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The Disagreement
Framed by the gift of roses, everything in between this debut novel is haunted by the body- and soul-stealing…
Now Face to Face
In 1721, Barbara Montgeoffry, Countess Devane, newly widowed and mourning the death of her brother as well, travels to her…
The Seventh Well
Editors' choice
The Seventh Well was originally published in East Germany in 1971, but not until its reissue in 2006 did…
Cathedral of the Sea
Cathedral of the Sea is a most welcome addition to the growing genre of medieval fiction. It is one of…
Sword Song: The Battle for London
This is the fourth novel in The Saxon Tales series, which follows the adventures of Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Bamburgh) during…
Song of the North
Roman Britannia, AD 366. Minna, a servant girl of mixed Roman and British blood, feels out of place and discontented…
The White King
Set in an East European communist totalitarian country in the 1970-1980s, this novel is narrated by an 11-year-old boy…
Antony and Cleopatra
Editors' choice
In this sprawling seventh novel, the latest in her Masters of Rome series, author McCullough recounts the gigantic power struggle…
Troy: Fall of Kings
David Gemmell’s untimely death in 2006 robbed the world of a master storyteller. His wife’s involvement in the Troy trilogy…
World Without End
World Without End, Ken Follett’s long-anticipated sequel to his international bestseller The Pillars of the Earth, arrived with a great…
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