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The King of Vinland’s Saga
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The King of Vinland’s Saga is the unusual tale of Sigtrygg Thorgilsson, orphaned grandson of the legendary Viking Leif Eiriksson. Sigtrygg is ...Read Review
A Journey to the End of the Millennium
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Set in the year 999, this is the story of Ben Attar, a Jewish merchant from Tangiers. His relationship with his nephew (and business ...Read Review
Swords Across the Thames (Warrior Queen)
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Alfred the Great of Wessex marries his daughter Lae to Aethelred, ruler of the neighboring Mercians. Trained as a warrior, Lae joins her ...Read Review
Deus Lo Volt! Chronicle of the Crusades
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We are transported by author Evan S. Connell to the two centuries of human existence – from 1095 to 1289 – more enmired in the blood of ...Read Review
Arthur: The Bear of Britain
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The grim reality of sixth century Britain comes to life in Frankland’s novel of the legendary King Arthur. In this novel, originally ...Read Review
Ashes of Britannia (Warrior Queen)
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“From the ashes of Britannia arose a legend,” and her name was Boadicea, Druid priestess and Queen of the Celtic Iceni. This third ...Read Review
The Sand-Reckoner (Tom Doherty Associates Books)
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Gillian Bradshaw takes the title of her novel about Archimedes from one of the ancient thinker’s own works. It’s difficult to ...Read Review
The Hippopotamus Marsh: 1 (Lords of the Two Lands)
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In ancient Egypt, “Lord of the Two Lands” was one of Pharaoh’s titles, and Pauline Gedge’s new series is the story ...Read Review
Unveiled: No 1: No. 1 (Lineage of Grace, 1 Series)
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The first in her series of five ancestresses of Jesus, Unveiled is an easy-to-read tale of Tamar. Tamar, a Canaanite, marries cruel Er, ...Read Review
Queenmaker: A Novel of King David’s Queen
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This Biblical historical focuses on a little known Queen: Michal, daughter of King Saul, wife to King David. At first we can empathize ...Read Review