20th Century
The Plain Sense of Things
Joern’s novel is really a series of interwoven short stories, each of which can stand on its own, but taken…
The Archivist’s Story
Moscow 1939. Pavel Dubrov, a young archivist is given the final works by the author Isaac Babel to destroy. The…
The Lazarus Project
On 2 March 1908, Lazarus Averbuch, a recently arrived East European Jewish immigrant, attempts to deliver a letter to George…
1942
Robert Conroy has established himself as a leading writer of “what if” historical fiction in his 1901, 1862, and 1945…
Fallen Skies
Still in her teens in 1920, Lily Valance is embarking on a promising stage career as a singer. She is…
Cold War
This book was first published in 1998, having its origins in a TV series. Now reprinted, it has a new…
1918: A Very British Victory
1918 is an account of the last year of the Great War on the Western Front, leading to the collapse…
The Lost City of Z
Since the 15th century when Spanish invaders first contacted indigenous people in the Amazon basin, there have been rumors of…
Winnie and Wolf
The title refers to Winifred Wagner, the English wife of Richard Wagner’s son Siegfried, and Wolf, the self-chosen nickname of…
Cursebreaker: Order of the Scrolls
Ten-year-old Luke runs away from his home near Denver, because his father’s abuse is potentially lethal. Rescued by a pastor…
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