Historical Fiction

WINNER OF THE AGE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 we only need to tease out the first stray thread, such as the lingering wake left by a white ship forging...

December, 1963: widowed cafe owner Stella Madigan, with her two young children Fran and Theo, and the free-spirited artist Mardi Rose, embark on a road trip to Byron Bay. But...

Melbourne, Australia 1954. But the Second World War still casts its shadow. Jack fought the Japanese in the Pacific and suffers war neurosis. In rebellion against the difficulties of her...

THE ACCOMPLICE describes one of the most shocking events of the seventeenth century: the wreck of the Dutch ship Batavia off the coast of Western Australia, and the extraordinary events...

'I want to tell a story. A long but simple story. A tale of long recovery. A tale of love. A tale of lost and found.' In his remarkable new...

Conflict Surviving a vicious massacre, the Aboriginal boy Mandawuy is the last of his tribe. He will face the ultimate choice - join with the white man, or rebel alongside...

It is 1910. Halley's Comet is coming. Harry Houdini is in Australia for the first time. The most celebrated escape artist in the world has sold-out seasons in both Melbourne...

Alexander of Macedon was just twenty years old in 334BC when he set out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world....

The heart-rending story of a Native American community told through the generations, from the author of New York Times bestseller There There Following its unforgettable characters through almost two centuries...

Thirteen-year-old Ava lives in Darwin with her family and their homing pigeons, of which Essie is Ava's favourite. A Japanese family live next door and their son, Kazuo, is Ava's...

'It is a harsh land - yes, for you especially - but people can also rise here ...' Born into poverty in eighteenth-century England, her future was predetermined. But throughout...

The story of two fiercely strong women, mother and daughter, one determined never to explain her choices and the other equally as determined to dig deeply and unrelentingly for the...

In 1814, Dorothea Brande leaves the quiet harmony of her Devonshire home and accompanies her officer husband, Charles, to the colony of New South Wales. Here she endeavours to escape...

The epic tale of a woman who breathes a fantastical empire into existence, only to be consumed by it over the centuries - from the transcendent imagination of Booker Prize-winning,...

This reverse harem romance is the second book in the SECOND SONS spicy regency romance series by viral TikTok sensation, Emily Rath. James Corbin, Viscount Finchley, has two goals- guarantee...

Bobby Wabalanginy never learned fear, not until he was pretty well a grown man. Sure, he grew up doing the Dead Man Dance, but with him it was a dance...

From the bestselling author of THE SECOND SIGHT OF ZACHARY CLOUDESLEY comes an illuminating historical novel about the extraordinary, adventurous life of Mary Wortley Montagu- pioneering writer, poet and feminist....

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...

The novel tells the story of Ivan Grigoryevich, who has returned to Russia after thirty years in the Gulag. After short and unsatisfying visits to familiar places and persons in...

In 1777, Jack Absolute is famous ... as the dashing lover in Sheridan's famous comedy THE RIVALS. However, this notoriety comes as something of a shock to the REAL Jack...

These accomplished, gothic-infused stories impress in terms of their range and unexpected twists - this is an exceptional debut collection that includes the title novella, 'The Gorgon Flower'. A young...

All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire's richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world's largest navy lies peacefully at anchor...

January 1830, and one of the hardest winters in memory . . . And the prime minister, the Iron Duke, is resisting growing calls for parliamentary reform, provoking scenes of...

1826- Napoleon Bonaparte is dead, the Congress of Vienna's work is done, and there is peace in Europe. However, in Portugal there is the scent of civil war in the...

The action in Tom Gilling's wickedly funny, magical novel, The Sooterkin, revolves around the bizarre birth of a child who appears to be more seal than human. As the extraordinary...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A proper literary belter' THE TIMES 'Affectionate and endlessly entertaining' RICHARD OSMAN A wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero...

One of the bestselling books of the 21st century, now a major Sky TV series starring Harvey Keitel and Melanie Lynskey FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW FOR THIS EDITION I tattooed...

Travel to Tudor England is this vivid tale charting the life and love of Katherine Parr, wife and widow to Henry VIII. Previously published as Queen's Gambit, FIREBRAND is now...

A love story and a road-trip novel, set against turbulent historical times. For fans of Diana Gabaldon and Philippa Gregory, courtly rivalry and intrigue. A story of treachery, betrayal and...

This fun high school comedy features a shy and anxious protagonist who just wants to make friends, similar to the popular manga and anime series Komi Can t Communicate.

Ruby, still seeking revenge for Ai and Gorou s murderers, is making waves in the entertainment industry. Aqua s desire for revenge is rekindled after talking to Ichigo Saitou. Meanwhile,...

[Oshi no Ko] is an intriguing manga series that explores the often harsh and dark inner workings of Japan's entertainment industry through the eyes of an idol's children.

After a major revelation, the flames of vengeance have died down in Aqua s heart. At the same time, B Komachi is set to have their first music video (and...

To me, acting is revenge. The stage is set for Kana and Akane to put on a performance that will prove who is the superior actor. But while Akane boldly...

The actor who s written off as lousy If they start doing something completely epic out of nowhere, it s dynamite. As the opening day approaches, Aqua s stage debut...

In show business, lies are a weapon. Tensions are running high on the set of the Tokyo Blade theatrical adaptation though not in the way anyone expected! Surprisingly, Kana and...

Hoping to glean more information about his father, Aqua agrees to join the dating reality show We re About to Fall in Love for Real ! Most of the production...

Ten years after the murder of pop idol Ai Hoshino, her young (and unusually mature) twins are now poised to enter high school. While her death has had a profound...

Gorou is an ob-gyn with a life far removed from the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry the world of his favorite idol, rising star Ai Hoshino. But when...

The Bright Family is blasting into a new school year, meeting students from all over the galaxy in the 3rd book focusing on family, friendships, and fun! It's a brand-new...

Embark on an epic journey, in the jaw-dropping adventure to the bestselling and highly acclaimed Wolf Road , based on real archaeological discoveries, from award-winning historian and television presenter, Alice...

It's almost New Year's 1946, and war widow Caroline Marshall is moving with her son to sunny California. Her sister's new house has a basement apartment for Caroline to rent,...

The original serial version of Ada Cambridge's best known novel A Marked Man . Following the fortunes of Richard Delavel as a rebellious Oxford undergraduate in 1850s England and a...

Camellia is taken from her mother and everything she knows at the young age of twelve, and thrust into the role of Camellius Bale, the second son of an aristocratic...

Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He s got an air of mystery about him, always dressed well,...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE International Booker-nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story--an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean history. In contemporary...