Michael Joseph
Warrior of Rome: Lion of the Sun
In the eastern empire of Rome the frail Valerian has been betrayed and captured by the Persian Sassanid King of…
King of Kings
Harry Sidebottom continues his Warrior of Rome series where part one – Fire in the East – ended. Marcus Clodius…
The Owl Killers
Editors' choice
The year is 1321. Deep in the heart of the English countryside, an isolated village is controlled by a sinister…
Warrior of Rome, Part One: Fire in the East
Editors' choice
Fire in the East is part one of Dr Harry Sidebottom’s Warrior of Rome series and his first novel.…
Devil’s Brood
With her customary skill in depicting the personalities of medieval England’s most famously dysfunctional family, Penman delineates the…
Bleeding Heart Square
Legend has it that the Devil once danced in Bleeding Heart Square and, even in 1934, it is an…
Company of Liars: A Story of the Plague
Midsummer’s Day 1348, and the first victim of the pestilence dies in the English coastal town of Kilmington. Camelot, a…
Under Enemy Colors
It is 1793, and the French revolutionary wars are just getting underway. France and England battle for control of the…
The Chase
In 1950, Montana’s Flathead Lake gives up a dark secret: the remains of a steam locomotive (plus boxcar) and its…
Brother Fish
This is the story of three people thrown together through circumstances beyond their control and the friendships that develop through…
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