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Greek Mythology February 2021 |
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Circe : a novel
by Madeline Miller
A highly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning The Song of Achilles follows the banished witch daughter of Titans as she hones her powers and interacts with famous mythological beings before a conflict with one of the most vengeful Olympians forces her to choose between the worlds of the gods and mortals. 75,000 first printing.
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Heroes : the Greek myths reimagined
by Stephen Fry
In a sequel to his best-selling Mythos an award-winning writer, comedian, actor and director describes the heroic triumphs and love affairs of the mortal heroes of the Greek myths, including the tales of Jason, Perseus, Atalanta, Theseus and Heracles. Illustrations.
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Orpheus girl
by Brynne Rebele-Henry
A modern reimagining of the epic of Orpheus follows the experiences of 16-year-old Raya, a gay teen in rural Texas, who resolves to rescue herself and her girlfriend from a sex reeducation camp. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Gods behaving badly : a novel
by Marie Phillips
Alive and well in the twenty-first century in spite of waning powers and the need to hold jobs to support themselves, the twelve Greek gods of Olympus retain employment as dog walkers, TV psychics, and sex operators before a pair of humans is swept up in battle of wills between Aphrodite and Apollo. 40,000 first printing.
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Lovely war
by Julie Berry
Meeting in a World War II-era Manhattan hotel for a forbidden tryst, immortals Ares and Aphrodite are caught by the latter's jealous husband before she defends her actions by imparting the tale of four young humans who became connected during World War I. By the author of the Splurch Academy series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Bull
by David Elliott
The best-selling author of the Evangeline Mudd series updates the classic story of Theseus and the Minotaur in a darkly comedic, versed adaptation specifically tailored to the interests of today's young adults. Simultaneous eBook. 20,000 first printing.
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The cold is in her bones
by Peternelle Van Arsdale
Raised in fear of a curse that causes girls to become randomly possessed and imprisoned by a demon, Milla leaves her farm to rescue Iris, the young woman who befriended Milla in the midst of her loneliness, a quest that is complicated by her own transforming nature. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The silence of the girls : a novel
by Pat Barker
The Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy reimagines The Iliad from the perspectives of the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War
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The immortals
by Jordanna Max Brodsky
When she stumbles upon the body of a young woman washed ashore, brutally mutilated and wreathed in laurel, Selene DiSilva, with her ancient rage returning, makes good on her promise to protect the innocent and punish those her stands in her way. 50,000 first printing.
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The song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
This epic retelling of the legend of Achilles follows Patroclus and Achilles, the golden son of King Peleus, as they, skilled in the arts of war and medicine, lay siege to Troy after Helen of Sparta is kidnapped--a cause that tests their friendship and forces them to make the ultimate sacrifice. 50,000 first printing.
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House of names
by Colm Tóibín
A retelling of the story of Clytemnestra and her children in the legendary Greek city of Mycenae, describes how at the side of her lover she plots to murder her long-absent husband for his betrayals and infidelities. By the award-winning author of The Master.
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Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke
Living in a labyrinthine house of endless corridors, flooded staircases and thousands of statues, Piranesi assists the dreamlike dwelling’s only other resident throughout a mysterious research project before evidence emerges of an astonishing alternate world. 300,000 first printing.
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