Helen Had A Sister: A Tale of Ancient Greece (previously published as "Princess of Sparta")
By: Penelope Haines
4.27
Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition
Helen of Troy's story is well known. Hers was the "face that launched a thousand ships", started a …
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1. The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
By: Philippa Gregory
3.91
Format: 518 pages, Hardcover
Three Women Who Share One Fate: The Boleyn Inheritance Anne of Cleves She runs from her tiny c… read more
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- historical
- historical fiction
"A woman cannot prove her innocence when a man bears witness against her."-Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
"He is a young man with a future of power and opportunity and we are young women destined to be either wives and mothers at the very best, or spinster parasites at the worst."-Philippa Gregory, The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
2. The Children of Jocasta
By: Natalie Haynes
3.91
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
My siblings and I have grown up in a cursed house, children of cursed parents... Jocasta is just… read more
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- retellings
- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
- greece
3. Bull
By: David Elliott
4.35
Format: None pages, Hardcover
SEE THE STORY OF THESEUS AND THE MINOTAUR IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT Minos thought he could Pull a fast o… read more
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- retellings
- greek mythology
- fantasy
- mythology
4. Empress of the Seven Hills (The Empress of Rome, #3)
By: Kate Quinn
3.41
Format: 549 pages, Paperback
From the national bestselling author of Daughters of Romeand Mistress of Romecomes a tale of love, … read more
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- historical
- historical fiction
5. Lady of the Eternal City (The Empress of Rome, #4)
By: Kate Quinn
4.07
Format: None pages, Paperback
National bestselling author Kate Quinn returns with the long-awaited fourth volume in the Empress o… read more
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6. I Am Livia
By: Phyllis T. Smith
3.88
Format: None pages,
Her life would be marked by scandal and suspicion, worship and adoration... At the tender age of fo… read more
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7. The Heretic Queen
By: Michelle Moran
1.80
Format: 76 pages,
In ancient Egypt, a forgotten princess must overcome her family's past and remake history. The wind… read more
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8. 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
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
- greece
9. Athena's Child (The Grecian Women Trilogy, #1)
By: Hannah M. Lynn
3.76
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
For readers of Madeleine Miller and Claire Heywood comes the story of the most infamous monster of … read more
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- retellings
- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
10. 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
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
11. 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
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
"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
12. Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
By: Natalie Haynes
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The Greek myths are one of the most important cultural foundation-stones of the modern world. St… read more
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- historical
- retellings
- greek mythology
- mythology
"For my mum, who has always thought that a woman with an axe was more interesting than a princess"-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
"Medusa wasn't always a monster, Helen of Troy wasn't always an adulterer, Pandora wasn't ever a villain."-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
"The greatest virtue, in other words, that an Athenian woman could aspire to was not to be registered, almost not to exist."-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
"The guiding principle when searching for the cause of everything wrong in the world has been, all too often: _cherchez la femme_."-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
13. Daughters of Sparta
By: Claire Heywood
3.88
Format: 370 pages, Paperback
For millennia, men have told the legend of the woman whose face launched a thousand ships--but now … read more
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- retellings
- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
- greece
"He helped her to rule without ever trying to rule her."-Claire Heywood, Daughters of Sparta
"Sometimes we must be led by duty, and sometimes by what is right....The trick is to know when these things are the same, and when they are not. [Tyndoreos]"-Claire Heywood, Daughters of Sparta
"None of this was Agatha's fault, Helen knew that in her honest heart. And yet she resented her. For doing what she could not, for being what she was not, for giving her daughter what she had not. Whe…"-Claire Heywood, Daughters of Sparta
14. The House with the Golden Door (Wolf Den Trilogy, #2)
By: Elodie Harper
4.22
Format: 472 pages, Kindle Edition
The life of a courtesan in Pompeii is glittering, yet precarious... Amara has escaped her life as … read more
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- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
15. 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
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
16. A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire
By: Emma Southon
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum comes a wildly entertai… read more
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- historical
17. 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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- retellings
- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
"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
18. Phaedra
By: Laura Shepperson
3.32
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Debut novelist Laura Shepperson offers a powerful feminist retelling of Phaedra and her unyielding … read more
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- retellings
- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
19. Ariadne
By: Jennifer Saint
3.80
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listeni… read more
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- retellings
- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
"the world was on fire, and theseus was a shaded green pool."-Jennifer Saint, Ariadne
"We might only have a mortal lifetime, but it will belong to us and no one else."-Jennifer Saint, Ariadne
"We might only have a mortal lifetime, but it will belong to us, and no one else."-Jennifer Saint, Ariadne
"My mother's private constellation of shame intermingled with love and despair no longer."-Jennifer Saint, Ariadne
20. A Spartan's Sorrow
By: Hannah M. Lynn
3.99
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
From an award winning author comes a story of feminist revenge perfect for readers of Madeleine Mil… read more
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- retellings
- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
- greece
21. 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
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
"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
22. Shield Maiden
By: Sharon Emmerichs
3.69
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Both epic and intimate, Sharon Emmerichs's extraordinary debut novel reimagines Beowulf from the … read more
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- retellings
- historical
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
23. 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
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- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
- greece
"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
24. Queens of Themiscyra (The Grecian Women)
By: Hannah M. Lynn
3.94
Format: 429 pages, Kindle Edition
They are the women of war. In ancient Themiscyra, Hippolyte rules as Queen of the Amazons. Feare… read more
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- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
25. Song of Sacrifice (Homeric Chronicles #1)
By: Janell Rhiannon
3.91
Format: 543 pages, ebook
The heart of the Trojan War belongs to the women.Mothers and daughters; wives and war prizes, whisp… read more
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- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
- greece
"We all make war, but not all can bring forth life."-Janell Rhiannon, Song of Sacrifice (Homeric Chronicles #1)
"Love is a poison,' her father responded. 'One you grow accustomed to, but does not kill you."-Janell Rhiannon, Song of Sacrifice (Homeric Chronicles #1)
"She didn't know how she would survive when every breath stung, every tear burned, and every step took her further from the only man she'd ever loved."-Janell Rhiannon, Song of Sacrifice (Homeric Chronicles #1)
26. Rise of Princes: A Greek Myth and Trojan War Retelling (Homeric Chronicles Book 2)
By: Janell Rhiannon
4.14
Format: 491 pages, Kindle Edition
Fans of Greek mythology and Trojan War retellings will be eager to continue the Homeric Chronicles … read more
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- retellings
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
"Fate always found its mark, one way or another."-Janell Rhiannon, Rise of Princes: A Greek Myth and Trojan War Retelling (Homeric Chronicles Book 2)
"Hektor was the wall around her world that kept life's perils at bay."-Janell Rhiannon, Rise of Princes: A Greek Myth and Trojan War Retelling (Homeric Chronicles Book 2)
"Precious are the last moments when you do not know they are the last."-Janell Rhiannon, Rise of Princes: A Greek Myth and Trojan War Retelling (Homeric Chronicles Book 2)
"I would not trade one day of our life for all the gold in the citadel."-Janell Rhiannon, Rise of Princes: A Greek Myth and Trojan War Retelling (Homeric Chronicles Book 2)
27. Rage of Queens (Homeric Chronicles #3)
By: Janell Rhiannon
4.15
Format: 491 pages, Kindle Edition
After years of fighting, the fate of Troy hangs precariously in the balance. Rage and revenge rule … read more
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- retellings
- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
28. Queens of Moirai (Descendants of The Fates #1)
By: Rhiannon Hargadon
3.86
Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition
The Three Fates, a Mad Queen with a zombie horde, and a family of Ouroboros collide in this spicy m… read more
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- retellings
- fantasy
- mythology
29. Helen Had A Sister: A Tale of Ancient Greece (previously published as "Princess of Sparta")
By: Penelope Haines
4.27
Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition
Helen of Troy's story is well known. Hers was the "face that launched a thousand ships", started a … read more
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- historical
- greek mythology
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
- greece
30. Harem
By: Colin Falconer
4.00
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
In the harem you love, you rule… or you die. Istanbul, 1520: Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottom… read more
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- historical
- historical fiction
31. Andromache's Story : What Really Happened in Troy
By: Nancy Deswik MacCreery
4.18
Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition
Hector’s spirited wife has waited thousands of years to tell her story, an entertaining saga of lov… read more
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