Fiction - Fantasy - Historical

A Fayte Guardian with secrets. A dark fae craves her power. Only one will survive their battle of wits, wile, and magic.After rescuing Queen Victoria from an otherworldly enemy, Jane has settled comfortably into her new life as a Fayte Guardian, working as a...

The land Tencendor has been united for more than forty years. The Starman Axis defeated the dreaded monster Gorgrael and by fulfilling his destiny he has brought peace finally to the three races of this land: the Icarii bird people, the Avar tree people,...

Garric or-Reise was born the son of an innkeeper in Barca's Hamlet on the Isle of Haft, but through valor and determination became first a prince and then the Regent and successor to the feeble Valence III, King of the Isles. But the Kingdom...

She serves a divine purpose. He wants to challenge a deity. Together, they could reshape destiny... Ariadne is willing to do anything for her people. Commanded to sacrifice any husband she takes to her goddess, the Priestess of Artemis respects the power and duty...

Read the thrilling conclusion of The Last Pendragon Saga with the final two installments: The Pendragon's Challenge and Legend of the Pendragon!The Pendragon's Challenge: With only four days until Cade is to be crowned High King of the Britons, the combined might of gods...

One of Zola's own favorites, Paris is a truly brilliant tale -- it shows us the city's underbelly, both figuratively and literally, for we see the enormous market (built in the 1850s) into which flowed great rivers of of food -- and from which...

The Devil's Dictionary is often considered Ambrose Bierce's most famous work. Portions of it were published in the San Francisco Wasp. Originally published in 1906 as The Cynic's Word Book, it features Bierce's witty and often ironic spin on many common English words.Finally published...

During his twilight years, the French author Jules Verne (1828-1905) wrote two original sequels to books that had fired his own youthful imagination but which he felt to be incomplete: Johann Wyss's Swiss Family Robinson and Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon...

In which Vlad Taltos confronts the Left Hand of the Jhereg...and discovers the game has more players than he thought Vlad Taltos, short-statured, short-lived human in an Empire of tall, long-lived Dragaerans, has always had to keep his wits about him. Long ago, he...

Return to the the epic tale of the Lord of the Isles, David Drake's saga of magic and might. For the first time in a thousand years, the Kingdom of the Isles has a government and a real ruler: Prince Garric of Haft. The...

The emperor extends a pardon to Hara and Gideon, tasking them with a marital crisis, even as the tale takes an unexpected turn inspired by the twists of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."Amidst this dragon-kissed landscape, the intricate plot thickens. The niece of the...

Alchemy meets Agatha Christie in this dazzling Jazz Age fantasy when an archaeology student faces myth and monsters to protect her family and break a blood curse.As 1920s London swelters in the grip of Egyptomania, archaeology student Rom Godden wishes she was anywhere else....

A vast empire's greatest foe. A conquered people's last hope. His name is Hanuvar, and he will set his people free! When the Dervan Empire came for the city of Volanus its people fought block by block, house by house until most of them...

For 300,000 years hunters hunted, gatherers gathered, they sometimes mated. Then something happened. They got civilized This is that story.Tallstone and the City: A New Heaven and Earth, Second Edition tells the simple story of two members of the Clan of the Serpent from...

Violence haunts 1915 Atlanta and so does the golem a group of girls creates A dark, lyrical blend of historical fiction and magical realism, The Curators examines a critically underexplored event in American history through unlikely eyes. All of Atlanta is obsessed with the...

It's been nearly a century since Thomas Rimor last battled elven knights, but now that ancient evil has returned. Thomas must take on a new identity to fight both human and elven foes: that of Robin Hood. It's been nearly a century since Thomas...

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...

In the ancient Hebrew writings, there is an oddity. Very few women are mentioned. Fewer still have a lineage that can be traced. Rahab, the harlot, is among those. This is a story of what may have been.On that fateful day when Rahab protected...

In a place where loyalty can become a double-edged sword, Kassaya learns that the art of forming alliances is the true currency of survival. As she uncovers the secrets the Palace guards behind its magnificent facade, she thrusts both herself and her allies into...

Maud and her cousins launch their kites deep into the heaven, from the lookout cliff in Montego, Jamaica. Their hope is with the hurricane wind forces of 1917, their kites will be washed up on the shores of Cuba.The experience of the lift and...

Change is the only constantReturning to the Verdant Green Waters sect over a decade after his exile, Wu Ying finds his position and place within the Sect in flux. Strong enough to be an Elder but not having achieved his rank via the normal...

Based upon Richard Johnson's work, which first appeared in print in the 1590s and was widely read for over three centuries after its publication, The Seven Champions of Christendom whisks the reader away to a bygone age of mythic heroes and warrior saints engaged...

Eventually the past must give up its dead.When William Garrett's estranged father dies under mysterious circumstances-and makes a heinous accusation against him-Will must journey to a place that has haunted him since childhood, a place he vowed never to return: Ravenswood Hall. But memories...

Amidst the power and peril of Egypt's 20th Dynasty, a haunting mystery unfurls. As Kassaya embarks on a quest to unravel the truth of Nebtu's disappearance, another woman goes missing - and this time, it's someone very dear to her.As Kassaya's search for answers...

Admirers, antiquities, and . . . ancient curses?A curse taints the ruins of Kilmere-or so the locals say-which makes it an unchancy inheritance for herbalist Jessa Caldwell. Worse still, a cruel fae lord in the guise of a gentleman seeks to wrest the crumbling...

A second prize winner in the RWA '19 Sheila contest.When Evalina is imprisoned for witchcraft, will her supernatural bond with animals be her curse or salvation? In 1854, Evalina Stowe witnesses the murder of her brother by Dr. Dowdrick, an enraged client at the...

They thought the blight had been stopped. But it was merely a hope. After the Fray of Ararat, the Empire rises back to its feet with relentless resolve and power unparalleled. While the Watcher Lords' quest for immortality advances full-force, others grasp for the...

A rising threat from the biggest city in the world The Emperor of Babylon has captured Zurga - a brilliant inventor - and is demanding to know how to control volcanic eruptions. He also desires iron weapons, a closely guarded Hittite secret. The emperor...

Based on actual events, this tale of shipwreck and hidden gold is among Haggard's most riveting tales of adventure.Author: H. Rider HaggardISBN-10: 1434115224ISBN-13: 9781434115225Publisher: Waking Lion PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2008Pages: 228Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.11lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Meet the woman who will inspire the author of the world's most famous story: Lucinda, a penniless English orphan, is abused and exploited as a cinder-sweep by her aristocratic relatives. On receiving her sole inheritance--a pair of glass-beaded slippers--she runs away to France in...

Caroline Daniels must marry, and marry well. But in her remote corner of England eligible suitors are few and far between, and none hold a candle to her closest friend, Diana Fitzroy.When Sir Edward Masterson arrives, he seems the answer to Caroline's financial worries,...

For generations Therians have been suppressed...Trapped in their own flesh...forced to delete their existence from the records of time...Forced to hide who they truly are for the survival of their species...Awaiting the arrival of their savior to liberate them from bondage...That great liberator could...

The sequel to Bound in Blood and exciting sixth entry in the Godstalker Chronicles by epic fantasy world-builder extraordinaire, P.C. Hodgell. A droll heroine born to one day battle a world-destroying god fights her way through deadly plots and challenges at a warrior's academy...

First Time in Paperback. Three Top Writers Continue the Epic Fantasy Adventure Begun in the Best-Seller The Shadow of the Lion. Prince Manfred and his mentor and bodyguard, the deadly warrior Erik, have survived dangers and enemies both natural and supernatural, and if they...

Winner of the Nebula Award! Finalist for the Hugo Award! Finalist for the World Fantasy Award! A New York Times Best Romance of 2022! C. L. Polk turns their considerable powers to a fantastical noir with Even Though I Knew the End. "Eerie, sharp...

It's hard to stay ordinary when you have the power to reshape the world... After a lifetime of cruel treatment for his illness, his strangeness, his sensitivities, all Jaime wants is to be ordinary. Unfortunately he's heir to a magical legacy with the power...

Alice's stories of Wonderland did more than raise a few eyebrows-it landed her in an asylum. Now at 15 years of age, she's willing to do anything to leave, which includes agreeing to an experimental procedure. When Alice decides at the last minute not...

When the gods shaped the continent into five kingdoms to be ruled by their progeny, they did not account for the greed of men. When they created the Order from their god-blessed followers to mediate between realms, they neglected to plan against the hoarding...

In a place where loyalty can become a double-edged sword, Kassaya learns that the art of forming alliances is the true currency of survival. As she uncovers the secrets the Palace guards behind its magnificent facade, she thrusts both herself and her allies into...

Beautiful, red-haired Theresa's dark dreams take her on another riveting journey through Al Capone's private life. Consequences of gruesome choices made in the past reveal themselves in this dreamscape world of desire, lust, incest, insanity and murder. The chilling discoveries in Theresa's familial past,...

Get ready to enter a multiverse of Comic Mystery and Steampunk Adventure. Investigate the mysteries and explore strange new worlds.In 1875, Inspector Ol'Barrow of Dover's borough police is still coming to terms with the advent of radio dramas when he is confronted by a...

In the days leading up to the War of Spanish Succession (also known as Queen Anne's War), a frigate from England's Navy is dispatched on a secret mission to the Americas. The Captain's orders are simple: stop the French and Spanish treasure fleets from...

Author: Jim ArapostathisISBN-10: 1436334322ISBN-13: 9781436334327Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/22/2014Pages: 84Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

Eric Banyon, also known as Bedlam's Bard, managed to rescue his young brother Magnus from what seemed to be a killer demon (in Mad Maudlin), but now he must rescue Magnus again, this time from their tyrannical parents. Eric does not look forward to...

England in the sixteenth century: a nation at a fatal fork in time, leading to two possible futures forseen by the Sidhe of Elfhame Avalon. Either an evil queen will join forces with the Inquisition and rule with a blood-spattered iron hand, threatening humans...

This retelling of the ancient Saga of the People of Eyri is a modern classic. Absolutely gripping and compulsively readable, Booklist said this book, "does what good historical fiction is supposed to do: put a face on history that is recognizable to all." And...

Cora and her husband hunt things - things that shouldn't exist. When the marshal of Leadville, Colorado, comes across a pair of mysterious deaths, he turns to Cora to find the creature responsible, but if Cora is to overcome the unnatural tide threatening to...

A new land, a new time . . .To protect his people from a great evil, Merrick Mac Lochlainn, newly crowned high chieftain of his clan, must travel forward in time nearly 1,000 years. But when he awakens in nineteenth-century England, he has no...

Can the Hamlet of Harmonie Remain Hidden? It's the 11th century and Nichol with an infant daughter must escape Paris with her extended family. In Book 2 of the Harmonie series, The Secret Hamlet, the power of Nichol is turned loose. At her side...

In the heart of Uganda, 17-year-old Xola Abara, known for her captivating storytelling, is about to have her world transformed. As she and her twin sister Tishala begin to prepare for life as apprentices, Xola encounters the mysterious Tau, a Dream Messenger, who reveals...