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The Seven Hills

By John Maddox Roberts - Published 2005

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The jumping-off point for this alternate history series occurred five generations ago, when Hannibal succeeded in conquering Rome and making the Mediterranean a ...Read Review

Sword of the White Rose

By J. Ardian Lee - Published 2004

Genres:

Historical Fantasy Military Time-slip

This is the fourth and final volume of the historical fantasy series that began with the novel Son of the Sword (2001) and continued ...Read Review

Sword of King James

By J. Ardian Lee - Published 2003

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Historical Fantasy Romance Time-slip

In the third installment of the ‘Summon of the Sword’ series, we rejoin our time traveling hero Dylan (now firmly fixed in the 18...Read Review

Hannibal’s Children

By John Maddox Roberts - Published 2002

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Alternate History

“What if the past had been different? What if one war had changed the world?” Such is the focus of this novel wherein ...Read Review

All Night Awake

By Sarah A. Hoyt - Published 2002

Genres:

Biographical Fiction Historical Fantasy

All Night Awake is a sequel to Ill Met by Moonlight, which described young Will Shakespeare’s first encounter with Faerie. He hadn’...Read Review

Outlaw Sword

By J. Ardian Lee - Published 2002

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Historical Fantasy

In this sequel to Son of the Sword (Ace, 2001), Dylan Matheson again finds himself in eighteenth century Scotland on a mission. This time, ...Read Review

Ill Met By Moonlight

By Sarah A. Hoyt - Published 2001

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

When young schoolmaster William Shakespeare’s wife and child are discovered missing, he assumes they must be off visiting family. A later walk ...Read Review

Son Of The Sword

By J. Ardian Lee - Published 2001

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

Dylan Mattheson is a modern-day American martial arts and sword instructor who is transported to 18th-century Scotland when he is caught up in ...Read Review