Fiction - Fantasy - Historical

The gauntlet is thrown. One must die. Refusal is not an option.Arthur the High King of Breatein has fallen captive of a longtime enemy, the Saxon warrior-princess Camilla, who lusts to avenge the death of her betrothed at Gyan's hands and will stop at...

In Book Two of the Disenchanted & Co. steampunk series, Charmian (Kit) Kittredge confronts native magics and mechanical menaces in Toriana--an alternate America that lost the Revolutionary War. As the proprietor of Disenchanted & Co. in a steampunk version of America, Charmian "Kit" Kittredge...

Was love the greatest punishment of all?Repulsed by her ugly newborn, Hera throws him into the sea, where he shatters his ankle. As darkness looms, Thetis the sea witch saves the wounded child and raises him in her underwater grotto.Hephaestus is the only Olympian...

From one of the most original voices in fantasy comes a heart-warming tale of peace, love, and battlefield salvage. If you're going to get ahead in the battlefield salvage business, you have to regard death as a means to an end. In other words,...

G.A. Henty's "The Boy Knight: A Tale of the Crusades" is a thrilling historical adventure that follows the journey of Cuthbert, a young Englishman, during the time of the Crusades. It captures the excitement, challenges, and trials faced by Cuthbert as he joins King...

Time is an ouroboros Fate has long tortured Pandora and her kin. After years of travails she will soon reach a final decision. If she cannot cut through the Tapestry of Fate, she will instead cut down its weavers.Meanwhile, Kirke finds herself enslaved by...

Time is running out for Philadelphia's Divine Hotel One woman is tasked with saving two children who have gone missing from the once majestic hotel but she soon learns that there is more to this rescue than she ever thought. To save them she's...

No girl likes a stalker.Especially if they even chase her into the memoryscape.Sarah loves exploring history, especially the glories of ancient Rome. But a mysterious man in a wide-brimmed hat threatens to enslave her soul and destroy the facetaker powers.Think again, pal.Sarah might just...

Operatives from an alien culture struggle to survive in medieval Italy, in the SF sequel to the astonishing Quietus. The transdimensional empire, the Unity, has dissolved, its ruling powers forced into exile - but empires don't die easily. The living planarship Ways and Means...

Winner of the Yomiuri Prize and recipient of the 2022-23 William F. Sibley Memorial Subvention Award for Japanese Translation.Introducing Tatsuhiko Shibusawa--Japan's Italo Calvino--in this fantastical tale of a Japanese prince who encounters both beauty and danger on a pilgrimage to India.A fantasy set in...

The Jotunheim giants poured through the rift at Andersonville and annihilated both the Union and the Confederacy. Only the desperate efforts of a few heroes stopped them in the West, at the battle of Golden City, Colorado. Those heroes became legends.So when Giant Killer...

This next spellbinding installment of Juno's "irresistible" fantasy series Her Majesty's Royal Coven (Lana Harper) takes us back to the reign of Henry VIII and the origins of Her Majesty's Royal Coven under the beautiful, the bewitching, Anne Boleyn. It's 1536 and the Queen...

The year is 2098 AD. Much has changed on Earth since the beginning of the 21st century, though many things have remained as they were. One change has been the development of a permanent settlement on Mars. When a little girl's father lands a...

NIGHT OF THE DRAGON is an intricately woven tapestry of history, legend and folklore that propels us back into a mysterious time alongside one of the most famous personages to wield a sword. In 297 A.D., at Rome's apex of expansion and power, a...

Bounty hunter Gracie Boswell knows three things: the vampires want your blood, the fae want your flesh...and worst of all, the demons want your soul.Traveling through the outlaw-infested west is never an easy prospect, and it's even harder when Gracie realizes she might be...

Author: Naomi NovikISBN-10: 1982669543ISBN-13: 9781982669546Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/14/2016Format: CDWeight: 0.45lbs

Vampires, mermaids, and tea Dr. Nettie Jones is an agent for The Society for the Exploration of the Unexplainable, a secret organization protecting England from various sources. She recently helped defend Mother England, and possibly the world, from an alien invasion.And she's half-vampire on...

SEQUEL TO WITCHY EYE. Next in series, which debuted with the stunningly reviewed Witchy Eye. Butler delivers another brilliant Americana flintlock fantasy novel. TOIL AND TROUBLE Sarah Calhoun paid a hard price for her entry onto the stage of the Empire's politics, but she...

For the first time in his life, Myrddin was powerless. With the sword in their possession, Gen and the team assumed they were unstoppable. But a new human enemy, drunk with the thirst for power has procured something that can make magic obsolete. And...

A fury fit to topple an Age arisesAfter millennia of ruling alongside them, Artemis can no longer abide the corruption of the Olympian order. To bring down Zeus and his brethren, Artemis will spark a war the likes of which has not been seen...

Samuel Val is blessed with a loving family and a tight-knit community in his Jewish village of Khruvina. He dreams of becoming Khruvina's Rabbi, but his dreams are crushed when his family is slaughtered by Nazi Officer Viktor Naden, the Beast of Belorussia.With Samuel...

JULE VERNE (1828-1905) started out as a lawyer and playwright, but quickly discovered his special gift for "geographical adventures" with a strong dose of science. Journey to the Center of the Earth was his third published novel. In it, he sent three men on...

SHADOWS OF FORMER GLORY Gu Mang is determined to turn over a new leaf and prove to Mo Xi that he's not the ruthless man he once was. Yet as his old memories return, the shadow of the traitorous General Gu seems to haunt...

In 1967 as a gifted pianist with a scholarship awaiting her at the prestigious Curtis Institute Of Music, Rosemary Scott's future seems bright. However, her world is shattered when her brother is drafted into the Vietnam War, and her mother receives a devastating cancer...

For fans of Piranesi and The Midnight Library, a stunning historical fantasy novel set on a grand express train, about a group of passengers on a dangerous journey across a magical landscape "Breathtaking...Abounding with mysteries and marvels." --Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author...

His brain destroyed by epilepsy and his body wracked with Stevens-Johnson syndrome, an author sits down to pen his last book.It's a tale of Rains-a-Lot, the warrior who ate Thomas Custer's heart; Ivy d' Seille, a child soldier and veteran of the French Resistance;...

For centuries, ominous whispers foretold the arrival of a sinister omen of ruin who will bring the end of times. This conqueror will rise and change the tides, no matter the consequences.After a botched marriage proposal and a rejection from her dream job, actress...

All his life, Carver wanted to save Riven, the world of the dead. Now, to save those he loves, he has to destroy it.With the Guides in shambles and Riven overrun with furious dead, Carver embarks on a final journey to try and keep...

Separated by time, Livvy is trying to work the portals. While Nor is somewhere in time fighting to get free.Thus begins their second adventure; where they are forced to learn the second rule: Time travel is not for the timid. Can the Duke and...

'This was the original game of thrones' George R.R. MartinCharles IV is now king of France and his sister is Edward II of England's Queen. Having been imprisoned by Edward as leader of the rebellious English barons, Roger Mortimer escapes to France, where he...

Plague howls through the realm, pandemonium rages across the kingdom, and Asylum City writhes dying in the throes of brutal civil war.Enter Sir Luther Slythe Krait, a cold-hearted mercenary whose lone desire is to slink incognito through the backwaters and alleyways of civilization. But...

In 55 AD, Linus, a pottery worker of the house of Chloe, is sent by his mistress with a secret message to Paul, the founder of the church in Corinth. The letter that Paul sends in response, however, does not have the desired effect,...

Author: Dj PowerISBN-10: 150356181XISBN-13: 9781503561816Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2015Pages: 338Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.43lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

AD 1019 Ancient Finland Jaakko's obsessive hunt for the monster that killed his wife and son falters. When rumors reach him of a burned Mage who wields unheard of Power, the huntsman seeks him, determined to beg for magic that will bring down the...

A young boy stumbles into a portal that transports him back in time more than a hundred years. The longer he stays, the stronger the bonds of friendship grow. Soon, he finds himself faced with a challenge that could change his life, and the...

A barely remembered childhood. A search for enchanted treasure. Can a gentle man discover his past and be reunited with his birthright?Ireland, 500. In an ancient land where forgotten tales and mystical wonders abound, a man with a fragmented past embarks on a quest...

"A multi-sensory feast of a novel....emotional, turbulent and dramatic." --Historical Novel Society"Readers who enjoy Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint will be transported by this retelling of the myth." --BooklistIn ancient Themiscyra, Hippolyte rules as queen of the Amazons with her sister Penthesilea at her...

ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - The dark, gripping tale of a 1930's family in the remote hills of the Smoky Mountains, their secret religion, and the daughter who turns her back on their mysterious god--from the acclaimed author...

Experience the imaginative and thought-provoking tale of a rebellion in heaven and the complexities of free will from acclaimed author Anatole France.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know...

In an Ireland steeped in mysticism and folklore, Lillian discovers her remarkable gift as a child - the rare ability to wield the four elemental magicks. As she hones her powers, she embraces her destiny as a healer, but her own paranoia and vengefulness...

In this fiercely imaginative Filipino-inspired fantasy debut, a bisexual nun hiding a goddess-given gift is unwillingly transformed into a lightning rod for her people's struggle against colonization. Perfect for fans of lush fantasy full of morally ambiguous characters, including The Poppy War and The...

Hunting traitors is easier than facing the man she never meant to love... In the wake of treachery and broken bonds, Chloe de Roche has fled Illvya and a marriage that was never supposed to be real, to hunt the rebel mages trying to...

A deadly mission to hunt down the resistance's top soldier will make SS Officer Jonas Amsel question everything he kills for...Jonas Amsel and Avalina Keller, devoted Nazis and best friends, have a bright future in Hitler's Third Reich. Ava, a talented gymnast, wants to...

A beautiful artbook and guide for the explosively popular Chinese live-action drama available on Netflix! The Untamed is an adaptation of the bestselling fantasy novel series Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi, also published by Seven Seas. This stunning hardcover collection is...

How important is your ethnic heritage? For Alex, it can mean worlds of difference. Since immigrating to the United States as a child, his yearning to fit into American society has led to a total disconnect from his Igorot ancestry. Like many immigrants, his...

Alien, on a container ship.'Scary and unputdownable', Stephen KingAmongst towering mountains of trash in the backstreets of Lima, three young boys are trying to raise an ancient demon. They don't think their incantation has worked; but that night a teenage drugrunner is gunned down...

Author: Frankie Diane MallisISBN-10: 1957014105ISBN-13: 9781957014104Publisher: Seven Queens PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/05/2023Pages: 484Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.34lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.08d

Flamboyant baseball owner Bill Veeck always claimed that he came very close to integrating baseball in 1943 -- four years before Jackie Robinson broke the color line in 1947. Veeck's scheme was to buy the Philadelphia Phillies and stock the worst team in baseball...

Roger not only had to prove himself to the Council, he also had to prove himself to Wyndham Wrenwhistle.Fae and humans alike are returning to London for the Season, but the excitement is marred by the growing poverty rate among humans with low magical...

As the witch-pyres of the Spanish Inquisition blanket Renaissance Europe in a moral haze, a young African slave finds herself the unwilling apprentice of an ancient necromancer. Unfortunately, quitting his company proves even more hazardous than remaining his pupil when she is afflicted with...