He is armed with a gung-ho attitude and enthusiastically accepts any challenges the Gods set him. In reality, we don’t know much, but Renault uses her historical knowledge combined with archaeological findings at the palace of Knossos (the oldest sign of modern civilisation in the western world – look up the Minoan empire if you want to know more) to create a tale of Theseus that feels more real and fantastical than the myth. In myth, we all know Theseus as the heroic killer of the Minotaur hiding within a dark labyrinth on the island of Crete. Epic fantasy draws from human history and myth. The King Must Die is probably not the first book like The Way of Kings a reader would think of, but you would be daft not to read this. The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time 1), by Robert JordanĨ Books like The Way of Kings The King Must Die, by Mary Renault.The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle 1), by Patrick Rothfuss.The Painted Man (Demon Cycle 1), by Peter V.
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