HNR Issue 45 (August 2008)
The Merchant’s Mark
Augie Morrison had ordered a quantity of books from the Low Countries, planning on keeping some for himself, giving some…
Emerald Silk
The second book in Lane’s Coin Forest medieval romance series set in 15th- century England features Kadriya, a half-English, half-Gypsy…
It is ten years since the Black Death reaped its harvest at Cambridge. Now, in the stifling summer of 1357,…
Cathedral of the Sea
Set in 14th-century Catalonia, this novel has become a huge bestseller in Spain with translations sold in 32 countries to…
A Knight’s Tale
There is an enormous equestrian painting of a 14th century knight, John Hawkwood, in Florence’s Duomo. One wonders why an…
Pilgrim: The Greatest Crusade
In 1212, crusaders march to the Holy Land in order to wrest it back from the Saracens, who are now…
The Paths of the Air
Sir Josse d’Acquin is sitting by his fireside wondering where his life is going when a mysterious stranger comes to…
A Place Beyond Courage
Editors' choice
John FitzGilbert is King’s Marshal to Henry I. His duties are many, including responsibility for the good administration of the…
Magic in His Kiss
This is the final in a romance trilogy featuring the de Leon sisters, 12th-century descendants of King Arthur, and all…
Alamut
Bartol’s novel is set in 11th century Persia. The title is the name of the castle over which the self-proclaimed…
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