The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
By: Mary Renault
3.98
Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition
“Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not prete…
Want to Read $ 11.99"Men would be as gods, if they had foreknowledge."-Mary Renault, The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
"It is not the bloodletting that calls down power. It is the consenting."-Mary Renault, The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
"Always, in the Bull Court, our most precious trophies were the gifts of the dead."-Mary Renault, The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
"A man is at his youngest when he thinks he is a man, not yet realizing that his actions must show it."-Mary Renault, The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
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2. Baudolino
By: Umberto Eco , William Weaver , R.C.S. Libri
3.79
Format: 527 pages, Paperback
It is April 1204, and Constantinople, the splendid capital of the Byzantine Empire, is being sacked… read more
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- classics
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"Tüm aşıklar gibi Baudlino da kibirli olmuştu."-Umberto Eco, Baudolino
"Yes, I know, it's not the truth, but in a great history little truths can be altered so that the greater truth emerges."-Umberto Eco, Baudolino
"And so it was that the Poet, through an excess of theological refinement, was unable to satisfy his coarse carnal passion."-Umberto Eco, Baudolino
"There, Master Niketas,’ Baudolino said, ‘when I was not prey to the temptations of this world, I devoted my nights to imagining other worlds. A bit with the help of wine, and a bit with that of the g…"-Umberto Eco, Baudolino
3. The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. (Josephine Bonaparte, #1)
By: Sandra Gulland
3.00
Format: None pages,
Young Josephine Bonaparte shines at the center of a new, sweeping, romantic work of historical fict… read more
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4. The Mighty Miss Malone
By: Christopher Paul Curtis
4.22
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful" is the motto of Deza Malone's family. De… read more
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5. The Eagle of the Ninth
By: Rosemary Sutcliff
3.94
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
One of Rosemary Sutcliff's acclaimed books set in Roman Britain. The Eagle of the Ninth tells the s… read more
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- classics
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"Better to be a laughing-stock than lose the fort for fear of being one."-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
"And what will they do to you when you have told them this story?' Esca said very simply, 'They will kill me.' 'I am sorry, but I do not think much of that plan.' Marcus said."-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
"You could give a slave his freedom, but nothing could undo the fact that he had been a slave; and between him, a freed-man, and any free man who had never been unfree, there would still be a differen…"-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
"Sometime about the year 117, the IXth Legion, which was stationed at Eburacum where York now stands, marched north to deal with a rising among the Caledonian tribes and was never heard of again... no…"-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Eagle of the Ninth
6. Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
By: Thomas Cahill
2.77
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
In the fourth volume of the acclaimed Hinges of History series, Cahill brings his characteristic wi… read more
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7. Lionheart (Plantagenets #4)
By: Sharon Kay Penman
3.30
Format: None pages, Hardcover
They were called "The Devil's Brood," though never to their faces. They were the four surviving son… read more
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8. Somewhere in France
By: Jennifer Robson
4.00
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Lady Elizabeth Neville-Ashford wants to travel the world, pursue a career, and marry for love. But … read more
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9. The Lost Books of The Odyssey
By: Zachary Mason
3.37
Format: 414 pages, Paperback
A brilliant and beguiling reimagining of one of our greatest myths by a gifted young writer, Zachar… read more
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10. Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 (Royal Diaries #5)
By: Carolyn Meyer
3.25
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Carolyn Meyer introduces readers to the unforgettable Anastasia Romanov whose … read more
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11. Lavinia
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
3.66
Format: 384 pages,
In a richly imagined, beautiful new novel, an acclaimed writer gives an epic heroine her voice. In … read more
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12. Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (Claudius, #2)
By: Robert Graves , Seneca , Suetonius
4.30
Format: 189 pages, Paperback
Robert Graves begins anew the tumultuous life of the Roman who became emperor in spite of himself. … read more
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13. What I Saw and How I Lied
By: Judy Blundell
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
When Evie's father returned home from World War II, the family fell back into its normal life prett… read more
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14. One Came Home
By: Amy Timberlake
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A Newbery Honor Book An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Be… read more
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15. His Forefathers and Mick
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.36
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more
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"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
16. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
By: K. Ritz
4.33
Format: 410 pages, Paperback
Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more
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"At what point does faith become insanity?"-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
17. Isabella Warrior Queen
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.30
Format: None pages, ebook
The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more
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"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
18. Victor's Blessing
By: Barbara Sontheimer
4.34
Format: 582 pages, Paperback
Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more
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"Then wake up my sweet, wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid. Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her. He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go. "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me! What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
19. The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
By: Mary Renault
3.98
Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition
“Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not prete… read more
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"Men would be as gods, if they had foreknowledge."-Mary Renault, The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
"It is not the bloodletting that calls down power. It is the consenting."-Mary Renault, The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
"Always, in the Bull Court, our most precious trophies were the gifts of the dead."-Mary Renault, The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
"A man is at his youngest when he thinks he is a man, not yet realizing that his actions must show it."-Mary Renault, The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
20. Argo (Blades of Bronze, #1)
By: Mark Knowles
3.38
Format: 629 pages, Paperback
An action-filled retelling of the famous Greek myth, Jason and the Golden Fleece, brilliantly reima… read more
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21. Jason (Blades of Bronze, #2)
By: Mark Knowles
3.65
Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition
The quest is far from over They may have won the prize, but will any of them make it home alive? … read more
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