Savage Beasts
By: Rani Selvarajah
3.57
Format: None pages, None
Set in 1757, Calcutta is on the brink of war and the East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Pe…
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1. 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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- historical
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- historical fiction
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- fantasy
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2. The Household
By: Stacey Halls
3.94
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more
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- historical
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- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
3. A Spell of Good Things
By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things
"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things
4. 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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- historical
- greek mythology
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- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
5. Once a Monster
By: Robert Dinsdale
3.78
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
London, 1861: Ten-year-old Nell belongs to a crew of mudlarks who work a stretch of the Thames alon… read more
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- adult
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- mythology
- audiobook
6. House of Odysseus (The Songs of Penelope, #2)
By: Claire North
4.19
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
House of Odysseus is the follow up to award-winning author Claire North's Ithaca "a powerful, fresh… read more
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- greek mythology
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- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
7. 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
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- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
- audiobook
8. 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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"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
9. Fair Rosaline
By: Natasha Solomons
3.61
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Was the greatest ever love story a lie? The first time Romeo Montague sees young Rosaline Capule… read more
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- adult
- audiobook
10. The Burnings
By: Naomi Kelsey
4.11
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Nothing scares men like witchcraft . . . 1589. Scottish housemaid Geillis and Danish courtier Ma… read more
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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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- audiobook
12. Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein
By: Anne Eekhout
3.37
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel of innocence, young love, and gothic mystery that is a sapphic reimagining of Mary Shelley’… read more
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- historical fiction
- adult
13. 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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- 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
14. There Are Rivers in the Sky
By: Elif Shafak
4.58
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the Booker Prize finalist author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about … read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Books, like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog."-Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky
15. The Shadow Key
By: Susan Stokes-Chapman
4.09
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
There's something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
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16. The King's Witches
By: Kate Foster
4.22
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
The King’s Witches by Kate Foster is a gripping and beautiful historical novel, giving an unforgett… read more
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- historical
- fiction
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- adult
- fantasy
17. The King’s Mother
By: Annie Garthwaite
4.49
Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition
1461. Through blood and battle Edward has gained England’s throne – king by right and conquest – ei… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
18. The Fates: A spellbindingly original mythical retelling for 2024
By: Rosie Garland
3.78
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
You've heard the legends, now hear their truth . . . Before Gods and mortals, there were The Fat… read more
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- adult
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- mythology
19. Babylonia
By: Costanza Casati
4.44
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient h… read more
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- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- mythology
20. Savage Beasts
By: Rani Selvarajah
3.57
Format: None pages, None
Set in 1757, Calcutta is on the brink of war and the East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Pe… read more
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- asia
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- adult
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21. Enemies of All: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Piracy
By: Richard Blakemore
3.23
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A masterful narrative history of the dangerous lives of pirates during the seventeenth and eighteen… read more
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