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Fit for the Gods

Greek Mythology Reimagined

Edited by Jenn Northington, S. Zainab Williams
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Knopf | Vintage
On sale Aug 01, 2023 | 400 Pages | 9780593469248
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Featuring stories by a cross-genre assortment of some of the most exciting writers working today, here is an anthology of gender-bent, queered, race-bent, and inclusive retellings from the enchanting and eternally popular world of Greek myth.

Zeus, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, and the other denizens of Mount Olympus feel almost as present and larger than life today as they did when they were worshipped as gods. Humanity has been telling and retelling stories about the characters from Greek and Roman myth for centuries—heck, the Romans liked the Hellenic originals so much, they remade them faster than Marvel remakes Spider-Man movies. And from Virgil’s Aeneid to Xena: Warrior Princess to Percy Jackson to The Song of Achilles, the obsession has never waned.

Yet Fit for the Gods shows how these stories still have a power of metamorphosis that would impress Ovid. Here you’ll find Atalanta’s wild hunt reimagined as a daring space battle; a sex-swapped take on Theseus and the Minotaur; a story that explores the character of Tiresias with a complex, fascinating, modern understanding of gender; a chilling feminist takedown of Apollo from Daphne’s POV; and the entire Greek pantheon reimagined as dangerously clever, bored AIs. 

Brave, bold, and groundbreaking, the stories in Fit for the Gods will be like ambrosia for those craving fresh interpretations of their favorite myths, and give long-time fans a chance to finally see themselves in these beloved legends.

Featuring stories by:
Marika Bailey • Alyssa Cole • Zoraida Córdova • Maya Deane • Sarah Gailey • Zeyn Joukhadar • Mia P. Manansala • Juliana Spink Mills • Susan Purr • Taylor Rae • Jude Reali • Suleikha Snyder • Valerie Valdes • S. Zainab Williams • Wen Wen Yang

“Smart, playful, funny, and insightful, these stories scratched an itch I didn’t even realize I had. Such a pleasure to see these familiar tales spun in a brand new, and beautiful way. I had a blast with this book.” —Victor LaValle, author of Lone Women

“There's nothing I love more than reimagined myth, and this anthology is exactly what I love—full of wild, wonderful reimaginings that add to the longstanding tradition of mythological retellings. From emotional and fantastical, to evocative and sexy, there's something here for everyone. Fit for the Gods reads like the nectar of them.” —Sarah MacLean, bestselling author of Heartbreaker

“Sure, Zeus could transform himself into a swan. So what? The authors of these stories have done one better: transforming ancient myths into something bright, strange, and new. From shadowy soirees to futuristic floodwaters to the pale blinking of distant galaxies, Fit for the Gods proves once and for all that even the oldest myths truly are ever-relevant.” —GennaRose Nethercott, author of Thistlefoot

“Fit for the Gods reimagines, subverts, and expands the Greek mythological canon in thrilling and inspiring ways, across space and time and perspectives and genres. The labyrinth as an escape room for a last-ditch intervention, the Furies as a Filipino-American detective agency, Odysseus trapped by their spaceship's AI—every story in this brilliant collection is both a surprise and a satisfying delight.” —Jane Pek, author of The Verifiers

“Intriguing. . . . Captivating. . . . A collection of impressive breadth that will reward the mythically minded.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Journey to Mount Olympus this summer with an anthology that puts an inclusive spin on your favorite Greek myths through authors playing with genre, sexuality, gender, and more.”
—Kelly Gallucci, We Are Bookish, "30 Summer Books to Have on Your Radar"
Introduction by Jenn Northington & S. Zainab Williams

The Gorgon Confessionals
Zoraida Córdova

Dion and the Maenads
S. Zainab Williams

Tiresias
Zeyn Joukhadar

Wild to Covet
Sarah Gailey

Pescada
Juliana Spink Mills

Pickles for Mrs. Pomme
Susan Purr

The Ship of Thea
Suleikha Snyder

The Furies Detective Agency
Mia P. Manansala

Atalanta Hunts the Boar
Valerie Valdes

A Heart Inured to Suffering
Jude Reali

Trembling Aspen; Or, To Shiver
Marika Bailey

Stasis (Bastion in the Spring)
Alyssa Cole

The Eagles at the Edge of the World
Taylor Rae

The Words from the Mountain
Wen Wen Yang

No Gods, No Kings
Maya Deane

Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Contributors & Story Notes

About

Featuring stories by a cross-genre assortment of some of the most exciting writers working today, here is an anthology of gender-bent, queered, race-bent, and inclusive retellings from the enchanting and eternally popular world of Greek myth.

Zeus, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, and the other denizens of Mount Olympus feel almost as present and larger than life today as they did when they were worshipped as gods. Humanity has been telling and retelling stories about the characters from Greek and Roman myth for centuries—heck, the Romans liked the Hellenic originals so much, they remade them faster than Marvel remakes Spider-Man movies. And from Virgil’s Aeneid to Xena: Warrior Princess to Percy Jackson to The Song of Achilles, the obsession has never waned.

Yet Fit for the Gods shows how these stories still have a power of metamorphosis that would impress Ovid. Here you’ll find Atalanta’s wild hunt reimagined as a daring space battle; a sex-swapped take on Theseus and the Minotaur; a story that explores the character of Tiresias with a complex, fascinating, modern understanding of gender; a chilling feminist takedown of Apollo from Daphne’s POV; and the entire Greek pantheon reimagined as dangerously clever, bored AIs. 

Brave, bold, and groundbreaking, the stories in Fit for the Gods will be like ambrosia for those craving fresh interpretations of their favorite myths, and give long-time fans a chance to finally see themselves in these beloved legends.

Featuring stories by:
Marika Bailey • Alyssa Cole • Zoraida Córdova • Maya Deane • Sarah Gailey • Zeyn Joukhadar • Mia P. Manansala • Juliana Spink Mills • Susan Purr • Taylor Rae • Jude Reali • Suleikha Snyder • Valerie Valdes • S. Zainab Williams • Wen Wen Yang

“Smart, playful, funny, and insightful, these stories scratched an itch I didn’t even realize I had. Such a pleasure to see these familiar tales spun in a brand new, and beautiful way. I had a blast with this book.” —Victor LaValle, author of Lone Women

“There's nothing I love more than reimagined myth, and this anthology is exactly what I love—full of wild, wonderful reimaginings that add to the longstanding tradition of mythological retellings. From emotional and fantastical, to evocative and sexy, there's something here for everyone. Fit for the Gods reads like the nectar of them.” —Sarah MacLean, bestselling author of Heartbreaker

“Sure, Zeus could transform himself into a swan. So what? The authors of these stories have done one better: transforming ancient myths into something bright, strange, and new. From shadowy soirees to futuristic floodwaters to the pale blinking of distant galaxies, Fit for the Gods proves once and for all that even the oldest myths truly are ever-relevant.” —GennaRose Nethercott, author of Thistlefoot

“Fit for the Gods reimagines, subverts, and expands the Greek mythological canon in thrilling and inspiring ways, across space and time and perspectives and genres. The labyrinth as an escape room for a last-ditch intervention, the Furies as a Filipino-American detective agency, Odysseus trapped by their spaceship's AI—every story in this brilliant collection is both a surprise and a satisfying delight.” —Jane Pek, author of The Verifiers

“Intriguing. . . . Captivating. . . . A collection of impressive breadth that will reward the mythically minded.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Journey to Mount Olympus this summer with an anthology that puts an inclusive spin on your favorite Greek myths through authors playing with genre, sexuality, gender, and more.”
—Kelly Gallucci, We Are Bookish, "30 Summer Books to Have on Your Radar"

Table of Contents

Introduction by Jenn Northington & S. Zainab Williams

The Gorgon Confessionals
Zoraida Córdova

Dion and the Maenads
S. Zainab Williams

Tiresias
Zeyn Joukhadar

Wild to Covet
Sarah Gailey

Pescada
Juliana Spink Mills

Pickles for Mrs. Pomme
Susan Purr

The Ship of Thea
Suleikha Snyder

The Furies Detective Agency
Mia P. Manansala

Atalanta Hunts the Boar
Valerie Valdes

A Heart Inured to Suffering
Jude Reali

Trembling Aspen; Or, To Shiver
Marika Bailey

Stasis (Bastion in the Spring)
Alyssa Cole

The Eagles at the Edge of the World
Taylor Rae

The Words from the Mountain
Wen Wen Yang

No Gods, No Kings
Maya Deane

Acknowledgments
About the Editors
About the Contributors & Story Notes

Additional formats

  • Fit for the Gods
    Fit for the Gods
    Greek Mythology Reimagined
    9780593469255
    Ebook
    Vintage
    Aug 01, 2023
  • Fit for the Gods
    Fit for the Gods
    Greek Mythology Reimagined
    9780593739501
    Audiobook Download
    Random House Audio
    Aug 01, 2023
  • Fit for the Gods
    Fit for the Gods
    Greek Mythology Reimagined
    9780593469255
    Ebook
    Vintage
    Aug 01, 2023
  • Fit for the Gods
    Fit for the Gods
    Greek Mythology Reimagined
    9780593739501
    Audiobook Download
    Random House Audio
    Aug 01, 2023

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