Historical Fiction

The New York Times bestselling Passenger , from the critically acclaimed author of Lore. A riveting time-slip romantasy that will sweep you through centuries to 1940s London, 1880s Paris, and...

Melbourne. 1879. Verity Sparks has found her father. But she has lost her gift - the ability to find lost things. Papa Savinov, eager for Verity to become a proper...

It's 1891. Maggie McAllister and her family are caught up in one of the most dramatic events in Australia's history: the Shearers' Strike. The trouble that erupts between the Shearers'...

The second thrilling adventure in a new historical series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian. Britannia AD 94. On the...

Blood and Fire is the second title in Gladiator School, a series of adventure novels set in the gladiator arenas of Ancient Rome. A distinguished senator has gone into hiding...

Introducing Gladiator School, a new series of novels set in a world of blood, sweat and sand, heated battles and fierce loyalty and fiercer rivalry. Young Lucius's privileged life is...

Love arrives at the most unexpected time . . . 1821: Elias Roch has ghastly luck with women. He met Josephine De Clare once and penned dozens of letters hoping...

A masterful sequel to Brittany N. Williams's stunning YA historical fantasy debut, That Self-Same Metal. There's danger in the court of James I. Magical metal-worker Joan Sands must reforge the...

1930, London Theatre Land. Charley has grown up behind the curtain in London's West End; she has even begun taking a turn on stage. But her dreams of being a...

Evie must fix the past so that nothing will break apart in the future... Compelling period fiction for 9+ readers from the Waterstones Children's Prize shortlisted Helen Peters. Evie couldn't...

King Alfred the Great devises a plan to rid 9th century Britain of the Viking invaders forever. At what cost will he succeed? And what will become of his daughter...

A gripping World War II adventure from War Horse author, Michael Morpurgo. Jo did not stop until he'd shut the door behind him and even then his heart could not...

An explosive new novel about the friendship and courage of a group of young boys living through the Second World War, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson. There's a war going...

In the 80th anniversary year, Jackie French explores the dropping of the bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, which ended World War 2. 1942. Japan has bombed Sydney...

Return to the enchanting world of the Montague siblings in the finale to the New York Times bestselling and Stonewall Honor-winning series, featuring a teenage Adrian Montague as he desperately...

Solvieg lives in a land of glaciers and frozen waterfalls, the home of frost giants and trolls. Yet it is a world with a fiery heart, created from the ashes...

A group of young pilots face intrigue and sabotage in a race around Europe in this thrilling murder mystery, from the bestselling author of Code Name Verity . Ideal for...

One of Us Is Lying meets Knives Out - with beasts, murder, and magic - in this first book in a thrilling locked-room whodunnit YA fantasy duology by Andrea Hannah...

Five titles included: The Queen's Rising, The Queen's Resistance, Sisters of Sword and Song, Divine Rivals, Ruthless Vows The Queen's Rising Brienna is an arden, a student of the five...

A ten-year-old pirate captain? Absurd? Not in the world of Atticus Van Tasticus, a fabulously funny new illustrated junior fiction series from the brilliant and wacky creative minds of Andrew...

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The seventh book in an action-packed, time-travelling series - perfect for fans of Beast Quest. Join...

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history's mightiest warriors. The eighth book in an action-packed, time-travelling series - perfect for fans of Beast Quest. Join...

A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Boston Globe-Horn Book Poetry Award Winner An "imaginative and moving" ( The Horn Book , starred review) portrait of a Black family tree...

The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he fnds work in a London theatre. There, his family...

As World War ll drags on, Susan sets out on a mission to cheer up her mum in this heartwarming wartime tale from award-winning historical fiction writer Tony Bradman. Susan...

Four starred reviews! "Evocative prose and illustrations bring to life...[the] heart-wrenching decisions and considerations that Japanese Americans had to face...[and] their endurance, sacrifices, and resilience." -Susan H. Kamei, author of...

A heartwarming story split between 1966 and the Second World War where past and present collide, unlocking memories and reuniting old friends, showing that people can become family, despite the...

It's the nineties, baby! This adorable, iconic board book features everything from bucket hats to pagers, and plenty of nineties slang! I'm a nineties baby, just look at me! I'm...

A gripping historical adventure by much-loved and award-winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo. Soon to be a major motion picture, starring Stranger Things' Noah Schnapp. It is World War...

A bearer of doom, or a bringer of change? As the Aztec empire falls, one girl defies her destiny. (Age 12 and up) In the golden city of Tenochtitlan, the...

This funny, empowering graphic novel from rising star Ursula Murray Husted is a gorgeously illustrated glimpse into the forgotten history of Renaissance Italy, following an ambitious young girl's quest to...

Hold on to your hats: The authors who brought you the New York Times bestseller My Plain Jane , which Booklist praised as "delightfully deadpan" (starred review) and Publishers Weekly...

From million-copy bestselling author David Walliams comes his first ever murder mystery - with thrills, spills and laughs galore. Dilly loves a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up...

'A deliciously twisted gothic fantasy you'll want to read again and again, with characters you'll adore, prose that'll spellbind you, romance you'll swoon over, and a mystery that'll keep you...

The second book of Lewis Carroll's timeless Alice in Wonderland middle grade series, now with a beautiful new look, continues Alice's adventures and includes the poem "Jabberwocky!" Alice's second trip...

Readers who love the fairytale charm of Melanie Dickerson, and the historical richness of Philippa Gregory and Bernard Cornwell, will be drawn into this riveting tale of courage, romance, and...

The day Queen Mary Tudor - or 'Bloody Mary', as she's called, because she has anyone who doesn't go to church burned - came to town was the most terrifying...

Partly autobiographical, this is the third title in Judith Kerr's internationally acclaimed trilogy of books following the life of Anna through war-torn Germany, to London during the Blitz and her...

In the riveting sequel to Ivory and Bone -the YA fantasy novel that New York Times bestselling author Amie Kaufman described as having a "richly crafted world of life-and-death stakes"-the...

Dorkius Maximus is a young boy growing up in ancient Rome. This hilarious diary recounts his exploits as, desperate to become a great Roman hero, Dorkius enlists the help of...

A stunning feat of original storytelling from the recipient of the 2018 John Steptoe New Talent Author Award In a boldly transportive original tale, David Barclay Moore infuses history with...

When the present offers no hope for the future, the answers may lie in the past AJ Flynn has just failed all but one of his GCSEs, and his future...

"A warmhearted story that will resonate with anyone who has ever dreamed of reinventing themselves." - Kirkus Reviews It's 1987, and sixteen-year-old Gracie Byrne wishes her life were totally different....

From Tanya Landman, author of the 2015 Carnegie Medal winner Buffalo Soldier, comes a heart-stopping tale of love, corruption and the power of choice. Blood on her lips. Blood on...

If Captain Anthony and his friends are smugglers, surely they would be smuggling stuff into the Colony, yet they were talking about 'taking them off in a whaleboat'. What on...

From the internationally bestselling creator of Claude and Mr Penguin comes a brand-new tongue-in-cheek murder mystery series, stylishly illustrated in black and white, and perfect for fans of Robin Stevens,...

A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen's classic story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout. Catherine Morland loves nothing more than reading a romantic novel, but as...