A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes tells the story of the Odyssey from a female perspective. Ms. Haynes is an award-winning journalist, writer and comedian

The story takes place in between worlds, where mortals walk among the gods. Each character is well-written and shows growth throughout their individual journey

The characters are well-written, especially the women. They are mothers, daughters & sisters, heroic & compassionate, as well as fierce warriors

Ciri, the Child of Destiny, wants to leave, but she’s being hunted by friend and foe alike. who are looking for her, for different reasons in different timeline

It is gory, with hyper-violence, dismemberment, and other random acts of violence. If John Wick and Wolverine had a kid, it would be B.

The world-building is incredible. There are elements of the Grass Sea, reincarnation, cultural aspects & ramifications, technology, cities landscapes, and more

Gaiman lets the reader do a lot of the imagining, he stays away from overexplaining “how” or even “why” – many things are “just is”.

Mr. Bennett goes a step further in this book when it comes to communication. talking is not needed, people are connected working as one entity for one goal

The stories are bleak and very reminiscent of the stories taking place in Communist Russia – snow, poverty, alcoholism, dead-end jobs,

Rabbi Adam is awaiting a family wedding, when Lilith, an ancient evil, adducts his children. Rabbi Adam must create a golem and find his way to the underworld.