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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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Lion's Honey (David Grossman)
Lion's Honey
41
David Grossman
Lavinia (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Lavinia
42
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Wolf Den (Eloide Harper)
The Wolf Den
43
Eloide Harper
The House With the Golden Door (Elodie Harper)
The House With the Golden Door
44
Elodie Harper
Imperium (Robert Harris)
Imperium
45
Robert Harris
Lustrum (Robert Harris)
Lustrum
46
Robert Harris
Dictator (Robert Harris)
Dictator
47
Robert Harris
For the Most Beautiful (Emily Hauser)
For the Most Beautiful
48
Emily Hauser
The Children of Jocasta (Natalie Haynes)
The Children of Jocasta
49
Natalie Haynes
A Thousand Ships (Natalie Haynes)
A Thousand Ships
50
Natalie Haynes
The Mere Wife (Maria Dahvana Headley)
The Mere Wife
51
Maria Dahvana Headley
Daughters of Sparta (Claire Heywood)
Daughters of Sparta
52
Claire Heywood
The Dovekeepers (Alice Hoffman)
The Dovekeepers
53
Alice Hoffman
Sistersong (Lucy Holland)
Sistersong
54
Lucy Holland
The Walled Orchard (Tom Holt)
The Walled Orchard
55
Tom Holt
Reawakened (Colleen Houck)
Reawakened
56
Colleen Houck
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
57
Kazuo Ishiguro
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
58
Marlon James
Moon Witch, Spider King (Marlon James)
Moon Witch, Spider King
59
Marlon James
Storyland (Amy Jeffs)
Storyland
60
Amy Jeffs
Bird, Blood, Snow (Cynan Jones)
Bird, Blood, Snow
61
Cynan Jones
See How They Run (Lloyd Jones)
See How They Run
62
Lloyd Jones
The Ninth Wave (Russell Celyn Jones)
The Ninth Wave
63
Russell Celyn Jones
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
64
Han Kang
Feast of Sorrow (Crystal King)
Feast of Sorrow
65
Crystal King
Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis)
Till We Have Faces
66
C.S. Lewis
The Meat Tree (Gwyneth Lewis)
The Meat Tree
67
Gwyneth Lewis
Redemption in Indigo (Karen Lord)
Redemption in Indigo
68
Karen Lord
The Golden Mean (Annabel Lyon)
The Golden Mean
69
Annabel Lyon
The Deep End of the Sea (Heather Lyons)
The Deep End of the Sea
70
Heather Lyons
Ithaca Forever (Luigi Malerba)
Ithaca Forever
71
Luigi Malerba
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
72
Madeleine Miller
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
73
Madeline Miller
Nefertiti (Michelle Moran)
Nefertiti
74
Michelle Moran
An Orchestra of Minorities (Chigozie Obioma)
An Orchestra of Minorities
75
Chigozie Obioma
The Shadow Speaker (Nnedi Okorafor)
The Shadow Speaker
76
Nnedi Okorafor
The Icarus Girl (Helen Oyeyemi)
The Icarus Girl
77
Helen Oyeyemi
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
78
Shelley Parker-Chan
Gods Behaving Badly (Marie Phillips)
Gods Behaving Badly
79
Marie Phillips
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ (Philip Pullman)
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
80
Philip Pullman
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