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Historical Fiction

Review: Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

May 3, 2022 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

A gorgeous retelling of Kaikeyi.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Historical, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Reviews Tagged With: Orbit, Redhook

Book Tour and Review: A Man Named Baskerville by Jim Nelson

April 25, 2022 by Victoria Gross Leave a Comment

Hello, all! Thank you for tuning into my stop on the Escapist Book Tours run of A Man Named Baskerville by Jim Nelson. Below, you’ll find information about the book and my review! I hope you enjoy.

Filed Under: Book Tour, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Reviews, Self Published Tagged With: A Man Named Baskerville, Escapist Book Tours, Jim Nelson, Self Published

The Wolf Den (Wolf Den Trilogy #1) by Elodie Harper

April 5, 2022 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

A gorgeously written historical fiction novel set in a Pompeii brothel, following the life of a cunning and daring enslaved woman named Amara. Enlightening, engaging, and harrowing.

Filed Under: Historical Fiction, Mythology Tagged With: Elodie Harper, Union Square and Co

Review: All The Horses Of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie

March 29, 2022 by Naty (Naty Reads Books) Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Everyone knows of the horses of Iceland, wild, and small, and free, but few have heard their story. Sarah Tolmie’s All the Horses of Iceland weaves their mystical origin into a saga for the modern age. Filled with the magic and darkened whispers of a people on the cusp of major cultural change, All […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Ghosts, Historical, Historical Fiction, Low Fantasy, Reviews, Sword-Free Fantasy Tagged With: All The Horses Of Iceland, Book Blog, Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, NetGalley, Sarah Tolmie, Tordotcom

Review: Disappearance of a Scribe by Dana Stabenow (Eye of Isis #2)

February 2, 2022 by Mada Leave a Comment

‘Stabenow brings Alexandria’s Hellenistic period to life… She is now as much at home in ancient Egypt as she is in the Alaskan wilderness’ Publishers Weekly ALEXANDRIA, 47 BC. Cleopatra – seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt – watches over her city. The war is over, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Reviews Tagged With: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, Cleopatra, Dana StabeNow, Head of Zeus

A Song of Steel (The Light of the North #1) by J.C. Duncan

January 8, 2022 by Mada Leave a Comment

A roaring Norse saga of war, honour, love and loss. Vikings face Crusaders in an epic battle for the soul of the North. ‘A gripping, well-executed story, with a fun, original premise.’ – Angus Donald‘A Song Of Steel is a rising light of Norse Mythology.’ – Daniel Kelly‘I thoroughly enjoyed the authenticity, the historical underpinnings and the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Self Published Tagged With: Bernard Cornwell, Christian Cameron, Giles Krystian, J.C Duncan, Matthew Harffy, Vikings

Lucia by Steven A. McKay

December 8, 2021 by Blaise Ancona Leave a Comment

Synopsis At eight years old, Lucia is torn from the life she knew. Her village burned to the ground and parents murdered by Romans, she is kidnapped, sold and shipped abroad to the Villa Tempestatis in Britannia to serve the young Roman army officer Castus.Faced with a bleak future of decades of servitude to her […]

Filed Under: Alt History, Historical, Historical Fiction, Reviews

Review: Gods of Rome by Gordon Doherty and Simon Turney (Rise of Emperors Book 3)

November 14, 2021 by Mada Leave a Comment

Gods of Rome is the sweeping cinematic finale to the most important battle of Roman History: The Battle of the Milvian Bridge. Gordon Doherty and Simon Turney are veteran writers in the Historical Fiction Genre of the Ancient World, and they have delivered an astounding finale!

Filed Under: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Reviews Tagged With: Aria Fiction, Gordon Doherty, HeadofZeus, S.J.A Turney

Review: The Women of Troy (Women of Troy #2) by Pat Barker

October 18, 2021 by Yvonne Leave a Comment

The book ticks all the boxes with its kaleidoscopic complexity.  It’s an audacious and feminist retelling of The Iliad, told from the fallen women of Troy.  It’s powerful and influential. 

Filed Under: Historical Fiction, Reviews Tagged With: Pat Barker, Penguin Random House

Review: A Heart Divided (Legends of the Condor Heroes #4) by Jin Yong

August 27, 2021 by Traveling Cloak (Jason) Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Reviews Tagged With: Jin Yong, St. Martin's Pres

Review: She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor #1) by Shelley Parker-Chan

June 17, 2021 by Traveling Cloak (Jason) Leave a Comment

She Who Became the Sun is the first in Shelley Parker-Chan’s The Radiant Emperor series. Set in 14th-Century China, the books combination of war, politics, and gender identity exploration is certain to please fans of Chinese-inspired historical fantasy.

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Reviews Tagged With: Shelley Parker-Chan, Tor Books

Review: Emperor’s Axe (The Imperial Assassin #3) by Alex Gough

March 11, 2020 by Mada Leave a Comment

Synposis: The fate of Rome, and thousands of lives, rests on the shoulders of one man. After murdering his brother, and taking the position of Emperor for himself, Caracalla orders a brutal purge of the supporters of Geta. Meanwhile, Caracalla’s ally Marcellus, along with his family, is captured by Syrian warriors. They wish to use […]

Filed Under: Historical Fiction, Reviews Tagged With: Alex Gough, Imperial Assassin

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