Historical Fiction & Literature
"Whether historians acknowledge it or not, scholarly history’s illegitimate cousin, the historical novel, plays a profound role in shaping widely held conceptions of historical realities.”
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But what is history? To some it’s the winner’s perspective, to others anything less than 50 years cannot be called history, and to many when the cycle of an historical event is complete—such as the collapse of the Berlin Wall that consigned the Cold War to history’s trash heap, well, that is also true history.
But to these writers, history marks that telling moment in time and space when the door to the future opens, leaving all else behind as rich fodder to explore. |
If you like to travel through time, you will love our choice of historical fiction in authentic settings. Immersed in another time, you'll find mystery and romance; adventure and thrills; politics and surprising challenges for your view of the ancient, or not so ancient world. Discover the amazing women in medieval Europe who were rulers in their own right; daily life in rural Ireland; the resourceful men linking myths and cultures across oceans; love stories that defied convention and boundaries; and the heart pounding action: chariot race across Egyptian sands, long forgotten wars and more recent revolutions.
Every book listed here is a compelling story based on grand imagination and hard facts.
Every book listed here is a compelling story based on grand imagination and hard facts.
Song Hereafter: 1154 in Hispania and the Isles of Albion
by Jean Gill Thrilling conclusion to a multi- award-winning series. Dragonetz and Estela: the troubadours. They thought they knew each other but they didn't even know themselves. Dragonetz has failed Eleanor of Aquitaine once. Now she plans to be Queen of England he could make amends. Although prepared to risk his own life on an impossible quest, a knight should protect his lady, or so say the troubadour songs. His lady, however, plays to a different tune and she wants partnership, not protection. Estela and Dragonetz fight their enemies, both on the battlefield and in the courts of Christendom, from the sophistication of Zaragossa to the wilds of Wales. Can they win through to song hereafter, together? Or have they broken one rule too many? Mystery, intrigue, romance and adventure fill the pages of this magnificent conclusion to an epic series sure to delight fans of Ken Follett, Elizabeth Chadwick and Bernard Cornwell. Jean Gill captures the soul of the age and the characters who lived in it. Global Ebooks Award for Best Historical Fiction. FINALIST in The Wishing Shelf and the Chaucer Awards. The Historical Novel Society Editor's Choice. 'Historical Fiction at its best', Karen Charlton, the Detective Lavender Mysteries 'Evocative and thoroughly riveting. A vividly-written, historical saga.' The Wishing Shelf  Troubadours Quartet Bk 1
Song at Dawn: 1150 in Provence by Jean Gill
On the run from abuse, Estela wakes in a ditch with only her lute, her amazing voice, and a dagger hidden in herunderskirt. Her talent finds a patron in Aliénor of Aquitaine and more than a music tutor in the Queen's finest troubadour and Commander of the Guard, Dragonetz los Pros.  Celtic Knot Series
Along the Far Shores
by Kristin Gleeson A 12th century Irish woman sets out on the legendary voyage to America of Prince Madog of Wales. Aisling, despite her best efforts has failed to become the seer her mother desired, so when her mother dies leaving her alone, she departs Ireland for Wales to be with her brother, Cormac, at the royal court at Gwynedd. There she finds he is joining Prince Madog’s voyage to the western lands in order to escape the threatening war. |
 Troubadours Quartet Bk 2
Bladesong: 1151 in the Holy Land
by Jean Gill Estela, the troubadour, is following the destiny of her beautiful voice. Dragonetz, her passionate knight has a dangerous mission to fulfill; divided by the times they love in, they fight to be together in the Holy Land. 
Chasing Pharaohs: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
by C.M.T. Stibbe In the aftermath of a battle between the great powers of Egypt and her old foe Kush, Pharaoh Kheper-Re rules Thebes, the city of the golden gates. But his old arch-enemy wants him dead and the very future of Egypt hangs in the balance. 
The Fowler's Snare: Novel of Ancient Egypt
by C.M.T. Stibbe Between the great powers of Egypt and her old foe Kush lies the kingdom of Alodia, a desert kingdom on the brink of revolt. As the Alodian King lies dying, a small task force crosses the Egyptian borders to find a cure,  Celtic Knot Series
Raven Brought the Light by Kristin Gleeson
To escape recent betrayal and loss, Irish archaeology student, Bríd Ní Laoghaire seizes the chance to be a last minute replacement on a dig in a remote Chinese desert and discovers a dangerous secret that links her to an ancient past. An Alaskan Tlingit Indian, John Sheldon, leads the team, and their incredible discoveries arouse hostility in the officials sent to observe the dig. |
 Troubadours Quartet Bk 3
Plaint for Provence: 1152 in Les Baux
by Jean Gill Summoned to the court of Les Baux, Estela and her lover are embroiled in two rival claims for power as their feuding liege lords gather in Provence. Estela supports Dragonetz, who must use his swordsmanship to play peacemaker. 
THE ZEBRA AFFAIRE: An Apartheid Love Story
by Mark Fine For Elsa, her affair with Stanwell may well prove lethal, as she’s white and he’s black, and they dared to fall in love in apartheid South Africa. The terrified lovers are hunted from Johannesburg to the dangerous wilds of the African bushveld.  Renaissance Sojourner Bk1
The Imp of Eye by Kristin Gleeson, Moonyeen Blakey While the storm clouds of the Wars of the Roses gather in fifteenth century London, Barnabas, a streetwise thirteen year-old orphan, dreams of sailing away to foreign countries. His mistress, Margery Jourdemayne, the Witch of Eye, and his guardian, plot to use his clairvoyant talents to further their ambitions. Vain and ambitious Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester, turns to the Witch of Eye to conceive a child to secure her position.
 Renaissance Sojourner Bk0
A Trick of Fate
by Kristin Gleeson, Moonyeen Blakey London, 1437: Though Alys longs to paint like the artists who created the beautiful paintings at St Michael’s Church, Queenhithe, she knows it is an impossible dream because she is poor, her mother is sick, and her brother has gone off to sea, leaving her to struggle to provide for her mother. It isn’t until a trick of fate sends her sprawling under a noblewoman’s horse that her life takes a different turn. But is it for the best or is she being pulled into a web of intrigue? |
