Reviews
Reviews of some 15,000 historical fiction books
When Morning Comes
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This story, set in 1976 at the time of the Soweto student protests, is one that should interest young people of today who may ...Read Review
The Silent Songbird
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Young Evangeline is of noble birth, cousin to King Richard II, and is well known for her beautiful singing. The King honors the ...Read Review
Innocent Heroes: Stories of Animals in the First World War
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This unique book tells the story of three men in a fictional Canadian platoon during the First World War, leading up to the ...Read Review
The Calling
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Children/Young AdultFantasyTime-slip
This is an unusual ‘historical’ novel that magically transports famous figures of the past to the present, where they help resolve both a ...Read Review
Brimstone
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Whether you are a believer in clairvoyance or a skeptic, you will find a unique combination of charm and darkness in this intense ...Read Review
Summon the Queen: The Revolutionary Series
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On a quest from the goddess Brigid, Nora O’Reilly and the legendary Fionn mac Cumhaill travel back in time to complete a ...Read Review
The Night Mark
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Four years after the loss of her husband Will, Faye Barlow is still bereft. After a second marriage and a pregnancy (both unsuccessful), ...Read Review
The Spanish Knight’s Secret
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This is a conspiracy novel in the classic formula, with two parallel time streams, ancient and modern. The ancient stream flows through Malta ...Read Review
The River of Kings
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Taylor Brown’s second novel tells the story of two brothers, Lawton and Hunter, who decide to travel down the iconic Altamaha River ...Read Review
Dido’s Crown
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In a narrative that hopscotches across continents and zigzags between 1916 and 1935, Mary Wilson—don’t call her Mrs. MacPherson—races through North Africa, ...Read Review