10th Century
The Shining City
The Shining City by Joan Fallon is a beautifully told story set in tenth-century Spain which focuses on a city…
God’s Daughter (Vikings of the New World Saga, Volume 1)
The 10th-century world of the Vikings is conveyed in wonderfully vivid detail in Heather Day Gilbert’s absorbing and wholly satisfying…
The Miracle Thief
The Miracle Thief is set in France of the early 900s, a period of political turmoil, Viking invasion, and a…
The King’s Chalice
It cannot be denied that an enormous amount of research has gone into the preparation of this book, and I…
The Pagan Lord
Editors' choice
I do not generally read series of books, but I do read the Uhtred books, and greet each one with…
Pagan Sunset
Britain, 996 A.D. Christian Mercian troops are invading Saxon villages, led by the fanatical Brother Cedric. The story focuses on…
The Traitors’ Pit
Subdeacon Wulfgar “Soft Hands,” fortunate in his employment as Secretary to Fleda, Lady of the Mercians, suffers a dual disruption.…
The Island House
When archaeologist Freya Dane’s absentee father dies, she inherits his dilapidated old home on Findnar, an island off the Scottish…
The Bone Thief
Anglo-Saxon England, 900 AD: Athelfled, the late King Alfred’s daughter, is married to the ailing Lord of Mercia, and she…
The Prow Beast
In the latest volume of the Oathsworn series, young Viking Orm has become leader of his own hall, resting on…
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