HZCYR on February 9, 2026 11:17 pm **Herc (2023) by Phoenicia Rogerson** – Heracles retelling. Ancient Greece The Silence of the Girls (2018) by Pat Barker – Ancient Greece, Troy (Obvs Achilles-Patroclus but I apparently got aspec vibes from it too?) Sun of God and Ruin (2023) by Mariely Lares – Historical fantasy. 1500s, New Spain (Mexico, sort of). **Tipping the Velvet (1998) by Sarah Waters** – 1890s, UK The Last Binding series (2021-2023) by Freya Marske – Historical fantasy. Late 1800s or early 1900s with magic. Murmur (2018) by Will Eaves – Alan Turing but fictional? 1920s – 1950s? Rubyfruit Jungle (1973) by Rita Mae Brown – 1950s, USA The Safekeep (2024) by Yael van der Wouden – 1961, Netherlands **Most recommend**
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The Charioteer, by Mary Renault
**Herc (2023) by Phoenicia Rogerson** – Heracles retelling. Ancient Greece
The Silence of the Girls (2018) by Pat Barker – Ancient Greece, Troy (Obvs Achilles-Patroclus but I apparently got aspec vibes from it too?)
Sun of God and Ruin (2023) by Mariely Lares – Historical fantasy. 1500s, New Spain (Mexico, sort of).
**Tipping the Velvet (1998) by Sarah Waters** – 1890s, UK
The Last Binding series (2021-2023) by Freya Marske – Historical fantasy. Late 1800s or early 1900s with magic.
Murmur (2018) by Will Eaves – Alan Turing but fictional? 1920s – 1950s?
Rubyfruit Jungle (1973) by Rita Mae Brown – 1950s, USA
The Safekeep (2024) by Yael van der Wouden – 1961, Netherlands
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