Richard Lee
Hitler’s Angel
The exciting premise of this book is to take two German children who have escaped the Nazis and send them…
Changeling: Order of Darkness, Book 1
First in a series for young adults, Changeling follows Luca, an Italian orphan adopted by the Church, and his investigations…
Duty Calls (Battle of Britain 2)
This is the second installment of Holland’s intensely detailed and thoroughly researched series of World War II combat stories. We…
Seeking Eden
This final book in Ann Turnbull’s Quaker trilogy sees Will and Susanna leave behind the troubles and abuse of the…
Titanic: Death on the Water
Here the familiar story is told from the point of view of dockyard boy Billy who has seen the Titanic…
Duty Calls (Dunkirk 1)
Private Johnny Hawke joins up at 15, and finds himself in France on the losing side of the early engagements…
Code Name Verity
Editors' choice
The first half of the story is told by ‘Verity’, who is being interrogated by the Gestapo. Writing is the…
Historical Fiction II: A Guide to the Genre
This is the definitive guide to historical fiction, written by professional librarian and our HNR editor, Sarah Johnson. Entries are…
Death of Kings
King Alfred is dying, and Uhtred, his ill-rewarded war captain, is faced again with the choice of his life: will…
Devil’s Consort
The story arc of Devil’s Consort takes Eleanor of Aquitaine from her marriage to Louis Capet, future King of France,…
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