Gwen Sly
The Falcons of Fire and Ice
In 16th-century Iceland, a menacing stranger possesses the soul of a woman, chained with her twin sister in a deep…
Warpaint
During World War II a War Advisory Artists Committee (WAAC) was put in place to ensure the survival of British…
A Dangerous Inheritance
Being born with royal blood running through the veins can be a most significant disadvantage. Alison Weir, getting into stride…
The Queen’s Secret
In 1575, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, drains his coffers to put on an Entertainment at Kenilworth Castle for Queen…
Escape from Germany
The stories of escapes from POW camps in the Second World War are familiar, but how many know of the…
The Caspian Gates
In 262 AD, the mighty city of Ephesus lies in ruins after a devastating earthquake, and mob rule has taken…
Hothouse Flower
Julia Forrester, a concert pianist, has high cheekbones, almond eyes and a dark exotic beauty. Slowly recovering from a family…
The Warsaw Anagrams
The Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Warsaw 1940, a world of almost half a million living dead, is the setting for…
The Girl in the Painted Caravan
Eva Petulengro was born into the last generation of Romanies who lived the travelling life in painted wooden caravans. She…
Pop Goes the Weasel
Albert Jack only reluctantly took to studying the history of nursery rhymes, but then found it to be his most…
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.
