We've got a thread all about non-fiction, so here's one dedicated to the other. Obviously, given the historical focus of EB, I'm assuming we're talking about historical fiction here, rather than just general fiction. Bonus marks if it isn't about Romans, as most historical fiction seems to be.
I'm currently reading the Tyrant series, by Christian Cameron. It starts in 332BC and focuses on an Athenian cavalryman who served in Alexander's initial campaigns. On returning to Athens, he's exiled and heads off with a bunch of his veteran comrades to Olbia, to join the mercenary retinue of the city's archon.
There's currently five books in the series (Tyrant, Storm of Arrows, Funeral Games, King of the Bosphorous, Destroyer of Cities) with more on the way. It's the rollicking sort of fiction, in the same vein as Bernard Cornwell or Simon Scarrow, and a lot of fun. While it predates EB's timeframe, there's a lot that is still familiar.
What about you? What fiction recommendations do you have for the period?
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