Ray Thompson
Twilight of Avalon
Editors' choice
In Arthurian fiction, queens tend to fall into two groups: the powerful and the powerless. Anna Elliott places Isolde among…
The Killing Way
It was only a matter of time before historical mysteries discovered King Arthur. Modern mysteries occasionally feature Excalibur and the…
Sword Song: The Battle for London
This is the fourth novel in The Saxon Tales series, which follows the adventures of Uhtred of Bebbanburg (Bamburgh) during…
Deep Magic
Set in Britain in AD 132, the second book in Nash’s Druids of Avalon series describes the struggle of a…
Guinevere’s Gift
In modern Arthurian fiction, Arthur’s queen is usually portrayed as either an imperious and wilful manipulator, or a (largely) innocent…
The Lion Hunter: The Mark of Solomon, Book One
This novel for young adult readers is the fourth in Wein’s ongoing Arthurian/Aksumite cycle, which began with The Winter Prince…
The Road to Avalon
First published in 1988, The Road to Avalon has been reissued with a foreword by Mary Jo Putney. Set in…
Belisarius, Book 1: The First Shall Be Last
Belisarius was the great general whose leadership of the Byzantine armies of the Emperor Justinian during the 6th century led…
These Three Remain
Aidan’s trilogy Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman recounts the events of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice from the point of view of…
Glastonbury Tor
Set during the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII, this didactic novel describes the coming-of-age experience of seventeen-year-old Colin.…
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