6th Century
The Purple Shroud: A Novel of Empress Theodora
Ah, Justinian and Theodora! Two giants of history who stood astride an empire mostly Greek that still thought of itself…
Rebel
Like its predecessors, Healer and Thief, this, the third in the Brides of Alba series, is a Christian historical romance.…
Child of Loki
In this, the second in the series of books by Richard Denning, we return to 6th-century England, a country spilt…
The Stolen Bride
Editors' choice
When Malgwyn accompanies King Arthur to help settle a dispute in Doged’s troubled lands, they arrive to find more than…
Guinevere, the Legend in Autumn: Book Three of the Guinevere Trilogy
Persia Woolley’s final book of the Guinevere Trilogy, The Legend in Autumn, first appeared in 1993 and is being reprinted.…
Thief
Caden O’Byrne is grievously wounded while fighting Saxon invaders at King Arthur’s side and is healed by a Lothian widow.…
Nine for the Devil
This is the ninth and latest entry in the John the Eunuch series, set in the time of Justinian, the…
Sunrise of Avalon
This concludes the trilogy, begun in Twilight of Avalon (2009) and Dark Moon of Avalon (2010), which sets the story…
In Winter’s Shadow
The third volume of Bradshaw’s Arthurian trilogy (originally published in 1981) is narrated by Gwynhwyfar, wife of King Arthur Pendragon,…
Queen of the Summer Stars: Book Two of the Guinevere Trilogy
Woolley gives fair warning that her vision of King Arthur’s world is in the realistic tradition. The book’s first sentence,…
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