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The DovekeepersNovel
Alice Hoffmanstandalone novel2011
Sad in tone, about survival and war.
Christ the LordSeries
series2 books2005
completed
About coming of age.
“Rice wrote the novel after returning to the Catholic Church in 1998.”
from the catalogue
Start with Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt →
Women of GenesisSeries
series3 books2000
About parenthood.
“The novels in this series are centred on the wives of the Biblical Patriarchs of the Book of Genesis.”
from the catalogue
Start with Sarah →
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristNovel
Lew Wallacestandalone novel1880
About revenge, set in mediterranean.
Earth's ChildrenSeries
series6 books1980
About coming of age and survival, set in prehistoric and europe.
“Although Auel had previously mentioned in interviews that there would be a seventh novel, publicity announcements for the sixth confirmed that it would be the final book in the sequence.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Clan of the Cave Bear →
Stone TablesNovel
Orson Scott Cardstandalone novel1997
About identity.
“To grow up as royalty, and then give it all up on principle?”
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