Of Faith and Fidelity: Geoffrey Hotspur and the War for St. Peter’s Thone
Of Faith and Fidelity: Geoffrey Hotspur and the War for St. Peter’s Thone By Evan Ostryzniuk Knox Robinson Publishing, 2011 ISBN: 978-0-9567901-5-6 Publisher’s…
New book examines the influence of medieval Welsh on Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote: “I love Wales…and especially the Welsh language”. Now, a Cardiff University academic has explored Wales’ influence on Tolkien in…
Guy Gavriel Kay to do online Q&A on May 3rd
The bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay will be taking questions online at a special web Q&A on Tuesday, May 3rd. The event will…
Game of Thrones
Debuting April 17th on HBO in North America, Game of Thrones is based on the bestselling fantasy book series A Song of Ice…
Parke Godwin and the Lessons of History
Parke Godwin and the Lessons of History Davidson, Roberta Arthuriana 20.4 (2010) Abstract Authors of historical fiction claim that their work restores a…
The Forest Laird, by Jack Whyte
The Forest Laird By Jack Whyte Penguin Books ISBN: 9780670068463 Publisher’s Synopsis: In the pre-dawn hours of August 24, 1305 a.d., in London’s…
Betrayed: The Legend of Oak Island
Betrayed: The Legend of Oak Island Dinsdale, Christopher Publisher:Napoleon & Company ISBN: 9781894917919 Summary The fate of the known world is settled on…
Heartstone
Heartstone By C. J. Sansom Publisher:Random House of Canada, September 28, 2010 ISBN:9780307356192 Summary Shardlake goes to war… Summer, 1545. England is at war.…
Lords of the Bow
Lords of the Bow By Conn Iggulden Publisher: Harpercollins (uk) | July 16, 2010 ISBN:978-0440243922 Summary The gathering of the tribes of the Mongols…
King Arthur’s Bones
King Arthur’s Bones By The The Medieval Murderers Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, October 19, 2010 ISBN:9781847393654 Summary During excavation work at Glastonbury…
Daughter of York: A Novel
Daughter of York: A Novel By Ann Easter Smith Publisher: Simon & Schuster, February 12, 2008 ISBN:9780743277310 Summary History tells us that the…
Heroes of the Valley
Heroes of the Valley By Jonathan Stroud Publisher:Hyperion Books for Children, Nov 22, 2010 ISBN:978-1423109662 Summary Halli Sveinsson has grown up in the…
The People’s Queen
The People’s Queen By Vanora Bennett Published by: Harpercollins (uk) August 23, 2010 ISBN:9780007311217 Summary The country is in turmoil, The King is…
The Sorcerer of Sainte Felice
The Sorcerer of Sainte Felice Ann Finnin Publisher:Llewellyn Worldwide, June 1, 2010 ISBN:9780738720708 Summary “I was only an apprentice. I swear it. By…
The Queen’s Daughter
The Queen’s Daughter Susan Coventry Publisher:Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, June 8, 2010 ISBN:9780805089929 Summary Joan’s mother is Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine,…
Poison: A Novel of the Renaissance
Poison: A Novel of the Renaissance Sara Poole Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, August 3, 2010 ISBN:9780312609832 Summary In the simmering hot summer of…
The Secret Eleanor
The Secret Eleanor Cecelia Holland Publisher: Berkley Trade, August 3, 2010 ISBN: 9780425234501 Summary Eleanor of Aquitaine seized hold of life in the…
The Demon’s Parchment: A Medieval Noir
The Demon’s Parchment: A Medieval Noir Westerson, Jeri Publisher:St. Martin’s Press, October 12, 2010 ISBN: 9780312621049 Summary In fourteenth century London, Crispin Guest…
The Red Queen
The Red Queen Gregory, Philippa Publisher: Simon & Schuster, August 3, 2010 ISBN: 9781439197172 Summary Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret…
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village By Laura Amy Schlitz Candlewick Press, 2007 ISBN: 978-0-7636-1578-9 Maidens, monks, and millers’ sons…
Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine By Alison Weir Ballantine Books, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-345-51187-4 Publisher’s Synopsis: Nearing her thirtieth birthday, Eleanor has…
The Pillars of the Earth – the Amplified Edition
The Amplified Edition of Ken Follett’s international bestselling novel The Pillars of the Earth has been released by Penguin Books and Starz. It…
The Pillars of the Earth mini-series
The Pillars of the Earth, an eight-hour mini-series based on the novel of the same name by Ken Follett, begins airing this month…
I Serve
I Serve By Rosanne E. Lortz Publisher: Anno Domini, January 1, 2009 ISBN: 9780979214547 This novel details the events of one knight, Sir…
Effigy of the Cloven Hoof
Effigy of the Cloven Hoof By Ellen Foster Lulu Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-557-39894-2 Synopsis: The opening pages of this historical mystery novel carry…