14th Century
Within the Hollow Crown
One benefit of a strong market for fact-based historical fiction is the republication of the works of the finest authors…
No Law in the Land
Make no mistake about it: in Michael Jecks’s latest Knights Templar Mystery, No Law in the Land, there is no…
The Highlander’s Sword
Destined for life in a convent, Lady Aila Graham finds herself exchanging marriage vows with Sir Padyen MacClaren. Facing devastation…
The Whaler’s Forge
Over a century before Columbus“discovered” the New World, Basque whalers were already hunting whales and setting up whaling camps in…
The Scourging Angel
The author has written a comprehensive study of the Great Death (as it was called at the time – The…
The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna l, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
During the 14th century, Italy consisted of a collection of independent cities, the papal states, and the kingdom of…
Heart’s Blood
Editors' choice
When a narrative is potent enough to absorb my thoughts long after I turn the final page, I know I’ve…
A Vein of Deceit
This is the 15th chronicle in the series featuring Matthew Bartholomew, a Fellow of Michaelhouse College. Living in 14th-century Cambridge,…
Serpent in the Thorns: A Medieval Noir
This is the second entry in a series featuring medieval private detective Crispin Guest, the Tracker. Seven years before, Crispin…
Staff Publication: Hugh and Bess
Susan Higginbotham’s debut novel The Traitor’s Wife told the story of Eleanor, wife of Hugh le Despenser, intimate of King…
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Over the last 15 years The Historical Novels Review (the society’s print magazine for our members) has published reviews of some 12,000 historical fiction books. We plan to upload them all and make them searchable here.
