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Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books

The Song of Giraldus

By Richard Loomis - Published 2000

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This novel presents the recollections of medieval historian and chronicler Giraldus Cambrensis. Giraldus, who narrates in a rather lofty tone, tells of ...Read Review

The Rabbi King: David Of Khazaria

By Monroe S. Kuttner - Published 2001

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David, born and raised in Khazaria, a historically Jewish state in the area of the Caucasus, has been living a scholar’s life ...Read Review

The Wolf Hunt

By Gillian Bradshaw - Published 2001

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Historical Fantasy

Bradshaw is one of a few authors who can take a snippet of history at any time in the past and turn it ...Read Review

Uther

By Jack Whyte - Published 2001

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Historical Fantasy

In what can only be called the “prequel” to Whyte’s Camulod Chronicles, Whyte recreates the world of Uther Pendragon, the King of ...Read Review

Confessions Of A Pagan Nun

By Kate Horsley - Published 2001

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Biographical Fiction

Based on an obscure 5th century Gaelic manuscript discovered in Ireland, this short novel is written in the form of a diary by ...Read Review

Fishers Of Men (The Kingdom and the Crown, v. 1)

By Gerald N. Lund - Published 2000

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Inspirational

This novel focuses on the period of Jesus Christ’s ministry. Although the timeframe of action is less than one year, the reader ...Read Review

The Love-Artist

By Jane Alison - Published 2001

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Biographical Fiction Literary

Ovid, creator of Metamorphoses, The Art of Love and other works which have been lost to us forever, arrives at his place of ...Read Review

Voice Of The Goddess

By Judith Hand - Published 2001

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The first person narrator weaves her spell with endearing characters, an atmosphere of danger, elemental nature, and the dialog of a culture where ...Read Review

The Stone of Light: Volume III: Paneb the Ardent

By Christian Jacq - Published 2000

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Jacq continues his saga of ancient Egypt in this third novel of a projected four-part series chronicling the lives of the society of ...Read Review

Gilgamesh

By Stephan Grundy - Published 2000

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Epic

This is a novel-length retelling of the Sumerian “Epic of Gilgamesh,” an adventure tale starring one of mankind’s first action heroes. Gilgamesh ...Read Review