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Ancient World (Other)

Four Nails

By G. J. Berger - Published 2016

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Young Ashoka is an elephant trainer in India when the broader world of international politics intervenes in his life. He finds himself enslaved ...Read Review

The Dragon King: First Emperor of China (Chronicles of the Watchers, Book One)

By Brian Godawa - By Charlie Wen - Published 2016

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Historical Fantasy

The first book in the Chronicles of the Watchers series by Brian Godawa and Charlie Wen takes place in 220 BC and sends the ...Read Review

Whore of Babylon

By Azaria Frost - Published 2014

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We meet Eliana some months after the Babylonians have conquered her city of Nippur. Her sister is on the eve of marrying the ...Read Review

Regarding Tiberius

By Helena Mithridates Kleopatra - Published 2015

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Biographical Fiction

This big, richly atmospheric novel, “written” by Helena Mithridates Kleopatra, Crown Princess of Eupatoria in the Roman province of Pontus, with an “original ...Read Review

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny

By Justin Hill - By Wang Dulu - Published 2016

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Adventure

Jiaolong speaks to her daughter: “I follow the Iron Way… the world of wushu. Of martial arts… The wushu warrior steps outside society. ...Read Review

Only the Stones Survive

By Morgan Llywelyn - Published 2016

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Morgan Llywelyn reminds readers why she is the mistress of Irish historical fiction with this newest addition to her extensive body of work, ...Read Review

Legacy of Kings

By Eleanor Herman - Published 2015

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Children/Young Adult Historical Fantasy

Book One of the Blood of Gods and Kings saga is a fantasy novel borrowing the marquee name of Alexander the Great to ...Read Review

The Better of Two Men

By J.D. Smith - Published 2015

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Military

This is the third in the Overlord series and although it can be read as a standalone story, enjoyment would be enhanced by ...Read Review

The Flame Before Us

By Richard Abbott - Published 2015

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The Flame Before Us is a competently written and fascinating novel set in 1200 BC in what is now Syria, Gaza, Israel and Egypt. ...Read Review

The Dog Master: A Novel of the First Dog

By W. Bruce Cameron - Published 2015

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Before there was written history, man traveled in tribes or clans as hunter/gatherers, always searching for food and shelter. Upon the death ...Read Review