Greek Historical Fiction
Explore the best Greek historical fiction books! Dive into captivating tales of ancient Greece, from epic battles to legendary heroes, in our curated list of must-read novels.
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The King Must Die
by Mary Renault
In this ambitious, ingenious narrative, celebrated historical novelist Mary Renault take legendary hero Theseus and spins his myth into a fast-paced and exciting story. Renault …
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The Bull from the Sea
by Mary Renault
A brilliant reconstruction of the legend of Theseus, the valiant youth who slew the Minotaur, became king, and brought prosperity to Attica. This brilliant recreation …
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Fire from Heaven
by Mary Renault
Alexander’s beauty, strength, and defiance were apparent from birth, but his boyhood honed those gifts into the makings of a king. His mother, Olympias, and …
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The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault
“It takes skill to depict, as Miss Renault has done, this half-man, half Courtesan who is so deeply in love with the warrior.”–The Atlantic Monthly …
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Funeral Games
by Mary Renault
“Renault’s best historical novel yet.... Every detail has solid historical testimony to support it.”–New York Review of Books After Alexander’s death in 323 B.C .his …
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The Last of the Wine
by Mary Renault
In The Last of the Wine, two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, compete in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic games, fight in the wars …
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The Mask of Apollo
by Mary Renault
Set in fourth-century B.C. Greece, The Mask of Apollo is narrated by Nikeratos, a tragic actor who takes with him on all his travels a …
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The Praise Singer
by Mary Renault
In the story of the great lyric poet Simonides, Mary Renault brings alive a time in Greece when tyrants kept an unsteady rule and poetry, …
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Tides of War
by Steven Pressfield
Brilliant at war, a master of politics, and a charismatic lover, Alcibiades was Athens’ favorite son and the city’s greatest general. A prodigal follower of …
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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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Goddess of Yesterday
by Caroline B. Cooney
Taken from her home on an Aegean island as a six-year-old girl, Anaxandra calls on the protection of her goddess while she poses as two …
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The Odyssey
by Homer
The great epic of Western literature, translated by the acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles A Penguin Classic Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for …
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The Iliad
by Homer
The great war epic of Western literature, translated by acclaimed classicist Robert Fagles, and featured in the Netflix series The OA A Penguin Classic Dating …
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Helen's Passage
by Diana M. Concannon
The story of Helen of Troy; Aethra, the mother of Theseus; Helen's mother Leda; her sister Clytemnestra; and Agamemnon, Menleaus, Achilles, and Alexander.
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Daughter of Troy
by Sarah B. Franklin
The rightful-born queen of Lyrnessos, Briseis watched helplessly from the battlements as her husband and brothers were crushed by the invincible army of King Agamemnon. …
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Achilles
by Elizabeth Cook
Born of god and king and hidden as a girl until Odysseus discovers him, Achilles becomes the Greeks' greatest warrior at Troy. Into his story …
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Inside the Walls of Troy
by Clemence McLaren
The events surrounding the famous battle between the Greeks and the Trojans are told from the points of view of two women, the beautiful Helen …
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Waiting for Odysseus
by Clemence McLaren
Four women. Four stories. One man's journey. Odysseus. His epic tale has been told countless times, but rarely is it heard through the voices of …
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Alexander: Child of a Dream
by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
First volume in a trilogy about Alexander the Great.
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Alexander: The Sands of Ammon
by Valerio Manfredi
The first vol. of Alexander describes how the combined discipline and passion of his parents formed the talented Alexander, then portrays the start of his …
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Alexander: The Ends of the Earth
by Valerio Manfredi
Third volume in a trilogy about Alexander the Great.