Historical Fiction
October 2025

Recent Releases
Bog Queen by Anna North
Bog Queen
by Anna North

A monumental discovery sets off a clash of worlds, past and present, over the fate of the land that holds us.
Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory
Boleyn Traitor
by Philippa Gregory

The author of The Other Boleyn Girl returns to the court of Henry VIII with a novel about the high cost of loyalty, love and betrayal.
Circle of days : a novel by Ken Follett
Circle of Days
by Ken Follett

As drought and tension grip the Great Plain, a gifted flint miner and a visionary priestess unite to build a monumental stone circle, but escalating tribal conflicts and brutal violence threaten their civilization and their shared ambition.
I Am You by Victoria Redel
I Am You
by Victoria Redel

At eight years old, Gerta Pieters is forced to disguise herself as a boy and sent to work for a genteel Dutch family. When their brilliant and beautiful daughter Maria sees through Gerta’s ruse, she insists that Gerta accompany her to Amsterdam and help her enter the elite, male-dominated art world.
Lion Hearts by Dan Jones
Lion Hearts
by Dan Jones

In 1353, the Hundred Years' War erupts again, and the band of brothers known as the Essex Dogs are thrown into the fray once more; the Black Death rages as the characters' fates are decided in this thrilling, merciless, blood-soaked finale.
The mad wife by Meagan Church
The Mad Wife
by Meagan Church

In the 1950s, nothing is valued more than conformity, and Lulu Mayfield has spent the last five years molding herself into the ideal housewife. But after the birth of her daughter, Lulu's carefully constructed life begins to teeter.
One of Us by Dan Chaon
One of Us
by Dan Chaon

In 1915, 13-year-old orphaned twins Bolt and Eleanor, who share a psychic connection, run away from a murderous man claiming to be their uncle. They end up with Mr. Jengling’s Emporium of Wonders, which includes a death-foretelling woman and a dog-faced boy. While Bolt settles in, Eleanor doesn’t, and they still have their “uncle” on their trail in this “mesmerizing and macabre historical adventure”. 
Stormcrow : Enter the Battlefields of the Irish Vikings from the Sunday Times Bestselling Author by Ben Kane
Stormcrow
by Ben Kane

On the east coast of Ireland thirteen-year old Finn finds the sword of a slain Norseman, and with Odin's raven watching, is given the name Stormcrow. When Finn's family is torn apart by a random act of violence, and the sword lost, he embarks on a quest for revenge with his oldest friend, the shaman Vekel.
The Wayfinder by Adam Johnson
The Wayfinder
by Adam Johnson

A historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people's queen. 
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