Early Medieval (to 1337)
The Master of Verona
How much of life is determined by the stars? How much by the choices of men? How far will a…
The Lark’s Lament
Editors' choice
The Lark’s Lament is the sixth of Alan Gordon’s Fools’ Guild mysteries. Theophilus the Fool now shares the stage with…
The Silver Cup
Anna lives in a small village between Speyer and Worms along the Rhine, and the time is 1095-96. Anna’s father…
Lords of the North
This is the final book in the Saxon Chronicles trilogy. It begins in 878 AD, shortly after Alfred’s victory over…
Sand Daughter
Editors' choice
In the late 12th century the Islamic world is in turmoil, torn apart by the Crusades, and the Holy Land…
The Malice of Unnatural Death
Exeter, 1324. When the body of a local craftsman and a King’s Messenger are found murdered, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill,…
Betrayal
In the year 1122, Lady Katherine Stanfield’s husband, William Norris, is murdered. Heavy with child, Katherine does not grieve for…
A Needle in the Right Hand of God
This book is subtitled The Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Making and Meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry. While the…
Chaucer and the Doctor of Physic
Life for Chaucer in the 14th century would appear to have had its fair share of difficulties and intrigue. As…
The Third Heaven Conspiracy
Florence, 1300. The city teeters on the edge of the Renaissance, and is trying to reinvent itself as a place…
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