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ISBN: 9780099463474 - Fire from Heaven Fire from Heaven
Mary Renault

ISBN10: 0099463474  ISBN13: 9780099463474
Publisher: Cornerstone Arrow Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 06 Nov 2003
At twenty, when his reign began, Alexander the Great was already a seasoned soldier and a complex, passionate man. Resolute, fearless, and inheriting a striking beauty, Alexander still needed much to make him The Great. This title tells the story... More

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ISBN: 9780375714184 - The Charioteer The Charioteer
Mary Renault

ISBN10: 0375714189  ISBN13: 9780375714184
Publisher: Random House USA Inc Vintage Books
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 11 Oct 2003
After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans' hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. As they find solace... More

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ISBN: 9780099469414 - The Mask of Apollo The Mask of Apollo
Mary Renault

ISBN10: 0099469413  ISBN13: 9780099469414
Publisher: Cornerstone Arrow Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 06 May 2004
Set in Greece in the fourth century BC, "The Mask of Apollo" is narrated by Nikeratos, a tragic actor who constantly carries a gold mask of Apollo. The mask eventually comes to serve as Nikeratos' conscience when he becomes embroiled in a... More

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ISBN: 9780099463481 - The Persian Boy The Persian Boy
Mary Renault

ISBN10: 0099463482  ISBN13: 9780099463481
Publisher: Cornerstone Arrow Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 06 Nov 2003
Tells the story of the climactic last seven years of Alexander the Great's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. The relationship between the beautiful young eunuch and the great general's sustains Alexander as he survives assassination... More

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ISBN: 9780099463498 - Funeral Games Funeral Games
Mary Renault

ISBN10: 0099463490  ISBN13: 9780099463498
Publisher: Cornerstone Arrow Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 06 Nov 2003
Alexander lies dying, and around his body gather the generals, the provincial satraps and the royal wives, already competing for the prizes of power and land. Only Bagaos, the Persian boy mourning in the shadows wants nothing. The final part of... More

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ISBN: 9780099463528 - The King Must Die The King Must Die
Mary Renault

ISBN10: 0099463520  ISBN13: 9780099463528
Publisher: Cornerstone Arrow Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 04 Mar 2004
In this re-creation of a powerful myth, Mary Renault brings to life the world of ancient Greece and the adventure of Theseus, famous for slaying the Minotaur, defeating the Amazons and rescuing Persephone from the underworld. Theseus, the boy... More

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ISBN: 9780099463559 - The Last of the Wine The Last of the Wine
Mary Renault

ISBN10: 0099463555  ISBN13: 9780099463559
Publisher: Cornerstone Arrow Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 06 May 2004
Mary Renault explores Greek culture through the experiences of two young Athenians, Alexias and Lysis, who compete in the palaestra, journey to the Olympic games, fight in the wars against Sparta and study under Socrates. Alexias, a young Athenian... More

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ISBN: 9780099463542 - The Praise Singer The Praise Singer
Mary Renault

ISBN10: 0099463547  ISBN13: 9780099463542
Publisher: Cornerstone Arrow Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 06 May 2004
Born into a stern farming family on the island of Keos, Simonides escapes his harsh childhood through a lucky apprenticeship with a renowned Ionian singer. As they travel through 5th-century BC Greece, Simonides learns how to navigate the shifting... More

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ISBN: 9780099463535 - The Bull from the Sea The Bull from the Sea
Mary Renault

ISBN10: 0099463539  ISBN13: 9780099463535
Publisher: Cornerstone Arrow Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 04 Mar 2004
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... More

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ISBN: 9781844081363 - The Friendly Young Ladies The Friendly Young Ladies
Mary Renault

ISBN10: 1844081362  ISBN13: 9781844081363
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Virago Press Ltd
Edition: New edition
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 Dec 2005
* Set in the bohemian England of the 1930s, this is Renault's third and most unusual work. Elsie, sheltered and naive, is seventeen and unhappy. Stifled by life with her bickering parents in a bleak Cornish village, she falls in love with the... More