Multi-Period
The Wives: The Women Behind Russia’s Literary Giants
In her latest book, biographer Alexandra Popoff profiles six literary spouses—Anna Dostoevsky, Sophia Tolstoy, Nadezhda Mandelstam, Véra Nabokov, Elena Bulgakov,…
Underworld London: Crime and Punishment in the Capital City
This is a broad-brush account of London’s most notorious crimes from the Middle Ages up to the present day, together…
Who’s Who in Women’s Historical Fiction
A must‑have for the bookshelf of lovers of historical fiction, this book is well researched and packed full of information…
The Road Back
A love story beautifully told, with passion that crosses both time and culture. The atmospheric cover entices the reader to…
The Hill of Bones
Prologue: Two young boys bearing a precious gift must join ageing Arthur the Bear who faces his imminent vital battle.…
The First Murder
Here is the eighth compilation of interwoven historical mysteries by the changing cast of The Medieval Murderers. As per usual…
Able Seamen: The Lower Deck of the Royal Navy, 1850-1939
Brian Lavery presents his second book describing the world of sailors and naval vessels, covering 1850-1939. He discusses the transition…
The Bones and the Book
It’s Seattle, 1965, and Harry Mazursky, having recently screwed up financially so that he is eager to make a redeeming…
Dead Men
Dual-time novels seem to be in vogue these days. Some feel contrived and out of balance, shifting mechanically between decades…
The House of the Wind
Readers of multi-period epics will relish this story. Hardie has skillfully blended the themes and settings of the 21st-century United…
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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.
