Best ancient history fiction books according to redditors
We found 19 Reddit comments discussing the best ancient history fiction books. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 19 Reddit comments discussing the best ancient history fiction books. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
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It was from this book, an old Egyptian recipe, dates mashed in goat's milk with wheat porridge. And the dates blended with milk was actually pretty good. The hot porridge just kind of washed out that flavor. I have some left I'll try later and see if it's better cold.
Box squats went kind of...okay. Weird popping in my hip at times.
It's a toss-up between this an Attila FOTS type expansion: http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Attila-Total-War-Rome/dp/1250038952/ref=pd_ybh_2 (the release date was January for awhile)
and this: http://imgur.com/A4C6ImX
The acquired the rights at least in late 2012, if not earlier. It could just bo the Attila expansion for now with the Warhammer game coming later, maybe not branded as TW just based on it.
Also, the Warhammer game wouldn't use the 40k version it is based on the fantasy one, so battles might look more like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T69D6npM4Ro
If you would be OK with a book that can be treated as a stand alone but has a really good sequel, you should definitely look into The Assyrian and The Blood Star.
If the Siege of Malta in 1565 would interest you, Angels in Iron was a pretty decent book.
I know you said you have Roman/Greek empire fiction covered - have you read Imperial Governor by Shipway? He wrote some really good historical fiction, mostly 1 or 2 book series.
I also assume you have read Eagle in the Snow by Breem?
I am in basically the same situation as you, though I will read series or stand-alones - I feel like I have run out of this type of historical fiction. What recommendations can you give me in return?
Also, out of curiosity, why the dislike for book series?
I enjoyed the Roma Sub Rosa series by Steven Saylor. They are about a detective in the late Roman Republic. He also wrote a few stand alone novels set in Rome, but I haven't read them yet.
There is a wonderful series of historical novels set in Ancient Rome, written by Steven Saylor. (The "Roma Sub Rosa" series; I've read every one of them and loved them all).
Here's a link to the first book in the series, Roman Blood.
https://smile.amazon.com/Roman-Blood-Novel-Ancient-Rome-ebook/dp/B003J5652U/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=steven+saylor+roma+sub+rosa&qid=1563146594&s=gateway&sr=8-4
The Quest?
http://www.amazon.com/The-Quest-Novels-Ancient-Egypt/dp/0312947496
I thought those were okay, but really liked Saylor's late-Republic mystery novels (starting with "Roman Blood").
Edith Hamilton
All you need is Love!
So that phrase was so close to this that my brain started singing immediately.
Link to a book.
The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis. A hard-boiled detective story with dames, intrigue, high treason, and an apartment above a laundromat, starring a private investigator and war veteran named Marcus Didius Falco.
Russell Whitfield wrote Gladiatrix, about a female gladiator... but I'm not certain it would be considered good :) It was a decent read, and I enjoyed it. There's a sequel, Roma Victrix, but I haven't read it.
http://www.amazon.com/Gladiatrix-Russell-Whitfield/dp/0312534884/ref=tmm_pap_title_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311081713&sr=8-1