Multi-Period

Novel History: Historians and Novelists Confront America’s Past (and Each Other)

By Ed. - By Mark C. Carnes - Published 2003

Genres:

Nonfiction

Yes, “historical fiction” is one of those “jumbo shrimp” oxymorons, yet that’s exactly the multi-dimensional bull’s eye for which writers aim. ...Read Review

In the Name of Ishmael

By Giuseppe Genna - Published 2003

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Two police detectives, one in 1962 and another in 2001, discover that “everything evolves around the dark and secret name of Ishmael.” One is distracted ...Read Review

Liars and Saints

By Maile Meloy - Published 2003Published 2004

Genres:

Saga

The novel covers four generations of the Santerre family. Beginning at the close of World War II, the story continues up to the ...Read Review

The Circus in Winter

By Cathy Day - Published 2004

Genres:

LiteraryShort Stories

These eleven stories range from the 1880s to the turn of the 21st century, and are bound by a circus theme. They take ...Read Review

Once Upon a Pillow

By Christina Dodd - By Connie Brockway - Published 2004

Genres:

Short Stories

This romance is a compilation of four episodes in the life of a bed in an English manor house on the border of ...Read Review

Lone Star Rising: The Texas Rangers Trilogy

By Elmer Kelton - Published 2003

Genres:

SagaWestern

A trilogy composed of Kelton’s first three books in his series on the Texas Rangers, the story beings in 1840 with The Buckskin ...Read Review

The Intelligencer

By Leslie Silbert - Published 2004

Genres:

Thriller

This is a contemporary thriller with associational historical elements. Though there are brief scenes told from Christopher Marlowe’s point of view in ...Read Review

My Secret Protector

By Pam Binder - Published 2003

Genres:

Historical FantasyTime-slip

William McAlpin is an immortal, destined to live throughout eternity unless one of his enemies manages to decapitate him – the only sure death ...Read Review

The Great Pretenders: The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries

By Jan Bondeson - Published 2004

Genres:

Nonfiction

In his examination of six historical mysteries, Bondeson’s investigative skills unmask famous pretenders and notorious imposters. His solutions are based on medical ...Read Review

River of Fire

By Qurratulain Hyder - Published 1998Published 2003

Genres:

Saga

Originally published in 1959 as Aag ka Darya; English edition “transcreated from the original Urdu by the author.” A sweeping saga that covers over ...Read Review