Books like Goddess of Troy by P. C. Cast

Reimagining the Trojan War through the eyes of Achilles’ closest companion, Patroclus, the novel explores themes of friendship, heroism, and forbidden love amid mythic glory.

Madeline Miller’s retelling follows Circe, daughter of Helios, as she discovers her witchcraft powers, encounters mythic heroes on an isolated island, and battles the wrath of gods to decide her place between divinity and humanity.

A Crown Imperilled: The Last Stand of the Conclave of Shadows

A blend of science fiction and fantasy, the Book of Swords series describes twelve magically swords forged with specific enhancements, often with serious detracting abilities granted to the one who wields them.

Ursula K. Le Guin breathes life into the silent heroine of Vergil’s The Aeneid by turning the silent Lavinia into a fully realised voice, exploring ancient Italy as Rome rises from a humble village to imperial destiny.

Margaret George retells the myth of Helen of Troy through her own voice, exploring her divine birth, beauty, and the events that ignite the Trojan War.

A fairie princess embarks on a quest to save the world from invaders from other dimensions, battling demons, dwarves, and elves to prove her magical abilities and save her family and friends.

Pat Barker reimagines the final days of the Trojan War through the eyes of Briseis, the captured concubine of Achilles, revealing the voices of the women walled in the Greek camp.

A dark fantasy tale of a rogue priest and his quest to protect his faith from an evil god in the guise of a beautiful maiden.

A young boy discovers his unique path in life and learns to embrace self-acceptance, inspired by the iconic image of a North Star in the sky above him.

A painter in 1930s London falls in love with a typist, embarking on a surreal journey to find her, encountering surrealists and the madhouse, with a surrealist vision of reality and the influence of famous artists like Orson Welles and Salvador Dali.

In the presence of mine enemies

Thank You for Arguing is your master class in the art of persuasion, taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill. The time-tested secrets the book discloses include Cicero's three-step strategy for moving an audience to actionNas well as Honest Abe's Shameless Trick of lowering an audience's expectations by pretending to be unpolished. But it's also replete with contemporary techniques such as politicians' use of "code" language to appeal to specific groups and an eye-opening assortment of popular-culture dodges, including:The Eddie Haskell PloyEminem's Rules of DecorumThe Belushi ParadigmStalin's Timing SecretThe Yoda Technique Whether you're an inveterate lover of language books or just want to win a lot more anger-free arguments on the page, at the podium, or over a beer, Thank You for Arguing is for you. Written by one of today's most popular online language mavens, it's warm, witty, erudite, and truly enlightening. It not only teaches you how to recognize a paralipsis and a chiasmus when you hear them, but also how to wield such handy and persuasive weapons the next time you really, really want to get your own way.From the Trade Paperback edition.

City of Last Chances is a fantasy novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky that earned the BSFA Best Novel Award in 2022, marking his continued success in speculative fiction.