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I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerPompeii by Robert HarrisThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultThe King Must Die by Mary Renault
Best Novels Set in the Ancient World
527 books — 464 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Last Olympian by Rick RiordanThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick RiordanThe Sea of Monsters by Rick RiordanThe Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
Modern Interpretations of Ancient Myths
323 books — 356 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultI, Claudius by Robert Graves
Historical Fiction on Greece and Rome
288 books — 324 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerThe Pythagorean by Alexander MorpheighThe Odyssey by HomerThusnelda & Armin the Younger Years Book 1 by Michael G. Kramer
The 52 Book Club 2026: #1 - Set In An Ancient Civilization
246 books — 239 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerGates of Fire by Steven PressfieldThe King Must Die by Mary RenaultFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultThe Persian Boy by Mary Renault
Historical Fiction: Ancient Greece
155 books — 235 voters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth PetersThe Mummy Case by Elizabeth PetersThe Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth PetersThe Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
Archaeology Romance, Mystery, Suspense
297 books — 202 voters

1491 by Charles C. MannCollapse by Jared DiamondGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Horse, the Wheel, and Language by David W. AnthonyAfter the Ice by Steven Mithen
Popular Archaeology and Paleoanthropology
481 books — 181 voters
Blades of Destiny (Book One) – An Epic Fantasy of War & Fate ... by James RaquepauLia Dàn by James RaquepauHeart of Destiny (Book Three) – An Epic Fantasy of War & Fate... by James RaquepauDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierIreland by Frank Delaney
Ancient Ireland: Celtic Mythology and Historical Fiction
178 books — 117 voters

Shōgun by James ClavellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenRainbirds by Clarissa GoenawanKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiA Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
Best Novels About Japan
72 books — 86 voters
Clytemnestra by Costanza CasatiJus Breathe by B. Lynn CarterAtalanta by Jennifer SaintStone Blind by Natalie HaynesHorses of Fire by A.D. Rhine
Ancient History Historical Fiction Published in 2023
119 books — 59 voters

Nefertiti by Michelle MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranThe Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret GeorgeCleopatra VII by Kristiana Gregory
Ancient Egyptian Royalty - Fiction
99 books — 55 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe China Garden by Liz BerryIn the Stone Circle by Elizabeth Cody KimmelThe Whispering Knights by Penelope LivelyIn the Circle of Time by Margaret J. Anderson
Stone Circles
188 books — 52 voters

TaoTuning by Adrian EmeryTao Te Ching by Lao TzuA-Ma Alchemy of Love by Nataša PantovićZen Flesh, Zen Bones by Paul RepsSpace Clearing for Your Home and Soul by Althea S.T.
Best Books On Eastern Philosophy
38 books — 45 voters
The One Who Eats Monsters by Casey MatthewsAncient Ruins by Benjamin MedranoEx-Wives of Dracula by Georgette KaplanThe Sting of Victory by S.D. SimperCarmilla and Laura by S.D. Simper
Ancient / Immortal lesbian romance
40 books — 35 voters

I Am Lilith by Melanie DuftyMasinissa by Rob EdmundsMasinissa by Rob EdmundsThe Last Dying Light by William HavelockThe Purple Shroud by Q.V. Hunter
Ancient History Historical Fiction Published in 2020
110 books — 34 voters
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGrawThe Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGrawCleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear ShecterCleopatra VII by Kristiana GregoryCleopatra Confesses by Carolyn Meyer
Ancient Egypt in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
72 books — 31 voters

War Horse by Michael MorpurgoThe Winter of Red Snow by Kristiana GregoryIsabel by Carolyn MeyerThe Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow by Ann RinaldiNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Historical Fiction for Children
125 books — 30 voters
The Pool and the Pedestal by Daniel McHughA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Trees and the Night by Daniel McHughThe Merchant and the Menace by Daniel McHughThe Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
Old Timey-Times Fantasy
37 books — 28 voters

Pompeii by Robert HarrisA Day of Fire by Kate QuinnCurses and Smoke by Vicky Alvear ShecterVacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope OsborneThe Secrets of Vesuvius by Caroline Lawrence
Pompeii
32 books — 26 voters
Ariadne by Jennifer SaintAriadne by June Rachuy BrindelBull God by Roberta GellisNo Need for Heroes by Brian KeaneyThe King Must Die by Mary Renault
Crete, Minoans - Fiction
56 books — 23 voters

Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. NielsenThe Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary SutcliffThe Thieves of Ostia by Caroline LawrenceCurses and Smoke by Vicky Alvear ShecterCleopatra's Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter
Ancient Rome in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
47 books — 22 voters
The Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyThe House on the Strand by Daphne du MaurierOutlander by Diana GabaldonMariana by Susanna KearsleyThe Reincarnationist by M.J. Rose
Time Travel/Timeslip: Past -> Past
24 books — 14 voters

The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley ClimoLi Lun, Lad of Courage by Carolyn TreffingerBlack Ships Before Troy by Rosemary SutcliffAncient Times by Susan Wise BauerThe Encyclopedia of World History by Jane Bingham
History Year 1
57 books — 13 voters
The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterSilver on the Tree by Susan CooperQuatermass by Nigel KnealeThe Moon of Gomrath by Alan GarnerBoneland by Alan Garner
Ley Lines, Ancient Roads, and Nemeta in Fiction
68 books — 10 voters

The Gettysburg Address by Abraham LincolnI Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.What to the Slave is the Fourth of July by Frederick DouglassGive Me Liberty Or Give Me Death by Patrick HenryMalcolm X by Malcolm X
Great Speeches in History
31 books — 8 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Secret of Kells by Tomm MooreThe Load of Unicorn by Cynthia HarnettBartleby the Scrivener by Herman MelvilleSalamander by Thomas Wharton
Fiction: Scribes, Scriptoria, Illuminated Manuscripts, Calligraphers
20 books — 7 voters

L'epopea di Gilgameš by AnonymousThe Deadly Scrolls by Ellen FrankelIl libro delle odi. Classico confuciano della poesia by ConfuciusIliade by HomerOdissea by Homer
An Endless Trail of Breadcrumbs
37 books — 2 voters
Para ser caluniado by Paul VerlaineThe Deadly Scrolls by Ellen FrankelPornopopéia by Reinaldo MoraesMemórias de Uma Moça Bem-Comportada by Simone de BeauvoirAda ou Ardor by Vladimir Nabokov
O Melhor da Literatura Erótica em Português
99 books — 2 voters

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