Gather in these hallowed halls

Modern retellings of iconic, ancient tales

Competitions for power, notoriety, love, or maybe even your life.

A collection of the pilot books for popular series, for those of us who love to follow a character's journey for as long as an author will let us! Some of the below series have heavily debated starting points and book read orders--in those cases the pilot was selected based on what seems to be the most popular approach.

Books that made it on the big screen

Listed in the recommended reading order for people who like to read full series.

From Greco-Roman to Egyptian to Norse mythology, these Gods just can't stop meddling in our modern day world.