aeneas-the son of a human and Venus, the goddess of love-escapes the siege of Troy with a boat full of other Trojans, and sails for Italy where he is destined to found the city of Rome. A storm diverts them to Carthage, where aeneas...
Epic fiction
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Author:VirgilSummary: - Author:Follett, Ken.Summary:
An epic continuation of the series that began with The Pillars of the Earth, The Armor of Light heralds a new dawn for Kingsbridge, England, where progress clashes with tradition, class struggles push into every part of society, and war...
- Author:Assiniwi, BernardSummary:
This astounding novel fully deserves to be called a saga. It begins a thousand years ago in the time of the Vikings in Newfoundland. It is crammed with incidents of war and peace, with fights to the death and long nights of lovemaking,...
- Author:Picoult, JodiSummary:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light comes a “powerful” ( The Washington Post ) novel about the choices that alter the course of our lives. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE...
- Author:Yee, F. C.Summary:
Avatar Yangchen travels to Bin-Er in the Earth Kingdom where corrupt shang merchants are plotting to extract themselves from the influence of the mercurial Earth King with a mysterious weapon of mass destruction.
- Author:Patchett, Ann.Summary:
"'Do you think it's possible to ever see the past as it actually was'' I asked my sister. We were sitting in her car, parked in front of the Dutch House in the broad daylight of early summer." At the end of...
- Author:Chakraborty, S. A.Summary:
After a brutal conquest stripped Daevabad of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people. As peace grows more elusive and...
- Author:Ondaatje, MichaelSummary:
With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje's Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, the exhausted nurse; the maimed thief,...
- Author:Jordan, RobertSummary:
In the Second Age, The Dragon subdues the Dark One and his disciples in a mystical prison. The Third Age has begun and the Dragon is gone, but reborn in a boy who doesn't yet know his supreme calling. Time is precious, for the prison...
- Author:Simmons, DanSummary:
In the continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion, the far future is resplendent with drama and invention. On the world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secrets they contain mean that nothing--...
- Author:Tolkien, J. R. R.Summary:
Frodo, a home loving young hobbit, inherits a magic ring and to protect the ring from the powers of darkness he must make a long and dangerous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom. Part I of the "Lord of the Rings....
- Author:Norton, AndreSummary:
Adventurous maidens and sinister mages clash in these magical tales by a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and "one of the all-time masters" (Peter Straub). Three different young women, each endowed with...
- Author:Jordan, RobertSummary:
In this second installment of The Wheel of Time series, young Rand learns that he's The Dragon reborn when he unwittingly uses his powers to subdue the Dark One's warriors. With the discovery, Rand knows he must find the Horn of Valere...
- Author:Anderson, Kevin J.Summary:
The final book in the Caladan trilogy, the pivotal events that lead up to Frank Herbert's masterpiece Dune He is Paul Atreides. The son of Duke Leto and Lady Jessica, the heir of Caladan. He will become the fabled Muad'Dib....
- Author:HomerSummary:
The Iliad is an epic Greek poem written by philosopher Homer, and is considered one of the oldest pieces of western literature still in existence. The story takes place during the last weeks of the ten year Trojan War, with a focus on...
- Author:de la Roche, MazoSummary:
Beloved by generations, Mazo de la Roche’s irreplaceable Jalna saga is at last available in a single collected volume. For lovers of the series, this is truly the authoritative collection. The Jalna series is a 16-novel family saga...
- Author:de la Roche, MazoSummary:
Beloved by generations, Mazo de la Roche’s irreplaceable Jalna saga is at last available in a single collected volume. This deluxe edition unites all sixteen Jalna novels and, for the first time, Heather Kirk’s extraordinary 2006...
- Author:Chakraborty, S. A.Summary:
Nahri's life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable djinn. Now Nahri must forge a new path for herself and embrace her heritage. Meanwhile, Ali has been exiled for daring to defy his father. Hunted by...
- Author:Cameron, ClaireSummary:
40,000 years in the past, the last family of Neanderthals roams the earth. After a crushingly hard winter, their numbers are low, but Girl, the oldest daughter, is just coming of age and her family is determined to travel to the annual...
- Author:MacAvoy, R. A.Summary:
The enchanting fantasy series by the John W. Campbell Award-winning author of Tea with the Black Dragon. Warrior, linguist, astronomer, philosopher, lens grinder, lord, dwarf-the name Nazhuret conjures many definitions. His story is not...
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