Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week

The Mosaic of Shadows by Tom Harper
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: St. Martin’s Minotaur (May 12, 2005)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 4.5 stars
Editorial Review from Publishers Weekly:
Starred Review. British author Harper effortlessly draws the reader into the court intrigues and conspiracies of 11th-century Byzantium in his outstanding debut. Former bounty hunter and bodyguard Demetrios the Apokalyptor (who […]

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Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week

Sherwood by Parke Godwin
Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (August 1995)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 4 stars
Editorial Review from Publishers Weekly:
Godwin sets his highly satisfying retelling of the Robin Hood legend in the time of William the Conqueror, when the bastard of Normandy was pacifying his unruly new country. After the Saxon thane of Denby is killed […]

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Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week

Alchemy of Fire by Gillian Bradshaw
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Severn House Publishers; World ed. edition (July 1, 2004)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 4 stars
Editorial Review from Booklist:
Bradshaw weaves a story of love, war, treachery, and magic set in seventh-century Constantinople. Anna, former concubine of the emperor’s disgraced brother, Theodosius, has retired to a quiet life as […]

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Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week

Queen Without A Country by Rachel Bard
Paperback: 356 pages
Publisher: Literary Network; 2nd edition (June 1, 2001)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 4 stars
From the Publisher:
In Queen Without A Country, readers journey through Spain, France, the Holy Land and England to trace the life of Berengaria, the Basque princess who married Richard the Lionheart of England. […]

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Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week

Champion by L. Christian Balling
Hardcover - 309 pages
Publisher - Atlantic Monthly Pr; 1st ed edition (June 1988)
Editorial Review from Publishers Weekly
The charismatic figure of William Marshal, an English soldier of fortune, has inspired epics ever since his death in the early 13th century. Balling (The Fourth Shot, Mallory’s Gambit) sketches in Marshal’s young exploits against […]

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