3.75 avg rating — 119,009 ratings

"The first, and weirdest, of the buddy tales."

3.93 avg rating — 509,526 ratings

"The terrible wrath of Achilles: You don't want to tick this guy off!"

3.83 avg rating — 1,192,379 ratings

"The original "on the road story:" Women, drugs and glorious battle. A classical Easy Rider."

3.87 avg rating — 143,411 ratings

"Aeneas: The wrong guy to attempt to domesticate."

4.08 avg rating — 222 ratings

"The Hindu Iliad--but way longer."

4.07 avg rating — 13,233 ratings

"The Hindu Odyssey--replete with monkeys and monsters."

3.50 avg rating — 346,578 ratings

"Tolkien's inspiration: Serious monster killing in a great recent translation by Seamus Heaney."

3.93 avg rating — 5,495 ratings

"Crazy Vikings Run Amok--or the original Burning Man?"

4.02 avg rating — 1,216 ratings

"The Return of Crazy Vikings Run amok--or, Before the Great Walls of Constantinople with an Axe and Desire."

3.95 avg rating — 9,130 ratings

"The Troubador's version--definitely not "The Once and Future King.""

3.30 avg rating — 1,640 ratings

"The original armchair traveller--medieval map and much wine are all that's required."

3.57 avg rating — 8,199 ratings

"The greatest business trip of all time!"

3.86 avg rating — 182,594 ratings

""...Raise and illumine..." Satan's fall as heroic tragedy."

4.14 avg rating — 3,658 ratings

"Explore the new world--what else can you do when your glorious leader burns your boats?"

3.52 avg rating — 48,665 ratings

"Thievery, prostitution, incest--all accomplished by our heroine: A hilarious romp."

3.50 avg rating — 14,861 ratings

"Poe creates the pulp adventure paradigm."

3.90 avg rating — 47,934 ratings

"Ron Ely he ain't!"

4.16 avg rating — 14,797 ratings

"For my money, the greatest heroic character of all time. Schwarzenegger attempted the nobility, but completely missed the savagery. Howard is simply the best there ever was."

3.79 avg rating — 493,879 ratings

"Let's get drunk, fall in love, go fishing, brawl and run with the bulls: What else could a guy ask for?"

4.07 avg rating — 63,517 ratings

"Greatest "wooden ships and iron men" saga of all time."

4.30 avg rating — 17,290 ratings

"Riveting Napoleonic era battle scenes, or the scum rises to the top."

4.09 avg rating — 73,854 ratings

"Brilliant reenactment of the Franklin Expedition. Simmons is simply the master of whatever genre he attempts."

4.06 avg rating — 146,485 ratings

"Best "boys-go-to-Mexico-and-get-in-troube story of all time."

4.40 avg rating — 43,765 ratings

"300 Spartans vs 100,000 Persians--you'll almost feel sorry for the Persians. Best classical battle scenes yet written."

4.13 avg rating — 3,107 ratings

"The Chinese equivalent to Robin Hood: The basis for alot of Kung Fu movies. Lots of fun!"

4.23 avg rating — 116,929 ratings

"An epic of codes, ciphers & espionage, treasure hunting and the information age: No wonder it's 900+ pages!"