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The King's Gambit by John Maddox Roberts

The King's Gambit

SPQR #1

John Maddox Roberts

274 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

2.5acy's review
fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items by J.W. Ocker

Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items

J.W. Ocker

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

4.0acy's review
nonfiction horror mystery adventurous dark funny fast-paced
Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan

Waste Tide

Chen Qiufan

352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

4.0acy's review
fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh and the Rise of American Science by Mark Jaffe

The Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh and the Rise of American Science

Mark Jaffe

432 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

4.0acy's review
nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0acy's review
nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology by Michael J. Benton

Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology

Michael J. Benton

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0acy's review
nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
Roman Shadows by Ron Burns

Roman Shadows

Gaius Livinius Severus #2

Ron Burns

261 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

2.0acy's review
fiction historical adventurous informative tense fast-paced
Conspirata by Robert Harris

Conspirata

Cicero #2

Robert Harris

340 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

4.5acy's review
fiction historical thriller challenging informative tense slow-paced
The Door in the Wall by Benita Kane Jaro

The Door in the Wall

Ancient Rome #3

Benita Kane Jaro

323 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

3.0acy's review
fiction historical challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Judgment of Caesar by Steven Saylor

The Judgment of Caesar

Roma Sub Rosa #10

Steven Saylor

352 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical mystery challenging informative mysterious slow-paced