HNR Issue 55 (February 2011)
The Prow Beast
In the latest volume of the Oathsworn series, young Viking Orm has become leader of his own hall, resting on…
Muhammad: A Story of the Last Prophet
“I didn’t write this book to make Muhammad holy. I wrote it to show that holiness was just as confusing,…
The Legion
Egypt. A group of renegade gladiators led by the psychotic Ajax, posing as Roman soldiers, are causing dissent and stirring…
Within My Heart
Rachel Boyd, a widow with two sons, is trying to make a success of her late husband’s dream of a…
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Editors' choice
Everyone knows Madame Tussaud’s; the name conjures photo ops of smiling celebrities standing next to perfect likenesses of themselves in…
Blown Off Course
Blown Off Course is the seventh in David Donachie’s adventures of John Pearce, radical, press-ganged man, and reluctant Navy officer.…
Palace of Justice
October 1793, Paris: Marie Antoinette is on her way to the guillotine, and police investigator Aristide Ravel realizes that a…
Exit the Actress
Nell Gwynn has been enjoying a revival in historical fiction of late, and it is no wonder. She’s the quintessential…
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