Ancient Greece
Queen of the Silver Arrow
Acca has grown up fascinated by the story of the princess who was hurled across a river tied to a…
Ithaca
Updating the second oldest extant work of Western literature, Homer’s Odyssey, seems a daunting task, but the author entertainingly succeeds.…
The Voyage of Odysseus
Mr Iliffe has written a series of books featuring the Greek hero Odysseus, and in this, the fifth instalment, Troy…
By Helen’s Hand
Greece, the Bronze Age: Helen, daughter of the god Zeus and the most beautiful woman in the world, has for…
The Singer from Memphis
In this sixth installment in Gary Corby’s Athenian Mystery series, Nicolaos and his wife, Diotima, a priestess with an independent…
Penelope’s Web
This is a new retelling of the Trojan War, centred on the character of Odysseus, and narrated in three different…
The Double Axe
Bronze Age Crete. King Minos has problems. Athens, a client state, is in rebellion. His eldest son, Androgeos, is killed…
For the Most Beautiful
Think of the tale of Troy. What names can you remember? Active men – Achilles, Paris. Passive women – Helen,…
A Double Sorrow
This rewarding little book is an ambitious sheaf of verses, each seven lines long, retracing the story of Troilus and…
Arcadian Nights: The Greek Myths Reimagined
With Arcadian Nights: The Greek Myths Reimagined, John Spurling, winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, makes an…
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