5th Century

The Fall of Rome

By Michael Curtis Ford - Published 2007

Genres:

EpicMilitary

Attila is dead. The Western Roman Empire is tottering. As every source of order crumbles, life, already brutish and short, is becoming more ...Read Review

Attila: The Gathering of the Storm

By William Napier - Published 2007

Genres:

Biographical FictionMilitary

This is William Napier’s second part of his Attila trilogy. The novel is set in the 5th century, with the Western Roman ...Read Review

Brigid of Ireland

By Cindy Thomson - Published 2006

Genres:

Biographical FictionInspirational

Brigid of Ireland tells the story of how Ireland’s 5th-century patron saint received her calling. Brigid, a Christian slave, is taken from ...Read Review

The Anvil Stone

By Kathleen Cunningham Guler - Published 2006

Genres:

Saga

  This third book in the Mascen’s Treasure series tells the tale of the quest for the sword, Excalibur, the fourth piece ...Read Review

Camelot’s Sword

By Sarah Zettel -

Genres:

Historical FantasyRomance

  This romantic fantasy is set around Tintagel in Arthurian Cornwall. Lynet Carnbrea finds herself trying to restore calm to her father’s ...Read Review

The Crystal Cave

By Mary Stewart - Published 2003 (US)Published 2006 (UK)

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Merlin is one of the most enigmatic figures in British lore. Was he a god, a man, or was Merlin the title given ...Read Review

Ursula’s Maiden Army

By Philip Griffin - Published 2006

Genres:

AdventureChildren/Young Adult

This novel for young adults is based upon the legend of St. Ursula and the 11,000 virgin martyrs of Cologne, and, despite attempts to ...Read Review

The Scourge of God

By William Dietrich - Published 2005

Genres:

AdventureEpic

Dietrich, author of the excellent Hadrian’s Wall, has once again brought the Roman Empire to life. It is 451, and the Empire is ...Read Review

The Sword of Attila

By Michael Curtis Ford - Published 2005

Genres:

AdventureEpicMilitary

The Sword of Attila opens in 451 AD, on a battlefield in Gaul where hundreds of thousands of men and horses lay dead or ...Read Review

Black Horses for the King

By Anne McCaffrey - Published 2004

Genres:

AdventureChildren/Young Adult

This new edition of McCaffrey’s foray into the Arthurian legend is the latest in Del Rey’s Imagine series for younger readers, ...Read Review