5th Century
The Beloved Dead
King Arthur is setting aside Guinevere, his lover of ten years, to make a political match with the daughter of…
Atilla: The Judgment
It is 449 AD, and the Roman Empire is in danger of being overrun by barbarians. An army of Huns,…
The Divine Sacrifice
This is the second novel in a series of mysteries set in King Arthur’s Britain during the 5th century. In…
The Half-Slave
This novel, set in 476 AD, depicts the fighting for control between the warring Germanic Saxons and Franks as they…
The Divine Sacrifice
This is the second novel in a series of mysteries set in King Arthur’s Britain during the 5th century. In…
The Half-Slave
This novel, set in 476 AD, depicts the fighting for control between the warring Germanic Saxons and Franks as they…
Brigid of Kildare
Brigid is a king’s daughter and warrior-trained, but reading The Gospel of Mary the Mother influences her to reject the…
A Land Beyond Ravens
At the very end of this novel, the fourth and final book of Guler’s Macsen’s Treasure series, Claerwen tells her…
Pendragon’s Banner
Pendragon’s Banner, the second book in Helen Hollick’s take on the Arthurian legend, follows closely behind The Kingmaking. Arthur has…
The Kingmaking
This first installment in the Pendragon’s Banner trilogy is a pure delight in every way. Claiming to be “a novel…
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