10th Century
Treachery and Truth
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Children/Young AdultInspirational
In 10th-century Bohemia, Duchess Dragomíra of the Přemysl dynasty has taken over as regent and begins persecuting followers of the Christian ...Read Review
Edith from Wessex: Wife of Otto the Great, A Medieval Queen
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This fascinating, well-written, enjoyable and manageable read sheds light on a lesser-known figure from both 10th-century English and German history. The book follows ...Read Review
Alvar the Kingmaker
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Whitehead takes a period of history that is not over-represented, 955-983 AD, creating an historical adventure that has drama, some pathos and a ...Read Review
The Eye of the Falcon
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Joan Fallon is an author I have had the great pleasure of reading before, and once again I wasn’t disappointed. The Eye ...Read Review
Warriors of the Storm
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The ninth entry in Cornwell’s Saxon Tales brings us yet another glorious tale of Uhtred, warrior extraordinaire. Though there is a fragile ...Read Review
Devil’s Garden
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This is book two about the Trpimirovic dynasty in tenth-century Croatia, and those who have read Road to Knin will be happy to ...Read Review
The Silver Witch
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Set in both present-day Wales and in the 10th century, The Silver Witch tells the stories of Tilda Fordwells and Seren Arianaidd, two ...Read Review
Road to Knin
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It is always nice to pick up a book that potentially will introduce you to new settings, and Road to Knin seems to ...Read Review
Norseman’s Oath
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Jason Born’s Norseman’s Oath, the fifth volume in his Norseman Chronicles, opens in A. D. 989, two years after the action of ...Read Review
The Empty Throne
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The eighth entry in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Tales, The Empty Throne finds our hero, Uhtred, somewhat incapacitated following the events of the ...Read Review