Greek Mythology fantasy books
The Olympians are back. They have things to say. Most of them are complaints.
Greek mythology has been fueling fantasy since the genre had a name, and the last fifteen years have seen an enormous wave of new takes. Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles and Circe, Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson, Natalie Haynes's revisionist retellings, Pat Barker's Trojan War cycle. Readers love Greek mythology fantasy because the source material is endlessly generous — every god, hero, and monster has multiple traditions, contradictions, and shadowed corners, and modern writers keep finding stories the original poets glossed over.
This trope spans every age band. Middle-grade Greek myth is bright and adventurous; adult literary retellings are weighty and often centered on the women and outsiders of the original stories. Content varies — Greek myths themselves are full of violence, sexual content, and family horror, and faithful retellings often go where the source goes. Below you'll find pantheons and heroes from Homer's originals through the freshest contemporary reinterpretations.
- Olympians, heroes, and monsters
- Many recent literary retellings
- Spans every age band
- Often centers marginalized voices
