Posted by Terry on March 29, 1999 at 08:03:10:
In Reply to: Re: Other Writers a la Vance posted by Martin Read on March 26, 1999 at 06:04:16:
: If you are interested in other views of Ancient Persian (+ Athenian, Indian and Chinese) society I'd advise you read Gore Vidal's novel "Civilisation."
Read Vidal's _Julian_ which is one of my favorite books. Certainly favorite history, though not for fundamentalist Christians. Heart breaking ending lead up to with beautiful prose and a great story.
: If you like Mary Renault's work - probably her finest is "The King Must Die" - the adventures of Theseus set in a true Mycenaean framework. I did have the advantage of first reading this book in Crete - just before a visit to Knossos!
That'd surely help!