The Books of the Gods Books in Order
Find The Books of the Gods by Fred Saberhagen in order, with quick summaries, myth background, and help choosing your starting book.
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Publication Order
5 books
The Face of Apollo
by Fred Saberhagen
1998
Young Jeremy Redthorn risks himself for a wounded stranger and ends up carrying a mask that can grant a god's power. Delivering it is hard, keeping it away from Apollo is harder.
Ariadne's Web
by Fred Saberhagen
2000
The second Gods book plunges into labyrinths, masks, and divine memory as human players get tangled in the powers of old Greece. Myth stays exciting because it never feels remote.
The Arms of Hercules
by Fred Saberhagen
2000
Another god-mask adventure, this time with mortal characters caught up in Hercules, brute force, and the price of carrying legendary power. Saberhagen keeps the myth close to the ground.
God of the Golden Fleece
by Fred Saberhagen
2001
An injured, half-forgotten Proteus joins Jason and the Argonauts with only scraps of memory and more power than he understands. The quest for the Fleece becomes a search for identity too.
Gods of Fire and Thunder
by Fred Saberhagen
2002
Saberhagen shifts north into Norse legend, mixing gods, danger, and mortal grit with the same grounded touch he brought to Greek myth. Old powers make very human trouble.
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