MYTHOLOGY
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IF LOOKS COULD KILL – Julie Berry
It is 1888 and the world is on edge with reports of the brutal murders in the Whitechapel area of London and the still-at-large killer who’s given the name Jack the Ripper. And for the man known as ‘Jack’ it isn’t safe to spend too much time in London. He’s already been pulled in for Continue reading
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THE BRIGHT SWORD – Lev Grossman
Wow. Really, just … wow. Author Lev Grossman (of The Magicians fame) takes on a classic legend with his new look at King Arthur, the knights of the roundtable, and all the usual, familiar characters whom we’ve read about in other versions of the legends. Grossman brings us into the story with a new knight, Collum of Continue reading
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POSEIDON’S ATLANTIS ADVENTURE – Grace Blair
There has been a devastating clash between the Titans and the Olympians and now Poseidon is on a quest, riding on a majestic Hippocampus. He rides, not just through space, but through time and meets with Cleito, a woman with whom he shares a family connection, but it is with Poseidon’s help that she will Continue reading
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BUNYAN AND HENRY – Mark Cecil
American legends John Henry (the steel driving man) and Paul Bunyan (the giant lumberjack) are reimagined and given new backstories in this modern fable by Mark Cecil. Paul Bunyan is a miner in the run-down, dirty Lump Town. He’s stuck in the job with no way to leave and no way to advance. The town Continue reading
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NORSE MYTHOLOGY – Kelsey A. Fuller-Shafer, PhD
On one hand, as a person who really enjoys learning about Norse mythology, I am really glad to see that publishers believe there’s still enough interest in the Norse legends to keep putting out the books. On the other hand, how many books about Norse mythology do we really need? I suppose, though, that we’re Continue reading
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PERILOUS TIMES – Thomas D. Lee
Being a Knight of Arthur’s Roundtable requires an oath to serve and protect but thanks to some shenanigans on the part of Merlin, those knights live a very long, obsequious life. They are not quite immortal, though from the perspective of mere mortals, they would seem to be. When the world needs them the most Continue reading
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THE FINAL STRIFE – Saara El-Arifi
In a cruel empire, in a different world, there is a caste system at work in which people are sorted by the color of their blood. Red blood (“Embers”) is for the elite group, in control of everything. Blue blood (“Dusters”) is for the working class. And those with clear blood (“Ghostings”) are relegated to Continue reading
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ODIN – Diana L. Paxson
I feel as though there has been a real resurgence of interest in Norse mythology in the past five years or so, and at the top of that Norse gods pyramid is the all-father, Odin. My own interest in Norse mythology has been high for many years and I’m always interested in learning more which Continue reading
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GREEK MYTHOLOGY – Liv Albert
I loved this book. There is no shortage of books about Greek mythology or featuring gods and goddesses pulled from the Greek (and Roman) myths, so to stand out in this field you really need to provide something unique to be a draw. Author Liv Albert manages to do just this and thereby provides a Continue reading
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THE IMMORTALS – Jordanna Max Brodsky
What happens when the ancient gods are no longer worshipped the way they once were? They begin to lose their godly powers and take on some mortal characteristics. For instance, Artemis, the Virgin Goddess of the Hunt, now Selena DiSilva investigates the murder of a woman she discovers on the shore of the Hudson River. Continue reading
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MYTHBREAKER – Stephen Blackmoore
I’ll be honest … what got me interested in picking up this book is the note that this book is “the follow-up to Chuck Wendig’s Unclean Sprits.” Now, I haven’t read Wendig’s Unclean Spirits, but I am a fan of Wendig’s writing, so this very much caught my interest. Being a god isn’t what it used to Continue reading
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CURSED – Thomas Wheeler
I’ve had an interest in the Arthurian legends for a very, very long time and it’s been interesting to see the cyclical nature of new Arthur-era stories. We can go years without seeing new Arthur stories being told and then suddenly we get a slough of them. I was interested in this because of the Continue reading
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