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8 books

Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire by Jason Goodwin

Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire

Jason Goodwin

368 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction history travel challenging informative slow-paced
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

The Tales of Dunk and Egg #1-3

George R.R. Martin

355 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
The Great Cat Massacre And Other Episodes In French Cultural History by Robert Darnton

The Great Cat Massacre And Other Episodes In French Cultural History

France and Culture

Robert Darnton

298 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective slow-paced
Three Early Modern Utopias: Utopia / New Atlantis / The Isle of Pines by Thomas More, Henry Neville, Francis Bacon

Three Early Modern Utopias: Utopia / New Atlantis / The Isle of Pines

Thomas More, Henry Neville, Francis Bacon

320 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy challenging slow-paced
Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett

Lords and Ladies

Discworld #14

Terry Pratchett

386 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings #3

J.R.R. Tolkien

560 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional slow-paced
Living Like a Tudor: Woodsmoke and Sage: A Sensory Journey Through Tudor England by Amy Licence

Living Like a Tudor: Woodsmoke and Sage: A Sensory Journey Through Tudor England

Amy Licence

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell by Christopher Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien, Unknown

Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell

Christopher Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien, Unknown

679 pages • first pub 900 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy poetry adventurous medium-paced