13th Century
Siciliana: A Novel
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In 1282, the Sicilian people rose in rebellion against their oppressive Angevin ruler. The Sicilians felt 16 years of Charles d’Anjou was enough. Against ...Read Review
In Shadows of Kings (The Medieval Sagas 2)
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Rhodri ap Gruffydd, nicknamed Tarian (Shield of the Poor), has summoned his knights to a secret banquet. King Henry of England is dead, ...Read Review
Pilgrims
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In 1289, the century before Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales takes place, a band of pilgrims leaves England not for Canterbury but to Rome, picking ...Read Review
The Falcon’s Eyes
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This weighty, rambling novel will please readers who like traditional medieval epics about damsels in unhappy arranged marriages, as long as they’re ...Read Review
Blood of the Cross (The Medieval Sagas Book 1)
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The first in currently four volumes in Kevin Ashman’s Medieval Sagas, this story starts in 1270 in Wales. We meet 14-year-old Garyn, whose ...Read Review
The Castilian Pomegranate (The Castilian Saga Book 2)
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When Robert FitzStephan and his wife, Eleanor (“Noor”), incur the wrath of Eleanor, Queen of England, they are placed in a horrible predicament. ...Read Review
The Two Isabellas of King John
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King John, of Magna Carta fame, married twice, and both wives were named Isabella. Since mediaeval spelling was inconsistent, McQuinn has decided to ...Read Review
Anticipation
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“Anticipation” often implies hopeful expectation but here refers to the Huntington’s disease (HD) gene, discernible in one generation, anticipated in the next. ...Read Review
A Marriage of Lions
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In this latest book, Elizabeth Chadwick takes us back to the 13th century. Henry III is on the throne but is at odds ...Read Review
A Heart Divided: Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. 4
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Jin Yong is one of China’s most beloved authors; this is Book 4 of the Condor Heroes saga, bringing the initial segment of ...Read Review
