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Post Captain - Patrick O'Brian
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of... -
Pentecost Alley - Anne Perry
From Publishers WeeklyThe 16th Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mystery demonstrates Perry's trademark skill for enhancing well-designed mystery plots with convincing historical settings ... -
Niccolo Rising - Dorothy Dunnett
With the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the historical novel, presents The ... -
Mine Is the Night_ A Novel - Liz Curtis Higgs
ReviewPraise for _Mine Is the Night_“_Mine Is the Night_ was everything I hoped it would be—the crown of the series! I loved the historical setting, the detai... -
Master and Commander - Patrick O'Brian
'Aubrey-Maturin - book 1' Master and Commander is the first of Patrick O'Brian's now famous Aubrey/Maturin novels, regarded by many as the greatest series of historical novels ever... -
Marrying Mozart - Stephanie Cowell
EDITORIAL REVIEW: *Amadeus* meets *Little Women* in this irresistibly delightful historical novel by award- winning author Stephanie Cowell. The year is 1777 and the four Weber sis... -
Lost & Found - Jacqueline Sheehan
From Publishers WeeklyIn her second novel, Sheehan switches genres from her debut historical about Sojourner Truth to a contemporary tale of grief featuring Rocky Pelligrino, a wom... -
Lincoln's Dreams - Connie Willis
From Publishers WeeklyAs a researcher for a popular historical novelist, Jeff Johnston finds himself immersed in the minutiae of the Civil War, tracking down the name of a general'... -
Letters to Jackie_ Condolences - Ellen Fitzpatrick
EDITORIAL REVIEW: It is perhaps the most memorable event of the twentieth century, a moment that left a family and a nation mourning, one that many Americans recall as their first ... -
Kushiel's Chosen - Jacqueline Carey
SUMMARY:Following hard on the heels of Kushiel's Dart, Jacqueline Carey's spectacular debut novel, comes Kushiel's Chosen, a glittering and riveting historical fantasy. The ...