Reviews

Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books

The Late Mr Shakespeare

By Robert Nye - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical FictionLiterary

In this fictional biography of The Bard we meet Pickleherring, an aged actor writing about the life of his former employer and friend. ...Read Review

The Water Nymph

By Michele Jaffe - Published 2000

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeRomance

Set in Elizabethan London, The Water Nymph is a romantic romp full of espionage and intrigue. Sophie Champion matches wits with Crispin Foscari, ...Read Review

Bianca

By Robert Elegant - Published 1992Published 2000

Genres:

SagaThriller

Elegant paints a colorful portrait of Renaissance Venice at the height of its glory in the mid to late 16th century. Bianca, a ...Read Review

Calling Crow Nation

By Paul Clayton - Published 1997

Genres:

AdventureSaga

This is the third and final book in the Calling Crow trilogy, which if you have just read the review of Flight of ...Read Review

Flight of the Crow

By Paul Clayton - Published 1996

Genres:

AdventureSaga

This is the second book in a trilogy about Calling Crow, a Native American from the 16th century, and his conflicts with the ...Read Review

A Season Of Knives

By P. F. Chisholm - Published 1995Published 2000

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Sir Robert Carey, a courtier to Queen Elizabeth I who has been historically documented, is brought to vivid fictional life in P. F. ...Read Review

A Famine Of Horses

By P. F. Chisholm - Published 1994Published 1999

Genres:

AdventureBiographical Fiction

In 1592, Sir Robert Carey, weary of court life, left London to take up his new post as Deputy Warden of the West March ...Read Review

Bellarion The Fortunate: A Romance

By Rafael Sabatini - Published 2000

Genres:

Adventure

Rafael Sabatini had earned quite a name for himself as a writer of both historical novels and biographies in the first part of ...Read Review

The Beggar’s Throne

By David Falconieri - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical FictionMilitary

Just when you thought there must be nothing new to write about the Wars of the Roses, along comes this well-researched, highly entertaining ...Read Review

A Memory Of Love

By Bertrice Small - Published 2000

Genres:

Romance

Born out of wedlock, Rhonwyn is raised as a boy by her Welsh father’s warriors. Not until her impending marriage to an ...Read Review