Inspirational
Fifth Seal
This is an interesting retelling of the Nativity from the points of view of Joseph and Mary, but also of…
Revealed
Just past Denver at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in 1870, Annabelle Grayson’s husband died, leaving her once more…
The Longing Season
Editors' choice
This is the most compelling novel about slavery that I have ever read, not because of horrific details, but because…
Marta’s Promise
In 1766, many German Protestant religious minorities respond to Russia’s offer of open immigration, which includes free farmland, and they…
The Prophet
Hugely popular inspirational writer Francine Rivers turns her prolific pen to the prophet Amos in this short novella that forms…
Magdalene
Magdalene is a fictionalized account of the life of Mary Magdalene, a close follower of Jesus of Nazareth, told from…
Glastonbury Tor
Set during the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII, this didactic novel describes the coming-of-age experience of seventeen-year-old Colin.…
Dream of Life
“We have all been handed a photograph of ourselves standing in the midst of the world. But we don’t know…
A Hearth in Candlewood
In 1841, with grace and fortitude, fifty-year-old Emma Garrett presides over Hill House, a stately boardinghouse in the canal village…
Daylight Comes
In 1882, Nicodemus and Hill City, Kansas, have grown from their frontier wilderness beginnings. These two towns, one black and…
About our Reviews
Over the last 15 years The Historical Novels Review (the society’s print magazine for our members) has published reviews of some 12,000 historical fiction books. We plan to upload them all and make them searchable here.
