Head of Zeus
The Medici
The notorious Medici were a Florentine family that rose to prominence through a highly profitable banking business. They then dabbled…
Knives in the South
1592. Knives in the South is the second chronicle of the adventures of Sir Robert Carey, swashbuckling dandy and cousin…
Hadrian’s Wall
The Landmark Library is a series of books published by Head of Zeus, each devoted to ‘a crucial theme in…
Lizzie’s War
The setting of this novel is WW2, but the chief character also has her own personal struggles. The action centres…
The Workhouse Children
The arrestingly beautiful heroine of this story is 18-year-old Cara Flowers, raised in comfort by her wealthy grandmother. The whereabouts…
Black Robe
The black robe of the title is a Jesuit missionary, Father Laforgue, who arrives in 17th– century French Canada hoping…
Silk and Song
The book begins in China in 1292. The main character, Wu Johanna, is a direct descendant of Marco Polo, the…
Christmas Angels
This is a story of a 1950s hospital and the poor community in Liverpool it serves. The theme throughout, inside…
The Coven
The second instalment in Graham Masterton’s Beatrice Scarlet series sees our titular heroine face even more trials and tribulations as…
Alfred’s Britain: War and Peace in the Viking Age
The title Alfred’s Britain is misleading, and the sub-title better explains the contents of the book. For sure Alfred figures…
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