Early Medieval (to 1337)

Silk Road

By Colin Falconer - Published 2011

Genres:

Adventure

The Knights Templar and the Mongol Empire have both been popular topics among historical novelists in recent years; this novel has them both ...Read Review

The Flowers of Evil

By Simon Acland - Published 2011

Genres:

Adventure

Readers of Simon Acland’s previous book (The Waste Land), in which the adventures of 12th-century crusader Hugh de Verdon are reconstructed and ...Read Review

A Deadly Injustice

By Ian Morson - Published 2011

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Nick Zuliani from Venice is now serving as the official Investigator of Crimes for the Mongol Emperor in the year 1268. The novel opens ...Read Review

Brethren

By Robyn Young - Published 2011

Genres:

AdventureThriller

Brethren is a new edition of Robyn Young’s best-seller first published in 2006, the first of her Brethren trilogy. The novelty of this ...Read Review

Dark Angels

By Katherine Langrish - Published 2011

Genres:

Children/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy

Wolf is a novice monk, driven by the cruelty of his master to run away. The story begins with his escape across the ...Read Review

Death of Kings

By Bernard Cornwell - Published 2011Published 2012

Genres:

Adventure

King Alfred is dying, and Uhtred, his ill-rewarded war captain, is faced again with the choice of his life: will he fight for ...Read Review

Birth of the Kingdom

By Jan Guillou - Published 2010Published 2011

Genres:

Epic

It is the year 1192 when the legendary crusader, Sir Arn Magnusson, returns from Outremer with a string of Arabian horses, builders, engineers, and ...Read Review

The King’s Witch

By Cecelia Holland - Published 2011

Genres:

It’s hard these days to find a writer who doesn’t let you down. Who delivers, time and again, an exciting and ...Read Review

The Gallows Curse

By Karen Maitland - Published 2011

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Elena acts as a maid for Lady Anne, but strange dreams begin to plague Elena’s sleep. In desperation, she visits the local ...Read Review

Devil’s Consort

By Anne O’Brien - Published 2011

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

The story arc of Devil’s Consort takes Eleanor of Aquitaine from her marriage to Louis Capet, future King of France, to her ...Read Review