Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #3: Soul Eater (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness)9 reviews
Michelle Paver

Katherine Tegen Books, 2007

Great Series

+ Great book
+ awesome
+ Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
+ In the great forests of ancient times, Torak and his friend, Renn, once again hunt.
  
  











  



  
Detectives in Togas35 reviews
Henry Winterfeld

Odyssey Classics, 2002

Excellent book for reading aloud!

+ Don't judge a book by the teacher who assigned it
+ As good as I remembered it
+ great product
+ Recommend
  
  











  



  
Brigid's Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story3 reviews
Bryce Milligan

Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2005

A compassionate and charming story

+ Great story~
+ The story of Saint Brigid of Ireland and her blue cloak

Brigid's Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story is the tale of one of Ireland's beloved saints, who receives a wondrous blue cloak as a little girl. Years later, she is still wearing the now-ragged cloak as fate and wonder lead her to a crowded inn within the town of Bethlehem, where she meets the baby ...
  
  











  



  
Dream-of-Jade: The Emperor's Cat3 reviews
Lloyd Alexander

Cricket Books, 2005

Purrfect!

+ One Emperor + one wise cat = 1 terrific friendship
+ * Delightful IRONY from the Ancients is Uncomfortably Contemporary *

Dream-of-Jade is a fabulous and fantastic story that emphasizes kindness, generosity, diplomacy, and common sense. The setting is beautiful, the characters are delightful, and nestled throughout the stories are bits of humor, pieces of irony, and the occasional new vocabulary word. Mr. Alexander's ...
  
  











  



  
Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome65 reviews
Steven Saylor

St. Martin's Press, 2007

Great Roman history

+ Fictional Rome Coupled with Historical Rome
+ epic story!
+ Awesome Book
  
  











  



  
God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah (Living History Library)6 reviews
Joanne Williamson, Daria M. Sockey

Bethlehem Books, 2002

By a ten year old boy

+ Excellent historical fiction
+ Wonderful Historical Fiction
+ Christian homeschooling parents and kids loved it!
+ Great Historical Fiction for Parents and Children
  
  











  



  
The Bronze Bow95 reviews
Elizabeth George Speare

Sandpiper, 1997

Even better the second time around!

+ Deeply moving and powerful adventure
+ Only one of my favorite books
+ 5 stars is not enough!
+ planning to read it again
  
  











  



  
Roman Mysteries #1: Thieves of Ostia (Roman Mysteries)22 reviews
Caroline Lawrence

Puffin, 2004

The best history book ever!

+ theves of ostia
+ An Engaging Mystery
+ Entertaining and Educational
  
  











  



  
Wisdom's Daughter : A Novel of Solomon and Sheba12 reviews
India Edghill, 2004

A really good read!

+ A lush read
+ Interesting angle
+ A new favorite!
+ Sultry & Historical - Interesting perspective
  
  











  



  
The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics)10 reviews
Plato

Penguin Classics, 2003

Philosopher at bay

+ How is one to rate...
+ THE INDIVIDUAL AGAINST THE STATE
+ The Last Days of Socrates. Plato. (Penguin)
  
  











  



  
The Isle of Stone: A Novel of Ancient Sparta35 reviews
Nicholas Nicastro

Signet, 2005

Spartans Come To Life

+ Compelling but flawed
+ Strong writing, disappointing conclusion

I was looking for a historically accurate story about Spartan warriors' fabled training methods and their legendary battlefield heroics. Nicastro delivered both of those things in this compelling novel that was as entertaining as it was informative. This fast-reading book was centered on the ...
  
  











  



  
The Ten Thousand: A Novel of Ancient Greece86 reviews
Michael Curtis Ford

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2002

Great story

+ The best historical fiction I've read in years
+ good read
+ Long, drawn out. but good
  
  











  



  
The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt (Adventure)16 reviews
G. A. Henty

Dover Publications, 2002

Why is the price for audio so high on Amazon?

+ make it a MUST
+ Great Story for Boys
+ Great primer for more challenging literature
  
  











  



  
The Bone Box19 reviews
Itamar Bernstein

BookSurge Publishing, 2006

fast read...

+ riveting contemporary material
+ Quest for Historical Jesus Should Not be Sought Through Fiction
+ Uses the quest for the historical Jesus to full advantage
+ Very intriguing
  
  











  



  
Red Chrysanthemum: A Thriller (Sano Ichiro Novels)17 reviews
Laura Joh Rowland

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007

Reinvigorates the series

+ Status quo

I was worried after the last novel that Sano Ichiro was done for. This novel, with its varied perspectives on the murder make it a true who-done-it.
  
  











  



  
River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt241 reviews
Wilbur Smith

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1995

Terrific story with lots of cultural info as well

+ River God is great reading
+ Interesting
+ Enjoyable read
+ Great book
  
  











  



  
Nobody's Princess11 reviews
Esther Friesner

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2007

Who might Helen have been?

+ I'd always thought of Helen as just a pretty face, this book potrays her in a different light...
+ A Contemporary Mythology Lesson

Helen of Sparta, more commonly called Helen of Troy, who possessed the face that launched a thousand ships. But who might she have been before her abduction started the ten year Trojan War? Esther Friesner attempts to find out. Summarizing this book is pretty much useless since it doesn't really ...
  
  











  



  
A Prayer for the Damned: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland (Mysteries of Ancient Ireland featuring Sister Fidelma ...5 reviews
Peter Tremayne

St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007

Excellent Middle Ages whodunit

+ "Cold is the wind that brings strangers."
+ Love it, but please, no more shrugging!
+ Usual suspense mixed with early Irish history
  
  











  



  
The Sagas of Icelanders: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition (World of the Sagas)34 reviews

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001

Great Reading At A Bargain Price!

+ Breakneck Plotting and Broken Necks
+ Icelandic Sagas
+ Classical Icelandic Literature
+ ICELAND'S CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CULTURE
  
  











  



  
The Well of Eternity (WarCraft: War of the Ancients, Book 1)34 reviews
Richard A. Knaak

Pocket Star, 2004

Under-rated Trilogy

+ Great Start
+ Excellent reading complelling story line!!!
+ The Well of Eternity (WarCraft: War of the Ancients, Book 1)