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Ancient Worlds, New Stories

This is a list of one hundred books that play with ideas from ancient world - myth retellings, old gods in new times, or set in the ancient world. Adult and YA, no kids (mostly because Rick Riordan would have made up half the list). How many have you read?
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Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
1
Tomi Adyemi
Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Tome Adeyemi)
Children of Virtue and Vengeance
2
Tome Adeyemi
Fifteen Dogs (André Alexis)
Fifteen Dogs
3
André Alexis
A Song for Ella Grey (David Almond)
A Song for Ella Grey
4
David Almond
Taduno's Song (Odafe Atogun)
Taduno's Song
5
Odafe Atogun
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
6
Margaret Atwood
The Tip of My Tongue (Trezza Azzopardi)
The Tip of My Tongue
7
Trezza Azzopardi
The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker)
The Silence of the Girls
8
Pat Barker
The Women of Troy (Pat Barker)
The Women of Troy
9
Pat Barker
Xo Orpheus (Kate Bernheimer)
Xo Orpheus
10
Kate Bernheimer
Alcestis (Katharine Beutner)
Alcestis
11
Katharine Beutner
The Watch (Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya)
The Watch
12
Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya
Daphne (Will Boast)
Daphne
13
Will Boast
Lore (Alexandra Bracken)
Lore
14
Alexandra Bracken
Ragnarok (A. S. Byatt)
Ragnarok
15
A. S. Byatt
Abandon (Meg Cabot)
Abandon
16
Meg Cabot
Once & Future (Amy Rose Capetta, Cori McCarthy)
Once & Future
17
Amy Rose Capetta, Cori McCarthy
Sword in the Stars (Amy Rose Capetta, Cori McCarthy)
Sword in the Stars
18
Amy Rose Capetta, Cori McCarthy
Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson)
Autobiography of Red
19
Anne Carson
The Goddess Test (Aimee Carter)
The Goddess Test
20
Aimee Carter
The Prince's Pen (Horatio Clare)
The Prince's Pen
21
Horatio Clare
The Winter King (Bernard Cornwell)
The Winter King
22
Bernard Cornwell
Enemy of God (Bernard Cornwell)
Enemy of God
23
Bernard Cornwell
Excalibur (Bernard Cornwell)
Excalibur
24
Bernard Cornwell
The White Trail (Fflur Dafydd)
The White Trail
25
Fflur Dafydd
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
26
Anita Diamant
Fountainville (Tishani Doshi)
Fountainville
27
Tishani Doshi
Counting the Stars (Helen Dunmore)
Counting the Stars
28
Helen Dunmore
Freshwater (Akwaeke Emezi)
Freshwater
29
Akwaeke Emezi
The Emperor's Babe (Bernardine Evaristo)
The Emperor's Babe
30
Bernardine Evaristo
For Her Dark Skin (Percival Everett)
For Her Dark Skin
31
Percival Everett
Heroes (Stephen Fry)
Heroes
32
Stephen Fry
Mythos (Stephen Fry)
Mythos
33
Stephen Fry
Troy (Stephen Fry)
Troy
34
Stephen Fry
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
35
Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)
Anansi Boys
36
Neil Gaiman
Norse Mythology (Neil Gaiman)
Norse Mythology
37
Neil Gaiman
Helen of Troy (Margaret George)
Helen of Troy
38
Margaret George
Great Goddesses (Nikita Gill)
Great Goddesses
39
Nikita Gill
The Dreams of Max and Ronnie (Niall Griffiths)
The Dreams of Max and Ronnie
40
Niall Griffiths
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