If you’re looking for a captivating story rooted in Greek mythology, then The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is the perfect book for you.  This novel has quickly gained popularity because it is lush and magical, full of powerful emotions and thrilling adventures.  But if your curiosity about this fascinating period of history isn’t sated yet, then try these incredible books like The Song of Achilles. From historical epics to modern-day retellings, these books provide a captivating journey through thrilling twists and turns as characters search for their own personal definition of success amidst love and tumultuous adventure. Dive into each narrative with us as we explore various books like The Song of Achilles!

Circe by Madeline Miller

With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man’s world. 

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Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Feminist retelling of the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, from the perspective of Ariadne and her sister Phaedra. Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Ariadne forges a new epic, outside the traditional narratives of heroism and glory that leave no room for women.

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Elektra by Jennifer Saint

A spellbinding reimagining of the story of Elektra, one of Greek mythology’s most infamous heroines.

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Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood

For millennia, men have told the legend of the woman whose face launched a thousand ships—but now it’s time to hear her side of the story. Daughters of Sparta is a tale of secrets, love, and tragedy from the women behind mythology’s most devastating war, the infamous Helen and her sister Klytemnestra. 

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A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, a gorgeous retelling of the Trojan War from the perspectives of the many women involved in its causes and consequences.

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Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes

A fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories Greek mythology from Helen of Troy to Pandora and the Amazons to Medea.

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Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

A fresh and stunningly perceptive take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman.

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The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

Inspired by Hungarian history and Jewish mythology—follows a young pagan woman with hidden powers and a one-eyed captain of the Woodsmen as they form an unlikely alliance to thwart a tyrant.

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Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman

Steeped in mystery and rich in imagination, an exhilarating historical novel set in Georgian London where the discovery of a mysterious ancient Greek vase sets in motion conspiracies, revelations, and romance.

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The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

Here is the story of the Iliad as we’ve never heard it before: in the words of Briseis, Trojan queen and captive of Achilles. Given only a few words in Homer’s epic and largely erased by history, she is nonetheless a pivotal figure in the Trojan War. In these pages she comes fully to life: wry, watchful, forging connections among her fellow female prisoners even as she is caught between Greece’s two most powerful warriors.

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The Women of Troy by Pat Barker

A daring and timely feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who endured it.

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Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark, one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.

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The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood returns with a shrewd, funny, and insightful retelling of the myth of Odysseus from the point of view of Penelope.

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Psyche and Eros by Luna McNamara

In this utterly transporting retelling of Greek mythology, the god of desire is cursed to fall for a spirited young mortal woman, but if she looks upon his face they will be parted forever—an epic adventure and love story for the ages.

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Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati

A novel that follows Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen. A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.

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