Epic
Ithaca
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Wily Odysseus, King of Ithaca, wed Penelope, then a few years later sailed off to the Trojan War with every man of fighting ...Read Review
The Falcon’s Eyes
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This weighty, rambling novel will please readers who like traditional medieval epics about damsels in unhappy arranged marriages, as long as they’re ...Read Review
Empires of Bronze: The Dark Earth (Empires of Bronze 6)
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In 1237 BC, the entire Mediterranean world is becoming embroiled in existential peril. The threat comes in multiple guises: environmental droughts and earthquakes, shifting ...Read Review
Kaikeyi: A Novel
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The great ancient Indian epic, the Ramayana, is told from Ram’s point of view—naturally enough, as he’s the god-hero of ...Read Review
Arcadian Days
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Does the world really need another retelling of the classic Greek myths? When it comes from renowned historical novelist John Spurling, the answer ...Read Review
Trust
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Pulitzer finalist Diaz’s brilliantly layered epic unfolds through a quartet of accounts, each of which adds new meaning to the ones that ...Read Review
The Great Book of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
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This marvelous and remarkably gorgeous book was written by John Matthews and illustrated by John Howe, with a foreword by Neil Gaiman, who ...Read Review
The Saxon Wolf (Fire Born 2)
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In AD 773, Bjarki Bloodhand, a legendary berserker, is now Fire Born and inhabited by a fierce spirit while he’s fighting. Bjarki fears ...Read Review
Things Past Telling
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Momma Grace could be as old as 112; no one knows her real age for sure, but there is no question that she has ...Read Review
Bride of the City Volume 1: Vaishali Ki Nagarvadhu
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Bride of the City, the first English translation of a novel published in 1949, explores the Nagarvadhu tradition of ancient India in which women ...Read Review