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Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books
The Marsh King’s Daughter
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The author’s latest medieval-set novel takes the reader on a glorious journey of adventure and romance. Confined to a nunnery by her ...Read Review
Black Rood, The (Celtic Crusades S.)
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A fantasy adventure set during the time of the Crusades, this entry follows the trials and tribulations of Duncan, son of Murdo Ranulfson ...Read Review
Murder Most Medieval: Noble Tales Of Ignoble Demises
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Murder Most Medieval is a pleasing collection of historical mystery stories. For newcomers to this genre, there is an ample selection of crimes ...Read Review
The Angel and the Sword
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The dark and bloody pathways and streets of ninth century France are the backdrop against which Holland retells the traditional French story of ...Read Review
Clovis, King Of The Franks
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In the year 486, a Frankish chief named Clovis vanquishes the last Roman ruler in Gaul. Soon his name is synonymous with strength and ...Read Review
island of ghosts
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This is the story of Ariantes, a Prince of Sarmatia, land of nomadic tribes beyond the Danube. Newly conquered by Rome, their armies ...Read Review
Cutter’s Island: Caesar In Captivity
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This short novel retells a story found in Plutarch. Young Julius Caesar was captured by pirates who planned to ransom him for 20 talents; ...Read Review
Akhenaten: Dweller In Truth
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The story of the “heretic” Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten and his fabulously beautiful wife, Nefertiti, continues to fascinate, as evidenced in this recent translation ...Read Review
The Stone of Light (Nefer the Silent, Volume 1)
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The Stone of Light is volume one in the story of Nefer the Silent, a craftsman in ancient Egypt during the last ...Read Review
The Oasis (Lord of the Two Lands)
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In this, Volume 2 of Pauline Gedge’s Lords of Two Lands Trilogy, the struggle of Egypt’s native nobilty to overthrow the reigning ...Read Review