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Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books
A Treasury Of Royal Scandals
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Writing in a vividly ironic style, Farquhar exposes the excruciating, ridiculous, poignant, stupid, and incredibly weird activities of the ruling classes — royal, imperial, ...Read Review
Georgette Heyer: A Critical Retrospective
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This reference book, obviously an incredible labor of love, is a treasure trove for the Heyer fan. The author has collected a wide ...Read Review
The Detective As Historian: History and Art in Historical Crime Fiction
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This volume on historical crime fiction, containing twenty-five studies, follows up on the phenomenal growth of this subgenre. On Rita Rippetoe’s ...Read Review
Historical Hauntings
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Historical FantasyShort Stories
Eighteen science fiction and fantasy writers herein turn their pens to the creation of tales containing haunts drawn from the pages of history. ...Read Review
Leopard In Exile
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The divergence in time creating this alternate-history fantasy (second in a series) occurs at the death of the English king, Charles II. To ...Read Review
The Pagan King
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This well-designed paperback reprints a 1959 novel based on Welsh versions of the Arthurian legends. Arthur struggles against his wicked but sportsmanlike half-brother Modred ...Read Review
Son Of The Sword
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Dylan Mattheson is a modern-day American martial arts and sword instructor who is transported to 18th-century Scotland when he is caught up in ...Read Review
The Serpent’s Shadow
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This first fantasy novel of a Victorian trilogy features 25-year-old Maya Witherspoon, qualified doctor in her mother’s native India, but regarded with ...Read Review
In The Shadow Of Dragons
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Book 2 of Guler’s Macsen’s Treasure series, this novel brings the reader to 470 A.D. Having successfully helped strengthen Ambrosius’ High Kingship ...Read Review
Into The Path Of Gods
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The first of the Macsen’s Treasure Series begins in the year 459 A.D., following the exit of the Roman legions from Britain, ...Read Review