MYTH & FOLKLORE BASED FICTION

This week's blog post features books that are based on different myths and folklore. Some of the works are retellings of classic stories while others feature characters from the different myths. Myths and folklore are a part of every culture and typically are used to explain natural phenomena, how a civilization was created, where people came from, or why things happen the way they do. Myths most often include different gods and goddesses, supernatural beings, and heroes (often with super-human powers). 

Check out some of these titles today!

Middle Grade Fiction

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (Hindu)

Maya and the Dark Rising by Rena Barron (West African)

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller (Korean)

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia (West African & African)

Athena the Brain by Joan Holub (Greek)

City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda (Mesopotamian)

YA Fiction

Poison Princess by Kresley Cole (Tarot)

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Greek)

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (Egyptian)

Children of Ragnarok by Cinda Williams Chima (Norse)

Lore by Alexandra Bracken (Greek)

A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Littlebadger (Lipan Apache)

Adult Fiction

Circe by Madeline Miller (Greek)

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (Greek)

House of Names by Colm Toibin (Greek)

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Russian)

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides (Greek)

American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Multiple including Norse, Egyptian, & Algonquian)

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