6th Century

The Shadowed Land (The Lost Queen, 3)

By Signe Pike - Published 2024

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The third novel in The Lost Queen series follows the conflicts between the quarrelsome tribes in Scotland during the sixth century. Despite their ...Read Review

Empire Resurgent (The Double-Edged Sword)

By Robert Bruton - Published 2024

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AdventureMilitary

530 CE. After defeating the Persians at Dara, Flavius Belisarius, General of the Eastern Roman Empire, returns to Constantinople. While celebrating this triumph, Emperor ...Read Review

The Once and Future Queen: Guinevere Reimagined

By Parker J. Cole - Published 2022

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Alternate History

515 AD. Gwenhwyfar and Arthur are both on the cusp of retaking their lands. Their plans have been shaping for 10 years now. Gwenhwyfar, born ...Read Review

Dark Earth

By Rebecca Stott - Published 2022

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Literary

AD 500, and sisters Isla and Blue sit on an island in the Thames, watching the tide creep up on the Ghost City, formerly ...Read Review

Sistersong

By Lucy Holland - Published 2021

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Historical FantasyMystery/Crime

It is southwest Britain in the 6th century, and the Saxons are threatening again a generation after they were stopped by Aurelianus’s (...Read Review

Too Soon the Night: A Novel of Empress Theodora (The Theodora Duology)

By James Conroyd Martin - Published 2021

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Biographical Fiction

For someone who’s been dead almost 1500 years, Empress Theodora of Byzantium is having a moment. The subject of numerous biographies and now ...Read Review

The Rebel Nun

By Marj Charlier - Published 2021

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Biographical Fiction

Poitiers, 588. For many noblewomen seeking an alternative to marriage and the perils of childbirth, royal monasteries provided a quiet solution. For Clotild, granddaughter ...Read Review

Bones and Keeps

By Dena Bain Taylor - Published 2020

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Historical Fantasy

AD 542. Beowulf’s sister has just spoken a dark prophecy about his future: annihilation or shame. On the heels of this, a mysterious ...Read Review

The Forgotten Kingdom (The Lost Queen 2)

By Signe Pike - Published 2020

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Set in the south of Scotland in the 6th century, the second book in a series continues the story of Languoreth, twin sister ...Read Review

Arthur Rex Brittonum (A Light in the Dark Ages)

By Tim Walker - Published 2020

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In his Light in the Dark Ages series, Walker puts his own cast on the myths of 5th- and 6th-century Britain and its ...Read Review

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