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The Song of Achilles
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
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Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son, Achilles....
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Stunning, beautifully written epic
- By Amy Rice on 04-08-21
By: Madeline Miller
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Clytemnestra
- By: Costanza Casati
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
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You are born to a king, but marry a tyrant. You stand helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore and comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own....
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Brilliant story
- By T Ward on 13-07-23
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Stone Blind
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- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
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Natalie Haynes brings life to the infamous myth of Medusa with a feminist, heartbreaking retelling unlike any other....
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loved it
- By Amy Williams on 02-10-22
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Voices of Rome
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- By: Lindsey Davis, A M Heath & Co Ltd - contributor
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- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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Four novella-length stories written to illuminate Lindsey Davis's unparalleled output of the last 30 years, with an introduction written and narrated by the author....
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The Falling Sword
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One empire will rise Flamininus of Rome and Macedonian King Philip's battle-hardened armies are on the march towards their final, climactic encounter....
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Kane's Raising His Standard!
- By Simon on 05-05-19
By: Ben Kane
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Treason of Sparta
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- By: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
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It's the spring of 478BCE, and the Long War isn't over yet....
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The Song of Achilles
- By: Madeline Miller
- Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son, Achilles....
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Stunning, beautifully written epic
- By Amy Rice on 04-08-21
By: Madeline Miller
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Clytemnestra
- By: Costanza Casati
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
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You are born to a king, but marry a tyrant. You stand helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore and comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own....
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Brilliant story
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By: Costanza Casati
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Stone Blind
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- By: Natalie Haynes
- Narrated by: Natalie Haynes
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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Natalie Haynes brings life to the infamous myth of Medusa with a feminist, heartbreaking retelling unlike any other....
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loved it
- By Amy Williams on 02-10-22
By: Natalie Haynes
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Voices of Rome
- Four Stories of Ancient Rome
- By: Lindsey Davis, A M Heath & Co Ltd - contributor
- Narrated by: Jane Collingwood, Jonathan Keeble, Lindsey Davis, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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Four novella-length stories written to illuminate Lindsey Davis's unparalleled output of the last 30 years, with an introduction written and narrated by the author....
By: Lindsey Davis, and others
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The Falling Sword
- Clash of Empires, Book 2
- By: Ben Kane
- Narrated by: Steven Pacey
- Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
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One empire will rise Flamininus of Rome and Macedonian King Philip's battle-hardened armies are on the march towards their final, climactic encounter....
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Kane's Raising His Standard!
- By Simon on 05-05-19
By: Ben Kane
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Treason of Sparta
- The Long War, Book 7
- By: Christian Cameron
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
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It's the spring of 478BCE, and the Long War isn't over yet....
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Testament
- By: Wilbur Smith, Mark Chadbourn
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins
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Years of Hyksos rule have seen the ruin and suffering of a once-mighty Egypt. Though Pharaoh is now restored to his rightful throne, his power fragile as some seek to take advantage of the ensuing chaos following the overthrowing of the Hyksos....
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It was ok.
- By Blue beamish on 06-09-23
By: Wilbur Smith, and others
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Marius' Mules XIV: The Last Battle
- Marius' Mules, Book 14
- By: S. J. A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
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The war in Africa is over and the rebel cause hangs by a thread. With opposition to Caesar now led by Labienus and by Pompey’s sons in Hispania, Caesar is one step from ending the civil war that has plagued Rome for years....
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Brilliant set of Books and story telling
- By Markusparkus on 03-02-23
By: S. J. A. Turney
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Marius' Mules X: Fields of Mars
- Marius' Mules, Book 10
- By: S. J. A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
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The war in Gaul is over, but the fight for Rome is only just beginning. Denied his consulship by the senate and nearing the end of his term as governor, Caesar waits at Ravenna with one legion, making a last attempt at reconciliation....
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Another great one in the series
- By Anonymous User on 20-03-23
By: S. J. A. Turney
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Marius' Mules IX: Pax Gallica
- Marius' Mules, Book 9
- By: S. J. A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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It is 50BC and Caesar winters with his legions in the north - all Gaul conquered but a triumphant return to Rome denied him by the senate who seek his blood....
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Another entertaining listen.
- By Mair on 14-07-21
By: S. J. A. Turney
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Warrior: The Epic Story of Caratacus, Warrior Briton and Enemy of the Roman Empire
- By: Simon Scarrow, T. J. Andrews
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
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From the bestselling author of the Eagles of the Empire novels comes the epic story of Caratacus: a barbarian who united tribes to raise an army against mighty Rome....
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Brilliant
- By Stephen Marter on 01-06-23
By: Simon Scarrow, and others
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Viking War
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- By: Griff Hosker
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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Raiders come from every direction to take what Dragon Heart and his people have built. This is the time of Viking fighting Viking for control of the land that will become England....
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Death to the Emperor
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
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1st-century Britannia is the setting for an epic and action-packed novel of tribal uprisings, battles to the death and unmatched courage in the Roman army ranks....
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Excellent
- By Kindle Customer on 07-02-23
By: Simon Scarrow
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Rebellion
- Eagles of the Empire, Book 22
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Length: 10 hrs
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An epic military adventure novel pits Roman army heroes Macro and Cato against Boudica: the terrifying Queen of the Britons....
By: Simon Scarrow
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Lion
- The Golden Age, Book 1
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Tim McInnerny
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
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After the Gods. After the myths and legends came the world of Men. In their front rank stood Pericles. The Lion of the Golden Age. Experience the epic battlefields of Ancient Greece with master storyteller Conn Iggulden....
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Below Par
- By Bryan Carty on 11-03-23
By: Conn Iggulden
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Marius' Mules VII: The Great Revolt
- Marius' Mules Book 7
- By: S.J.A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 21 hrs and 9 mins
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After many months of clandestine organisation, Vercingetorix, backed by the druids and leading an army of rebellious tribes, is ready to make his first moves towards independence for his people and the annihilation of Rome's presence in Gaul....
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amazed
- By Mr. Anthony D. Bateman on 22-08-20
By: S.J.A. Turney
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Tides of War
- Marius' Mules, Book 11
- By: S. J. A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
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It is 48 BC, and Caesar is master of Rome, but Pompey is at large in the huge recruiting grounds of the east with a core of powerful officers, nominally representing the senate in absentia....
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Exceptional
- By john kitchen on 27-04-22
By: S. J. A. Turney
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The Quest
- Ancient Egypt, Book 4
- By: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 26 hrs and 13 mins
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She is omnivorous. No matter age or appearance, physical frailty or imperfection. It is not their flesh that feeds her appetites, but their souls. She devours young and old, men and women. She leaves only a desiccated husk. An unspeakable evil. An impossible gift....
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ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO READ!!
- By Tracy Foster on 30-07-19
By: Wilbur Smith
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Empire
- The Golden Age, Book 2
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: Tim McInnerny
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Pericles returns home more than a hero: he's the leader of Athens, the empire's beacon of light in the dark....
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A great story and fantastic narration
- By Gyp on 11-06-23
By: Conn Iggulden
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Ithaca
- The Songs of Penelope, Book 1
- By: Claire North
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca's shores, the whims of gods dictate the wars of men. But on the isle, it is the choices of the abandoned women—and their goddesses—that will change the course of the world....
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Not well suited to audio?
- By Nina F. on 16-01-23
By: Claire North
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Ariadne
- By: Jennifer Saint
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
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As princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister, Phaedra, grow up hearing the hoofbeats and bellows of the Minotaur echo from the labyrinth beneath the palace. The Minotaur—Minos' greatest shame and Ariadne's brother—demands blood every year....
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not very good.
- By Chris on 15-05-21
By: Jennifer Saint
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The Emperor's Exile
- The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs
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Tribune Cato and Centurion Macro, hardened veterans of the Roman army, have faced the empire's enemies from Britannia to Parthia, from Hispania to Judea....
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Bit disappointed
- By Warren on 15-11-20
By: Simon Scarrow
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The Women of Troy
- By: Pat Barker
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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Troy has fallen. The Greeks have won their bitter war. They can return home victors, loaded with their spoils: their stolen gold, stolen weapons, stolen women. All they need is a good wind to lift their sails....
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I felt I was in Troy!
- By Frances Willis on 20-10-21
By: Pat Barker
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The Capsarius
- Legion XXII, Book 1
- By: Simon Turney
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
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Warrior and combat medic, Titus Cervianus, must lead a legion and quell the uprisings in Egypt in a new Roman adventure from Simon Turney. Egypt....
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Roman military fiction at its finest.
- By Han on 12-09-23
By: Simon Turney
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The Honour of Rome
- By: Simon Scarrow
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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Fifteen years after Rome's invasion of Britannia, centurion Marco is back. The island is settled now, bustling with commerce. Macro's goal is to help run his mother's Londinium Inn and exploit his land grant....
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"Living tools to be used until they are broken."
- By Norma Miles on 15-11-21
By: Simon Scarrow
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Storm of War: Empire XIII
- Empire, Book 13
- By: Anthony Riches
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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A new civil war has begun: with the emperor Pertinax's murder Marcus and his protector Scaurus have escaped Rome, seeking sanctuary for their familia in the East....
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Enjoy the Familiar
- By Bc Chandler on 13-07-23
By: Anthony Riches
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Elektra
- By: Jennifer Saint
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre, Jane Collingwood, Julie Teal
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
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The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods....
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Not Saints best, but a very good read!
- By Leah Ash on 22-05-23
By: Jennifer Saint
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The Gates of Athens
- The Athenian Series, Book 1
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
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Set in the bloody, brutal world of ancient Persia, an age of ever-shifting loyalties and epic battles. Witness the rise and fall of the world's greatest empire....
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Superb and mostly accurate
- By Stephen Deal on 19-08-20
By: Conn Iggulden
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Protector
- The Athenian Series, Book 2
- By: Conn Iggulden
- Narrated by: George Blagden
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
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Two legendary battles. One fearless warrior....
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Conn Iggulden makes history fascinating
- By Karim Dhanani on 03-06-21
By: Conn Iggulden
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Sands of Egypt
- Marius' Mules, Book 12
- By: S.J.A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
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Winter, 48 BC. Caesar and his small force are trapped in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Caught up in the dynastic struggles of the House of Ptolemy, the consul has sided with the clever and ruthless Queen Cleopatra....
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Fiction loosely based on fact
- By Ian on 22-02-23
By: S.J.A. Turney
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With allies in every kingdom, the great warrior king, Penda of Mercia, stands in a position of power throughout Britain. Just one kingdom stands aloof, that of Bernicia to the north. Ruled by King Oswiu, the brother of the long-dead King Oswald of Northumbria, Oswiu schemes for a unified kingdom of Northumbria, despite Penda’s desire to truncate those wishes.
By: MJ Porter
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House of Odysseus
- The Songs of Penelope, Book 2
- By: Claire North
- Narrated by: Catrin Walker-Booth
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
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On the island of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never returned. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace - but this is shattered with the arrival of Orestes, King of Mycenae. Orestes, son of Agamemnon, is mad. Wracked with guilt for putting his own mother to death, he grows ever more unhinged. But a king cannot be seen to be weak. To keep him safe from the ambitious men of Mycenae, his sister Elektra brings him to Ithaca to recover under the protection of Penelope.
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Engaging and enthralling
- By Jackie on 28-09-23
By: Claire North
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Brutal Diplomacy
- Clay Warrior Stories, Book 5
- By: J. Clifton Slater
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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The tide of soldiers washed over the Legion shields. Buried, the ranks of Legionaries sagged. "Push!" the Legion NCO yelled. Welcome to 264 B.C. Over the grunts and cries of men struggling against the mass of bodies pressing down on them, the Optio bellowed again, "Push!" And the Legion shields rose, rolling back the tide. The higher the shields, the more soldiers slid off, and the straighter the Legionaries stood. One shield tilted back, and a mercenary soldier tumbled behind the ranks. An infantryman stepped back and drove his blade between the soldier's ribs.
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Cry for Jerusalem: Book 4
- 69-70 CE: Final Siege
- By: Ward Sanford
- Narrated by: Simon de Deney
- Length: 25 hrs and 59 mins
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The First Jewish Revolt against Rome in the first century led to the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple, and to the rise of Christianity and modern Judaism. Now for the first time, ancient eyewitness accounts have been transformed into a series of suspense-laden novels, letting you enter the lives of the men and women involved on both sides. You get to experience their fears and hopes and dreams as they are forced to confront life and death and the meaning of their lives on a daily basis. This is an epic story you that will keep you engaged!
By: Ward Sanford
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Hero's Heart Like Burning
- By: Crystal Carroll
- Narrated by: Crystal Carroll
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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Five years before, Aeschylus dragged his battered body home after a lifetime of service in Aegina's navy. He'd hoped for a place to curl up and forget. Instead, he'd found himself the city guard's captain and in the middle of a political firefight with Aegina's rival and nearest neighbor, Athens. No one with any sense would join the guard. Young hoplites itching for glory and gold joined the marines or were hired as mercenaries. There was always a war somewhere. Aeschylus needed a decent guardsman. Someone who understood that everyone deserved the same level of protection.
By: Crystal Carroll
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A Day of Fire
- A Novel of Pompeii
- By: Kate Quinn, Stephanie Dray, Ben Kane, and others
- Narrated by: Andrew Kingston, Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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Pompeii was a lively resort flourishing in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius at the height of the Roman Empire. When Vesuvius erupted in an explosion of flame and ash, the entire town would be destroyed. Some of its citizens died in the chaos, some escaped the mountain’s wrath . . . and these are their stories. Six authors bring to life overlapping stories of patricians and slaves, warriors and politicians, villains and heroes who cross each other’s paths during Pompeii’s fiery end. But who will escape, and who will be buried for eternity?
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My word this is good
- By Rrrrrrrrrr on 16-08-23
By: Kate Quinn, and others
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A Year of Ravens
- A Novel of Boudica's Rebellion
- By: Kate Quinn, Eliza Knight, Russell Whitfield, and others
- Narrated by: Andrew Kingston, Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
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Britannia: land of mist and magic clinging to the western edge of the Roman Empire. A red-haired queen named Boudica led her people in a desperate rebellion against the might of Rome, an epic struggle destined to consume heroes and cowards, young and old, Roman and Briton . . . and these are their stories.
By: Kate Quinn, and others
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Brothers of the Sword
- The Saxon Warrior, Book 3
- By: Peter Gibbons
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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King Aethelred the Unready's Kingdom of the English is threatened. Olaf Tryggvason and his fleet of Viking warships snap at the coastal edges like ravenous wolves, and Sweyn Forkbeard, King of the Danes, has landed in East Anglia with an army of battle-hardened warriors. Ealdorman Byrhtnoth of Essex must stand against them faced with overwhelming odds, forging his legend in the blood of his deadly enemies.
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Essex
- By ExMiddlewayFC on 20-09-23
By: Peter Gibbons
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The Hollow Throne
- The Sarmatian Trilogy, Book 3
- By: Tim Leach
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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180 AD. North of the Wall, Sarmatian warrior Kai and his adopted tribe, the Votadini, struggle for survival, cast into unfamiliar lands by Roman reprisals. When news arrives that an old enemy is in charge of the Votadini's hated foes, a confederation of tribes known as the Painted People, and has roused them to action, Kai heads south towards the Wall, hoping to ally with the Romans against this resurgent threat. Meanwhile, the Romans have heard tales of butchery and mayhem beyond the Wall.
By: Tim Leach