50 Books like Spartacus

The Parthian

by Peter Darman • 2011

Taken as a Roman slave, a Parthian prince joins Spartacus's rebellion to fight his way home.

4.26

1k+

🏛️ Ancient World Epic ⚔️ Military Historical Fiction ⛓️ Slave Rebellion

The Parthian 95%

Taken as a Roman slave, a Parthian prince joins Spartacus's rebellion to fight his way home.

by Peter Darman 2011

4.26

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient World Epic ⚔️ Military Historical Fiction ⛓️ Slave Rebellion

Gates of Fire

by Steven Pressfield • 1998

A dying Greek squire tells Xerxes why three hundred Spartans chose certain death at Thermopylae.

4.40

44k+

🏛️ Ancient Greece ⚔️ Spartan Warrior Culture 💪 Brutal Training

Gates of Fire 93%

A dying Greek squire tells Xerxes why three hundred Spartans chose certain death at Thermopylae.

by Steven Pressfield 1998

4.40

44k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Greece ⚔️ Spartan Warrior Culture 💪 Brutal Training

Enemigos de Esparta

by Sebastián Roa • 2018

His lover enslaved, a half-Greek mercenary fights Thebes's war against Sparta to bring her home.

4.27

185

🏛️ Ancient Greek Warfare 🏺 Classical Antiquity 💔 Forbidden Love

Enemigos de Esparta 92%

His lover enslaved, a half-Greek mercenary fights Thebes's war against Sparta to bring her home.

by Sebastián Roa 2018

4.27

185 ratings

🏛️ Ancient Greek Warfare 🏺 Classical Antiquity 💔 Forbidden Love

The Wolf Den

by Elodie Harper • 2021

In Pompeii's most notorious brothel, an enslaved woman learns that freedom costs more than coin.

4.02

50k+

🏛️ Ancient Pompeii 🖤 Gritty Historical ⛓️ Enslaved Protagonist

The Wolf Den 92%

In Pompeii's most notorious brothel, an enslaved woman learns that freedom costs more than coin.

by Elodie Harper 2021

4.02

50k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Pompeii 🖤 Gritty Historical ⛓️ Enslaved Protagonist

Alejandro Magno y las águilas de Roma

by Javier Negrete • 2007

Alexander the Great survives Babylon. His army turns west, but the Roman republic does not break.

3.77

339

🏛️ Alexander The Great 🦅 Ancient Rome 🔀 Alternate History

Alejandro Magno y las águilas de Roma Summary

Alejandro Magno y las águilas de Roma 92%

Alexander the Great survives Babylon. His army turns west, but the Roman republic does not break.

by Javier Negrete 2007

3.77

339 ratings

🏛️ Alexander The Great 🦅 Ancient Rome 🔀 Alternate History

Maldita Roma

by Santiago Posteguillo • 2023

Julius Caesar's rise from exile to power demands a price paid in love and blood.

4.68

8k+

🏛️ Roman Republic 👑 Rise To Power 💍 Political Marriage

Maldita Roma 91%

Julius Caesar's rise from exile to power demands a price paid in love and blood.

by Santiago Posteguillo 2023

4.68

8k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Republic 👑 Rise To Power 💍 Political Marriage

Slave, Warrior, Queen

by Morgan Rice • 2016

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

3.43

7k+

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance

Slave, Warrior, Queen 91%

Betrayed and sold to the arena, a girl with hidden power becomes the Empire's deadliest weapon.

by Morgan Rice 2016

3.43

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy ⚔️ Arena Fighter 💕 Forbidden Romance

A Voice in the Wind

by Francine Rivers • 1993

A Christian slave hides her faith in a decadent Roman house, where loving her master courts ruin.

4.57

110k+

🕊️ Early Church Fiction 🏛️ Ancient Rome 💔 Forbidden Romance

A Voice in the Wind 91%

A Christian slave hides her faith in a decadent Roman house, where loving her master courts ruin.

by Francine Rivers 1993

4.57

110k+ ratings

🕊️ Early Church Fiction 🏛️ Ancient Rome 💔 Forbidden Romance

Ironhold

by Morgan Rice • 2024

Her gift with animals was for healing. The empire threw her into a gladiator arena instead.

3.78

720

🏟️ Gladiator Academy 🐾 Beast Magic ⚔️ Reluctant Warrior

Ironhold 91%

Her gift with animals was for healing. The empire threw her into a gladiator arena instead.

by Morgan Rice 2024

3.78

720 ratings

🏟️ Gladiator Academy 🐾 Beast Magic ⚔️ Reluctant Warrior

Chains

by Laurie Halse Anderson • 2008

Sold to a Loyalist couple in Revolutionary New York, an enslaved girl turns spy to save her sister.

4.10

59k+

🗽 American Revolution 🔗 Enslaved Narrator 👭 Sister Protection

Chains 91%

Sold to a Loyalist couple in Revolutionary New York, an enslaved girl turns spy to save her sister.

by Laurie Halse Anderson 2008

4.10

59k+ ratings

🗽 American Revolution 🔗 Enslaved Narrator 👭 Sister Protection

The Last of the Wine

by Mary Renault • 2001

Amid Athens' ruin, a young man's love for a comrade and Socrates' philosophy become his armor.

4.04

7k+

🏛️ Ancient Athens Setting ❤️‍🔥 Gay Romance In Antiquity 🧠 Socratic Philosophy

The Last of the Wine 91%

Amid Athens' ruin, a young man's love for a comrade and Socrates' philosophy become his armor.

by Mary Renault 2001

4.04

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Athens Setting ❤️‍🔥 Gay Romance In Antiquity 🧠 Socratic Philosophy

The Bronze Bow

by Elizabeth George Speare • 1961

Orphaned by Rome, a Galilean rebel swears vengeance. A carpenter tells him to forgive instead.

4.02

28k+

📖 Biblical Historical Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Humanizing The Enemy

The Bronze Bow 90%

Orphaned by Rome, a Galilean rebel swears vengeance. A carpenter tells him to forgive instead.

by Elizabeth George Speare 1961

4.02

28k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Historical Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Humanizing The Enemy

Pompeii

by Robert Harris • 2003

Pompeii's water supply fails. A young engineer hunts the break as the mountain begins to stir.

3.88

54k+

🏛️ Ancient Rome Setting 🌋 Volcanic Eruption 💰 Political Corruption

Pompeii 90%

Pompeii's water supply fails. A young engineer hunts the break as the mountain begins to stir.

by Robert Harris 2003

3.88

54k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Rome Setting 🌋 Volcanic Eruption 💰 Political Corruption

Furies of Calderon

by Jim Butcher • 2004

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

4.13

114k+

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist

Furies of Calderon 90%

Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.

by Jim Butcher 2004

4.13

114k+ ratings

🔥 Elemental Magic 🏛️ Roman Inspired Fantasy 💪 Powerless Protagonist

The March

by E.L. Doctorow • 2005

Civil War flames consume Georgia as a passing girl, a surgeon, and two deserters chase survival.

3.78

14k+

🏚️ Civil War Fiction 🎭 Racial Passing 🤝 Found Family

The March 90%

Civil War flames consume Georgia as a passing girl, a surgeon, and two deserters chase survival.

by E.L. Doctorow 2005

3.78

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Civil War Fiction 🎭 Racial Passing 🤝 Found Family

Roman Blood

by Steven Saylor • 1991

A Roman detective and Cicero defend a farmer for parricide, but the real killer owns Sulla's Rome.

3.95

9k+

🏛️ Ancient Rome Mystery 🕵️ Cynical Detective ⚔️ Gritty Ancient Rome

Roman Blood 90%

A Roman detective and Cicero defend a farmer for parricide, but the real killer owns Sulla's Rome.

by Steven Saylor 1991

3.95

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Rome Mystery 🕵️ Cynical Detective ⚔️ Gritty Ancient Rome

Boudicca's Daughter

by Elodie Harper • 2025

Boudicca's revolt is crushed. Her daughter lives now as a captive in the Roman general's house.

4.18

4k+

🏛️ Roman Britain 📖 Mythic Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Boudicca's Daughter 90%

Boudicca's revolt is crushed. Her daughter lives now as a captive in the Roman general's house.

by Elodie Harper 2025

4.18

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Britain 📖 Mythic Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Burn Down Master's House

by Clay Cane • 2026

Virginia's enslaved forge a hidden rebellion of love and vengeance their masters cannot survive.

4.37

14k+

📜 Slavery Narrative 🔥 Slave Rebellion 🕰️ Multi-Generational Saga

Burn Down Master's House 90%

Virginia's enslaved forge a hidden rebellion of love and vengeance their masters cannot survive.

by Clay Cane 2026

4.37

14k+ ratings

📜 Slavery Narrative 🔥 Slave Rebellion 🕰️ Multi-Generational Saga

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

by Mark T. Sullivan • 2017

A Milan teen pressed into Nazi service spies from the driver's seat of a general's car.

4.43

395k+

🇮🇹 Italian Resistance 📖 Based On True Story 🕵️ Reluctant Spy

Beneath a Scarlet Sky 90%

A Milan teen pressed into Nazi service spies from the driver's seat of a general's car.

by Mark T. Sullivan 2017

4.43

395k+ ratings

🇮🇹 Italian Resistance 📖 Based On True Story 🕵️ Reluctant Spy

The Eagle of the Ninth

by Rosemary Sutcliff • 1954

A Roman centurion and freed gladiator search for the lost eagle of the vanished Ninth Legion.

3.94

12k+

🏛️ Roman Britain 🛡️ Quest For Honor 🤝 Cross-Cultural Bond

The Eagle of the Ninth 90%

A Roman centurion and freed gladiator search for the lost eagle of the vanished Ninth Legion.

by Rosemary Sutcliff 1954

3.94

12k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Britain 🛡️ Quest For Honor 🤝 Cross-Cultural Bond

The Bronze Horseman

by Paullina Simons • 2000

Leningrad under siege: Tatiana falls for her sister's soldier, whose secret past could doom them.

4.29

97k+

🪖 Wartime Romance 🏚️ Siege Of Leningrad 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers

The Bronze Horseman 90%

Leningrad under siege: Tatiana falls for her sister's soldier, whose secret past could doom them.

by Paullina Simons 2000

4.29

97k+ ratings

🪖 Wartime Romance 🏚️ Siege Of Leningrad 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers

Fall of Giants

by Ken Follett • 2005

From Welsh pits to Russian palaces, five families face love and ruin as the world goes to war.

4.33

350k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Epic Family Saga ⚔️ World War I 🚩 Russian Revolution

Fall of Giants 90%

From Welsh pits to Russian palaces, five families face love and ruin as the world goes to war.

by Ken Follett 2005

4.33

350k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Epic Family Saga ⚔️ World War I 🚩 Russian Revolution

Front Lines

by Michael Grant • 2016

1942: women are drafted into combat. Three soldiers face the brutality of the North African front.

4.09

6k+

🕰️ Alternate History 🪖 Women In Combat 🫂 Found Family

Front Lines 90%

1942: women are drafted into combat. Three soldiers face the brutality of the North African front.

by Michael Grant 2016

4.09

6k+ ratings

🕰️ Alternate History 🪖 Women In Combat 🫂 Found Family

River God

by Wilbur Smith • 1993

A eunuch slave leads Egypt's last hope south when the kingdom falls to foreign invaders.

4.23

44k+

📜 Ancient Egypt Epic 👑 Pharaonic Court 💔 Forbidden Love

River God 89%

A eunuch slave leads Egypt's last hope south when the kingdom falls to foreign invaders.

by Wilbur Smith 1993

4.23

44k+ ratings

📜 Ancient Egypt Epic 👑 Pharaonic Court 💔 Forbidden Love

By Blood, by Salt

by J.L. Odom • 2024

An outcast soldier captures a desert devil; she becomes his shield against a treacherous empire.

4.22

776

⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏛️ Political Intrigue 👤 Reluctant Leader

By Blood, by Salt 89%

An outcast soldier captures a desert devil; she becomes his shield against a treacherous empire.

by J.L. Odom 2024

4.22

776 ratings

⚔️ Military Fantasy 🏛️ Political Intrigue 👤 Reluctant Leader

Empire of Silence

by Christopher Ruocchio • 2018

Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.

3.95

55k+

🏛️ Galactic Empire 👑 Fallen Noble 🤝 Found Family

Empire of Silence 89%

Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.

by Christopher Ruocchio 2018

3.95

55k+ ratings

🏛️ Galactic Empire 👑 Fallen Noble 🤝 Found Family

The Valley of Horses

by Jean M. Auel • 1982

An Ice Age outcast tames wild horses, but a wounded stranger tests her hard-won solitude.

4.05

97k+

🏺 Prehistoric Fiction ❄️ Ice Age Europe 🏕️ Wilderness Survival

The Valley of Horses 89%

An Ice Age outcast tames wild horses, but a wounded stranger tests her hard-won solitude.

by Jean M. Auel 1982

4.05

97k+ ratings

🏺 Prehistoric Fiction ❄️ Ice Age Europe 🏕️ Wilderness Survival

Lily of the Nile

by Stephanie Dray • 2011

A captive in the emperor's house, Cleopatra's daughter hides divine powers she cannot yet control.

3.89

7k+

🏛️ Mythic Historical 🌊 Ancient Mediterranean 🏠 Gilded Cage

Lily of the Nile 89%

A captive in the emperor's house, Cleopatra's daughter hides divine powers she cannot yet control.

by Stephanie Dray 2011

3.89

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythic Historical 🌊 Ancient Mediterranean 🏠 Gilded Cage

Stonehenge

by Bernard Cornwell • 1999

Prehistoric Britain: strange gold divides three brothers as a prophet dreams of a stone temple.

3.70

14k+

🗿 Prehistoric Fiction 🌾 Ancient Britain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry

Stonehenge 89%

Prehistoric Britain: strange gold divides three brothers as a prophet dreams of a stone temple.

by Bernard Cornwell 1999

3.70

14k+ ratings

🗿 Prehistoric Fiction 🌾 Ancient Britain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry

March

by Geraldine Brooks • 2005

The father of Little Women writes home from war, hiding the brutality eroding his faith.

3.82

79k+

🔥 Civil War Fiction ✊ Abolitionist Fiction 📖 Reimagined Classic

March 89%

The father of Little Women writes home from war, hiding the brutality eroding his faith.

by Geraldine Brooks 2005

3.82

79k+ ratings

🔥 Civil War Fiction ✊ Abolitionist Fiction 📖 Reimagined Classic

Cabo Trafalgar

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte • 2004

Pressed peasants and weary officers sail a Spanish warship into Trafalgar, certain of their doom.

3.77

3k+

🚢 Naval Historical Fiction ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars ⛵ Age Of Sail

Cabo Trafalgar 89%

Pressed peasants and weary officers sail a Spanish warship into Trafalgar, certain of their doom.

by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 2004

3.77

3k+ ratings

🚢 Naval Historical Fiction ⚔️ Napoleonic Wars ⛵ Age Of Sail

An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir • 2015

A scholar slave and an elite soldier forge a forbidden alliance to survive a murderous academy.

4.23

358k+

🛡️ Ancient Rome Inspired ⚔️ Military Academy 🕵️ Spy Among Enemies

An Ember in the Ashes 89%

A scholar slave and an elite soldier forge a forbidden alliance to survive a murderous academy.

by Sabaa Tahir 2015

4.23

358k+ ratings

🛡️ Ancient Rome Inspired ⚔️ Military Academy 🕵️ Spy Among Enemies

Virgins

by Diana Gabaldon • 2013

Two Scottish mercenaries escort a Jewish heiress across France, not knowing she plans to vanish.

3.87

24k+

🗡️ Mercenary Life 🤝 Brothers In Arms 🎭 False Identities

Virgins 89%

Two Scottish mercenaries escort a Jewish heiress across France, not knowing she plans to vanish.

by Diana Gabaldon 2013

3.87

24k+ ratings

🗡️ Mercenary Life 🤝 Brothers In Arms 🎭 False Identities

Cold Mountain

by Charles Frazier • 1997

A wounded deserter walks home through a shattered land, while the woman he loves learns to survive.

3.89

251k+

🏚️ Civil War Era ⛰️ Appalachian Mountains 🏠 Soldier'S Homecoming

Cold Mountain 89%

A wounded deserter walks home through a shattered land, while the woman he loves learns to survive.

by Charles Frazier 1997

3.89

251k+ ratings

🏚️ Civil War Era ⛰️ Appalachian Mountains 🏠 Soldier'S Homecoming

Gods and Generals

by Jeff Shaara • 1996

Lee, Jackson, Hancock, Chamberlain: four men, one civil war, and the private agonies behind command.

4.09

38k+

📚 Civil War Epic 💔 Divided Loyalties ⚔️ Brothers In Arms

Gods and Generals 89%

Lee, Jackson, Hancock, Chamberlain: four men, one civil war, and the private agonies behind command.

by Jeff Shaara 1996

4.09

38k+ ratings

📚 Civil War Epic 💔 Divided Loyalties ⚔️ Brothers In Arms

The Persian Boy

by Mary Renault • 1972

A Persian noble boy, gelded and sold into slavery, becomes the lover of Alexander the Great.

4.18

11k+

🏛️ Ancient World Fiction 👁️ Outsider At Court 👑 Royal Favorite

The Persian Boy 89%

A Persian noble boy, gelded and sold into slavery, becomes the lover of Alexander the Great.

by Mary Renault 1972

4.18

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient World Fiction 👁️ Outsider At Court 👑 Royal Favorite

Sharpe's Trafalgar

by Bernard Cornwell • 2002

An army officer sails for England, unaware his captain has sold them to the French.

4.15

16k+

⚔️ Napoleonic Wars ⛵ Age Of Sail 💔 Forbidden Love

Sharpe's Trafalgar 89%

An army officer sails for England, unaware his captain has sold them to the French.

by Bernard Cornwell 2002

4.15

16k+ ratings

⚔️ Napoleonic Wars ⛵ Age Of Sail 💔 Forbidden Love

The Widow of the South

by Robert Hicks • 2005

A grieving widow buries 1,500 fallen soldiers in her garden, seeking purpose among the dead.

3.78

19k+

🔥 Civil War Fiction 🏥 Field Hospital 🤕 Wounded Soldier

The Widow of the South 89%

A grieving widow buries 1,500 fallen soldiers in her garden, seeking purpose among the dead.

by Robert Hicks 2005

3.78

19k+ ratings

🔥 Civil War Fiction 🏥 Field Hospital 🤕 Wounded Soldier

Ash

by Mary Gentle • 2000

Carthage survived to build war machines that whisper, and only a scarred mercenary can hear them.

4.10

1k+

🕰️ Alternate History ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🗡️ Female Mercenary

Ash 89%

Carthage survived to build war machines that whisper, and only a scarred mercenary can hear them.

by Mary Gentle 2000

4.10

1k+ ratings

🕰️ Alternate History ⚔️ Military Fantasy 🗡️ Female Mercenary

The Resistance Girl

by Mandy Robotham • 2022

A grieving Norwegian woman teams up with a British spy to sabotage Bergen's Nazi occupation.

4.10

3k+

🥷 Wwii Resistance 🇳🇴 Occupied Norway 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Resistance Girl 89%

A grieving Norwegian woman teams up with a British spy to sabotage Bergen's Nazi occupation.

by Mandy Robotham 2022

4.10

3k+ ratings

🥷 Wwii Resistance 🇳🇴 Occupied Norway 🏠 Forced Proximity

Master and Apprentice

by Claudia Gray • 2019

A Jedi Master and apprentice must crown a princess, but a vision of bloodshed foretells disaster.

4.16

23k+

🧑‍🏫 Mentor Mentee 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 🕵️ Honorable Thieves

Master and Apprentice 89%

A Jedi Master and apprentice must crown a princess, but a vision of bloodshed foretells disaster.

by Claudia Gray 2019

4.16

23k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Mentor Mentee 🔮 Prophetic Dreams 🕵️ Honorable Thieves

Shadow Fall

by Audrey Grey • 2016

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

3.87

2k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society

Shadow Fall 89%

A pit girl with a new face fights for the last seat beside her former hunter.

by Audrey Grey 2016

3.87

2k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🏛️ Caste Society

The Last Kingdom

by Bernard Cornwell • 2006

King Alfred is dead; a Saxon warrior must defend the realm from Viking invaders, royal treachery.

4.27

115k+

🛡️ Viking Age Britain ⚖️ Dual Loyalties 🔀 Shifting Allegiances

The Last Kingdom 89%

King Alfred is dead; a Saxon warrior must defend the realm from Viking invaders, royal treachery.

by Bernard Cornwell 2006

4.27

115k+ ratings

🛡️ Viking Age Britain ⚖️ Dual Loyalties 🔀 Shifting Allegiances

Amity

by Nathan Harris • 2025

To find his stolen sister, a freedman follows her trail into a Mexico that devours refugees.

3.76

5k+

🕊️ Post-Emancipation 💔 Separated Siblings 🏜️ Survival Journey

Amity 89%

To find his stolen sister, a freedman follows her trail into a Mexico that devours refugees.

by Nathan Harris 2025

3.76

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Post-Emancipation 💔 Separated Siblings 🏜️ Survival Journey

Fallen City

by Adrienne Young • 2025

A god-marked Centurion falls for a reluctant magistrate as civil war consumes their ancient city.

3.57

8k+

🏛️ Roman-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Fallen City 89%

A god-marked Centurion falls for a reluctant magistrate as civil war consumes their ancient city.

by Adrienne Young 2025

3.57

8k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman-Inspired Fantasy 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Seven Sisters

by Lucinda Riley • 2014

A stone and coordinates send a woman to Rio, where a 1920s affair reveals her origin.

4.20

199k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 🔍 Adoption Mystery

The Seven Sisters 89%

A stone and coordinates send a woman to Rio, where a 1920s affair reveals her origin.

by Lucinda Riley 2014

4.20

199k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 🔍 Adoption Mystery

The Assyrian

by Nicholas Guild • 1987

Half-Greek in Assyria's court, a prince navigates omens, war, and a brother's deadly envy.

4.26

2k+

🌍 Ancient Near East ⚔️ Brothers As Rivals 👑 Palace Intrigue

The Assyrian 89%

Half-Greek in Assyria's court, a prince navigates omens, war, and a brother's deadly envy.

by Nicholas Guild 1987

4.26

2k+ ratings

🌍 Ancient Near East ⚔️ Brothers As Rivals 👑 Palace Intrigue

Blood Song

by Anthony Ryan • 2011

A warrior monk follows a secret inner song through war to a brother's betrayal.

4.41

93k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏰 Battle School 🤝 Found Family

Blood Song 89%

A warrior monk follows a secret inner song through war to a brother's betrayal.

by Anthony Ryan 2011

4.41

93k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏰 Battle School 🤝 Found Family

A Girl Called Samson

by Amy Harmon • 2023

A servant disguises herself as a man to join the Revolution, then falls for her commander.

4.46

58k+

🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 💕 Wartime Romance 📜 Biographical Fiction

A Girl Called Samson 89%

A servant disguises herself as a man to join the Revolution, then falls for her commander.

by Amy Harmon 2023

4.46

58k+ ratings

🎭 Woman Disguised As Man 💕 Wartime Romance 📜 Biographical Fiction

The Lieutenants

by W.E.B. Griffin • 1986

From North Africa to Cold War Berlin, officers navigate war, captivity, and the shadow war.

4.34

9k+

🔗 Pow Escape 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🏜️ North African Campaign

The Lieutenants 89%

From North Africa to Cold War Berlin, officers navigate war, captivity, and the shadow war.

by W.E.B. Griffin 1986

4.34

9k+ ratings

🔗 Pow Escape 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🏜️ North African Campaign

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