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If you wish to immerse yourself in tantalising fiction that draws from the rich heritage of ancient tales and legends from around the world, you've come to the right place. From spellbinding myth retellings that have become modern classics to recent trendsetters, and from mesmerising myth anthologies to mythical adventures for younger readers, find your next favourite read below.

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Our Best Myths & Legends Books

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Odyssey
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£25.00 £19.99
Mythos
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£10.99
Circe
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£9.99
Blood of Hercules
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£22.00 £18.99
The Voyage Home
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£20.00 £10.00
The Silence of the Girls
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Heavenly Bodies
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£35.00
Hexed
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£9.99
Heroes
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£10.99
Atalanta
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£9.99 £8.49
Clytemnestra
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£9.99 £8.49
Troy
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£10.99
The Women of Troy
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£9.99
The Song of Achilles
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Ariadne
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£9.99
Hera
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£20.00 £16.99
Babylonia
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£18.99
Le Fay
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£16.99

£22.00
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The stunningly addictive sequel to the TikTok-conquering Blood of Hercules finds the female incarnation of the Greek hero bound together in marriage to the Underworld’s dark heirs.
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The Voyage Home
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£20.00
Hera
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£20.00 £16.99
Dogs and Monsters
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£20.00 £10.00
Medea
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£16.99 £14.99
Song of the Huntress
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Herc
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£9.99
Le Fay
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£16.99
Babylonia
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£18.99 £16.99
Lore Olympus: Volume Six: UK Edition
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The Bright Sword
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£20.00
Norse Mythology Illustrated
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Saints
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£30.00
Orphia And Eurydicius
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The Heroines
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£9.99
The Last Song of Penelope
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The Palace of Eros
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Masquerade
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£16.99
Medea
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£26.99

£25.00 £19.99
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The beloved Stephen Fry follows up the bestselling Troy with a hugely entertaining retelling of Odysseus' turbulent decade-long voyage home to Ithaca.

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Hera
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£9.99
Le Fay
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£9.99
The Story Spinner
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Song of the Huntress
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The Book of Witching
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£9.99
The Sky on Fire
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£9.99
The Palace of Eros
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The Formidable Miss Cassidy
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The Crimson Crown
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£10.99
Song of the Six Realms
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Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil
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The Modern Fairies
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Bad Graces
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£9.99
Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies
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NA
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£8.99
The Watkins Book of African Folklore
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Welsh Folk Tales of Coast and Sea
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The Sea Gives Up the Dead
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Great Books You Must Read

Our selection of classic paperbacks

Classic Titles

The Song of Achilles
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Mythos
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£10.99
The Silence of the Girls
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Norse Mythology
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£9.99
A Thousand Ships
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£10.99
The Penelopiad
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£9.99
The City of Brass
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The Bear and The Nightingale
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf
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The King Must Die
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£9.99
Girl Meets Boy
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£9.99
Everything Under
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£9.99
Till We Have Faces
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£9.99
House of Names
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£9.99
Gods of Jade and Shadow
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Weight
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£9.99
Lavinia
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£9.99

Our Best Collected Myths & Legends Books

Collected Myths

Scottish Folk & Fairy Tales
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Viking Folk & Fairy Tales
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Aztec Myths & Tales
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Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines
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Greek Myths: Gods and Goddesses
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Tales of the Greek Heroes
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Gender Swapped Greek Myths
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Greek Myths
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£9.99
Arabian Nights
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Arcadian Nights
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£10.99
The Japanese Myths
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African Myths & Legends
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Heroes
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£10.99
Norse Mythology
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£9.99
The Penguin Book of Norse Myths
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The Greek Myths
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£16.99
The Greek Myths
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£12.99

£12.99 £10.99
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Coming soon - 30/01/2025
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An adorable rendition of the myth of Medusa for very young readers, this heartwarming picture book narrates the origin story of the powerful sea monsters' daughter before she became fearsome and vengeful.
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Our Best Myths & Legends Books for Children & Young Adults

Children's Myths & Legends

Hercules: the Diary of a (Sort of) Hero
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Tales of the Greek Heroes
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Welsh Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends
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Greek Myths
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Hardback
£16.99
The Owl Service
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£7.99
Mythopedia
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Egyptian Myths
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Hardback
£16.99
The Usborne Book of Greek Myths
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Illustrated Myths from Around the World
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Auntie Medusa and Me
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Oh Maya Gods!
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£7.99
Scottish Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends
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Norse Myths
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Aarti & the Blue Gods
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The Best Greek Myth Retellings

In celebration of Ferdia Lennon's Glorious Exploits scooping this year's Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, we highlight our favourite Greek myth retellings.