6th Century
Belisarius, Book 1: The First Shall Be Last
Belisarius was the great general whose leadership of the Byzantine armies of the Emperor Justinian during the 6th century led…
The Land of Angels
In the late 6th century, a monk called Gregory, later to be Pope, sees two blond, blue-eyed boys for sale…
Count Belisarius
Originally published in 1936, Count Belisarius has not basked in the same limelight as Robert Graves’s two earlier masterpieces set…
The Lance Thrower
Published in Canada as Clothar the Frank, Jack Whyte’s latest epic, The Lance Thrower, further fleshes out his body of…
Percival and the Presence of God
This is the first novel reprinted in the Pendragon Fiction line. Originally published in England in 1978, the novel is…
Arthur, The Bear of Britain
The grim reality of sixth century Britain comes to life in Frankland’s novel of the legendary King Arthur. In this…
Lord of Emperors (The Sarantine Mosaic, Book 2)
In this sequel to Sailing to Sarantium (Harper, 1999), Kay demonstrates yet again his mastery of the historical (fantasy) novel.…
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