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Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1987

Historical fantasy, about prophecy and war.

“Set in the ancient city of Troy, the novel is a retelling of Homer's epic poem the Iliad.”
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series7 books2008

“One by one the mighty cities are falling, to earthquakes, to flood, to raiders on both land and sea.”
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OrionSeries

series14 books1977

completed

Science fiction and time travel, adventurous in tone.

“Follow him, servant of a great race, as he battles his enemy down the halls of time, from the caves of our ancestors to the final confrontation under the hammer of nuclear annihilation.”
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The Song of AchillesNovel

Madeline Millerstandalone novel2011

Historical fiction, emotional in tone, about forbidden love and grief and loss.

“Set during the Greek Heroic Age, it is a retelling of the Trojan War as told from the perspective of Patroclus.”
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TheseusSeries

series2 books1958

completed

Historical fiction, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age.

“Renault wrote a sequel, The Bull from the Sea, in 1962.”
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The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before AchillesNovel

Padraic Columstandalone novel1921

Adventurous in tone, about quests.

“A somewhat fictionalized account of ancient Greek heroes.”
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