Reviews

Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books

More Than a Mistress

By Mary Balogh - Published 2000

Genres:

Romance

Mary Balogh has a reputation as being one of the very best Regency-era writers. Until now, I’d read only one of her ...Read Review

Marike’s World

By Catherine M Rae - Published 2000

Genres:

Saga

Marike’s World is written in the form of a long letter from a woman living in New York City around the time ...Read Review

All the Brave Fellows (Revolution at Sea Saga)

By James L. Nelson - Published 2000

Genres:

NauticalThriller

Novelists that sail in waters blessed by the genius of C.S. Forester and Patrick O’Brien place themselves in as much peril ...Read Review

The Bride and the Beast

By Teresa Medeiros - Published 2000

Genres:

Historical FantasyRomance

If you are looking for a book well grounded in its time and place, full of interesting historical events and details, this book ...Read Review

The Border Men (Tennessee Frontier)

By Cameron Judd - Published 2000

Genres:

AdventureMilitarySaga

The Border Men continues the saga of the Colter family during the years of the American Revolution. For Captain Joshua Colter, adopted son ...Read Review

Dreams of Glory

By Thomas Fleming - Published 2000

Genres:

MilitaryThriller

Thomas Fleming has written a wonderfully spellbinding novel of suspense and intrigue set during the climax of the Revolutionary War. British and American ...Read Review

Into the Wilderness

By Sara Donati - Published 1999

Genres:

AdventureRomance

Elizabeth Middleton, an Englishwoman, arrives in upper New York State in December 1792 with the hopes of fulfilling a lifelong dream, to be a ...Read Review

The Abyssinian

By Jean-Christophe Rufin - Published 2000

Genres:

AdventureThriller

Abyssinia, cut off from Westerners for generations, is an irresistible goal for a number of Western contingents at the start of the 18th ...Read Review

Artemisia

By Alexandra Lapierre - By Liz Heron trans. - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical FictionLiterary

  This extraordinary novel is a must read for anyone remotely interested in Baroque Italy, art, or painter Artemisia Gentileschi. I have very ...Read Review

Kill The Shogun: A Samurai Mystery

By Dale Furutani - Published 2000

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

This is the third in the trilogy that began with Death at the Crossroads and Jade Palace Vendetta, all set in 17th century ...Read Review