Canongate
The Specimen
Between 1859 and 1866, Gwen Carrick and her sister Euphemia live by the Helford River in Cornwall. Gwen is an…
The People Speak
You probably know Colin Firth better as an actor than an author, so it may be no surprise to learn…
Sarah Thornhill
As she did in the first book of this trilogy, The Secret River, Kate Grenville delves into her family history…
The Fall of the Stone City
The Fall of the Stone City is a translation form the Albanian of a short novel by Ismail Kadare, set…
Ragnarok: The End of the Gods
The Canongate Myth Series has invited prominent authors to retell myths in modern terms. This entry uses Norse, Icelandic and…
What Dies in Summer
Wright’s novel can easily be read in a variety of ways. As a Southern Gothic. As a coming-of-age novel. Even…
Blow on a Dead Man’s Embers
The war is over, but it has left its mark on the tiny West Wales village of Non and her…
Jamrach’s Menagerie
Sometimes a novel comes along that one reads simply for the pleasure of enjoying the skill (or is it magic?)…
The House of the Mosque
Editors' choice
Like a lovely dream turned nightmare, The House of the Mosque shakes us awake. The author, Kader Abdollah, a pseudonym,…
The Lieutenant
Kate Grenville is a bestselling Australian author who has already written about her country’s convict past. In The Lieutenant she…
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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.
