21 Top mythology books like Jezebel by Megan Barnard

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Jezebel

By: Megan Barnard

3.97

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

With a bold voice reminiscent of Madeline Miller’s Circe, a stunning reimagining of the story of a …

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1. Alcestis

By: Katharine Beutner

3.92

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

"Beutner has elevated a relatively minor character in Greek mythology to a major player. Taking cen… read more

Similar categories in Katharine Beutner's Alcestis book and Megan Barnard's Jezebel

  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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2. Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)

By: Sophie Keetch

4.18

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric, feminist retelling of the early life of famed villainess Morgan le Fay, set against… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"My name is Morgan. And there aren't enough words for all that I am."

-Sophie Keetch, Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)

"Do not apologize, Lady Morgan. Your decorum leaves a little to be desired, but never have I been able to fault your work. Never apologize for seeking further wisdom, or for being remarkable."

-Sophie Keetch, Morgan Is My Name (Morgan le Fay, #1)

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3. Herc

By: Phoenicia Rogerson

3.53

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This should be the story of Hercules: his twelve labours, his endless adventures…everyone’s favouri… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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4. Medea

By: Eilish Quin

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Discover the full story of the sorceress Medea, one of the most reviled and maligned women of Greek… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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5. The Temple of Fortuna (Wolf Den Trilogy #3)

By: Elodie Harper

4.39

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy Amara's journe… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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6. The Weaver and the Witch Queen

By: Genevieve Gornichec

3.88

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

The lives of two women—one desperate only to save her missing sister, the other a witch destined to… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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7. Horses of Fire

By: A.D. Rhine

4.13

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

"One of those singular books that pulls readers into a completely immersive world with a dazzling s… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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8. Lilith

By: Nikki Marmery

3.61

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In the tradition of Madeline Miller and Claire North, Lilith is the story of the first woman, who w… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"For women everywhere. Be your own gods. Your Mother commands it."

-Nikki Marmery, Lilith

"In time we came to the point that most closely concerned [the women]: that all life is precious, but Creation is a power to be used sparingly, not relentlessly, without care or concern for their heal…"

-Nikki Marmery, Lilith

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9. The Shadow of Perseus

By: Claire Heywood

3.65

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

Danae: Banished from her homeland thanks to a prophecy foretelling that her unborn child will one … read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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10. Daughters of Olympus

By: Hannah M. Lynn

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing destroy both to protect her... Gods an… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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11. Psyche and Eros

By: Luna McNamara

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this utterly transporting reimagining of Greek mythology, the god of desire is cursed to fall fo… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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12. 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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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • feminism
  • 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

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13. Hera

By: Jennifer Saint

3.75

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronos, helped her brother Zeus to overthr… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"She has been alone for a very long time."

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"All she knows is that he leaves a trail of broken women in his wake, and she is the most broken of them all."

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"But as he looms over her, blocking out the sky, it seems that he is everything in the world, that he is bigger than that sky. He is too immense and too strong. There is nothing that Hera, the warrior…"

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

"She can be anyone. Vengeful Hera, wrathful Hera, the queen of the heavens, most long-suffering of wives and cruellest of punishers, will continue without her. She can slip away from the tethers of wh…"

-Jennifer Saint, Hera

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14. Neferura

By: Malayna Evans

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

For readers of The Wolf Den and Kaikeyi comes the thrilling tale of the forgotten daughter of a leg… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"Perhaps you feel you've no choices, or perhaps you believe everything has been decided for you. But when it feels like you have no alternatives, you must create them. If you're creative enough, optio…"

-Malayna Evans, Neferura

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15. Medusa's Sisters

By: Lauren J.A. Bear

4.18

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

A vivid and moving reimagining of the myth of Medusa and the sisters who loved her. The end of t… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"To have choices is to have power. Most women have neither."

-Lauren J.A. Bear, Medusa's Sisters

"When I choose myself, do not be afraid if my choice looks different than yours"

-Lauren J.A. Bear, Medusa's Sisters

"She thought love a perfect pain. Come then. Break me, bend me. Hurt me flawless."

-Lauren J.A. Bear, Medusa's Sisters

"Find delight in your pain, she said, and rejoice in your longing. If it still hurts, you are alive, you are alive."

-Lauren J.A. Bear, Medusa's Sisters

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16. Queen Hereafter

By: Isabelle Schuler

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

“Suspenseful, atmospheric and full of twists and turns, I loved the brutal, backstabbing world that… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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17. Medea

By: Rosie Hewlett

4.22

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Medea longs for a different life. Since childhood, she has been separated from her sister, shunned … read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"I hate him for infecting me with this love I have carried for so long – I wish I could remove it, sever it from me like an infected limb."

-Rosie Hewlett, Medea

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18. Jezebel

By: Megan Barnard

3.97

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

With a bold voice reminiscent of Madeline Miller’s Circe, a stunning reimagining of the story of a … read more

Similar categories in Megan Barnard's Jezebel book and Megan Barnard's Jezebel

  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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19. Goddess of the River

By: Vaishnavi Patel

3.86

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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20. The Last Song of Penelope (The Songs of Penelope, #3)

By: Claire North

4.38

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the critically acclaimed Ithaca and House of Odysseus comes the final novel in Claire Nor… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • greek mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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21. Inanna (Sumerians, #1)

By: Emily H. Wilson

4.06

Format: 474 pages, Paperback

The fates of a young goddess, a warrior, and a mortal soldier collide in this enthralling and lyric… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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  • mythology
"No one at all sees Death, No one at all sees the face of Death, No one at all hears the voice of Death, Death so savage, who hacks men down."

-Emily H. Wilson, Inanna (Sumerians, #1)

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