Ilysa Magnus
The Fifth Knight
Editors' choice
Originally released as a Kindle Serial, The Fifth Knight is a handy twist on the Becket murder and is, from…
The Ides of April
As a fan of the Marcus Didius Falco series, I jumped at the opportunity to review this first installment in…
The Waste Land: An Entertainment
Set before and during the First Crusade, between 1096 and 1099, monk-turned-soldier Hugh de Verdon narrates the story of his…
What Darkness Brings: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery
One simply cannot help but adore Lord Devlin, aka Sebastian St. Cyr: witty, intuitive, handsome, fearless – and a great…
The Lincoln Letter
I never miss the chance to read a Peter Fallon/Evangeline Carrington novel because Martin has the uncanny ability to seamlessly…
Shadow on the Crown
Editors' choice
In this, the first installment of a contemplated trilogy, debut author Bracewell deftly explores the formative years of Emma of…
After Rome
The Romans have left Britannia. What remains on the island are disparate fragments of Roman British settlements and cities, roaming…
Quarantine
Set in 1796 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, a young man comes of age during an age of pestilence, loss and grief.…
The Malice of Fortune
Editors' choice
In the midst of an upsurge in interest in the Borgias, Ennis’s new historical thriller is, at the very least,…
The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon’s Court
After Napoleon jettisons his only true love, the Empress Josephine, who has not given him an heir, he makes a…
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