Kaikeyi
By: Vaishnavi Patel
4.19
Format: 478 pages, Hardcover
“I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good …
Want to Read $ 9.99"Because those who are good question themselves. Because those who are good always wonder if there was a better way, a way that could have helped more and hurt less. That feeling is why you are good."-Vaishnavi Patel, Kaikeyi
"Because those who are good question themselves. Because those who are good always wonder if there was a better way, a way that could have helped more and hurt less. That feeling is why you are good."-Vaishnavi Patel, Kaikeyi
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1. The Palace of Illusions
By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat--told from the point of view of an am… read more
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- historical
- india
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
2. Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
By: Sue Lynn Tan
4.10
Format: 503 pages, Hardcover
Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from th… read more
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- retellings
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
"Never again would I be content to remain in the shadows."-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
"Everyone has their own troubles; some lay them bare while others hide them better."-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
"Some scars are carved into our bones - a part of who we are, shaping what we become."-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
"I do care," he ground out. "despite my sense, my judgement and honor - I cannot help but care."-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
3. The Familiar
By: Leigh Bardugo
3.84
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent, and creator of the Grishavers… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"But let it be my ambition and not my fear that seals my fate."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"There was nothing more dangerous than a woman witha pen in her hand."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"She was allowed to want more for herself. And even if she wasn't, she would find a way to get it."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
"And you're not afraid...of the devil? Of his minions? "Fear men, Luzia," he said. "Fear their ambition and the crimes they commit in its service. But don't fear magic or what you may do with it."-Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar
4. Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom, #2)
By: Sue Lynn Tan
4.03
Format: 466 pages, Hardcover
After her perilous quest to free her mother, Xingyin thrives once more in the tranquility of her ho… read more
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- retellings
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
5. The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy, #1)
By: Chelsea Abdullah
4.01
Format: 468 pages, Hardcover
Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hun… read more
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- retellings
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
6. Stone Blind
By: Natalie Haynes
3.82
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
A fresh take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman. They will fear you and flee y… read more
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- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
"Then look."-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
"The sea gods keep their secrets deep; they always have."-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
"There is one question that devours me still. Why didn’t I close my eyes?"-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
"And the monster? Who is she? She is what happens when someone cannot be saved."-Natalie Haynes, Stone Blind
7. The Fox Wife
By: Yangsze Choo
4.01
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, or life force, bu… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
"Chinese traditionally consider shadows part of the soul. Harm done to a shadow, whether by pinning it to the ground or stepping on it, was considered spiritual damage to the person. Of course none of…"-Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife
"Sometimes our wishes come back in the darkest, most twisted ways, like a thorn that pierces and grows through your flesh. A tree that drinks blood and blots out the sun. The sin was mine; I had water…"-Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife
8. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
By: Roshani Chokshi
3.70
Format: 289 pages, Hardcover
A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship … read more
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- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
"Whatever you have let me know of you, I have loved, and still love."-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
"We looked less like two distinct beings and more like a torn reflection."-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
"Look how I will carve myself to fit into your life. Who will not do less?"-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
"I was left with everything and nothing. I was free and forever trapped. I was a multitude of blues."-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
9. Babel
By: R.F. Kuang
4.18
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a historical fantasy epic that grapples with stu… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"It is astounding, in truth, how much of academia’s perceived resource scarcity is artificially constructed."-R.F. Kuang, Babel
"Grief suffocated. Grief paralysed. Grief was a cruel, heavy boot pressed so hard against his chest that he could not breathe."-R.F. Kuang, Babel
"languages aren't just made of words. they're modes of looking at the world. They're the keys to civiliation. And that's knowledge worth killing for"-R.F. Kuang, Babel
"It revealed the sheer dependence of the British, who, astonishingly, could not manage to do basic things like bake bread or get safely from one place to another without words stolen from other countr…"-R.F. Kuang, Babel
10. The Spear Cuts Through Water
By: Simon Jimenez
4.19
Format: 525 pages, Hardcover
Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal fa… read more
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- lgbt
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"There is no correct way to shake hands with pain."-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water
"They fought because it was the easiest language they spoke."-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water
"I have lived a long time," she said. "And the longer I live, the more it surprises me, and saddens me, how wise the young must become to live in this world."-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water
"But the truth of the matter was they fought because Jun was grieving and Keema was terrified and Jun was exhilarated and Keema was joyful and Jun was exhausted and Keema was repulsed."-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water
11. Thistlefoot
By: GennaRose Nethercott
3.96
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The Yaga siblings--Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con a… read more
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- retellings
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
"what is a memory if not a ghost?"-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
"Memory, it was nothing but a leash"-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
"This song is for the goners, whose smiles are dust"-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
"Leaves fell like one thousand small, flaming hands."-GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot
12. Elektra
By: Jennifer Saint
3.68
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeanc… read more
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- retellings
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
"I had not dreamed I would bring my children into a world that could drain their blood in the light of dawn before they’d had a chance to live at all."-Jennifer Saint, Elektra
"Nothing brought them more joy than the fall of a lovely woman. They picked over her reputation like vultures, scavenging for every scrap of flesh they could devour."-Jennifer Saint, Elektra
"The wine tasted like dirt to me. I could shriek out my warnings, claw at my flesh, hurl my goblet right into Paris' face, but they would still carry on as though I did not exist."-Jennifer Saint, Elektra
"Let him come back so that I can see his eyes as the light drains from them. Let him come back and die at the hands of his bitterest enemy. Let him come back so that I can watch him suffer. And let me…"-Jennifer Saint, Elektra
13. Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3)
By: Rebecca Roanhorse
4.31
Format: 597 pages, Hardcover
The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning conc… read more
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- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
14. Kaikeyi
By: Vaishnavi Patel
4.19
Format: 478 pages, Hardcover
“I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions—much good … read more
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- retellings
- lgbt
- historical
- india
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
"Because those who are good question themselves. Because those who are good always wonder if there was a better way, a way that could have helped more and hurt less. That feeling is why you are good."-Vaishnavi Patel, Kaikeyi
15. Atalanta
By: Jennifer Saint
3.78
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved, bestselling author of Elektra and Ariadne , a reimagining of the myth of Atalanta… read more
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- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
"I made a bargain with him: if he let me have the mountains and my girls, then I'd keep out of Hera's way. But the main thing I wanted was to live untouched by men. I wasn't going to find myself in my…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"I missed the spread of the sky above me. Sometimes as I lay awake, I yearned so powerfully for freedom; for the dark silhouette of the Argo, blotting out the stars behind it; the promise of another j…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"Standing in the shadows, gathering my resolve. I'd been among too many people, living according to their rules for too long. It was clouding my vision, gnawing away at my confidence and certainty, ma…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
"I despised my father, of course I did. The thought of presenting myself to him, of him thinking that my deeds could reflect on him was repulsive, that he thought what I would do would be a substitute…"-Jennifer Saint, Atalanta
16. He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)
By: Shelley Parker-Chan
4.25
Format: 486 pages, ebook
How much would you give to win the world? Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after … read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"A man's greatest treasure is his sons."-Shelley Parker-Chan, He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)
"Take him out drinking with you somewhere in Qingyuan tonight. Then on the way home,"-Shelley Parker-Chan, He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)
"This was the part she loved, fiercely. The leap from which there was no turning back; the buoyant thrill of knowing that all the threads of action would come together—had to come together—into succes…"-Shelley Parker-Chan, He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)
17. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
By: Shannon Chakraborty
4.27
Format: 483 pages, Hardcover
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and … read more
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- historical fiction
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18. The Hacienda
By: Isabel Cañas
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Colonialism carved the landscapes of our homes with ghosts, It left gaping wounds that still weep"-Isabel Cañas, The Hacienda
"Of course he did not question. Men do not trouble themselves with women's bodies, save when they can be of use to serve or to sate them."-Isabel Cañas, The Hacienda
"Instead, he described the way the sun set in the valley of Apan: first rich golden, deepening to amber, and then, with a swift, sure strike, night overtook the sun like the extinguishing of a candle.…"-Isabel Cañas, The Hacienda
19. Clytemnestra
By: Costanza Casati
4.25
Format: 435 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious vi… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
"She will bow to no one. Her destiny will be what she wants it to be."-Costanza Casati, Clytemnestra
"It is unwise to let a man who isn't king sit on a throne for too long."-Costanza Casati, Clytemnestra
"As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her better. Let her be hated forever."-Costanza Casati, Clytemnestra
20. Ink Blood Sister Scribe
By: Emma Törzs
4.03
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In this spellbinding debut novel, two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding their family's li… read more
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- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Cold was easier to bear when you'd never been warm."-Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe
"Secrets were currency and Isabel intended to stay rich."-Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe
"Nothing could be worse than being stared at by his own eye."-Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe
"...the closet of her sexual subconscious was full of petticoats."-Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe
21. A River Enchanted (Elements of Cadence, #1)
By: Rebecca Ross
4.09
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Jack Tamerlaine hasn’t set foot on Cadence in ten long years, content to study music at the mainlan… read more
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- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
"Our hands can steal, or they can give. They can harm, or they can comfort. They can wound and kill, or they can heal and save. Which will you choose for your hands Torin?"-Rebecca Ross, A River Enchanted (Elements of Cadence, #1)
"I am but a verse inspired by your chorus, and I will follow you until the end, when the isle takes my bones and my name is nothing more than a remembrance on a headstone, next to yours."-Rebecca Ross, A River Enchanted (Elements of Cadence, #1)
