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Reviews of some 15,000 historical fiction books
Whirligig: Keeping the Promise
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The American Civil War seems an unlikely place for a young Englishman to wind up in the name of love, but that is ...Read Review
By Love Divided
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This is the second book in the Lydiard Chronicles, covering the years 1630-1646 and the English Civil War. It immediately follows the first ...Read Review
Queen of the North
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Queen of the North tells the story of Elizabeth Mortimer, wife of Henry Percy (known to history – and Shakespeare fans – as Hotspur). Set ...Read Review
The Sea Queen
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Hartsuyker’s re-imagining of the founding of Norway in the 9th century captures all the glory of its source material, the 13th-century saga, ...Read Review
Clash of Empires
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On the cusp of destroying its bitter foe, Carthage, the Roman Empire is already looking for its next target. In Clash of Empires, ...Read Review
Finding the Way
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Written mostly in flashback, Ng’s lyrical debut is the story of Lao Tzu’s vibrant and turbulent life during the 6th century ...Read Review
The Lopez Affair
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In this 9th volume in the Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez, set in the late 1500s, Queen Elizabeth I reigns successfully in England. Many ...Read Review
Rose Rivers
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Late Victorian London. 13-year-old Rose Rivers lives in a large house with her artist father, her self-centred mother, and her six siblings. Her ...Read Review
A Child Went Forth
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In 1855, Charlemagne “Charlie” Ezekiel Griffin begins a life-transforming journey from New York to Missouri. Behind every day of that experience is the impression ...Read Review
Sparks of Light
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In this sequel to her acclaimed Into the Dim, Janet B. Taylor brings the cast of delightfully human and completely accessible characters to ...Read Review