13th Century
A Hero Born: Legends of the Condor Heroes, 1
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China, 1200 AD. The Song Empire is being attacked by the northern Jurchen Jin tribes, which threaten its peace and existence.…
Silk and Song
The book begins in China in 1292. The main character, Wu Johanna, is a direct descendant of Marco Polo, the…
STAFF PUBLICATION: Shadow of the Dome: A Gripping Tale of Friendship, Duty and Destiny in the Court of Kublai Khan
“Because I’m fascinated by history and travel,” says author Karen Warren, “I started reading The Travels of Marco Polo. I…
Cathar
François de Beaufort is a knight in the Languedoc region of southern France at the end of the 13th century.…
The Devil’s Cup
In this seventeenth and final installment of the Hawkenlye Abbey series, it is 1216 in England. Sir Josse D’Acquin finds…
Brother’s Blood: A Medieval Mystery
Set in 1217, this novel centres on the heinous murder of a monk at Roche Abbey. The abbot sends for…
The Devil’s Bible
Carpenter’s follow-up to The Bohemian Gospel is similarly crammed with theological mystery and suspense, as we find her protagonist, Mouse,…
The Rabbi’s Knight
It is 1290, at the twilight of the Crusades, when Jonathan St. Clair, Knight Templar, seeks out Rabbi Samuel of…
Purged by Fire: Heresy of the Cathars
The history of the Cathar heretics in 13th-century France is both fascinating and tragic, and they make attractive subjects for…
Another Me
In this YA historical fantasy, one of Wiseman’s teenaged narrators is an ibbur, a figure described in Hebrew kabbalistic writings…
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