Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On Wilder Seas | 2020 | Nikki Marmery | Buy |
| 2 | Lilith | 2023 | Nikki Marmery | Buy |
Nikki Marmery has published two standalone novels, both focused on women whose stories were lost or suppressed. On Wilder Seas (2020) was shortlisted for the Historical Novel Society’s New Novel Award and follows Maria, the only woman aboard Drake’s Golden Hind. Lilith (2023) reaches further back, retelling the myth of Adam’s first wife who refused to submit and was banished from Paradise.
Marmery’s background as a historian shapes both books, which blend research with fiction to fill gaps in the historical and mythological record. Readers of Madeline Miller and Claire North will find similar territory here.