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33 books

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

Ken Liu

437 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories speculative fiction challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price

The Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings

Neil Price

624 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

A Natural History of Dragons

The Memoirs of Lady Trent #1

Marie Brennan

352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous medium-paced
Messalina: A Story of Empire, Slander and Adultery by Honor Cargill-Martin

Messalina: A Story of Empire, Slander and Adultery

Honor Cargill-Martin

432 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Frost: Poems by Robert Frost

Frost: Poems

Robert Frost

256 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction classics poetry challenging reflective medium-paced
Dialogues and Essays by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Tobias Reinhardt Reinhardt

Dialogues and Essays

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Tobias Reinhardt Reinhardt

263 pages • first pub 64 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
A History of Ancient Greece in 50 Lives by David Stuttard

A History of Ancient Greece in 50 Lives

David Stuttard

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history
In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny by Daisy Dunn

In the Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny

Daisy Dunn

324 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece by Robin Waterfield

Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens: A History of Ancient Greece

Robin Waterfield

532 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides by Mary Lefkowitz

The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides

Mary Lefkowitz

864 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction classics play dark reflective slow-paced