Cover of The Songs of the Kings

The Songs of the Kings

  • 2002 first published
  • 338 pages
  • 6 editions

Barry Unsworth's The Songs of the Kings (2002) is a historical fantasy and mythic fiction novel. It takes readers to Greece and Troy, Extinct city in To 146 B.C. Key subjects include Greek Mythology, greeks and Trojan War.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

It runs to roughly 338 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • To 146 B.C

Subjects

  • Humorous stories
  • Greek Mythology
  • Greeks
  • Trojan War
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Historical fiction
  • Agamemnon, Greek mythology
  • Iphigenia, Greek mythology
  • Trojan War. fast, OCoLCfst01157294
  • Greece
  • Historical fantasy
  • Humorous

Quick answers

Who wrote The Songs of the Kings?

The Songs of the Kings was written by Barry Unsworth and first published in 2002.

What genre is The Songs of the Kings?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Myth & Legend Fiction and Historical Fiction.

How long is The Songs of the Kings?

The median edition has 338 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Songs of the Kings?

Readers who like it often enjoy Odysseus, An Arrow's Flight and The memoirs of Helen of Troy.

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