Reviews
Reviews of some 15,000 historical fiction books
The Ship to Nowhere: On Board the Exodus
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Written for middle-grade readers and set in 1947, this is the true story of eleven-year-old Rachel Landesman and the other 4500 Jewish refugees on the ...Read Review
The Lunar Cats
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This is a novel about the fight between good and evil, of well-meaning retired librarians and adorable demon kittens. Alec Charlesworth, ex-librarian, occasional ...Read Review
The Adversaries
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In the latter half of the 12th century, Ravindra, the Great Enemy, is gathering strength. Soon he will appear in all his hideous ...Read Review
Assassin’s Creed: Heresy
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Assassin’s Creed is a series of video games from which has spun several print and graphic novels as well as a newly ...Read Review
The Apothecary’s Curse
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In Victorian England, apothecary Gaelan Erceldoune, whose knowledge comes from a mysterious manuscript passed down through his family for generations, is viewed with ...Read Review
The Bones You Have Cast Down
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Set in 1447 Milan, The Bones You Have Cast Down is the story of 17-year-old Taria, who is removed from an orphanage by the ...Read Review
The Chronocar
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This multi-time science fiction novel begins in 1888, as the son of slaves in the Jim Crow South makes a daring escape to achieve ...Read Review
The Fortunate Ones
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In Vienna, Austria in 1939, Rose and her brother Gerhard are put upon a train (Kindertransport) and sent to England to live with other ...Read Review
A Tapestry of Secrets
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Perla Phillips has kept a secret for decades: the identity of the father of the child she had out of wedlock back in ...Read Review
The Comet Seekers
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This spellbinding debut novel encompasses the past, present and future of two unexpected lovers whose lives and relationships are intertwined with the passing ...Read Review