5th Century
Attila, The Judgement
AD 449. In this, the final volume of Napier’s ambitious trilogy, Attila has united the Hun tribes. Streaming off the…
The Fall of Rome
Attila is dead. The Western Roman Empire is tottering. As every source of order crumbles, life, already brutish and short,…
Farewell Britannia
In this collection of linked short stories, Simon Young revisits the territory he occupied so beguilingly in A.D. 500, not…
Attila: The Gathering of the Storm
This is William Napier’s second part of his Attila trilogy. The novel is set in the 5th century, with the…
Brigid of Ireland
Brigid of Ireland tells the story of how Ireland’s 5th-century patron saint received her calling. Brigid, a Christian slave, is…
Camelot’s Sword
This romantic fantasy is set around Tintagel in Arthurian Cornwall. Lynet Carnbrea finds herself trying to restore calm to…
The Anvil Stone
This third book in the Mascen’s Treasure series tells the tale of the quest for the sword, Excalibur, the…
Ursula’s Maiden Army
This novel for young adults is based upon the legend of St. Ursula and the 11,000 virgin martyrs of Cologne,…
The Crystal Cave
Merlin is one of the most enigmatic figures in British lore. Was he a god, a man, or was Merlin…
The Sword of Attila
The Sword of Attila opens in 451 AD, on a battlefield in Gaul where hundreds of thousands of men and…
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