Gods Behaving Badly
Marie Phillips
Mythic fantasy · Urban fantasy
Mythic fantasy books with dry wit
A legendary undertaking can look different to someone noticing its practical details. Dry wit in mythic fantasy gives a composed voice to that perspective, finding understated humor beside the solemn claims of gods, fate and heroic duty.
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Check who makes the observations and how much familiarity with the mythic setting is useful. A narrator's reserve differs from a character answering a god politely. The profiles describe the voice and stakes so you can choose the story around the understatement.
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