Medievalists.net » Fiction http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Books – Conquests: Hearts Rule Kingdoms by Emily Murdoch http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/02/books-conquests-hearts-rule-kingdoms-by-emily-murdoch/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/02/books-conquests-hearts-rule-kingdoms-by-emily-murdoch/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2015 23:30:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62229 A look at author Emily Murdoch's book, Conquests, from her series, 'Conquered Hearts'

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/02/books-conquests-hearts-rule-kingdoms-by-emily-murdoch/feed/ 0 Knights, Rulers, Pilgrims and Writers: Female Characters in Medieval Children’s Books http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/28/knights-rulers-pilgrims-and-writers-female-characters-in-medieval-childrens-books/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/28/knights-rulers-pilgrims-and-writers-female-characters-in-medieval-childrens-books/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:52:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62098 Female characters in modern children’s literature have been shown to be represented in a stereotypical manner, but gender in historical fiction for children has received little scholarly attention.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/28/knights-rulers-pilgrims-and-writers-female-characters-in-medieval-childrens-books/feed/ 0 The Book of Dame Frevisse: Margaret Frazer’s Medieval Mysteries http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/26/the-book-of-dame-frevisse-margaret-frazers-medieval-mysteries/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/26/the-book-of-dame-frevisse-margaret-frazers-medieval-mysteries/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2015 15:18:09 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61353 Margaret Frazer has written and published fifteen medieval mystery books thus far. These books are considered detective fiction.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/26/the-book-of-dame-frevisse-margaret-frazers-medieval-mysteries/feed/ 0 Book Review: Rise of the Wolf, by Steven A. McKay http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/book-review-rise-of-the-wolf-by-steven-a-mckay/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/book-review-rise-of-the-wolf-by-steven-a-mckay/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:58:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61064 Bottom line: I can’t recommend this novel strongly enough. You should buy it now.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/14/book-review-rise-of-the-wolf-by-steven-a-mckay/feed/ 0 Literature in an Apocalyptic Age; or, How to End a Romance http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/literature-in-an-apocalyptic-age-or-how-to-end-a-romance/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/literature-in-an-apocalyptic-age-or-how-to-end-a-romance/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:48:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60717 No literature of the Middle Ages has so successfully captured the imagination of recent times as has the medieval romance.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/29/literature-in-an-apocalyptic-age-or-how-to-end-a-romance/feed/ 0 The Archer’s Loss: England’s War, Fate’s Arrows http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/23/the-archers-loss-englands-war-fates-arrows/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/23/the-archers-loss-englands-war-fates-arrows/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:49:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60576 As England crumbles, so does Thomas as he rails against the world which has snatched life and love away from him so savagely. The end of the 116 year struggle between old foes shall be the making and breaking of a boy yet to develop into a man....

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/16/60409/feed/ 0 BOOK REVIEW: The Tapestry by Nancy Bilyeau http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/book-review-the-tapestry-by-nancy-bilyeau/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/book-review-the-tapestry-by-nancy-bilyeau/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2015 22:32:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59993 Joanna Stafford, our intrepid ex-Dominican super sleuth is at it again. This time, she’s hurled straight into the midst of plotting and deception at Henry VIII’s court.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/book-review-the-tapestry-by-nancy-bilyeau/feed/ 0 ‘We Do Not Sow’: The Economics and Politics of A Song of Ice and Fire http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/07/we-do-not-sow-the-economics-and-politics-of-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/07/we-do-not-sow-the-economics-and-politics-of-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2015 22:51:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58772 George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire brilliantly illustrates a number of basic principles of political economy.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/07/we-do-not-sow-the-economics-and-politics-of-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/feed/ 0 What’s New in Medieval Historical Fiction http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/03/whats-new-in-medieval-historical-fiction/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/03/whats-new-in-medieval-historical-fiction/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2015 15:56:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58666 Learn more about these books: See the Sister Fidelma mysteries Wikipedia entry Visit Gear-Gear.com, website for the authors Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear The Buried Giant review – Kazuo Ishiguro ventures into Tolkien territory – review by Tom Holland in The Guardian ‘The Invention of Fire’ is a thrillingly written 14th-century murder mystery […]

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