Renaissance
Immortal
Editors' choice
Traci L. Slatton’s highly inventive and lush debut novel follows Luca Bastardo across the 14th and 15th centuries in his…
Out of the Storm: The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther
It is a testament to the enduring legacy of Martin Luther than biographies of this 500-year-old figure continue to…
The Musketeer’s Apprentice
Seeking his apprentice’s killer, Musketeer Porthos calls upon his comrades for aid in this plot-twisting historical mystery set during the…
The Reavers
The Reavers is a saucy fantasy romp in the vein of MacDonald Fraser’s Pyrates. It is set in the border…
The Jewel Trader of Pegu
In the 1590s, news reached Italy of the source of Asia’s outstanding jewels. Sailors’ tales were backed by samples, and…
The Witch’s Trinity
Editors' choice
Mailman’s second historical novel, set in the small German town of Tierkinddorf between 1507 and 1510, explores the horror of…
Blood Rock
Summer 1565. The Knights of St John are under siege on the small island of Malta, facing the full might…
St. Mungo’s Robin
This is the fourth book featuring Gil Cunningham, a notary, working and living in Glasgow in 1493. Suddenly, the warden…
Daughters of the Doge: A novel of Renaissance Venice
This is the second in the Richard Stocker series, quickly following on from the first novel published in 2006, In…
The Huntress
It is the year 1585, and a prophecy has foretold the coming of a Daughter of the Earth, the soon-to-be…
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