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GilgameshSeries

series12 books1984

Mythic fantasy, set in ancient world and middle east.

Start with Gilgamesh the King →

TheseusSeries

series2 books1958

completed

Adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in mediterranean.

“Renault wrote a sequel, The Bull from the Sea, in 1962.”
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Start with The King Must Die →

CirceNovel

Madeline Millerstandalone novel2018

Fantasy, about witches and identity, set in mythological world.

“Set during the Greek Heroic Age, it is an original reimagining of various Greek myths, most notably the Odyssey, as told from the perspective of the witch Circe.”
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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The History of Middle Earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of the Lord of the Rings

Till We Have FacesNovel

C. S. Lewisstandalone novel1956

Emotional in tone, about faith and religion and identity.

“The myth had haunted Lewis all his life, because he believed that some of the main characters' actions were illogical.”
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Stone BlindNovel

Natalie Haynesstandalone novel2022

Fantasy, about curses and identity, set in mediterranean.

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