Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation by Kris Manjapra
$24.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
A revelatory historical indictment of the long afterlife of slavery in the Atlantic worldTo fully understand why the shadow of slavery haunts us today, we must confront the flawed way that it ended. We celebrate abolition - in Haiti after the revolution, in the British Empire in 1833, in the United Stat ...Show more
The Wall by Douglas Jackson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
AD 400. Rome and its Empire are failing . . . Veteran cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor sets out with his regiment to make what may be his final tour of the forts along Hadrian's Wall. Through a combination of military prowess, brutality and bribery, Marcus has spent twenty years keeping the savag ...Show more
A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge #3) by Ken Follett
$26.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: The\Kingsbridge Novels Ser.
1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended to the throne but she is not safe in this dangerous new world. There are many who would see her removed, not least Mary Queens of Scots, who lies in wait in Paris. Elizabeth determines to set up a new se ...Show more
The Land of Painted Caves ( #6 Earth's Children) by Jean M. Auel
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Earth's Children Ser.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this, the extraordinary conclusion of the ice-age epic series, Earth's Children®, Ayla, Jondalar, and their infant daughter, Jonayla, are living with the Zelandonii in the Ninth Cave. Ayla has been chosen as an acolyte to a spiritual leader and begins arduous training tas ...Show more
The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
A BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick and Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month, for fans of PANDORA, THE ESSEX SERPENT and THE NIGHT CIRCUS.Longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2023.'I just fell in love with it within the first two sentences . . .' - Ruth Jones'One ...Show more
Sword of Kings (The Last Kingdom #12) by Bernard Cornwell
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: The\Last Kingdom Ser. | Reading Level: 1 Fiction
The twelfth installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling Saxon Tales series chronicling the epic story of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer, London)--the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom.His blood is Saxon His heart is Viking His battleground is Engl ...Show more
The Darkest Shore by Karen Brooks
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
The independent women of Scotland stand up to a witch hunt, male fury and the power of the Church in a battle for survival in this compelling historical novel based on true events in early eighteenth century Scotland. 1703: The wild east coast of Scotland.Returning to her home town of Pittenweem, fishwi ...Show more
Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
'Alpsten's colourful narrative does full justice to her extraordinary career' Sunday Times'With its sprawling canvas and huge cast ... it's an entertaining romp through the endless intrigue, violence and debauchery of court life' Mail on Sunday'A vivid page-turner of a debut' The Times'The extraordinary ...Show more
The Flames by Sophie Haydock
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
A stunning debut novel about the intertwining lives of four remarkable women, the muses who inspired the artist Egon Schiele. For fans of THE PARIS WIFE, THE FAMILIARS, The MINIATURIST and The DUTCH HOUSE. Every painting tells a story, but what if the women on the canvas could talk... ADELE- passionate, ...Show more
No Hearts of Gold by Jackie French
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Three women from very different backgrounds, bound by friendship, separated by destiny It was impossible, but in full view of the church, the Governor and wedding guests ...The bride had vanished.Some girls are born to be loved, some are born to be useful.Some girls are born to be bad.Indulged and wealt ...Show more
The Winter Dress by Lauren Chater
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Two women separated by centuries but connected by one beautiful silk dress. A captivating novel based on a real-life shipwreck discovered off Texel Island by the bestselling author of Gulliver's Wife, Lauren Chater. Jo Baaker, a textiles historian and Dutch ex-pat is drawn back to the island where she w ...Show more
Edge of Eternity: (#3 Century) by Ken Follett
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: The\Century Trilogy Ser.
As the decisions made in the corridors of power bring the world to the brink of oblivion, five families from across the globe are brought together in an unforgettable tale of passion and conflict during the Cold War. When Rebecca Hoffmann, a teacher in East Germany, finds herself pursued by the secret p ...Show more