2010
The Edge of Ruin
In the early days of film production, competition between movie companies often resembled gang warfare; with every new start-up ruthlessly…
Evening’s Empire
With a title nod to Dylan’s Mr. Tambourine Man, Flanagan’s 645-page epic about rock music spans more than four decades…
The Yellow House
Family legend says that Eileen O’Neill’s childhood home, the titular yellow house, was won back in a game of cards…
The Concubine’s Daughter
The wealth of detail about Chinese history and culture gives this book an edge over other stories that tell a…
Season of Storms
In the early years of the 20th century, the famous playwright Galeazzo D’Ascanio falls in love with an actress named…
Last Night in Twisted River
The story opens in 1954 at a logging camp along the Twisted River. Danny is only twelve years old when,…
Her Highness’ First Murder
This mystery, set in 1546, features thirteen-year-old Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII, as a detective out to find a…
The Swan Thieves
Editors' choice
An enchanting story and a deeply human experience. At the end of it, one feels compelled to paint, or write,…
The Queen’s Governess
Kat Ashley, who looked after Elizabeth I through much of her childhood and adolescence, and kept her love and loyalty…
Wench
Three black slave women—Lizzie, Sweet and Reenie—have achieved a certain social status in the complex world of American antebellum plantation…
About our Reviews
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.
