Reviews

The Marsh King’s Daughter

By Elizabeth Chadwick - Published 2000

Genres:

AdventureRomance

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.)

By Stephen R. Lawhead - Published 2000

Genres:

AdventureHistorical Fantasy

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

By ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers - Published 2000

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeShort Stories

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

By Cecelia Holland - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical FictionEpic

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

By John W. Currier - Published 1997

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

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

By Gillain Bradshaw - Published 1999

Genres:

AdventureRomance

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

By Vincent Panella - Published 2000

Genres:

AdventureBiographical Fiction

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

By Naguib Mahfouz - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

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)

By Christian Jacq - Published 2000

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeThriller

  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)

By Pauline Gedge - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical FictionSaga

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