Ancient Times: fiction & fantasy
Explore the best ancient fantasy fiction books from legendary times. Dive into mythical worlds, epic tales, and magical adventures in our curated collection of timeless classics.
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Testament
by Nino Ricci
A compellingly original fictional perspective on Jesus tells his story from the perspectives of Judas Iscariot, Mary Magdelene, his mother Mary, and a fictional shepherd …
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The Egyptian
by Mika Waltari
Set in Egypt, more than a thousand years before Christ, it encompasses all of the then-known world. It is told by Sinhue, physician to the …
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The Songs of the Kings
by Barry Unsworth
"Troy meant one thing only to the men gathered here, as it did to their commanders. Troy was a dream of wealth; and if the …
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Julian
by Gore Vidal
The remarkable bestseller about the fourth-century Roman emperor who famously tried to halt the spread of Christianity, Julian is widely regarded as one of Gore …
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Lady of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Journey to a time before King Arthur in this prequel to The Mists of Avalon—a spellbinding story of three remarkable women who alter the fortunes …
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Return to Elysium
by Joan Grant
Lucina is a Greek girl who grows up in an utopian enclave, Elysium. As she matures, her natural psychic talents unfold, putting her at odds …
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Creation
by Gore Vidal
A sweeping novel of politics, war, philosophy, and adventure–in a restored edition, featuring never-before-published material from Gore Vidal’s original manuscript–Creation offers a captivating grand tour …
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Threshold of Fire
by Hella S. Haasse
In this vivid, dynamic novel, Hella Haasse has once more brought the past to life. This time she has chosen to illuminate a crucial, yet …
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Servant of the Bones
by Anne Rice
In a new and major novel, the creator of fantastic universes o vampires and witches takes us now into the world of Isaiah and Jeremiah, …
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The Clan of the Cave Bear
by Jean M. Auel
This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved …
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Gates of Fire
by Steven Pressfield
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Steven Pressfield brings the battle of Thermopylae to brilliant life.”—Pat Conroy At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared …
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The Sunken Kingdom
by Peter James
Reviewing previous theories about the site of Plato's city of Atlantis - some fantastic, some rational - this work offers a solution to the mystery …
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Atlantis
by Ignatius Donnelly
Examines references in the Bible, Plato, Greek myth and other early legends in an attempt to find evidence to support the historical existence of Atlantis …
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Catastrophe
by David Keys
An archaeologist presents a radical new view of history, maintaining that a climatic catastrophe around 535 A.D. resulted in chaos, famine, migration, war, and massive …
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
N. K. Sandars's landmark translation of one of the first and greatest works of Western literature A Penguin Classic Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, and his …
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Blood Games
by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Blending the dark eroticism of the vampire with the suspenseful adventure in history's most exotic locales, Yarbro's Saint-Germain epic continues in this third book that …
