11th Century

My Guardian Angel

By Sylvie Weil (trans. Gillian Rosner) - Published 2004

Genres:

Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult

A refreshing change from the many middle grade novels featuring Jewish protagonists set during World War II, My Guardian Angel offers readers a ...Read Review

God’s Concubine

By Sara Douglass - Published 2004

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

Reborn descendants of the Trojans return in this sequel to Douglass’ Hades Daughter (Issue 25), determined to hopefully control the labyrinth that is now ...Read Review

The Hell Screen

By I. J. Parker - Published 2003

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

When you pick up this, the second case solved by nobleman Akitada Sugawara, be ready to be immersed in a world that’s ...Read Review

The Maid of the White Hands

By Rosalind Miles - Published 2003 (US)Published 2004 (UK)

Genres:

Historical FantasyRomanceSaga

Ten years have passed since Isolde, daughter of the Queen of Ireland, fell in love with Tristan of Lyonesse, her husband’s nephew. ...Read Review

White Clover

By Tricia McGill - Published 2000

Genres:

AdventureTime-slip

An Australian businessman named Andrew and his personal assistant Liz, an expert on ancient Gaelic, visit his ancestral home in Scotland. While exploring ...Read Review

The Jester

By Andrew Gross - By James Patterson - Published 2003

Genres:

Adventure

Looking for a fun romp through the Middle Ages? Then this book is for you. Looking for verisimilitude? You might want to pass. ...Read Review

Rashomon Gate

By I. J. Parker - Published 2002

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Rashomon Gate is a charmingly illustrated mystery of 11th century Japan. The hero, Akitada Sugawara, is an amateur detective who has been asked ...Read Review

Pride of Kings

By Judith Tarr - Published 2001

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

An intriguing historical fantasy sheds a refreshing new light on the English king deemed so evil that no subsequent king should ever bear ...Read Review

The Third Witch

By Rebecca Reisert - Published 2001

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

In her first novel, Reisert has created a mesmerizing re-imagining of the tale of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. As seen through the eyes of ...Read Review

Deus Lo Volt! Chronicle of the Crusades

By Evan S. Connell - Published 2000

Genres:

Literary

We are transported by author Evan S. Connell to the two centuries of human existence – from 1095 to 1289 – more enmired in the blood of ...Read Review