

Sita 87%

Earth-born Sita marries a god-prince, survives abduction and war, then faces the tribunal of rumor.

by Devdutt Pattanaik 2013

4.10

8k+ ratings

🏹 Feminist Mythology 🛕 Ancient India 🌙 Divine Feminine 📜 Ramayana Retelling 🎨 Illustrated Retelling

Beowulf

by J.R.R. Tolkien • 2014

Beowulf sails to Denmark to rid Heorot Hall of a monster, but its mother wants blood.

3.90

12k+

📜 Epic Poem ⚔️ Heroic Legend 👹 Monster Slayer 🐉 Dragon Slayer 🛡️ Warrior Honor

Beowulf 87%

Beowulf sails to Denmark to rid Heorot Hall of a monster, but its mother wants blood.

by J.R.R. Tolkien 2014

3.90

12k+ ratings

📜 Epic Poem ⚔️ Heroic Legend 👹 Monster Slayer 🐉 Dragon Slayer 🛡️ Warrior Honor

Rhythm of War

by Brandon Sanderson • 2020

An enemy god seizes the ancient tower stronghold with a shattered knight trapped inside.

4.58

247k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery ⚖️ Wartime Ethics 🤝 Diplomatic Quest 🏰 Siege Survival ⚗️ Magical Innovation

Rhythm of War 87%

An enemy god seizes the ancient tower stronghold with a shattered knight trapped inside.

by Brandon Sanderson 2020

4.58

247k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery ⚖️ Wartime Ethics 🤝 Diplomatic Quest 🏰 Siege Survival ⚗️ Magical Innovation

Mythos

by Stephen Fry • 2017

The entire Greek myth cycle, from primordial chaos to heroic tragedy, retold with wit and elegance.

4.26

167k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retellings 🎙️ Witty Narrator 🌌 Creation Myths ⚡ Gods Behaving Badly 🎭 Hubris And Nemesis

Mythos 87%

The entire Greek myth cycle, from primordial chaos to heroic tragedy, retold with wit and elegance.

by Stephen Fry 2017

4.26

167k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retellings 🎙️ Witty Narrator 🌌 Creation Myths ⚡ Gods Behaving Badly 🎭 Hubris And Nemesis

The Epic of Gilgamesh

by Anonymous • 2001

After his wild brother dies, a king hunts the earth for the secret of eternal life.

3.76

120k+

📜 Ancient Epic 🏛️ Mesopotamian Mythology 🤝 Heroic Friendship 🏺 Immortality Quest 🌊 Great Flood

The Epic of Gilgamesh 87%

After his wild brother dies, a king hunts the earth for the secret of eternal life.

by Anonymous 2001

3.76

120k+ ratings

📜 Ancient Epic 🏛️ Mesopotamian Mythology 🤝 Heroic Friendship 🏺 Immortality Quest 🌊 Great Flood

Beowulf

by Unknown • 1000

A monster emptied a king's hall for twelve years. One warrior crosses the sea to fight it unarmed.

3.50

350k+

🏛️ Heroic Epic 🗡️ Monster Slayer 💀 Glory And Doom 🌅 Elegiac Tone ❄️ Northern Legend

Beowulf 87%

A monster emptied a king's hall for twelve years. One warrior crosses the sea to fight it unarmed.

by Unknown 1000

3.50

350k+ ratings

🏛️ Heroic Epic 🗡️ Monster Slayer 💀 Glory And Doom 🌅 Elegiac Tone ❄️ Northern Legend

War and the Iliad

by Simone Weil • 1940

The Iliad's hero is force: what turns a person into a corpse or a living thing.

4.09

983

🏛️ Homeric Studies ⚔️ Philosophy Of Violence 🎭 Tragic Vision 🪨 Dehumanization 🕰️ Interwar Thought

War and the Iliad 87%

The Iliad's hero is force: what turns a person into a corpse or a living thing.

by Simone Weil 1940

4.09

983 ratings

🏛️ Homeric Studies ⚔️ Philosophy Of Violence 🎭 Tragic Vision 🪨 Dehumanization 🕰️ Interwar Thought

The Bonehunters

by Steven Erikson • 2006

Trapped in a burning city, a forsaken army digs through ancient tunnels toward daylight and revenge.

4.49

46k+

🎖️ Military Fantasy 🏛️ Archaeological Fantasy 🔥 Siege Warfare 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Divine Manipulation

The Bonehunters 87%

Trapped in a burning city, a forsaken army digs through ancient tunnels toward daylight and revenge.

by Steven Erikson 2006

4.49

46k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Fantasy 🏛️ Archaeological Fantasy 🔥 Siege Warfare 🤝 Found Family 🌑 Divine Manipulation

Mark of the Hunter

by A.E. Rayne • 2020

Trapped in a cursed warlord's camp, a dreamer hides her power as the Wild Hunt closes in.

4.53

2k+

🗡️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 💀 Grimdark Fantasy 🧝‍♀️ Reluctant Heroine 👁️ Meddlesome Gods 🔮 Dream Magic

Mark of the Hunter 87%

Trapped in a cursed warlord's camp, a dreamer hides her power as the Wild Hunt closes in.

by A.E. Rayne 2020

4.53

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Norse Inspired Fantasy 💀 Grimdark Fantasy 🧝‍♀️ Reluctant Heroine 👁️ Meddlesome Gods 🔮 Dream Magic

The Last Song of Penelope

by Claire North • 2024

Penelope ruled Ithaca in secret for twenty years. Odysseus returns with blood on his mind.

4.29

3k+

🏺 Mythological Retelling 🏛️ Ancient Greece 👁️ Divine Narrator 🕸️ Women's Secret Council ⚔️ Cycle Of Revenge

The Last Song of Penelope 87%

Penelope ruled Ithaca in secret for twenty years. Odysseus returns with blood on his mind.

by Claire North 2024

4.29

3k+ ratings

🏺 Mythological Retelling 🏛️ Ancient Greece 👁️ Divine Narrator 🕸️ Women's Secret Council ⚔️ Cycle Of Revenge

The Shadow Rising

by Robert Jordan • 1992

To claim his army, he must unearth a secret his desert warriors have buried for millennia.

4.29

264k+

👑 Chosen One Prophecy ⚔️ Reluctant Ruler 🖤 Tainted Magic 🗺️ Split Party Quests 🏘️ Small Town Siege

The Shadow Rising 87%

To claim his army, he must unearth a secret his desert warriors have buried for millennia.

by Robert Jordan 1992

4.29

264k+ ratings

👑 Chosen One Prophecy ⚔️ Reluctant Ruler 🖤 Tainted Magic 🗺️ Split Party Quests 🏘️ Small Town Siege

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

by Rick Riordan • 2014

A snarky demigod retells the Greek myths, from the first chaos to the Olympians' rule.

4.42

99k+

🏛️ Greek Mythology 😂 Humorous Retelling 📚 Middle Grade Mythology 😏 Snarky Narrator 😈 Gods Behaving Badly

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods 87%

A snarky demigod retells the Greek myths, from the first chaos to the Olympians' rule.

by Rick Riordan 2014

4.42

99k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Mythology 😂 Humorous Retelling 📚 Middle Grade Mythology 😏 Snarky Narrator 😈 Gods Behaving Badly

Thick as Thieves

by Megan Whalen Turner • 2017

A slave who loved power must trust a foreign soldier to survive his master's murder.

4.17

17k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🤝 Slow Burn Friendship 🏺 Ancient Mediterranean 📜 Embedded Mythology 🫂 Found Family

Thick as Thieves 87%

A slave who loved power must trust a foreign soldier to survive his master's murder.

by Megan Whalen Turner 2017

4.17

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 🤝 Slow Burn Friendship 🏺 Ancient Mediterranean 📜 Embedded Mythology 🫂 Found Family

The Cradle of Ice

by James Rollins • 2023

A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.

4.06

5k+

⚙️ Science Fantasy 🌋 Apocalyptic Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🗝️ Ancient Artifact Quest 🧠 Telepathic Bond

The Cradle of Ice 87%

A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.

by James Rollins 2023

4.06

5k+ ratings

⚙️ Science Fantasy 🌋 Apocalyptic Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🗝️ Ancient Artifact Quest 🧠 Telepathic Bond

The Palace of Illusions

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni • 2008

She was meant to marry five heroes and shatter a dynasty. No one asked what she wanted.

4.20

67k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🕌 Ancient India 🎭 Tragic Heroine 💍 Unconventional Marriage 🔮 Prophesied Destiny

The Palace of Illusions 87%

She was meant to marry five heroes and shatter a dynasty. No one asked what she wanted.

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2008

4.20

67k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling 🕌 Ancient India 🎭 Tragic Heroine 💍 Unconventional Marriage 🔮 Prophesied Destiny

Cursor's Fury

by Jim Butcher • 2006

A magicless spy must hold a bridge with raw recruits against a wolf army.

4.37

72k+

⚔️ Military Fantasy 🗳️ Political Fantasy 🧠 Unpowered Hero ♟️ Strategist Protagonist 🤝 Found Family

Cursor's Fury 87%

A magicless spy must hold a bridge with raw recruits against a wolf army.

by Jim Butcher 2006

4.37

72k+ ratings

⚔️ Military Fantasy 🗳️ Political Fantasy 🧠 Unpowered Hero ♟️ Strategist Protagonist 🤝 Found Family

Blood of the Raven

by A.E. Rayne • 2021

Her dead husband steals the children north. A healer's last hope: dream-seers in a god war.

4.59

2k+

🔥 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 🏃 Rescue Quest 🤝 Found Family ⚡ Gods And Mortals

Blood of the Raven 87%

Her dead husband steals the children north. A healer's last hope: dream-seers in a god war.

by A.E. Rayne 2021

4.59

2k+ ratings

🔥 Norse-Inspired Fantasy 🌑 Dark Epic Fantasy 🏃 Rescue Quest 🤝 Found Family ⚡ Gods And Mortals

The Greek Myths

by Robin Waterfield • 2011

All of Greek myth, from creation to homecoming, told as one continuous and vivid story.

3.73

2k+

🏛️ Greek Mythology ⚡ Olympian Gods 🛡️ Heroic Mythology 📖 Classical Retellings 🗂️ Mythic Compendiums

The Greek Myths 87%

All of Greek myth, from creation to homecoming, told as one continuous and vivid story.

by Robin Waterfield 2011

3.73

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Mythology ⚡ Olympian Gods 🛡️ Heroic Mythology 📖 Classical Retellings 🗂️ Mythic Compendiums

Treasury of Greek Mythology

by Donna Jo Napoli • 2011

Greek myths retold by what they explain: seasons, stars, earthquakes, and why power never stays put.

4.01

3k+

🌿 Greek Mythology 📖 Mythological Retellings 🏛️ Ancient Greece ⚔️ Heroic Quests 👸 Women In Mythology

Treasury of Greek Mythology 87%

Greek myths retold by what they explain: seasons, stars, earthquakes, and why power never stays put.

by Donna Jo Napoli 2011

4.01

3k+ ratings

🌿 Greek Mythology 📖 Mythological Retellings 🏛️ Ancient Greece ⚔️ Heroic Quests 👸 Women In Mythology

Ruler, Rival, Exile

by Morgan Rice • 2017

Her magic stripped, Ceres braves a haunted island where power waits behind a door she must not open.

3.96

734

⚔️ Epic War Fantasy 🌑 Dark YA Fantasy ⚡ Lost Powers Quest 💔 Forbidden Love 🩸 Coup And Betrayal

Ruler, Rival, Exile 87%

Her magic stripped, Ceres braves a haunted island where power waits behind a door she must not open.

by Morgan Rice 2017

3.96

734 ratings

⚔️ Epic War Fantasy 🌑 Dark YA Fantasy ⚡ Lost Powers Quest 💔 Forbidden Love 🩸 Coup And Betrayal

An Echo of Things to Come

by James Islington • 2017

The Boundary is failing. Its immortal creator was once the world's greatest villain.

4.2

58k+

🔮 Fate And Prophecy 🔥 Villain Redemption 🏛️ Political Intrigue 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Siege Warfare

An Echo of Things to Come 87%

The Boundary is failing. Its immortal creator was once the world's greatest villain.

by James Islington 2017

4.2

58k+ ratings

🔮 Fate And Prophecy 🔥 Villain Redemption 🏛️ Political Intrigue 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Siege Warfare

Academ's Fury

by Jim Butcher • 2005

An ancient enemy devours all. A magicless student stands between it and a divided realm.

4.27

74k+

🏛️ Roman-Inspired Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👦 Zero To Hero 🕷️ Ancient Evil 🤝 Found Family

Academ's Fury 87%

An ancient enemy devours all. A magicless student stands between it and a divided realm.

by Jim Butcher 2005

4.27

74k+ ratings

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4.11

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4.48

1k+ ratings

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Daughter of Chaos 87%

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3.65

2k+ ratings

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3.88

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Darien 87%

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3.88

5k+ ratings

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4.1

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The Dragon Revenant 87%

Dark magic erases a kidnapped heir's memory. His warrior lover crosses the sea to find him.

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4.1

7k+ ratings

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