3.76 avg rating — 120,061 ratings

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

3.93 avg rating — 513,886 ratings

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

3.83 avg rating — 1,203,504 ratings

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

3.87 avg rating — 144,488 ratings

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

4.08 avg rating — 224 ratings

"The Hindu Iliad--but way longer."

4.07 avg rating — 13,298 ratings

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

3.50 avg rating — 349,665 ratings

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

3.93 avg rating — 5,529 ratings

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

4.02 avg rating — 1,223 ratings

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

3.95 avg rating — 9,158 ratings

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

3.29 avg rating — 1,666 ratings

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

3.57 avg rating — 8,290 ratings

"The greatest business trip of all time!"

3.86 avg rating — 183,683 ratings

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

4.14 avg rating — 3,689 ratings

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

3.52 avg rating — 48,821 ratings

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

3.50 avg rating — 15,052 ratings

"Poe creates the pulp adventure paradigm."

3.90 avg rating — 48,174 ratings

"Ron Ely he ain't!"

4.16 avg rating — 14,879 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 — 497,261 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 — 64,002 ratings

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

4.30 avg rating — 17,445 ratings

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

4.09 avg rating — 74,979 ratings

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

4.06 avg rating — 148,290 ratings

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

4.40 avg rating — 44,263 ratings

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

4.12 avg rating — 3,129 ratings

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

4.23 avg rating — 117,221 ratings

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