Historical category: 104939 books
Clash of Empires
A thrilling novel about the Roman invasion of Greece
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
HAS ROME FINALLY MET ITS MATCH?
'A triumph!' Harry Sidebottom **'**Exceptional' Anthony Riches 'Fans of battle-heavy historical fiction will, justly, adore Clash of Empires' The Times
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THE MIGHT OF ROME
The great general Hannibal Barca is on the verge of defeat. Victory...
by Diana Gabaldon
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A young Jamie Fraser learns what it really means to become a man in this Outlander prequel novella. Featuring all the trademark suspense, adventure, and history of Diana Gabaldon’s #1 bestselling novels and the Starz original series, Virgins is now available for the...
A Chain of Thunder
A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Continuing the series that began with A Blaze of Glory, Jeff Shaara returns to chronicle another decisive chapter in America’s long and bloody Civil War. In A Chain of Thunder, the action shifts to the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. There, in the vaunted...
The Smoke at Dawn
A Novel of the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in the series that started with A Blaze of Glory and A Chain of Thunder. In The Smoke at Dawn, the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation...
Sign-Talker
The Adventure of George Drouillard on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2010
“A cracking good yarn . . . sheer storytelling power . . . James Alexander Thom is one of the finest historical novelists writing today. . . . Anyone who thinks there’s nothing left to be said about the Lewis and Clark expedition should read this book.”—John Sugden, author of Tecumseh: A Life
Following...
The Shadow of God
A Novel of War and Faith
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2003
A tremendously vivid historical encounter becomes a larger-than-life canvas for this brilliant saga. The year is 1522. Two great leaders, twenty-five-year-old Suleiman the Magnificent, the absolute ruler of the mighty Ottoman Empire, and Philippe de L'Isle Adam, the grisly, fifty-eight-year-old Grand...
Murder Most Historical
A Collection of Short Mysteries
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
This anthology includes: The Bishop's Lady (an Émilie d’Armand mystery), A Soupçon of Poison (a Kat Holloway mystery), and A Matter of Honor (a Regency mystery with a twist).
Three historical mysteries span time from the court of Louis XIV to Victorian London. Meet Émilie d’Armand, a...
Past Crimes
A Compendium of Historical Mysteries
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2017
Step into the past through three historical mysteries that reach from Imperial Rome to Victorian London.
A Soupçon of Poison (Kat Holloway Victorian Mysteries)
Kat Holloway, a young cook, highly sought after by the wealthy of Victorian London, becomes embroiled in murder and must clear...
The Violin Maker's Daughter
Absolutely heartbreaking World War 2 historical fiction
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2019
When the Nazis march onto the cobbled streets of Colmar on November 1st 1940, Josef, a Jewish violin maker, gathers his wife and daughters closely to him and tells them everything will be alright.
But one year later, three sharp knocks on the door at midnight turn his seventeen year old daughter...
by LP Fergusson
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2019
What would you risk for a complete stranger?
When widow Millie Sanger finds injured enemy pilot Lukas Schiller on her farm, the distant war is suddenly at her doorstep. Compassionate Millie knows he’ll be killed if discovered, and makes the dangerous decision to offer him shelter from the storm.
On...
by Peter Tremayne
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2016
Can she untangle the truth in time to save an old friend?
Travel back in time to the first ever case from super-sleuth, Sister Fidelma, in this gripping Celtic mini mystery. The perfect introduction to Peter Tremayne's highly-acclaimed historical crime series.
PRAISE FOR THE SISTER FIDELMA...
The Queen of the Night (Ancient Rome Mysteries, Book 3)
Murder and suspense in Ancient Rome
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
The slightest mistake could cost her life...
In the summer of 314AD, dark figures lurking in the twilight of Roman society are on the prowl, and Rome is shocked by a series of gruesome murders in Paul Doherty's third novel featuring imperial secret agent Claudia. Perfect for fans of Lindsey...
Signy Kráka
Part 3
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
“The best of the 3 parts so far all the way through to the unexpected turn and ending. Now I sit here with that soft sadness I get when a good book ends*.” ~ Graureiher*
Part Three: Signy's saga continues
A new arrival throws her. An ally finds fault with her. An enemy seeks to undermine...
The Girl from Berlin
Standartenführer's Wife
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2018
Winner of the International Book Award contest Readers' Favorite in the Historical Fiction category (2016)
This is a story of Annalise Meissner, a young German Jew with long time ago falsified papers, living a carefree life in pre-war Berlin. A talented ballerina, she comes from a wealthy family...