Mythology & Folklore

Spring and summer are my mother’s time, autumn and winter are my husband’s. What is left for me? Persephone spends six months of the year under the ground with her husband, king of the dead, and six months on earth with her mother, goddess of...

From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, painting the brutal and captivating empire of gods and men, and the one queen destined to rule them all. A common woman. The governor she married...

"A very real, passionate retelling of Morgan le Fay's story, with detail about political and magical lives, and the women who are such a vital part of the tale." —Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author.From the author of Morgan Is My...

Lyrical prose, complex characters and resonating themes woven into the Western frontier make this yet another novel from Paulette Jiles that you won't want to miss. There's murder, vengeance and so much more. Consumed with grief, driven by vengeance, a...

An inter-connected romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas. The Summer Court princess has never failed to end the curse that ravages Faerie every hundred years, until now. The responsibility has fallen on the Fall princess, Aribella, to stop the...

A girl, an old house, and one haunting poem. This story of mothers, daughters and family mythologies is perfect for readers of Paul Harding and Ann Patchett.LONG-LISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • Heartbreaking and redeeming, Pearl is the story of a...

Ariadne Vitalis is in trouble. She's betrayed her father—and his benefactor—and now she's left to rely on the questionable mercy of Olympus to keep her safe. As with everything in this city, mercy comes with a price. For Ariadne, that means a...

A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing to destroy both to protect her. Demeter: a goddess of life, living half of one. Demeter did not always live in fear. Once, she loved the world and the humans who inhabited it. After an act of...

The second in the Lyonesse trilogy, following Tristan, Isolde, and Mark further into the forbidden as they wrestle with their love for each other and the growing secrets that surround them. "He thinks I'll destroy him. It's hard to love someone you know...

For readers of The Wolf Den and Kaikeyi comes the thrilling tale of the forgotten daughter of a legendary Egyptian pharaoh and the path she must take to escape her own dangerous fate. There are many paths to power. They all come with a price. Neferura,...

The Witcher meets Naomi Novik in this fast-paced fantasy rooted in Slavic folklore, from an assured new voice in genre fiction. Featured in Book Riot | Screen Rant | Paste Magazine | Polygon | io9 | Nerd Daily | Yahoo Entertainment | Winter is Coming. As...

The stunning conclusion to the Ouroboros series, a contemporary fantasy duology in which a teen, Gem, finds out they’re a reincarnated god from another world. That day at the First Church of Gracie changed everything for Gem Echols, and not just...

“At once tender, poetic and ferocious, Enter The Body breathes new life into the Bard’s most tragic heroines. More than a tribute to Shakespeare, this kaleidoscopic, ambitious novel-in-verse gives Juliet, Ophelia, Cordelia, and Lavinia the...

This book is a great many things — fantasy, romance, horror, mystery and so much more. Led by a dynamic female protagonist not afraid to fight for what's right. A young woman chosen as the crown prince’s bride must travel to the royal palace...

Katee Robert’s modern-day deconstructions of favorite Greek myths are dark, sexy and alluring. This is book five in the Dark Olympus series, though it can be a standalone like every other book in the series. He was my enemy. My lover. My husband...

Perfect for fans of Circe and Black Sun, this bold and subversive feminist retelling of the Greek myth of Psyche and Eros explores the power of queer joy and freedom.Young, headstrong Psyche has captured the eyes of every suitor in town and far beyond...

Gorgeous and devastating, P. H. Low’s debut fantasy is a richly reimagined tale of Captain Hook’s origin, a story of cruelty, magic, lost innocence, and the indelible power of stories.Jordan was once a Lost Boy, convinced she would never grow...

In the same way that Kalynn Bayron reimagined Cinderella, now she's reimagined Snow White, turning it into a slasher dripping in tension, magic and Queer Black strength and joy. This is how you make fairytales into something fresh and exciting...

The stakes, they are a-rising. The lore of the Wastelands continues to expand alongside the steady crescendo of Hearts That Cut, all the way to a satisfying conclusion that drives home the magic.In this heart-pounding, much-anticipated sequel to Threads...

From New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Jennifer Donnelly comes a revolutionary, gender-swapped retelling of Beauty and the Beast that will forever change how you think about beauty, power, and what it really means to follow your heart...