19 Best retellings books like Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2) by Emily H. Wilson

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Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

By: Emily H. Wilson

4.39

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The second book in the enthralling and lyrical Sumerians trilogy, retelling the Epic of Gigamesh, p…

If you liked the retellings plot in Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2) by Emily H. Wilson , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. 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

Similar categories in Natalie Haynes's The Children of Jocasta book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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2. 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
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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3. 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

Similar categories in Elodie Harper's The Temple of Fortuna (Wolf Den Trilogy #3) book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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4. 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
  • fiction
  • 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

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5. 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

Similar categories in Hannah M. Lynn's Daughters of Olympus book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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6. 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
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"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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7. 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
  • 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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8. Glorious Exploits

By: Ferdia Lennon

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. On… read more

Similar categories in Ferdia Lennon's Glorious Exploits book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • historical
  • mythology
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I had the feeling that the future and the pas…"

-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits

"He sang a song from Media's chorus, it was a few bitter scenes later when the kids are dead, and it gives a weird sense of time mergin', and for a moment I have the feeling that the future and the pa…"

-Ferdia Lennon, Glorious Exploits

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9. 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

Similar categories in Rosie Hewlett's Medea book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 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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10. 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

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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11. 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

Similar categories in Hannah M. Lynn's Queens of Themiscyra (The Grecian Women) book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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12. 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

Similar categories in Vaishnavi Patel's Goddess of the River book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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13. 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

Similar categories in Claire North's The Last Song of Penelope (The Songs of Penelope, #3) book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1) by K.X. Song

14. The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1)

By: K.X. Song

3.84

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Infused with magic and romance, this sweeping fantasy adventure inspired by the legend of Mulan fol… read more

Similar categories in K.X. Song's The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1) book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • retellings
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"She swallowed hard. 'They would never let a woman hold on to power."

-K.X. Song, The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1)

"They say a girl with an ill-fated mother is doomed to follow in her footsteps."

-K.X. Song, The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1)

"I needed to prove that I, as a woman, could be better than the rest of them. That I too could belong. That I too could be free."

-K.X. Song, The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1)

"Because it was depravity, for a woman to desire more than her lot in life. To aspire to more than safety, protection. To aspire to power ."

-K.X. Song, The Night Ends with Fire (The Night Ends with Fire, #1)

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15. Le Fay (Morgan le Fay, #2)

By: Sophie Keetch

4.46

Format: 461 pages, Kindle Edition

Lady Morgan surveys her life at an unhappy marriage and a vengeful husband determined to keep thei… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Keetch's Le Fay (Morgan le Fay, #2) book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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16. 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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  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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17. The Voyage Home (Women of Troy, #3)

By: Pat Barker

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The follow-up to Pat Barker's Number One bestseller THE WOMEN OF TROY Continuing the story of th… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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18. The Heir of Venus

By: Laura Shepperson

3.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

To the world he's a legend. To her he's a liar . Lavinia never asked to be fought over. But now… read more

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  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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19. The Palace of Eros

By: Caro De Robertis

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Young, headstrong Psyche has captured the eyes of every suitor in town and far beyond with her temp… read more

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  • retellings
  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2) by Emily H. Wilson

20. Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

By: Emily H. Wilson

4.39

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

The second book in the enthralling and lyrical Sumerians trilogy, retelling the Epic of Gigamesh, p… read more

Similar categories in Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2) book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • retellings
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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21. The City in Glass

By: Nghi Vo

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this new standalone, Hugo Award-winning author Nghi Vo introduces a beguiling fantasy city in th… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's The City in Glass book and Emily H. Wilson's Gilgamesh (Sumerians #2)

  • fantasy
  • fiction

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