7th Century
The Sword of Medina
In 7th-century Arabia, the Prophet Muhammad is dead, and the Muslim umma is left to muddle on as best it…
The Sword of Medina
In 7th-century Arabia, the Prophet Muhammad is dead, and the Muslim umma is left to muddle on as best it…
Paths of Exile
Editors' choice
Paths of Exile is a wonderful story, one that conjures up this long-gone age in extraordinary detail and reveals a…
Bloodline
Set in Britain circa 650 AD, Katy Moran’s debut novel is a coming-of-age story featuring a boy named Essa who…
Mother of the Believers
This was a book that had to be written, and Kamran Pasha, with his dual background of Hollywood and descent…
The Council of the Cursed
In AD 670 an important Christian council was held at Autun, in what is now Burgundy in France, to decide…
The Terror of Constantinople
AD 610 and Constantinople is a dangerous place to be. Outside, enemies of the Emperor Phocas have their sights set…
The Whispering Bell
In Anglo-Saxon Mercia at the time of King Penda’s wars, the orphan Wynflaed is taken in and raised by a…
Dancing with Demons
In this 16th installment of Tremayne’s Fidelma of Cashel series, the High King of Ireland is killed at…
Conspiracies of Rome
608 AD. Young Englishman Aelric is interpreter and secretary to Maximin, a priest, who is part of the Roman mission…
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