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The King Must Die
Featured Article: The top 100 classics of all time
Before we whipped out our old high school syllabi and dug deep into our libraries to start selecting contenders for this list, we first had to answer the question, "How do we define a classic?" The answer isn’t as straightforward as you might guess, though there’s a lot to be said for the old adage, "You know it when you see it" (or, in this case, hear it). Of course, most critically, each of our picks had to be fabulous in audio. So dust off your aspirational listening list—we have some amazing additions you don’t want to miss.
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Funeral Games
- A Novel of Alexander the Great
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
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Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three, leaving behind an empire that stretched from Greece and Egypt to India....
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Postmortem of an Empire and the Dream that United
- By James on 02-26-15
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Funeral Games
- A Novel of Alexander the Great
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 12-11-14
- Language: English
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Fire from Heaven
- A Novel of Alexander the Great
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
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Alexander's beauty, strength and defiance were apparent from birth, but his boyhood honed those gifts into the makings of a king....
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Renewed Pleasure
- By James on 01-28-15
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Fire from Heaven
- A Novel of Alexander the Great
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 12-11-14
- Language: English
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The King Must Die
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
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The epic of Thesus, the boy king of Eleusis, ritually preordained to die after one year of marriage to the sacred queen but who defies God's decree and claims his inheritance....
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Astounding
- By J. Brinkman on 07-15-15
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The King Must Die
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Series: Theseus, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 03-12-15
- Language: English
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The Persian Boy
- A Novel of Alexander the Great
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 19 hrs and 57 mins
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The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas....
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History Brought to Vivid Life
- By Carol on 02-08-15
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The Persian Boy
- A Novel of Alexander the Great
- Narrated by: Roger May
- Length: 19 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 12-11-14
- Language: English
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The Praise Singer
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Tim Bentinck
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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Set in sixth-century Greece at the time of the Tyrants, the Persian Wars, and a great flowering of the arts, this novel takes the form of Simonides' memoirs, written in retirement in Sicily....
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Ambrosia for the gods & a feast for Greek geeks
- By James on 04-20-15
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The Praise Singer
- Narrated by: Tim Bentinck
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 04-14-15
- Language: English
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The Charioteer
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
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After surviving the Dunkirk retreat, Laurie Odell, a young homosexual, critically examines his unorthodox lifestyle....
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A Gay Classic!
- By Christopher on 02-05-16
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The Charioteer
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 12-01-14
- Language: English
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The Mask of Apollo
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
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In a vivid depiction of Ancient Greece and its legendary heroes, The Mask of Apollo tells the story of Nikeratos, the gifted tragic actor at the centre of political and cultural activity in Athens....
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The Author, Mary Renault, UNMASKED by her Apollo
- By James on 05-12-15
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The Mask of Apollo
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 04-30-15
- Language: English
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The King Must Die
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
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This is the story of the young Theseus: Prince of Troizen, King of Eleusis and Athens, and slayer of the Minotaur. Acclaimed novelist Mary Renault weaves myth, legend, history, and fiction into the story of a young hero's search for his destiny and the countless challenges he faces....
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Poetic and short
- By Ben on 04-07-24
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The King Must Die
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Series: Theseus, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 01-24-24
- Language: English
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The Bull from The Sea
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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This second instalment in the story of the legendary hero begins with Theseus' triumphant return from Crete after slaying the Minotaur....
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Vintage Mary Renault
- By DPD on 08-30-19
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The Bull from The Sea
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 04-09-15
- Language: English
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The Last of the Wine
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
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Alexias, a young Athenian of good family, grows up just as the Peloponnesian War is drawing to a close....
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Portrayal Unbridled Lust of a Bacchanalian? NOT!
- By James on 04-14-15
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The Last of the Wine
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 03-19-15
- Language: English
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The Bull from the Sea
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
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Slaying the minotaur was only the beginning. Theseus's legendary exploits continue in this magnificent tale of mythological adventure in classical Greece. Picking up where The King Must Die left off, this stirring sequel recounts Theseus's triumphant return from Crete to become King of Athens.
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WARNING! The abridgment ruins everything!
- By Karen on 10-26-11
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The Bull from the Sea
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Series: Theseus, Book 2
- Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 03-14-24
- Language: English
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The King Must Die
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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This is the classic story of the young Theseus - Prince of Troizen, King of Eleusis and Athens, slayer...
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Sad treatment for a classic of historical fiction
- By S Blair on 05-09-03
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The King Must Die
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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The Friendly Young Ladies
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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Elsie, sheltered and naive, is seventeen and unhappy....
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Simultaneously spectacular and nuanced reading
- By SparkleMouse on 05-22-19
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The Friendly Young Ladies
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 12-18-14
- Language: English
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North Face
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Eleanor David
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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On holiday in the North Devon countryside, Neil Langton looks back on the wreckage of his past....
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much more than the cover suggests
- By Delaware Dan on 12-19-21
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North Face
- Narrated by: Eleanor David
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 12-01-14
- Language: English
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Return to Night
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
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Losing out on a promotion to her ex lover, Hilary Mansell, a talented doctor, moves to a rural hospital....
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Gave up!
- By Anonymous User on 09-17-17
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Return to Night
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 12-26-14
- Language: English
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Purposes of Love
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Kate Rawson
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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Vivian, a student nurse, chose her profession as a challenge, both to her spirit and to her permanently exhausted body....
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Purposes of Love
- Narrated by: Kate Rawson
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 12-01-14
- Language: English
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Kind Are Her Answers
- By: Mary Renault
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
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Kit Anderson is married to Janet, a beautiful but narcissistic woman who seems more shallow to him as time goes by....
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Kind Are Her Answers
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 12-01-14
- Language: English
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