Early Medieval (to 1337)
Dragons from the Sea
This is the second book in a series (the Strongbow Saga) about a young Viking warrior, Halfdan Hroriksson, who lives…
Hush
Hush: An Irish Princess Tale is the next title in Donna Jo Napoli’s growing list of young adult retellings. Many…
Conqueror
This second book in Stephen Baxter’s Time Tapestry series, an alternative history epic, spans the history of England from 453…
Crusade
Editors' choice
Crusade is an epic tale of war, political intrigue, religious fervor, greed, and passion set in Acre of 1274. It…
Death and the Devil
Set against the backdrop of the building of one of the world’s largest cathedrals and the power struggles between the…
Justice for the Damned
In the spring of 1272, Eleanor, the 22-year-old prioress of Tyndal Abbey, travels to Amesbury Priory to recover from a…
Rivals for the Crown
In 1290 London, childhood friends Isabel de Burke and Rachel of Anjou are abruptly parted when King Edward I expels…
Heart of Ice
In Kent in the winter of 1194, King Richard I is still a prisoner in Europe, and England is being…
Island of Exiles
Editors' choice
In this latest entry to Parker’s mystery series set in 11th century Japan, Sugawara Akitada, a middle-ranking government administrator, is…
Wife to the Bastard
Originally published in 1967, this is one of those oldies but goodies, but its age, sadly, shows a bit around…
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