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The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of The Odyssey from Frances Lincoln Price: $13.57 Customer Review:  We homeschool and my 6 year old daughter loves this book. The book is broken up into chapters that are easily manageable for reading one chapter a day, the book is well-written and the illustrations keep her glued to my side the entire time I read to her. |
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Black Ships Before Troy from Delacorte Books for Young Readers Customer Review: Most anyone knows that they are supposed to read Homer's Iliad at some point in their life, but many are intimidated by its complexity. For starters, try Rosemary Sutcliff's Black Ships Before Troy. It is a beautiful and delightful read for all ages. You can easily sort the characters and get a grip... |
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The Eagle of the Ninth from Farrar Straus Giroux Price: $6.95 Customer Review:  The Eagle of the Ninth is a moving adventure tale set in Roman Britain of the 2nd century AD. The straightforward, uncomplicated story was probably intended for children and certainly for young adults. Nevertheless, adults of all ages will find in it much to enjoy. The characterization of life in... |
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The Silver Branch from Farrar Straus Giroux Price: $6.95 Customer Review: Want a riveting historical-fiction novel with a plot that is better than most? If so, the Silver Branch is a book for you. Set in Roman Britan, over a century after the first book in the series, The Eagle of the Ninth, the book paints a picture of the life of two Romans, who seek to overthrow a... |
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The Mark of the Horse Lord from Front Street Price: $9.31 Customer Review: One of Rosemary Sutcliff's best books is back in print. Several of her titles have been unavailable for years: Dawn Wind, Knight's Fee, The Shield Ring, Frontier Wolf, Sword at Sunset, The Mark of the Horse Lord. |
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The Shining Company (A Sunburst Book) from Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Price: $7.95 Customer Review:  It is 600 AD in Britain, the dawn of the Dark Ages, when the Roman presence was but a memory generations back--an almost wistful time preserved in odd names and stone ruins. Saxon invaders from across the ocean have been steadily encroaching on Celtic Lands--spreading their rough culture like a... |
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Outcast from Farrar Straus Giroux Price: $7.95 Customer Review: Culture clash in Roman Britain is presented in an unbiased manner for both Celts (or Picts, judging from the facial tattoes) and Romans in this interesting YA novel. Sutcliff's predilection for ancient times and primitive civilizations results in a gripping plot of teenage identity crisis,... |
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The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table from Puffin Price: $6.99 Customer Review: Rosemary Sutliff acknowledges in the preface of the book that this story really is a myth, albeit a myth built around a real person. Many of the stories connected with King Arthur are retold here. |
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The Lantern Bearers from Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Price: $6.95 Customer Review: This is a book that I have to force myself to read, despite the fact that I love it dearly. The first time that I ever read it I was reduced to tears several times and even now, almost twenty years later, I still have to steel myself before dipping into it again. |
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Sword At Sunset from Tor Books Customer Review: I read "Sword at Sunset" after reading several favorable reviews from Amazon and other sources. Now that I have finished the book, I must say that I am not disappointed. To date, this is the single best Arthurian novel that I have read. |
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