# Recommend me some 'dawn of civilisation' fiction.

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**Created:** [March 15, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-dawn-of-civilisation-fiction/683772 "2014-03-15T16:31:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-dawn-of-civilisation-fiction/683772/21 "2014-09-06T17:09:03Z")

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[_The Hittite_](http://www.amazon.com/Hittite-Ben-Bova/dp/0765363631/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410023247&sr=1-1&keywords=the+hittite), by Ben Bova. Based loosely on _The Iliad._

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-dawn-of-civilisation-fiction/683772/22 "2014-09-06T17:20:17Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Harry Turtledove’s _[Between the Rivers](http://www.sfsite.com/04a/bet30.htm)_ sounds like what you’re looking for.

Once again I am too late for the title I had in mind!😃

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