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Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 6 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER!The blockbuster danmei/Boys’ Love novels from China that inspired the animated series! This epic historical fantasy about a prince and the mysterious man by his side is now officially in English, for the very first time!Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity... -
Queen of Oak: A Novel of Boudica by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFated to lead a rebellion against Rome.Destined to become a legend.Britain, A.D. 42—Boudica, second daughter of a Celtic king, has little concern for tribal tensions and political intrigues. Called by the gods and the stirrings of her own wild heart, she listens instead to whispers of the oaks. But Boudica would be wiser to heed the warning cries of eagles... -
The Temple of Fortuna by Elodie Harper
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den TrilogyAmara's journey has taken her far; from a slave in Pompeii's wolf den to a high-powered courtesan in Rome... though her story is not over yet.While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to her remain in Pompeii. But it is AD 79, and mighty Mount Vesuvius is about to make itself known..Categorized as:
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琅琊榜 by 海宴
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA historical fiction novel story revolving around a high-ranking military officer named Lin Shu. This gifted young man achieved distinquished military status before he completed his his teenager years. Throughout the course of his service his troops were framed and obliterated by a scheming political rival. With no alternative but to flee, Lin changed his name and identity...Categorized as:
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Killer of Men by Christian Cameron
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsArimnestos is a farm boy when war breaks out between the citizens of his native Plataea and and their overbearing neighbours, Thebes. Standing in the battle line - the wall of bronze - for the first time, alongside his father and brother, he shares in a famous and unlikely victory. But after being knocked unconscious in the melee, he awakes not a hero, but a slave...Categorized as:
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The Death of Kings by Conn Iggulden
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe acclaimed author of Emperor: The Gates of Rome returns to the extraordinary life of Julius Caesar in a new novel that takes us further down the path to glory . . . as Caesar comes into his own as a man, warrior, senator, husband, and leader.In a sparsely settles region of North Africa, a band of disheveled soldiers turn their eyes toward one man among them: their leader, Julius Caesar...Categorized as:
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The Crow Queen by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBritain, AD 38, When destiny crowns Cartimandua queen of the Brigantes, she inherits not just the rule of her ancient tribe but an imminent war. Seeking to take advantage of the upheaval amongst the Brigantes, the Parisii tribe strikes. Cartimandua’s enemies soon discover the new Brigantes queen wears a crown of thorns and talons. Carti has no time to waste on petty squabbles... -
Wrath of the Picts by Steven A. McKay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrincess Catia has gone missing and once again it falls to the legendary druid, Bellicus, to find her. Was the child taken by force, or did she go willingly with the Pictish warrior-woman, Aife?Their trail leads far north to the windswept fortress of Dunnottar, so the druid must journey there with his companions, Duro, Eburus, and the fearsome wardog, Cai... -
Dreaming the Serpent Spear by Manda Scott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe fourth and final novel in the magnificent saga of Britain’s warrior queen (Boudica – “Bringer of Victory” and the last defender of the Celtic culture) will capture readers’ hearts and minds, as Manda Scott brings the series to a stunning close...Categorized as:
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The Gods of War by Conn Iggulden
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsThe year is 53 B.C. Fresh from victory in Gaul, Julius Caesar leads battle-hardened legions across the Rubicon river–threatening Rome herself. Even the master strategist Pompey is caught unprepared by the strike, and forced to abandon his city. The armies of Rome will face each other at last in civil war, led by the two greatest generals ever to walk the seven hills...Categorized as:
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The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEvoking two of the most famous battles of the Ancient World—the Battle of Marathon and the Last Stand at Thermopylae—The Gates of Athens is a bravura piece of storytelling by a well acclaimed master of the historical adventure novel.In the new epic historical novel by New York Times bestselling author Conn Iggulden, in ancient Greece an army of slaves gathers on the plains of Marathon . .Categorized as:
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The Blood Crows by Simon Scarrow
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor nearly ten years, the Roman Empire has fought ceaselessly to strengthen its hold over Britannia. But opposition from native tribes led by the ruthless warrior Caratacus threatens to destroy everything. Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro are summoned by Governor Ostorius to Londinium... -
Thais of Athens by Ivan Efremov
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThais of Athens was first published in Russia in 1972. Since that time, it has sold over a million copies and has become one of the most popular historical novels in the former Soviet Union...Categorized as:
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When the Eagle Hunts by Simon Scarrow
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSimon Scarrow's brilliant adventure novels about the Roman army appear with stunning new covers.After a series of bloody battles, Camulodunum (modern-day Colchester) has fallen to the invading Roman army. The Emperor has returned to Rome, leaving the fearless Centurion Macro and his young Optio, Cato, to rest and regroup, along with the rest of the Second Legion...Categorized as:
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The Legion by Simon Scarrow
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Legion is the action-packed tenth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell.When the actions of a rebel gladiator in Egypt threaten the stability of the Roman Empire, Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro know he must be stopped...Categorized as:
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The Eagle and the Wolves by Simon Scarrow
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe most dangerous mission of their military careers awaits two heroes of the Roman army in Britain. In The Eagle and the Wolves, the epic fourth novel of Simon Scarrow's series, it's A.D. 44 and Vespasian and the Roman Army's Second Legion are forging ahead in their campaign to seize the southwest...Categorized as:
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The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe life of a courtesan in Pompeii is glamorous yet perilous...Amara has escaped her life as a slave in the Wolf Den, the city’s most notorious brothel, but now her survival depends on the affections of her patron: a man she might not know as well as she once thought. At night in the home he bought for her, the house with the golden door, Amara’s dreams are haunted by her past...Categorized as:
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The Archer by K. Aten
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKyri was raised a fletcher but after finding a new home and family with the Telequire Amazons, she discovers a desire to take on more responsibility within the tribe. She has skills they desperately need and she is called to action to protect those around her. But Kyri's path is ever-changing even as she finds herself altered by love, loyalty, and grief...Categorized as:
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Return to Ithaca by Glyn Iliffe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe thrilling final instalment of the epic and bestselling Adventures of Odysseus Odysseus has been to Hell and back. Deserted by the Gods, and now in bitter conflict with his friend Eperitus, times look bleak. He dreams of returning to his home; to Ithaca. But back on Ithaca things look little better... -
Zmaj i ždral by Aleksandar Tešić
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings„ZMAJ I ŽDRAL“ je prvi od dva romana o Milošu Obiliću i rađen je po srpskoj mitologiji i predanju. On je na neki način i uvod u trilogiju „Kosingas“ jer u njemu srećemo neke likove koji se kasnije u trilogiji pojavljuju, ali se može posmatrati i kao zaseban roman. Knjiga počinje legendom o čuvarima Koplja svetog Georgija i bici na Crnom kamenu 1187... -
Eryx: A Spartan Tale by Jaclyn Osborn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy father once told me, above all else... Live and die for Sparta. Honor. Loyalty. Duty. These were the things that mattered most. And then Axios came into my life, teaching me other lessons: humility, brotherhood... love. There were moments when the brutal training stripped me of my humanity, where it turned me into a mindless beast of flesh and muscle set to destroy everything in my way... -
The Falcon Queen by Johanna Wittenberg
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE FALCON QUEEN(The Norsewomen Book 2)Ninth century Norway, the island of Tromøy.Åsa has won back her father’s kingdom, but can she hold it? The evil shapeshifter Hrolf lurks in the hinterlands, plotting revenge. The powerful Danes threaten from across the Skagerrak Sea, demanding marriage in exchange for peace, while her only ally, Olaf, presses his own suit...Categorized as:
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Golden Terrace, Vol. 2 by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the bond between Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan deepens, the looming threat above the empire of Great Zhou remains omnipresent. After the settlement of the Kuangshan Academy case, Yan Xiaohan accompanies Prince Qi southward to Jingchu. However, an unexpected storm traps Prince Qi’s party inside a mysterious temple and leads Yan Xiaohan into a hidden lion’s den...Categorized as:
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The Eagle's Prey by Simon Scarrow
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe mighty Roman army faces Britain's defiant tribes in the series's powerful fifth book It is late summer AD 44, and the battle-weary Roman legions are in their second year of campaigning against the British tribes. The troop'' commander, General Plautius, is under considerable pressure from the emperor to crush the natives once and for all...Categorized as:
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Aeneid Book VI by Virgil
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA masterpiece from one of the greatest poets of the centuryIn a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld...Categorized as:
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The Garden of the Departed Cats by Bilge Karasu
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn an ancient Mediterranean city, a tradition is maintained: every ten years an archaic game of human chess is staged, the players (visitors versus locals) bearing weapons. This archaic game, the central event of The Garden of the Departed Cats, may prove as fatal as the deadly attraction our narrator feels for the local man who is the Vizier, or Captain, of the home team...Categorized as:
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As Brumas de Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsColeção Completa: As Brumas de Avalon [4 volumes]A Senhora da Magia, A Grande Rainha, O Gamo-Rei e O Prisioneiro da Árvore são os quatro volumes que compõem As Brumas de Avalon - a grande obra de Marion Zimmer Bradley -, que reconta a lenda do rei Artur através da perspectiva de suas heroínas.Guinevere se casou com Artur por determinação do pai, mas era apaixonada por Lancelote... -
Vikramaditya Veergatha Book 1 The Guardians of the Halahala by Shatrujeet Nath
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe deadly Halahala, the all-devouring poison churned from the depths of the White Lake by the devas and asuras, was swallowed by Shiva to save the universe from extinction.But was the Halahala truly destroyed?A small portion still remains – a weapon powerful enough to guarantee victory to whoever possesses it...Categorized as:
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Boudica: Dreaming the Bull by Manda Scott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn AD 60, Boudica, war leader of the Eceni, led her people in a final bloody revolt against the occupying armies of Rome - the culmination of nearly twenty years of resistance against an occupying force that sought to crush the vibrant native civilization of our island home ..Categorized as:
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False God of Rome by Robert Fabbri
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSickened by Tiberius’s insane debauchery, Vespasian places his faith in the new Emperor, Caligula. Instead, he watches Rome’s shining star deteriorate into a blood-crazed, incestuous, all-powerful madman...Categorized as:
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Metamorphoses: Volume I, Books I-VIII by Ovid
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Metamorphoses is a Latin narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid, considered his magnum opus. Comprising fifteen books and over 250 myths, the poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework.Book I – The Creation, the Ages of Mankind, the flood, Deucalion and Pyrrha, Apollo and Daphne, Io, Phaëton... -
The Eagle in the Sand by Simon Scarrow
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTrouble is brewing in Syria, on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. With the troops in a deplorable state, centurions Macro and Cato are despatched to restore the competence of the cohort. But another challenge faces them as Bannus, a local tribesman, is brewing up trouble and preaching violent opposition to Rome...Categorized as:
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Cave of the Wind by Avery Kloss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTorn between two men, Peta fears Greggor’s wrath, begging Ronan to flee to a safe place. With Peta pregnant again, they seek shelter with a clan over the mountain, until tragedy strikes. Alone and terrified, Peta encounters a group of people who claim to know her, the women there similar in appearance...Categorized as:
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Strong Wine by A.J. Demas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRetired soldier Damiskos and his lover Varazda have been living together in Boukos for a month, and their future is beginning to look bright. Then Damiskos receives a letter summoning him home to Pheme—where his parents are deeply in debt, his brother is being hunted by loan sharks, and an unwanted arranged marriage looms.And that’s before Damiskos is charged with murder... -
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War God: Night of Sorrows by Graham Hancock
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCortés and his small army of Conquistadors enter Tenochtitlan, the island city of the Aztecs, as guests of the psychotic emperor Moctezuma who plans to trap them there and kill them all. In a stunning coup, Cortés acts first, taking the emperor hostage and ruling the Aztecs through him... -
Chamber of Bears by Avery Kloss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnited with Ronan and Enwan, Peta is surrounded by the beauty that is the green valley, the trio happily preparing for the arrival of a baby. While she forages, three hunters kidnap Peta, intending on handing her over to their leader, a man by the name of Greggor. Upset by this prospect—Greggor being responsible for so much heartache—Peta secures her freedom, intending on returning to Ronan...Categorized as:
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The Voyage of Odysseus by Glyn Iliffe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOdysseus’s greatest challenge is only just beginning The armies of Troy have been defeated and the city lies in ruins. His oath fulfilled, Odysseus can at last sail for Ithaca and the long-awaited reunion with his family. But the gods, who were once his allies, have turned against him.Exiled with the warrior Eperitus, he is thrust into a world of seductive demi-gods and man-eating monsters...Categorized as:
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The Oracles of Troy by Glyn Iliffe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe siege of Troy has reached its tenth year without an end in sight. Helen remains safe behind the city walls, sharing her lover’s bed while Menelaus, the husband she abandoned, rages without, desperate for revenge and yet impotent against the stalemate imposed by the gods...Categorized as:
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Enamored in Death: A Story of Thanatos and Makaria by Molly Tullis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPerfect for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Jennifer Saint’s Elektra, or Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness, this story combines romance and Greek mythology in a twist of several famous myths.In the belly of the Underworld, Thanatos has reigned as the God of Death since time immemorial, disregarding his own fearsome reputation and the loneliness that comes with it... -
Queen of the Hollow Hills by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom ancient henges to windswept mountains, dive into a world where pagan gods rule, powerful priestesses weave magic, and fierce Celtic tribes battle for dominance.Britain, AD 38. Having defeated her enemies, Queen Cartimandua works swiftly to stabilize the north. But not all foes yield quietly...Categorized as:
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Here, The World Entire by Anwen Kya Hayward, Anwen Hayward
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter being accused of desecrating Athena's temple and subsequently cursed with monstrousness, Medusa lives alone on the outskirts of the world, secluding herself from everyone so as to keep both herself and the rest of the world safe. When Perseus comes to ask for her help, Medusa tries desperately to make him leave, but no matter what she does, Perseus stays...Categorized as:
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Rome's Executioner by Robert Fabbri
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThracia, AD30: Even after four years military service at the edge of the Roman world, Vespasian can't escape the tumultuous politics of an Empire on the brink of disintegration. His patrons in Rome have charged him with the clandestine extraction of an old enemy from a fortress on the banks of the Danube before it falls to the Roman legion besieging it...Categorized as:
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Medusa by Rosie Hewlett
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGORGON. KILLER. MONSTER. VICTIM. SURVIVOR. PROTECTOR.You know her name, you know her story. Just not the right one.Within the depths of the Underworld the formidable snake-haired Gorgon has finally had enough. Tired of being eternally and unjustly brandished a villain, Medusa has found the courage to face her tragic past and speak out...Categorized as:
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Virgil, Vol 2: Aeneid Books 7-12, Appendix Vergiliana by Virgil, G.P. Goold
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsVirgil, Volume Ii : Aeneid Books 7-12, Appendix Vergiliana (Loeb Classical Library, No 64) Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) was born in 70 BCE near Mantua and was educated at Cremona, Milan and Rome. Slow in speech, shy in manner, thoughtful in mind, weak in health, he went back north for a quiet life...Categorized as:
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The Silver Eagle by Ben Kane
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe second novel in the Forgotten Legion Chronicles takes Romulus, Brennus, Tarquinius and Fabiola, and places them in ever greater danger.The Forgotten Legion — ten thousand legionaries made captive by the Parthians — has marched to Margiana on the edge of the known world. In its midst are Romulus, Brennus and Tarquinius, all men with good reason to hate Rome...Categorized as:
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Hannibal: Enemy of Rome by Ben Kane
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe first in a brilliant new series set during the Second Punic War, from the bestselling author of The Forgotten Legion Chronicles. In the First Punic War, the Roman legions defeated and humiliated Carthage, their only serious rival for power in the Mediterranean. Now a brilliant young Carthaginian general, called Hannibal, is out for revenge...Categorized as:
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Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRobyn Hood didn’t set out to rob the rich, but in Nottingham, nothing ever goes according to plan....After a fateful hunting accident sends her on the run from the law, Robyn finds herself deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest... -
Princess of Sparta by Penelope Haines
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s Helen of Troy’s older sister.She’s a Spartan Princess.She’s High Queen of Mycenae.Her name is Clytemnestra.In a world where women are submissive, she rules.In a world where wives are loyal, she is unfaithfulIn a world where honour and blood feuds abound she exacts the ultimate revenge...Categorized as:
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The Mythology Handbook: An Introduction to the Greek Myths by Hestia Evans
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGods! Heroes! Monsters! Explore the amazing myths of ancient Greece with this fun, interactive workbook — an essential companion to Mythology...Categorized as:
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Extra Scenes by S.A. Chakraborty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn addition to the main trilogy books, there have been a number of alternate, deleted, or extra scenes involving the main characters that have been posted online by the author. Some were pre-order bonuses, fluff written during the Covid-19 quarantine, or old scenes that got cut from the final book script.As a treat for readers in the lead-up to the publication of The Empire of Gold, S.A...
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