Early Medieval (to 1337)
Belleme, the Norman Warrior
Belleme follows the life of a soldier-politician who is a prominent player in English politics in the wake of the…
Harvest
This affecting novel offers a glimpse into the life of a remote English village poised between the feudalism of the…
River of Stars
Editors' choice
In his acknowledgements, Kay explains that his novel is “shaped by themes, characters, and events associated with China’s Northern Song…
The Traitors’ Pit
Subdeacon Wulfgar “Soft Hands,” fortunate in his employment as Secretary to Fleda, Lady of the Mercians, suffers a dual disruption.…
Tree of Pearls
This book is essentially two stories in one; both take place in the 13th-century Abbasid Empire. The first story takes…
A Thing Done
This novel set in the 13th century shines a bright light on rival families in medieval Florence, Italy. It is…
The Sanctity of Hate
In the summer of 1276, the last Jews of England are scurrying to cities of refuge to comply with King…
Tree of Leaf and Flame
This collection retells the Four Branches of the Mabinogion stories, adventures of kings, queens and heroes, warriors and witches. The…
Something Red
Editors' choice
In 13th-century England, four travelers try to cross the rugged northwestern Pennines during a harshly cold winter. The formidable but…
Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Journey East
Mark Richard Beaulieu’s ongoing series of historical novels about that much-storied historical figure, Eleanor of Aquitaine, continues in The Journey…
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