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Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books

A Treasury Of Royal Scandals

By Michael Farquhar - Published 2001

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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

By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas - Published 2001

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Nonfiction

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

By Lawrence A. Kreiser (ed.) - By Ray B. Browne (ed.) - Published 2000

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Nonfiction

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

By Jean Rabe ed. - By Martin H. Greenberg (ed.) - Published 2001

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Historical Fantasy Short 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

By Andre Norton - By Rosemary Edghill - Published 2001

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

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

By Edison Marshall - Published 1959 Published 2001

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Historical Fantasy

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

By J. Ardian Lee - Published 2001

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Historical Fantasy

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

By Mercedes Lackey - Published 2001

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

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

By Kathleen Cunningham Guler - Published 2001

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Epic Historical Fantasy

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