Cecelia Holland
The King’s Witch
Editors' choice
It’s hard these days to find a writer who doesn’t let you down. Who delivers, time and again, an exciting…
The High City
This novel continues Holland’s Viking series. Raef Corbansson is grieving the loss of his cousin Conn, who lies dead back…
Varanger
This fourth entry in the Corban Loosestrife saga takes us from frozen Viking trading posts to the outskirts of the…
The Serpent Dreamer
Against the turbulent backdrop of the Viking invasion of Ireland in the 9th century, Holland, a prestigious and prodigious writer…
The Kings in Winter
In 999 AD, Brian Boru, the King of Munster, destroyed the army of his hereditary enemy, the King of Leinster. …
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