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Nelson Runger narrates I, Claudius with a quality of careful irony — the ostensibly weak and despised knows more than everyone around him, and Runger's voice captures both the performance of foolishness and the sharp intelligence underneath across the 17-hour runtime. All ten recommendations are highly rated and most match that runtime, drawn together by readers who responded to the book's particular pleasure of watching an unreliable out-survive everyone who underestimated him.

10 books for fans of I, Claudius

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    Stalingrad

    by Antony Beevor

    4.33 Goodreads (41.8K ratings)
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    The Gods of War

    Emperor • Book 4

    by Conn Iggulden

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    53 B.C.: Fresh from Gallic victories, Caesar leads his legions across the Rubicon toward Rome, setting up inevitable civil war with Pompey.

    4.33 Goodreads (17.6K ratings)
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    The Death of Kings

    Emperor • Book 2

    by Conn Iggulden

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    Julius Caesar comes into his own leading Roman soldiers through North African campaigns. Iggulden's second Emperor novel shows Caesar developing the skills and reputation that will eventually make him legendary.

    4.30 Goodreads (21.9K ratings)
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    Silent Running

    Crash Dive • Book 2

    by Craig DiLouie

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    Surviving Rabaul's horrors, Lt. Harrison faces an unwelcoming submarine crew and an officer hiding dangerous secrets during a mission to occupied Philippines. DiLouie crafts WWII submarine warfare where internal conflicts prove as deadly as enemy fire.

    4.33 Goodreads (885 ratings)
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    River Of Blood

    The Rat Bastards • Book 3

    by Len Levinson, John Mackie

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    The Rat Bastards tear through enemies and jungle obstacles when not busy fighting amongst themselves. Levinson and Mackie serve up unfiltered military mayhem where nothing stops the killer squad.

    4.31 Goodreads (54 ratings)
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    The Gates of Rome

    Emperor • Book 1

    by Conn Iggulden

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    Follow young Julius Caesar's rise from boy to legend in ancient Rome, where friendship with Marcus Brutus is tested by ambition, politics, and destiny.

    4.20 Goodreads (31.0K ratings)
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    All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front/The Road Back • Book 1

    by Erich Maria Remarque

    4.11 Goodreads (525.3K ratings)
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    Eaters of the Dead

    by Michael Crichton

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    Arab diplomat Ibn Fadlan joins Viking warriors journeying north to battle mysterious creatures that hunt in darkness. Crichton retells Beowulf as historical manuscript with anthropological detail.

    3.72 Goodreads (47.0K ratings)
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    Anna and the Swallow Man

    by Gavriel Savit

    3.70 Goodreads (8.9K ratings)
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    Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

    The Pacific War Trilogy • Book 1

    by Ian W. Toll

    4.61 Goodreads (10.4K ratings)