Books like Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh by David Ferry reads as epic, tragic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Epic of Gilgamesh

N. K. Sandars · 1960

Shares the quest thread

87% genome match

Beowulf

Neil Gaiman · 2007

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match

The Pearls of Lutra

Brian Jacques · 1996

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match

Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles, The

Padraic Colum · 1921

Shares the quest thread

70% genome match

The High King

Lloyd Alexander · 2006

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match

Beowulf

Seamus Heaney · 2000

Both explore heroism & mortality

83% genome match

Beowulf

Ian Serraillier · 1954

Both explore heroism & mortality

70% genome match

Novels (The Call of the Wild / White Fang)

Jack London · 1962

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Simon Armitage · 2008

Both explore nature

67% genome match

The Last Hero

Terry Pratchett

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match

Sapphire

Barry Blair · 2001

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match

Witch World

Andre Norton · 1963

Shares the quest thread

69% genome match