16th Century

Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan

By (tr. William Scott Wilson; abridged) - By Eiji Yoshikawa - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical FictionEpicMilitary

This book spans a period between 1536 and 1583, and is essentially the story (very well-known there) of Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s rise from street brat ...Read Review

Forty Testoons

By Alan Fisk - Published 1999

Genres:

Adventure

Forty Testoons is a story full of personal and political conflict. Father Ralph Fletcher, a young English priest, is offered his first post ...Read Review

A Season Of Knives

By P. F. Chisholm - Published 1995Published 2000

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Sir Robert Carey, a courtier to Queen Elizabeth I who has been historically documented, is brought to vivid fictional life in P. F. ...Read Review

Flight of the Crow

By Paul Clayton - Published 1996

Genres:

AdventureSaga

This is the second book in a trilogy about Calling Crow, a Native American from the 16th century, and his conflicts with the ...Read Review

Calling Crow Nation

By Paul Clayton - Published 1997

Genres:

AdventureSaga

This is the third and final book in the Calling Crow trilogy, which if you have just read the review of Flight of ...Read Review

Bianca

By Robert Elegant - Published 1992Published 2000

Genres:

SagaThriller

Elegant paints a colorful portrait of Renaissance Venice at the height of its glory in the mid to late 16th century. Bianca, a ...Read Review

The Water Nymph

By Michele Jaffe - Published 2000

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeRomance

Set in Elizabethan London, The Water Nymph is a romantic romp full of espionage and intrigue. Sophie Champion matches wits with Crispin Foscari, ...Read Review

The Late Mr Shakespeare

By Robert Nye - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical FictionLiterary

In this fictional biography of The Bard we meet Pickleherring, an aged actor writing about the life of his former employer and friend. ...Read Review

A Famine Of Horses

By P. F. Chisholm - Published 1994Published 1999

Genres:

AdventureBiographical Fiction

In 1592, Sir Robert Carey, weary of court life, left London to take up his new post as Deputy Warden of the West March ...Read Review

The Stars Compel

By Michaela Roessner - Published 1999

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

In this sequel to The Stars Dispose, Roessner continues her retelling of the life of Catherine de’ Medici in a story whose characters ...Read Review