11th Century
Warriors
11th century. Apulia in southern Italy is part of a declining Byzantine Empire and increasingly under attack from the Lombards,…
The Book of the Alchemist
Editors' choice
Imagine the Arabian Nights transposed to the Spanish Civil War, or rather the narrator transposed to Andalusia in 1938, for…
1066: The Healer
The neat, clever conceit animating John Wright’s novel The Healer is a simple, persistent reminder to the complacency of modern-day…
Rashi’s Daughters, Book lll: Rachel
Rachel is the third daughter of the 11th century French Talmud scholar Salomon ben Isaac, better known today as Rashi.…
Mercenaries
The Norman/French Border in 1033. Duke Robert is preparing for battle supported by his cousin, Tancred de Hauteville, and his…
Apocalypse 2012
Gary Jennings, author of many historical thrillers including Aztec, died in 1999, leaving behind notes of ideas for further stories.…
The Conqueror
Georgette Heyer’s classic 1931 novel tells the story of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, and his rise to power…
Ice Land
Ice Land is set in the year 1000 AD in Iceland, where Asgard, the home of the Norse gods, is…
Scarlet
Editors' choice
In the second book of his King Raven trilogy Stephen Lawhead continues his re-imagination of the Robin Hood legend as…
Master of Surrender
11th CENTURY In a prison inIberiain 1059, the brotherhood of The Blood Sword was created out of the…
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