In recent years, we have seen a dramatic growth in historical fiction set in the Middle Ages. A numbner of great authors have been writing mysteries, fantasies, romances and adventures set in a medieval backdrop. This section will provide readers with information, reviews and news about the latest books.
Author Profile: Guy Gavriel Kay – author of ten books that depict fantasy settings developed from real places in the medieval world. Winner of the 2008 World Fantasy Award for Ysabel. His eleventh book, Under Heaven, will be coming out in April 2010.
Featured Books
The Crusades Trilogy, by Jan Guillou
The Burning Land, by Bernard Cornwell
Agincourt: A Novel, by Bernard Cornwell
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See Also…
No Law in the Land, by Michael Jecks
The Traitor’s Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II, by Susan Higginbotham
The Rebel Princess, by Judith Koll Healey
To Know Evil, by Stephen Gaspar
The Viking’s Defiant Bride, by Joanna Fulford
The Serpent’s Tale, by Ariana Franklin
Mistress Of The Art Of Death, by Ariana Franklin
Grave Goods, by Ariana Franklin
The Red Velvet Turnshoe, by Cassandra Clark
The Fruit of Her Hands: The Story of Shira of Ashkenaz, by Michelle Cameron
The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart, by Jesse Bullington
My Lady Judge: The First Burren Mystery, by Cora Harrison
Michaelmas Tribute, by Cora Harrison
The Sting of Justice: A Mystery of Medieval Ireland, by Cora Harrison
A Secret and Unlawful Killing: a Mystery of Medieval Ireland, by Cora Harrison
The Lancelot Murders, by J.M.C. Blair
The White Queen, by Philippa Gregory
Figures in Silk: A Novel, by Vanora Bennett
The Rose & the Shield, by Elaine Barbieri
Rashi’s Daughters Book Three: Rachel, by Maggie Anton
Looking for Marco Polo, by Alan Armstrong
The Parisian Prodigal, by Alan Gordon
Under Heaven, by Guy Gabriel Kay
The Owl Killers, by Karen Maitland
The Book of the Maidservant, by Rebecca Barnhouse
The High City, by Cecelia Holland
The Road to Jerusalem, by Jan Guillou
The Joys of My Life, by Alys Clare
A Plague of Poison: a Templar Knight mystery, by Maureen Ash
Company of Liars, by Karen Maitland
Veil of Lies: A Medieval Noir, by Jeri Westerson
Devil’s Brood, by Sharon Kay Penman
La Catedral del Mar, by Idelfonso Falcones
Bones of the Hills, by Conn Iggulden
Hangman Blind, by Cassandra Clark
The Pardoner’s Crime, by Keith Souter
Gentlemen Of The Road, by Michael Chabon
World Without End, by Ken Follett
Interview with R.G. Johnston, author of Vinland the Beginning
Click here to see the full list of Medieval Fiction Books
Videos
Historical Friction - C.W. Gortner, Gail Tsukiyama, and Maggie Anton, discuss their latest books, and the benefits and challenges of writing in historical fiction
