Mythic Fiction & The Night Circus
The release of Erin Morgenstern’s highly anticipated debut, The Night Circus, inspires a list of great mythic fiction.
Urban
Fantasy or Mythic Fiction is folklore and fairytale influenced fantasy
contrasted with contemporary settings… playing magic and modern or
semi-modern technology against each other. I’d highly suggest,
The Night Circus, as a great example of this but while you’re
waiting for that one check out these great Mythic Fiction titles.
Territory by
Emma Bull
Ghost in Love by Jonathan Carroll
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (
Joe M.’s Review)
The Onion Girl by Charles De Lint
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Magicians by Lev Grossman (
Sara D.’s review)
Mortal
Love by Elizabeth Hand
The Door to Lost Pages by Claude Lalumiere (Jessica
T.’s Review)
Kraken
by China Miéville (
Jessica T.’s Review)
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (
Sara D.’s Review; Sarah
Redman’s Review)
The Prestige by Christopher Priest
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
by Catherynne M. Valente (
Joe M.’s Review)
Mechanique: A Tale of
the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine (
Jessica T.’s Review)
The Wood Wife by Terri Windling
The Sorcerer’s House by Gene Wolfe (
Jessica T.’s Review)
