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SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY
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STEALING FIRE by Jo Graham The heirs of Alexander the Great resort to magic to claim his legacy; “confirms Graham’s place in the highest ranks of historical fantasists.” (PW)
HAND OF ISIS by Jo Graham The story of Charmian, gifted with oracular powers and fated with her half-sisters Cleopatra and Iras to defend Egypt against the power of Rome. BLACK SHIPS by Jo Graham The seeress Gull joins the Trojan warrior Aeneas in his quest to find a new homeland, even when he ventures to the gates of the Underworld.
THE AGE OF ZEUS by James Lovegrove When the Olympians reappear on earth, resistance is futile—until a former London police officer joins a band of guerillas. By the author of The Age of Ra. INTERREGNUM by S.J.A. Turney Alternate history set in a fictional world inspired by the crumbling later Roman Empire. By the author of Marius’ Mules.
ROME BURNING by Sophia McDougall Alternate history in which Rome’s empire still rules the modern world; a sequel to Romanitas. SOLDIER OF SIDON by Gene Wolfe continues the story of Latro in the Mist, as the amnesiac, visionary Roman soldier journeys to Egypt. “Brilliantly immerses the reader in the belief systems of the time.” (PW)
DR. WHO: THE STONE ROSE by Jacqueline Raynor The Doctor and Rose travel to ancient Rome and end up in the Colosseum, fighting against the Roman gods themselves. ADVENTURES IN UNHISTORY by Avram Davidson “Although the wombat is real and the dragon is not, nobody knows what a wombat looks like and everyone knows what a dragon looks like...”
THE TOWER by Valerio Massimo Manfredi Archaeologists discover a lost city in the desert that holds a terrifying secret for all mankind. Click here to see Manfredi’s novels set in the ancient world. THE ORACLE by Valerio Massimo Manfredi Macabre murders in modern Greece are linked to a legendary hero of the Trojan War — a mystery man over 3000 years old. Click here to see Manfredi’s novels set in the ancient world.
CLEOPATRA 7.2 by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough What if scientists recreated Cleopatra using her DNA? Sequel to Channeling Cleopatra. THE SEVEN HILLS by John Maddox Roberts What if Carthage was victorious over Rome? Sequel to Hannibal’s Children, by the author of the SPQR mystery series.
OLYMPOS by Dan Simmons Epic genre-bender melds Greek myth with far-flung science fiction, as superhuman “gods” recreate the Trojan War. Sequel to,Ilium. INVENTING MEMORY by Anne Harris Shula, a slave in ancient Sumeria, and Wendy, a modern graduate student, appear to be very different women — but are they?
WORLDS THAT WEREN’T Four novelettes of alternate history include Harry Turtledove’s “Daimon,” in which Socrates guides Alcibiades to victory over the Spartans. CONQUEROR FANTASTIC, edited by Pamela Sargent Alternate histories of war-makers, including three variations on the exploits of Alexander the Great.
ROMA ETERNA by Robert Silverberg The sci-fi master imagines a sweeping alternate history of Rome and its evolving empire. UP THE LINE by Robert Silverberg A time-traveler to the Byzantine Empire makes the mistake of falling for his own ancestress; perilous paradoxes ensue!
ETRUSCANS by Morgan Llywelyn & Michael Scott An Etuscan girl ravished by a demon gives birth to a hero of superhuman power. What choices will her son Horatius face? QUEEN OF THE AMAZONS by Judith Tarr Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, encounters Alexander the Great as he sweeps through Persia.
PYRAMID SCHEME by Eric Flint & Dave Freer Aliens transport a motley group of moderns to the world of ancient Greek myth, with humorous results. THE FIREBRAND by Marion Zimmer Bradley The author of The Mists of Avalon vividly recounts the story of the Trojan War through the eyes of Kassandra, seeress and princess of Troy.
FORGE OF THE TITANS by Steve White A telepathic agent uncovers a plot hatched by survivors of Greece’s Heroic Age, and encounters the gods of Olympus themselves. CELTIKA by Robert Holdstock Arthurian legend mingles with Greek myth as a young Merlin encounters Jason and the Argonauts and the sorceress Medea. Sequel: The Iron Grail.
HOUSEHOLD GODS by Tarr & Turtledove A modern woman time-travels back to the Roman frontier town of Carnuntum in 170 A.D. and confronts the surprises of daily life. THE WORLD’S DESIRE by H. Rider Haggard & Andrew Lang Towering fantasy of Odysseus in Egypt in search of the immortal Helen by the author of She and King Solomon’s Mines.
PHARAOH FANTASTIC ed. by Greenberg & Koren 13 all-new fantasy tales of Ancient Egypt from scribes including Brendan DuBois, Rosemary Edghill, and Alan Dean Foster CHEOPS: A CUPBOARD FOR THE SUN by Paul West As the builder of the great pyramids dies, palace intrigues ensue; narrating the novel with wry wit is Osiris, god of the underworld. A work of formidable imagination.
The OATH OF EMPIRE series by Thomas Harlan is set in an alternate Roman Empire of 600 A.D. ruled by joint emperors in the East and West; thaumaturges as well as generals and spies take part in an epic war with Persia. The prophet Mohammed and a resurrected Julius Caesar play major roles. The series, in order: The Shadow of Ararat • The Gate of Fire • The Storm of Heaven • The Dark Lord.
The “Troy Game” Series by Sara Douglass begins with HADES’ DAUGHTER, a sweeping historical fantasy ranging from Ariadne and Theseus to the fall of Troy and beyond. The next volume in the series, GODS’ CONCUBINE, moves the story forward a thousand years to 11th century Albion (England) where the heroes of myth continue their contest in the “new Troy” of London.
The Greek Myths Retold by Roberta Gellis hark back to an enchanted era when gods and magicians roamed the earth. Enchanted Fire is the tale of Orpheus, Eurydice and the Arognauts. Bull God tells of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur. Thrice Bound follows Hekate to the Caves of the Dead and her fateful encounter with the dog-man Kabeiros.
LION OF MACEDON by David Gemmell • “Britain’s King of Heroic Fantasy” (GMI) re-imagines the world of Alexander the Great with wizardry and magic. The far-flung adventures of the half-Spartan, half-Macedonian warrior Parmenion and the young Alexander continue in DARK PRINCE, as the two heroes pursue their epic destinies in new realms of wonder.
The BOOK OF THE GODS Series by Fred Saberhagen • The veteran sword & sorcery author refashions the ancient myths, beginning with those of the Greeks and Romans. The series so far, in order: I. The Face of Apollo, II. Ariadne’s Web, III. The Arms of Hercules, IV. God of the Golden Fleece, and V. Gods of Fire and Thunder, which takes the series into the realm of Germanic myth.

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