The King Must Die
by Mary Renault
Taste attributes: historicaladventurefantasyfresh & originalheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeHeightened and fresh: a moving historical novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Recent discoveries in Greece and Crete make it seem possible that the legendary hero Theseus was neither fairy-tale nor myth, but a real King of Athens, a dynamic leader comparable with Alexander in his impact on the lost history of his times.
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- Author
- Mary Renault
- Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 371
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- Open Library
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