Mythological Fiction List

Do you have a 4th, 5th, or 6th grader who is mad for the Percy Jackson series and now for a loss for books since the end of the series? Here is a list for Percy fans and fans of Classic Myths in general.

“It’s All Greek to Me!”
Greek Myths with a Twist

Psyche in a Dress by Francesca Lia Block
A young woman, Psyche, searches for her lost love and questions her true self in a modern retelling of Greek myths.

Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs
When her mother suddenly gets married, Phoebe soon finds herself living on a remote Greek island, at a high school where the students and teachers are all descended from gods or goddesses.

Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney
Taken from her home on an Aegean island as a child, Anaxandra calls on the protection of her goddess while she poses as two different princesses over the next six years, before ending up as a servant in the company of Helen and Paris as they make their way to Troy.

Nobody’s Princess by Esther Friesner
Determined to fend for herself in a world where only men have real freedom, headstrong Helen learns to fight, hunt, and ride horses while disguised as a boy, and goes on an adventure throughout the Mediterranean world.
Nobody’s Prize

Snake Dreamer by Priscilla Galloway
Haunted by terrifying dreams of snakes, Dusa goes to a clinic in Greece where two mysterious doctors, the Gordon sisters, promise to cure her of her nightmares.

Troy by Adèle Geras
The story of the last weeks of the Trojan War, when women are sick of tending the wounded, men are tired of fighting, and bored gods and goddesses find ways to stir things up.

Ithaka by Adèle Geras
The island of Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors demanding that Penelope choose a new husband, as she patiently awaits the return of Odysseus from the Trojan War.

Andromeda: The Flying Warrior Princess by Laura Geringer (graphic novel)
Trained as a warrior and longing for adventure, the beautiful Andromeda teams up with Perseus to slay a horrible sea serpent that is terrorizing her kingdom.

Snakehead by Ann Halam
Perseus sets out to slay the terrible Medusa, accompanied by his beloved Andromeda, a princess with her own harsh destiny to fulfill.

Pandora Gets Jealous by Carolyn Hennesy
13-year-old Pandy is hauled before Zeus and given six months to gather all of the evils that were released when the box she brought to school as her annual project was accidentally opened.
Pandora Gets Vain
Pandora Gets Lazy

The Game by Diana Wynne Jones
Sent to a boisterous family gathering, orphaned Hayley discovers some secrets of her family’s past.

Lost in the Labyrinth by Patrice Kindl
14-year-old Princess Xenodice tries to prevent the death of her half-brother, the Minotaur, at the hands of an Athenian prince.

The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh
After 14-year-old prodigy Jack Perdu has a near fatal accident he meets Euri, a young ghost who introduces him to New York’s Underworld, where those who died in New York reside until they are ready to move on.
The Twilight Prisoner

The Minotaur by Tom Mason
While searching for clues to his dad's disappearance, Alex finds himself transported to a world of ancient myths. Sent to ancient Crete to be a sacrifice to the horrific Minotaur, Alex must defeat one of the fiercest creatures in all mythology.

Inside the Walls of Troy by Clemence McLaren
The beautiful Helen and the prophetic Cassandra describe the events surrounding the famous battle between the Greeks and the Trojans.

Waiting for Odysseus, by Clemence McLaren
The story of Odysseus’s epic journey told by the women who loved him: his faithful wife Penelope, the sorceress Circe, the goddess Athena, and his old nanny Eurycleia.

Aphrodite’s Blessings: Love Stories from the Greek Myths by Clemence McLaren
Atalanta, Andromeda, and Psyche, three female characters in Greek mythology, tell the stories of their marriages.

We Goddesses: Athena, Aphrodite, Hera by Doris Orgel
Three Greek goddesses, Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera, tell their own stories of love, war, loss, and triumph.

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, 12-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan’s Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian

Quiver by Stephanie Spinner
When her father commands that she produce an heir, the huntress Atalanta gives her suitors a seemingly impossible task in order to uphold her pledge of chastity, as the gods of ancient Greece look on.

Dusssie by Nancy Springer
At age 13, Dusie makes the horrifying discovery that she, like her New York artist mother, is a Gorgon – a Greek mythological monster sprouting snakes from her head and capable of turning humans into stone with one angry look.

The Shadow Thieves by Anne Ursu
13-year-old Charlotte and her cousin Zee set out on a quest that leads them to a not-so-mythical Underworld, where they face Harpies that love to rhyme, gods with personnel problems, and ghosts with a thirst for blood.
The Siren Song
The Immortal Fire

Odysseus in the Serpent Maze by Jane Yolen
13-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure that involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete’s Labyrinth, and the two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who play a major role in his future life.
Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons
Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast
Jason and the Gorgon’s Blood
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This list was prepared by:
Madeleine Wells
Young Adult Services
Charleston County Public Library