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The King Must Die by Renault, Mary is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The King Must Die about?
Ancient Athens paid tribute to its Cretan overlord each year by sending the finest of its sons and daughters to Crete each year to be trained for "bull-dancing", a sport that cost the Athenian youths their lives. Theseus, prince of Athens, substitutes himself for one of the youths and sails out to meet his fate in the ring.
Who reads The King Must Die?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Renault, Mary
- Publisher
- Arrow Books Ltd
- Published
- 1958
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780394431956
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.01 / 5 (60 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- The King Must Die: A Novel (1988)
- The King Must Die : A Novel (2013)
- The King Must Die (2010)
- The King Must Die (1984)
- The King Must Die (1988)
- The king must die, None (1979)
- The King Must Die (1986)
- The King Must Die: A Novel (1958)
- The King Must Die: A Novel (1969)
- The King Must Die (1972)
- The King Must Die: A Virago Modern Classic (Virago Modern Classics) (2015)
- The King Must Die (2008)
- King Must Die (2010)
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