I mean, something a lot the lines of 300 or Gladiator, but in book form? I don't want a graphic novel (I've read 300.).
Are there any good fiction novels about any ancient wars?
2007-04-30 07:23:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Ender's Game, It's the same idea but in the future... by Orson Scott Card, it really is good.
2007-04-30 07:31:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aztec by Gary Jennings, River God by Wilbur Smith...
pretty much anything by Sheaksphere, Arabian Nights, The Once and Future King by T.S. Elliot, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by Tolkein. If you're into Sci-Fi at all: Starship Troopers by Heinlein, Old Man's War by Scalzi, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, Dune by Frank Herbert.
2007-04-30 07:55:04 · answer #2 · answered by moretimerhyme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm reading Bernard Cornwell's series about the Saxons and the Danes in the 9th century and am really enjoying them.
The Pale Horseman
The Last Kingdom
Lords of the North
2007-04-30 07:55:04 · answer #3 · answered by David G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
David Gemmel: Legend.
A famous but aging warrior faces what he knows will be his final challenge.
A lone fighter and a heroic last stand... About as good a match to your request as I can conceive, though it is fantasy not history.
(Druss the legend and various other characters populate a whole interlinked set of worlds and novels: if you like Gemmel he has written lots more, in different settings, but Legend is almost the best.)
2007-04-30 07:54:16 · answer #4 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Iliad of Homer by Homer: the first and still the best
2007-04-30 07:34:04 · answer #5 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋