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18 past books matching Pre-History | Ancient History
Ideal for readers who enjoy ancient-world historical fiction, powerful female protagonists, and stories about survival under Roman rule.
Boudicca’s Daughter
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History
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After the defeat of her mother, Britain's warrior queen Boudicca, Solina is taken to Rome, where she must navigate life within the empire that destroyed her people. As she struggles to survive, she must decide what resistance means in a world ruled by her enemies, with a 4.1-star average from more than 5,500 Goodreads ratings. Ideal for readers who enjoy ancient-world historical fiction, powerful female protagonists, and stories about survival under Roman rule.
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The story of Boudicca, the notorious warrior queen who led a legendary rebellion in 60 CE against the Roman Empire in Britain. This book by acclaimed Wolf Den Trilogy author Elodie Harper follows Boudicca's meteoric rise and devastating fall through the eyes of her youngest daughter, Solina, who seeks revenge against Rome.
Boudicca—infamous warrior, queen of the British Iceni tribe, and mastermind of one of history’s greatest revolts. Her defeat spelled ruin for her people, yet still her name is enough to strike fear into Roman hearts.
But what of the woman who grew up in her shadow? The woman who has her mother's looks and cunning and her father’s druidic gifts, but a spirit all of her own? The woman whose desperate bid for survival will take her from Britain’s sacred marshlands to the glittering facades of Nero’s Roman Empire . . .
The narrative arc and emotional heart of the book is Solina's complex relationship with Rome, and what resistance means in the radically different world she finds herself in after her mother's fall. After she is taken to the Empire's capital by the ruthless Roman general Paulinus, she will have to decide what it truly means to be Boudicca's daughter.
Forced to fight. Determined to succeed. Meet Solina. Boudicca’s daughter.
This epic and emotional novel is perfect for fans of Madeleine Miller’s Circe and Constanza Casati’s Clytemnestra.
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A strong match for readers who enjoy political historical fiction, Roman history, complicated leaders, and power struggles shaped by ambition and betrayal.
Conspirata
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History
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Cicero continues his rise through the dangerous politics of ancient Rome, using his skill as a lawyer, orator, and politician while navigating treachery, violence, vengeance, and shifting alliances. It has a 4.3-star average from more than 23,000 Goodreads ratings. A strong match for readers who enjoy political historical fiction, Roman history, complicated leaders, and power struggles shaped by ambition and betrayal.
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Internationally bestselling author: Imperium was hailed as “quite possibly Harris’s most accomplished work to date” ( Los Angeles Times ) and has received rave reviews from across the globe. Robert Harris’s novels have sold more than 10 million copies and have been translated into thirty-seven languages..
Powerful protagonist: Cicero returns to continue his struggle to grasp supreme power in the state of Rome. Amidst treachery, vengeance, violence, and treason, this brilliant lawyer, orator, and philosopher finally reaches the summit of all his ambitions. Cicero becomes known as the world’s first professional politician, using his compassion, and deviousness, to overcome all obstacles..
Compelling historical fiction at its best: Harris employs historical detail and an engrosing plot to give readers a man who is by turns a sympathetic hero and compromising manipulator who sets himself up for his own massive, violent ruin. This trilogy charges forward, propelled by the strength of Harris’s stunningly fascinating prose..
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A strong match for readers drawn to military historical fiction, ancient-world politics, naval combat, and loyalty tested under pressure.
The Mercenary of Rome Trilogy
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History · War Fiction
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Called “Strong characters, excellent action” by Conn Iggulden, The Mercenary of Rome Trilogy collects three historical novels following Roman sailor Atticus Perennis through naval warfare, piracy, mercenary uprisings, prejudice, and political betrayal during Rome’s conflict with Carthage. A strong match for readers drawn to military historical fiction, ancient-world politics, naval combat, and loyalty tested under pressure.
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Experience the glory and gore of the ancient world with all three of John Stack’s astonishingly vivid Mercenary of Rome novels—now in one volume!
From Sunday Times bestselling author John Stack comes a sweeping trilogy of blood, betrayal, and brotherhood at the heart of the Roman navy.
PRAISE FOR JOHN STACK:
‘Strong characters, excellent action.’ — Conn Iggulden
‘Peopled with characters both fictional and historical, this debut novel gives a fascinating and evocative insight into the high politics and military life of the times.’ — Daily Mail
Sicily, 241 BC. Carthage has been battered by years of war—but Rome’s ambition is only just beginning.
Veteran Roman sailor and outsider Atticus Perennis commands the Orcus, a powerful quinquereme warship. Fighting pirates, mercenaries, and Rome’s own deadly politics, Atticus must prove his loyalty again and again—while surviving treachery on all fronts.
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Best for readers who like medieval historical fiction about marriage, duty, court politics, and women behind the throne.
The Crownless Queen
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance · Historical Romance · Pre-History | Ancient History
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Called “entertaining, engrossing” by Sharon Bennett Connolly, The Crownless Queen follows Jeanette of Kent after the death of Thomas Holland, as she remarries Prince Edward, takes on royal responsibility, and faces the cost of power, with a 4.4-star average from more than 200 Goodreads ratings. Best for readers who like medieval historical fiction about marriage, duty, court politics, and women behind the throne.
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1360: Having left her days of rebellion behind, Jeanette of Kent has finally found contentment as a wife and mother. Then, she is delivered a new blow: her beloved husband, Thomas Holland, has died on duty overseas.
Though broken, Jeanette readies herself once more to fight to protect what is hers. And when Prince Edward, heir to the throne and her longtime friend, unexpectedly steps forward and offers marriage, she accepts for the sake of her family.
As their relationship deepens, love blossoms again for Jeanette, but it comes at a price. With great power comes great responsibility - not least bearing a future king - and, as the wheel of fortune climbs higher, it becomes harder and harder to hold on.
Jeanette has more to lose than ever before. But with the wolves gathering beneath her, can she survive the fall?
From the award-winning and bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick comes the much-awaited second novel in the Jeanette of Kent duology, The Crownless Queen - bringing to a powerful conclusion the remarkable story of a woman who began life as a royal rebel and ended it behind the throne...
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Best for readers who like Roman military fiction, historical adventure, political danger, and hard-fought battles.
Wounds of Honour
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History · War Fiction
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A bestselling series opener called “A master of the genre” by The Times, Wounds of Honour follows Marcus Valerius Aquila, a condemned Roman officer who takes a new name and hides on Hadrian's Wall until rebellion forces him into brutal frontline command, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 1,900 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like Roman military fiction, historical adventure, political danger, and hard-fought battles.
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MEET MARCUS VALERIUS, THE LEGENDARY HERO.
'A master of the genre' The Times
Marcus Valerius Aquila has scarcely landed in Britannia when he has to run for his life - condemned to dishonourable death by power-crazed emperor Commodus.
The plan is to take a new name, serve in an obscure regiment on Hadrian's Wall and lie low until he can hope for justice.
Then a rebel army sweeps down from the wastes north of the Wall, and Marcus has to prove he's hard enough to lead a century in the front line of a brutal, violent war.
Thrilling, authentic and action-packed, Wounds of Honour launched the incredible EMPIRE series, and catapulted Anthony Riches to the very top of the historical adventure genre.
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Betrayal turns a young survivor into a weapon when a king’s violence destroys everything he was meant to inherit.
God of Vengeance
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History · War Fiction
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Betrayal turns a young survivor into a weapon when a king’s violence destroys everything he was meant to inherit. In God of Vengeance, Sigurd escapes slaughter and gathers a hard-edged band of warriors to hunt the ruler who murdered his family. Brutal, fast-moving, and steeped in Viking blood feud, this historical saga centers revenge, loyalty, and war-forged identity.
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A glorious, bloody, perfect Viking saga of honour, courage, blood feud and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Games of Thrones.
"Unrelenting pace, brilliant action and characters. A masterwork." - CONN IGGULDEN
"Action-packed storytelling which stirs the blood and thrills the soul" - WILBUR SMITH
"Easily one of the best books I've had the pleasure to read" - ***** Reader review.
IT BEGAN WITH THE BETRAYAL OF A LORD BY A KING...
Norway 785 AD. When King Gorm puts Jarl Harald's family to the sword, he makes one fatal mistake - he fails to kill Harald's youngest son, Sigurd.
His kin slain, his village seized, his taken as slaves, Sigurd wonders if the gods have forsaken him. Hunted by powerful men, he is unsure who to trust and yet he has a small band of loyal followers at his side. With them - and with the help of the All-Father, Odin - he determines to make a king pay for his treachery.
Using cunning and war-craft, Sigurd gathers together a fellowship of warriors - including his father's right-hand man Olaf, Bram (who men call Bear), Black Floki who wields death with a blade, and the shield maiden Valgerd, who fears no man - and convinces them to follow him.
For, whether Ódin is with him or not, Sigurd WILL have vengeance. And neither men nor gods had best stand in his way . . .
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At the height of the Mongol Empire, conquest feels almost inevitable, but power brings its own brutal costs.
Until the Sun Falls
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History
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At the height of the Mongol Empire, conquest feels almost inevitable, but power brings its own brutal costs. In Until the Sun Falls, Mongol general Psin wages war across Russia and eastern Europe while facing conflict within his own family. This is a sweeping historical novel rooted in battlefield strategy, cultural immersion, and the personal strain of living inside an empire built on conquest.
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A novel set during the reign of Genghis Khan and his Mongol Empire from the acclaimed author of Ghost on the Steppe, "a master storyteller" (Houston Chronicle).
Cecelia Holland's historical fiction is well known for its immersion in exotic cultures, and Until the Sun Falls, one of her most successful books, takes the reader into the heart of the Mongol horde during the conquest of Russia and eastern Europe in the thirteenth century.
Genghis Khan had told his people they were destined to rule the world, and by his death they had made an impressive start. His four sons followed him to the leadership of the enormous new empire and continued the expansion. His eldest son, Batu, launched the conquest of the West—Russia and Europe. In a few years of devastating warfare, the Mongols reached as far as Vienna, mowing down every army that dared face them, like an irresistible force of nature.
Until the Sun Falls stars a Mongol general, Psin, whose battles against the enemies of the Kha Khan sometimes seem easier than his struggles with his wives and his son. Wise, brave, and bloody-minded, Psin embodies the passions and dreams of the greatest conquerors the world has ever seen, at the height of their power.
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Greatness takes shape long before conquest, in the private loyalties and brutal lessons that teach a boy what power can do.
Fire from Heaven
Historical Fiction · Biographical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History
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Greatness takes shape long before conquest, in the private loyalties and brutal lessons that teach a boy what power can do. As Alexander grows between a violent father, a consuming mother, and the demands of a kingdom at war, he becomes both more magnetic and more dangerous. Fire from Heaven fits a historical fiction list with its intimate portrait of ambition, emotional complexity, and the making of a legend before the world knows his name.
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New York Times Bestseller and Man Booker Prize Finalist: A novel of ancient Greece by the author Hilary Mantel calls "a shining light."
Alexander the Great stands alone as a leader and strategist, and Fire from Heaven is Mary Renault's unsurpassed dramatization of the formative years of his life. His parents fight for their precocious son's love: On one side, his volatile father, Philip, and on the other, his overbearing mother, Olympias. The story tells of the conqueror's two great bonds—to his horse, Oxhead, and to his dearest friend and eventual lover, Hephaistion—and of the army he commands when he is barely an adult.
Coming of age during the battles for southern Greece, Alexander the Great appears in all of his colors—as the man who first takes someone's life at age twelve and who swiftly eliminates his rivals as soon as he comes to power—and emerges as a captivating, complex, larger-than-life figure.
Fire from Heaven is the first volume of the Novels of Alexander the Great trilogy, which continues with The Persian Boy and Funeral Games.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary Renault including rare images of the author.
"Mary Renault is a shining light to both historical novelists and their readers. She does not pretend the past is like the present, or that the people of ancient Greece were just like us. She shows us their strangeness; discerning, sure-footed, challenging our values, piquing our curiosity, she leads us through an alien landscape that moves and delights us." —Hilary Mantel
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This will appeal to readers who want historical fiction and mythology retellings centered on women usually pushed to the margins of epic stories.
The Silence of the Girls
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History · War Fiction
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Briseis, once a queen, becomes Achilles' captive after the Greeks destroy her city and must survive life among the conquered women of the Greek camp as the Trojan War moves toward its end, with a 3.9-star average from more than 120,900 Goodreads ratings. This will appeal to readers who want historical fiction and mythology retellings centered on women usually pushed to the margins of epic stories.
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From the Booker Prize-winning author of the Regeneration trilogy comes a brave and masterful retelling of The Iliad, as experienced by the captured women living in the Greek camp in the final weeks of the Trojan War.
Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award • Finalist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
One of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, The Washington Post, The Economist, Financial Times
Here is the story of the Iliad as we’ve never heard it before: in the words of Briseis, Trojan queen and captive of Achilles. Given only a few words in Homer’s epic and largely erased by history, she is nonetheless a pivotal figure in the Trojan War. In these pages she comes fully to life: wry, watchful, forging connections among her fellow female prisoners even as she is caught between Greece’s two most powerful warriors. Her story pulls back the veil on the thousands of women who lived behind the scenes of the Greek army camp—concubines, nurses, prostitutes, the women who lay out the dead—as gods and mortals spar, and as a legendary war hurtles toward its inevitable conclusion. Brilliantly written, filled with moments of terror and beauty, The Silence of the Girls gives voice to an extraordinary woman—and makes an ancient story new again.
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Quietly immersive in setting but emotionally sharp, this is historical fiction for readers who like their adventure grounded, thoughtful, and deeply human.
The Beast and the Silent Blue
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History
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Set at the end of the Ice Age, The Beast and the Silent Blue follows an aging hunter who seems to have outlived his place in the tribe until the past comes roaring back in the form of old enemies and a creature thought gone from the world. As the land changes, game disappears, and tensions rise within the village, the story becomes a moving survival tale about loyalty, legacy, and the fight to protect what still matters. Quietly immersive in setting but emotionally sharp, this is historical fiction for readers who like their adventure grounded, thoughtful, and deeply human.
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10,000 Years Ago: The Ice Age has ended. The climate is warming. Large game animals are becoming rare. Wandering tribes battle for prime hunting territory on a narrowing peninsula between encroaching seas.
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To a few of the Prairie People, the limping Old One is still a hero. They remember when they were children and captured in the Raid of the Strangers and how he charged through a rain of spears to rescue them. But time and injury have taken their toll. The aged hunter has reached the end of his usefulness – except, perhaps, for teaching the young how to snare rabbits and squirrels. The Strong One wants him gone. Even his own vision spirit advises him that it would be better to end his days as a lone roamer than to remain a burden to the Village.
But as he plans his silent departure, he sees that the Strong One means to take his only female apprentice as a mate – even though it is clear the brave girl is drawn to another and would never freely give herself to the cruel leader.
One morning, a trumpeting roar fills the Prairie, the cry of a vanished animal only the Old One can name. The Hunters are curious but skeptical . . . and then the Strangers return.
A moving tale of courage, connection, and the power of story set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing environment and the extinction of a species.
This literary adventure was written by a novelist/psychologist and is told in a simple, classic style. It reflects a realistic understanding of the consciousness and social development of humans during the later Paleolithic period. Anyone curious about life in the Stone Age is likely to find it an exciting and immersive read. Those with an interest in the history and natural world of Florida (particularly concerning the area around Paynes Prairie and Gainesville) will recognize much of the geography, flora, and fauna depicted. Enthusiasts of prehistoric times should find accurate renderings of such subjects as hunting with an atlatl (or spear thrower) and knapping (shaping implements from stone).
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A sweeping fit for readers who enjoy medieval historical fiction, perilous journeys, clashing cultures, and court intrigue.
Silk Road
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History · War Fiction
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Called “Spectacular historical fiction blazing with romance, intrigue and dramatic action” by Booklist, Silk Road follows disgraced Templar knight Josseran Sarrazini and Mongol princess Khutelun as they escort a Christian embassy across Asia to Kublai Khan’s court. Their journey brings burning deserts, bandits, tribal wars, assassins, political intrigue, and an unexpected attraction, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 17,900 Amazon reviewers. A sweeping fit for readers who enjoy medieval historical fiction, perilous journeys, clashing cultures, and court intrigue.
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A Templar knight. An irascible priest. A Mongol princess. An impossible journey.
The Holy Land, 1260: Josseran Sarrazini has nothing left to lose. Sent by the pope on a mission that will take him beyond the edges of the known world, he knows the journey is impossibly dangerous... and suspects he will never return. That suits him just fine.
But only days into the trek, Josseran wants to throttle the man he is sworn to protect - a sharp-tongued priest whose survival rests entirely in his hands.
Far to the east, Khutelun is the fearless daughter of a Mongol chieftain. She was raised in the saddle of a horse. She can hit a stag with an arrow at two hundred paces. And she considers no man her equal. But when she is ordered to escort the Christian ambassadors along the treacherous Silk Road, she meets her match in Josseran.
Together they face searing deserts, treacherous mountain passes, kidnappers and blood feuds - all on the road to the fabled city of Xanadu and the court of the great Kublai Khan. But survival may not be enough... because what awaits them at journey's end could change the fate of empires.
Perfect for fans of Wilbur Smith, Conn Iggulden and Ken Follett, Silk Road is a gripping historical thriller packed with danger, adventure and forbidden desire.
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It’s a strong pick for readers who want sweeping historical fantasy with epic stakes, ancient intrigue, and a hero built as much on cunning as strength.
King of Ithaca
Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Historical Fantasy · Pre-History | Ancient History · War Fiction
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Before Odysseus becomes a legend, he is a sharp-minded prince fighting to protect a homeland on the brink. King of Ithaca drops readers into a world of feuding kingdoms, political maneuvering, battlefield violence, and myth-soaked ambition as Odysseus heads toward Sparta and the fate that will define him. It’s a strong pick for readers who want sweeping historical fantasy with epic stakes, ancient intrigue, and a hero built as much on cunning as strength.
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Historical fantasy full of "suspense, treachery, and bone-crunching action . . . will leave fans of the genre eagerly awaiting the rest of the series" (The Times Literary Supplement).
It was a time of myth and mystery. A time when Gods walked among men. It was a time of heroes. Greece is a country in turmoil, divided by feuding kingdoms desiring wealth, power and revenge.
When Eperitus, a young exiled soldier, comes to the aid of a group of warriors in battle, little does he know that it will be the start of an incredible adventure. For he is about to join the charismatic Odysseus, Prince of Ithaca, on a vital quest to save his homeland.
Odysseus travels to Sparta to join the most famous heroes of the time in paying suit to the sensuous Helen. Armed with nothing but his wits and intelligence, he must enter a treacherous world of warfare and politics to compete for the greatest prize in Greece. But few care for the problems of an impoverished prince when war with Troy is beckoning.
An epic saga set in one of the most dramatic periods of history, King of Ithaca is a voyage of discovery of one man's journey to become a King—and a legend.
"A must read for those who enjoy good old epic battles, chilling death scenes and the extravagance of ancient Greece." —Lifestyle Magazine
"The reader does not need to be classicist to enjoy this epic and stirring tale. It makes a great novel." —Historical Novels Review
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