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Myths and Legends Retold for Adults

46 contemporary works of fiction that make serious use myths and legends to fashion serious novels aimed at an adult reading audience.
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American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
1
Neil Gaiman
Arthur (Lawhead, Stephen R.)
Arthur
2
Lawhead, Stephen R.
The Bull From the Sea (Mary Renault)
The Bull From the Sea
3
Mary Renault
The Children of Jocasta (Natalie Haynes)
The Children of Jocasta
4
Natalie Haynes
The Children of Lyr (Walton)
The Children of Lyr
5
Walton
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
6
Madeline Miller
Creatures of Light and Darkness (Roger Zelazny)
Creatures of Light and Darkness
7
Roger Zelazny
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
8
Mary Stewart
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
9
Mika Waltari
Enemy of God (Bernard Cornwell)
Enemy of God
10
Bernard Cornwell
Excalibur (Bernard Cornwell)
Excalibur
11
Bernard Cornwell
The Firebrand (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Firebrand
12
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Half-Drowned King (Linnea Hartsuyker)
The Half-Drowned King
13
Linnea Hartsuyker
Helen of Troy (Margaret George)
Helen of Troy
14
Margaret George
The Hollow Hills
The Hollow Hills
15
Ilium (Dan Simmons)
Ilium
16
Dan Simmons
The Island of the Mighty (Evangeline Walton)
The Island of the Mighty
17
Evangeline Walton
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
18
Mary Renault
The Last Enchantment (Mary Stewart)
The Last Enchantment
19
Mary Stewart
The Last Legion (Valerio Massimo Manfredi)
The Last Legion
20
Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Last of the Amazons (Steven Pressfield)
Last of the Amazons
21
Steven Pressfield
Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny)
Lord of Light
22
Roger Zelazny
Merlin (Stephen R. Lawhead)
Merlin
23
Stephen R. Lawhead
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
24
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Natural (Bernard Malamud)
The Natural
25
Bernard Malamud
The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
26
Olympos (Dan Simmons)
Olympos
27
Dan Simmons
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
28
T.H. White
Pendragon (Stephen R. Lawhead)
Pendragon
29
Stephen R. Lawhead
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
30
Margaret Atwood
The Prince of Anwyn (Walton)
The Prince of Anwyn
31
Walton
Ragnarok (A.S. Byatt)
Ragnarok
32
A.S. Byatt
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
33
Anita Diamant
The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker)
The Silence of the Girls
34
Pat Barker
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
35
Madeline Miller
The Song of Rhiannon (Evangeline Walton)
The Song of Rhiannon
36
Evangeline Walton
Stone Blind: Medusa's Story (Natalie Haynes)
Stone Blind: Medusa's Story
37
Natalie Haynes
Sword at Sunset (Rosemary Sutcliffe)
Sword at Sunset
38
Rosemary Sutcliffe
The Sword Is Forged (Evangeline Walton)
The Sword Is Forged
39
Evangeline Walton
Taliesin (Lawhead, Stephen R.)
Taliesin
40
Lawhead, Stephen R.
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