13th Century
Sisters of the Sword: The Warrior’s Path
Japan, 1216. The respected and powerful Jito, Lord Yoshijiro, is awaiting the arrival of his much-loved elder brother, Hidehira. It…
Heart of the Ronin
Ken’ishi, a ronin or masterless samurai living in 13th-century Japan, resumes living in the human world after having received superior…
The Sins of the Father
Editors' choice
England in 1217 is in turmoil. Many nobles have rebelled against King John and invited the French prince Louis to…
Genghis: Bones of the Hills
Fear and rebellion fill the pages of the third and last novel in this well-known author’s Genghis trilogy. Genghis is…
The Fall of the Templars
In this novel, set in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, Will Campbell, a Knight Templar, returns to Europe…
Forsaken Soul
What could be more peaceful than summer in an English seaside village—the seaside village of Tyndal, for instance? A summer…
Falconer and the Ritual of Death
Oxford University, 1271, and Regent Master William Falconer is presented with a skeleton—minus its head—discovered when an old building is…
The Unicorn Road
Editors' choice
On the coast of medieval Sicily an expedition, led by the scholar Antioch, sets sail for the East to seek…
Babylonne
Sixteen-year-old Babylonne, an orphan reared to the Cathar faith in the Languedoc region of 13th-century France, suffers abuse and humiliation…
Pilgrim: The Greatest Crusade
In 1212, crusaders march to the Holy Land in order to wrest it back from the Saracens, who are now…
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