The King Must Die

Mary Renault First published 1952

About this book

Historical fiction. Theseus, a prince of ancient Athens, is taken as a slave to the island of Crete, where he's condemned to certain death as a bull dancer. But he abducts the Princess Ariadne & makes a daring escape.

Subjects

  • fiction
  • fiction, fantasy, general
  • fiction, fantasy, historical
  • fiction, general
  • lesbian authors
  • lgbtq fiction before stonewall
  • lgbtq historical fiction
  • men
  • minotaur (greek mythology)
  • novela
  • novela historica
  • theseus
  • theseus (greek mythology)
  • theseus (mitologia griega)