About
Book Reviews
- Our print magazine for members The Historical Novels Review has published reviews of 20,000+ books. Become a member to get exclusive early access to our latest reviews too!
  Browse our magazines
  
  Submit your novel for review
Articles
- Our features are original articles from our print magazines (these will say where they were originally published) or original articles commissioned for this site. If you would like to contribute an article for the magazine and/or site, please contact us.
What's On
- Our worldwide membership loves to meet up. Many travel thousands of miles to do so. Discover more about our conferences, local chapters and more.
Member Directory
- Our online member directory allows visitors to view members’ profiles, their latest website/blog posts and links to their Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads accounts. It is also where our staff first look for news and features for the site.
Awards
- HNS Awards have helped discover and launch the author careers of Michel Faber, Ruth Downie, Hilary Green, Martin Sutton, Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott, Nikki Marmery, Margaret Skea, Warwick Cairns, Katherine Mezzacappa and Elizabeth Macneal. Our ARA and Saudi awards are amongst the most generous of all literary prizes.

Lost Coast

Deadly Secret of the Lusitania

By Ivan Light - Published 2015

Genres:

Ivan Light’s debut novel Deadly Secret of the Lusitania joins the long shelf of books about the sinking of the civilian passenger ...Read Review

In Vain: A Prequel to the Averillan Chronicles

By Barbara Reichmuth Geisler - Published 2011

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

In 2004, Geisler published the first book in this series, Other Gods, followed shortly by Graven Images. I devoured both, and highly recommend them. ...Read Review

Graven Images

By Barbara Reichmuth Geisler - Published 2004

Genres:

Mystery/Crime Saga

This second book in the Averillan Chronicles series is set in 12th century Shaftesbury, at the Benedictine Abbey of nuns. A young woman ...Read Review