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The King Must Die by Mary Renault
Category: Classics
An adaptation of the legend of Theseus who masters the art of bull leaping and slays the Minotaur in the process of fulfilling his destiny.
The King Must Die / the Bull from the Sea by Mary Renault
Category: Classics
In two remarkable historical novels, Mary Renault fashions from the myth of Theseus a convincingly flawed hero and weaves a thrillingly plausible account of the Labyrinth and the infamous Minotaur.The King Must Die follows the young Theseus as he discovers that his true father is the King of Athens, and ...Show more
The King Must Die (Theseus #1) by Mary Renault
Category: Fiction | Series: Theseus Historic Novels
In myth, Theseus was the slayer of the child-devouring Minotaur of Crete. What the hero might have been in real life is another question, brilliantly explored in The King Must Die. Drawing on scholarship and archaeological findings at Knossos, Mary Renault's Theseus is an utterly lifelike figure - a kin ...Show more
The North Face: A Virago Modern Classic by Mary Renault
Category: Classics | Series: VMC
On holiday in the North Devon countryside, Neil Langton looks back on the wreckage of his past. He has come to believe that all happiness is behind him; the wounds from his former marriage - in which his wife cheated on him and his young daughter died - are still raw. While rock-climbing, he meets Ellen ...Show more