Richard Lee
Titanic: Death on the Water
Here the familiar story is told from the point of view of dockyard boy Billy who has seen the Titanic…
Duty Calls (Dunkirk 1)
Private Johnny Hawke joins up at 15, and finds himself in France on the losing side of the early engagements…
Code Name Verity
Editors' choice
The first half of the story is told by ‘Verity’, who is being interrogated by the Gestapo. Writing is the…
Historical Fiction II: A Guide to the Genre
This is the definitive guide to historical fiction, written by professional librarian and our HNR editor, Sarah Johnson. Entries are…
Death of Kings
King Alfred is dying, and Uhtred, his ill-rewarded war captain, is faced again with the choice of his life: will…
Devil’s Consort
The story arc of Devil’s Consort takes Eleanor of Aquitaine from her marriage to Louis Capet, future King of France,…
The Crowfield Demon
Set in an abbey in 1348, with a glossary explaining such terms as ‘triforium’ and ‘shawm’, there’s plenty of history…
Belle’s Song
I love Katie Grant’s writing. Her characters are very real, flawed, humorous – likeable. In this novel, she gives herself…
Bracelet of Bones
Editors' choice
Kevin Crossley-Holland inverts the Viking stereotypes with this sparkling and poetic story. His Vikings lust for trade, not war. Their…
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