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Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends Retold for a Modern Audience - Page 2

Here are 100 examples of retelling fairy Tales, children's stories, myths ,and legends for a modern , adult audience. Some are literal retellings; others are surprising, original, sometimes twisted, and sometimes shocking takes on these classic stories that can go off in totally unexpected directions. I've included 5 compendiums - Bulfinch, Hamilton, Gaiman, Crossley-Holland, and the 4 volume Fry - as a baseline; I've also included several modern dramatic adaptations. I have not included Ancient Greek, Nordic, or medieval material -because, while technically retellings of oral traditions, for my purposes they are considered source material. I have excluded biblical stories because I don't want to stir up THAT controversy at this time.
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Heracles' Bow (Madeleine Miller)
Heracles' Bow
Madeleine Miller
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Heroes (Stephen Fry)
Heroes
Stephen Fry
43
Hiddensee (Gregory Maguire)
Hiddensee
Gregory Maguire
44
The Hollow Hills (Mary Stewart)
The Hollow Hills
Mary Stewart
45
Horseman (Christina Henry)
Horseman
Christina Henry
46
Idylls of the King (Alfred Lord Tennyson)
Idylls of the King
Alfred Lord Tennyson
47
The Island of the Mighty (Evangeline Walton)
The Island of the Mighty
Evangeline Walton
48
Jason (Treece)
Jason
Treece
49
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die
Mary Renault
50
King of the Middle March (Kevin Crossley-Holland)
King of the Middle March
Kevin Crossley-Holland
51
Kiss of the Spindle (Nancy Campbell Allen)
Kiss of the Spindle
Nancy Campbell Allen
52
The Last Enchantment (Mary Stewart)
The Last Enchantment
Mary Stewart
53
The Last Legion (Valerio Massimo Manfredi)
The Last Legion
Valerio Massimo Manfredi
54
Last of the Amazons (Steven Pressfield)
Last of the Amazons
Steven Pressfield
55
Lost Boy (Christina Henry)
Lost Boy
Christina Henry
56
Medea (Jean Anouilh)
Medea
jean anouilh
57
Merlin (Stephen R. Lawhead)
Merlin
Stephen R. Lawhead
58
The Mermaid (Christina Henry)
The Mermaid
Christina Henry
59
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror (Mallory Ortberg)
The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror
Mallory Ortberg
60
Metamorphoses (Mary Zimmerman)
Metamorphoses
Mary Zimmerman
61
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
Marion Zimmer Bradley
62
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
63
Mythology (Hamilton)
Mythology
Hamilton
64
Mythos (Stephen Fry)
Mythos
Stephen Fry
65
No Friend to This House (Haynes)
No Friend to This House
Haynes
66
Norse Mythology (Neil Gaiman)
Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman
67
The Norse Myths (Kevin Crossley-Holland)
The Norse Myths
Kevin Crossley-Holland
68
The Odyssey (Mary Zimmerman)
The Odyssey
Mary Zimmerman
69
Odyssey (Stephen Fry)
Odyssey
Stephen Fry
70
The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (Kazantzakis)
The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
Kazantzakis
71
The Once and Future King (White)
The Once and Future King
White
72
Pandora's Jar (Natalie Hayes)
Pandora's Jar
Natalie Hayes
73
Pendragon (Stephen R. Lawhead)
Pendragon
Stephen R. Lawhead
74
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
Margaret Atwood
75
Phaedra (Laura Shepperson)
Phaedra
Laura Shepperson
76
Prince of Annwn (Evangeline Walton)
Prince of Annwn
Evangeline Walton
77
The Red Queen (Christina Henry)
The Red Queen
Christina Henry
78
Reflection (Elizabeth Lim)
Reflection
Elizabeth Lim
79
The Seeing Stone (Kevin Crossley-Holland)
The Seeing Stone
Kevin Crossley-Holland
80
Sea Witch (Sarah Henning)
Sea Witch
Sarah Henning
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