It’s A Mythtery: Mythological Fiction and More

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Goddesses, Heroes and Shamans: The Young People’s Guide to World Mythology (Non-Fiction 291.13)

The Golden Fleece and the Heroes who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum (Non-Fiction 292)
Describes the cycle of myths about the Argonauts and the quest for the Golden Fleece, as well as the tales of the Creation of Heaven and Earth, the labors of Hercules, Theseus and the Minotaur, etc.

Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline Cooney
Taken from her home on an Aegan island as a six-year-old girl, Anaxndra calls on the protection of her goddess as 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.

Atlas’ Revenge Another Mad Mystery by Robyn DiTocco
PJ's life is interrupted by a visit from his old friend Hermes who delivers disturbing news. He must return to the mythological world to complete Hercules' Twelve Labors while the strongman is forced to hold up the heavens for Atlas - who has mysteriously disappeared!

The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer
After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.

Ithaka by Adele 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.

Troy by Adele Geras
Told from the point of view of the women of Troy, portrays 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.

Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Robyn McKinley
Kind Beauty grows to love the Beast at whose castle she is compelled to stay and through her love releases him from the spell which had turned him from a handsome prince into an ugly beast.

The Great God Pan by Donna Jo Napoli
A retelling of the Greek myths about Pan, both goat and god, whose reed flute frolicking leads him to a meeting with Iphigenia, a human raised as the daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra.

Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli
When Sirena and her sisters sing their siren sons to the sailors on their way to the Trojan War, the men crash their ships upon the rocks. One man survives. Sirena defies the goddess Hera by tending his wounds and soon the two are deep in love.  

The Bull From the Sea by Mary Renault
Theseus is torn between his genius for kingship and his truant craving for adventure. As he is setting out toward Crete for a marriage with Phaedra, a pirate prince lures him off to explore the unknown Euxine, where Theseus meets and captures the young warrior Hippolyta, the love of his life, and the crux of his fate.

The King Must Die by Mary Renault
The story of the mythical hero Theseus, slayer of monsters, abductor of princesses and king of Athens. He is brave, aggressive and quick. The core of the story is Theseus' Cretan adventure.

Dread Locks by Neil Shusterman
Parker meets the girl next door and finds his life taking a menacing turn as he begins to absorb some of her terrible powers.

The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White
In this, the first part of The Once & Future King, Merlyn the sorcerer teaches young King Arthur about magic and history.

April 18, 2006