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Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault
28.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
The opening volume of the Alexander the Great trilogy, finally back in print. At twenty, when his reign began, Alexander the Great was already a seasoned soldier and a complex, passionate man. Fire from Heaven tells the story of the boy Alexander, and the years that shaped him. Resolute, fearless, a ...Show more
Funeral Games by Mary Renault
26.95 NZD
29.99 (10% off)
Category: Fiction
<b>A classic and long unavailable novel: the final part of the Alexander the Great trilogy.</b> As <i>Funeral Games</i> opens, Alexander the Great lies dying. Around his body gather the generals, the provincial satraps and the royal wives, already competing for the prizes of ...Show more
The Bull from the Sea by Mary Renault
26.95 NZD
Category: Fiction
Following on from "The King Must Die", "The Bull from the Sea" reconstructs the legend of Theseus, the valiant youth who slew the Minotaur, became king and brought prosperity to Attica. Chief among his heroic exploits is the seduction of Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons.
The Friendly Young Ladies by Mary Renault
28.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
Set in 1937, The Friendly Young Ladies is a romantic comedy of off-Bloomsbury bohemia. Sheltered, naive, and just eighteen, Elsie leaves the stifling environment of her parents' home in Cornwall to seek out her sister, Leo, who had run away nine years earlier. She finds Leo sharing a houseboat, and a be ...Show more
The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault
26.95 NZD
33.00 (18% off)
Category: Fiction
Athens, Socrates.... "A highly superior histoical novel" Saturday Review
The Mask of Apollo by Mary Renault
26.95 NZD
32.99 (18% off)
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Athens, Plato... :Renault is able to write about ancient Greece as if she has been there" Saturday Review
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
26.95 NZD
Category: Fiction
The second book in the Alexander The Great trilogy, now back in print after many years. The Persian Boy tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius o ...Show more
The Praise Singer by Mary Renault
26.95 NZD
Category: Fiction
Athens, Pythagoras... "an exciting living image of the Ancient World on (a) grand scale" New York Times
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