14th Century
Venetian Navigators: The Voyages of the Zen Brothers to the Far North
Strands of serendipity weave through the various levels on which this book is written: to start with di Robilant’s chance…
Belle’s Song
I love Katie Grant’s writing. Her characters are very real, flawed, humorous – likeable. In this novel, she gives herself…
The Law of Angels
In the summer of 1384, Hildegarde of Meaux, Abbess of the Cistercian order, is forced to leave Deepdale when armed…
Nightshade
In this, the 16th of the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, Doherty has poor Hugh out on the road again at…
The Oath
In 1326, King Edward II of England was faced with civil war. His wife, Queen Isabella, had returned from France…
Crispin: The End of Time
The writer known as Avi has written more than 70 books for children, and is a master of historical narrative.…
The Demon’s Parchment
London, 1384. Crispin Guest, aka “The Tracker,” returns in the third of Jeri Westerson’s medieval noir mysteries. The story opens…
Duncan of the Britons
Duncan of the Britons transports us to Britain in the 1380s where we are plunged into the conflict between the…
Seduced by a Rogue
In 14th-century Scotland, clan tensions are brewing. When Robert Maxwell meets with a local baron to coax his loyalty to…
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Editors' choice
Auda is born an albino in 14th-century France. Believed to be cursed, her tongue is cut out by a midwife’s…
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