From the moment I started reading Barbara Thompson’s No More Blood: Epilogue on the Life of Truman Capote & In Cold Blood, I realized this is one of those books confirming that good literature is still possible nowadays. Set in 1959 and in 1984, No...

Rawhead is a work of historical and military fiction penned by author Jon Bebbington. Based on the real experiences of the author and his family during the First World War, we find ourselves in the idyllic Cheshire countryside of England. A family of tenant farmers...

Brady’s Rangers: Frontier Defenders is a work of historical fiction from the American Revolution, penned by author David Ekardt. At a time when the British fought against the settlers along the borders of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio, Samuel Brady was a legendary figure supporting those...

The first and most important thing to say about Ellie Midwood, and by extension her intensely appealing historical novel No Woman’s Land: A Holocaust Novel, is that this author’s fine writing skills are superbly well honed. Any seasoned reader will immediately recognize a master at...

By Eastern Windows (The Macquarie Series Book 1) is the first novel in an epic historical fiction series by Gretta Curran Browne. Based on the life and times of British Major General Lachlan Macquarie (1761-1824), a famous early governor of New South Wales in Australia,...

Unbroken by Bill K. Underwood is an exciting work of historical fiction set against the 1519 expedition of Hernan Cortes to the Yucatan and Tabasco regions of modern-day Mexico. Told through the eyes of a talented, intelligent, and resourceful boy named Felipe, the son of...

Jeanne Blanchet's novel Forger of Empire: A Novel of Genghis Khan is historical fiction based on the life of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire and one of the greatest conquerors in history. The fictional life story of Temujin is set in the same...

What do you see in an old house that looks like it’s about to collapse? Do you see its history? Do you catch a glimpse of the grandeur that it once held? Do you wonder about the people who called the house their home? That...

The Besieged Pharaoh by William Speir is a historical novel that takes readers on an adventure to ancient Egypt, following Amenhotep II, the Great Son of Ra, Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt, just after the devastating defeat by the Hebrews. He has lost every...

Conecuh: A Civil War Novel by Herb Hughes is a historical fiction novel that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who love history, especially the Civil War time period. This book follows Private Caleb Garner, CSA through war and...