Mythology & Folklore

Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award 2017 for Best Middle Grade & Children's!Loki the trickster god is free from his chains. Now he's readying Naglfar, the Ship of the Dead, armed with a host of giants and zombies, to sail against the Norse gods and...

Gillian Cross's brilliant retellings and Neil Packer's clever illustrations bring to life Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, two of the greatest stories ever told. When first published Walker's versions of the Iliad and the Odyssey attracted attention both for...

“Brilliantly effective. . . . Surely among the most beautiful and incisive [pages] Byatt has ever written.”—Paul Binding, The Independent (UK) “A brilliant, highly intelligent, fiercely personal rendition of the Scandinavian mythology. . . . A gorgeous...

Become enchanted by the fantasy world of gods and mortals in bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair's reimagined New Greece. Readers are "hopelessly addicted" to the story of Hades and Persephone. Hades, God of the Dead, does not take sides or bend the...

From the author of A Thousand Ships comes a sharp and witty correction to the popularly known Greek myths. Centering on the women often villainized or pushed to the side, this book flips the narrative on its head, giving the women the same weight as the...

Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the highest of stakes, in this electric new Mexican-inspired fantasy from Aiden Thomas, the New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys.“Only the most...

(Available after November 30th, 2022)It’s hard to believe Stellarlune is the ninth book in Shannon Messenger’s beloved Keeper of the Lost Cities series, but if it was up to us, we’d have the series go on forever. We can’t wait to see what’s next for...

(Available after November 30th, 2022)J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume complete with new illustrations in watercolor and pencil by renowned artist Alan Lee.   J.R.R. Tolkien famously...

“Swept me away from the very first page . . . Truly magical.” — Genevieve Gornichec, bestselling author of The Witch’s Heart, on A River Enchanted   In the stunning conclusion to the #1 internationally bestselling Elements of Cadence duology that began...

Amelie Wen Zhao’s sophomore series begins with Song of Silver, Flame Like Night, a thrilling fantasy inspired by ancient Chinese folklore. Fans of Six Crimson Cranes won’t want to miss this pulse-pounding tale of dangerous...

(Available after 3-20 days) Lenny Primrose is a puppet. A temptress sent to make my life bloody miserable. Adored by the public and used for her father's benefit. Every man wants her, and every woman wants to be her. She's good for my reputation. That's...

Experience one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century and the book that The Atlantic has called “one of the best fantasy novels ever.” The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone......so she ventured out from the safety of...

Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three, leaving behind an empire that stretched from Greece and Egypt to India and a new cosmopolitan model for western civilisation.In Alexander's childhood, his defiant character was molded into the makings...

(Available after 3-20 days)Living on an island plagued by magic and mythical monsters isn’t a fairy tale... it’s a nightmare.After Keelynn witnesses her sister's murder at the hands of the legendary Gancanagh, an immortal creature who seduces women and...

As Funeral Games opens, Alexander the Great lies dying. Around his body gather the generals, the provincial satraps and the royal wives, already competing for the prizes of power and land. Only Bagoas, the Persian boy mourning in the shadows, wants...

Lost in the Never Woods is the YA Peter Pan reimagining we didn’t know we needed. Darkly atmospheric, Aiden Thomas’ sophomore novel follows a modern-day Peter Pan and Wendy as they work to uncover the truth behind a frightening series of disappearances...

The INSTANT New York Times bestseller!The overnight viral sensation everyone is talking about, Blood of Hercules, is a sarcastically funny, dark fantasy romance reimagining of Hercules from bestselling author Jasmine...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books. On the fields of Troy, war is raging. At its centre is Achilles: godlike, swift-footed, the greatest champion of the Greeks. But when his pride is wounded and he refuses to fight, the thread of...

Equal parts haunting, brutal and beautiful, Fruit of the Dead is an easy one to read in one sitting. Written with tactful prose, it’s a thriller with roots in Greek mythology built on the love between mothers and daughters.Named a Best...

From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Regeneration Trilogy comes the powerful third installment to the Women of Troy series. In The Voyage Home, Pat Barker skillfully reimagines Greek mythology, chronicling a perilous journey undertaken by the...