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TheseusSeries
series2 books1958
completed
About coming of age.
“Renault wrote a sequel, The Bull from the Sea, in 1962.”
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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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“Phaidon, slave in the court where his uncle Pelops is cook, is a horrified observer when Perseus turns up with Medusa's head and turns the king and his fellows to stone.”
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