Loreful
HomeDiscover
Search series, authors…⌘K
Loreful

Reading orders for SF/F series and shared universes — with your place kept in every one.

Explore

UniversesSeriesWorksAuthorsAtlas

Help

FAQAboutSite map

Account & legal

Sign inCreate accountPrivacyTerms

Data

Built on ISFDB, Wikipedia, Wikidata and Open Library. Curated reading orders carry their reasoning on the page; the rest follow publication order. Data sources & licenses

© Loreful · data: ISFDB · CC BY

More like The Defiant

anchored on:historical fictionancient worldyoung adultforbidden lovewareurope+2 more

but
Narrow·
  • Cover of Troy
    TroyNovel

    Adèle Geras · standalone novel · 2000

    Mythic fantasy and fantasy, about gods, set in mediterranean.

    “Inside the walled city, food is growing scarce and the death toll is rising.”

    from the catalogue

    similar byhistorical fictionancient worldforbidden lovewaremotionalyoung adult+1 more

  • Cover of The Horse Goddess
    The Horse GoddessNovel

    Morgan Llywelyn · standalone novel · 1982

    Historical fantasy and romance, about gods, set in our world.

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

    from the catalogue

    similar byhistorical fictioneuropeancient worldforbidden loveemotional+1 more

  • Cover of The Song of Achilles
    The Song of AchillesNovel

    Madeline Miller · standalone novel · 2011

    Mythic fantasy, sad in tone, about 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.”

    from the catalogue

    similar byhistorical fictionancient worldforbidden lovewaremotional

  • Cover of Birds of Prey
    Birds of PreyNovel

    David Drake · standalone novel · 1984

    Science fiction and time travel, mysterious in tone, set in mediterranean.

    “There is a science-fictional twist to the story, starting with hints of a time warp on the very first page and slowly revealing to the reader—and the protagonist—what is really going on behind the scenes.”

    from the catalogue

    similar byhistorical fictioneuropeancient worldwartense

  • Cover of The Dalriada Trilogy
    The Dalriada TrilogySeries

    series · 3 books · 2004

    Set in british isles and our world.

    “Agricola, the ruthless governor of Roman Britain, has just subdued the Welsh.”

    from the catalogue
    Start with The White Mare →

    similar byhistorical fictionancient worldwar+5 more

  • Cover of The Druid King
    The Druid KingNovel

    Norman Spinrad · standalone novel · 2003

    Historical fiction, about war and political intrigue, set in europe and ancient world.

    “The main protagonist of the novel is Vercingetorix and the plot follows his rise to power to become king of the Gauls and his eventual surrender to Caesar at the Battle of Alesia.”

    from the catalogue

    similar byhistorical fictioneuropeancient worldwarpolitical intrigue+1 more