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The FirebrandNovel
Marion Zimmer Bradleystandalone novel1987
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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TheseusSeries
series2 books1958
completed
Historical fiction, about coming of age.
“Renault wrote a sequel, The Bull from the Sea, in 1962.”
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The World's DesireNovel
H. Rider Haggard & Andrew Langstandalone novel1890
Fantasy, about forbidden love.
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before AchillesNovel
Padraic Columstandalone novel1921
Mythic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and gods, set in ancient world and mediterranean.
“A somewhat fictionalized account of ancient Greek heroes.”
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Earth GiantNovel
Edison Marshallstandalone novel1960
Adventure.
“At the age of five, Heracles crushed in his chubby fists the spade-shaped heads of two messengers of death that had invaded his bed of sheepskins.”
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Goddess of YesterdayNovel
Caroline B. Cooneystandalone novel2002
About coming of age and war.