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  • Cover of The Firebrand
    The FirebrandNovel

    Marion Zimmer Bradley · standalone novel · 1987

    Mythic fantasy, about gods, set in mediterranean.

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

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    Central AsiaSeries

    series · 2 books · 1989

    Historical fantasy, set in ancient world.

    “The daughter of a general banished from the Imperial presence accepts her fate as a political tool and turns a marriage of convenience to an aging barbarian chief into a crusade to bring honor to her family and avert a catastrophic war.”

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  • Cover of The Horse Goddess
    The Horse GoddessNovel

    Morgan Llywelyn · standalone novel · 1982

    Romance, about gods and forbidden love, set in our world.

    “Epona, a golden Celtic beauty, commanded wind, fire, all the bests of the earth.”

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    CleopatraNovel

    H. Rider Haggard · standalone novel · 1889

    Adventure, about revenge, set in middle east.

    “Cleopatra mixes historical action with supernatural events, and could be described as a historical fantasy novel.”

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    A Song for ArbonneNovel

    Guy Gavriel Kay · standalone novel · 1992

    About music and court intrigue, set in secondary world.

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    The Song of AchillesNovel

    Madeline Miller · standalone novel · 2011

    Mythic fantasy, about forbidden love and grief and loss, set in mediterranean.

    “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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