Read: Jo Graham - Black Ships

Interesting! A re-telling of The Aeneid, about the founding of Rome, but with larger-than-life mythological characters transformed into fairly ordinary, everyday people. There's still a hint of magic realism, but it's largely a plausible story about a desperate group of people trying to escape war and find a new home. I think I would enjoy this story even more if the tragic elements were played - misfortunes are a little underwhelming and skimmed over. One of the best parts is the author's enthusiastic notes at the end about the various literary and historical sources she drew from - have to love the geeking out on ancient Greek history.