Historical Fiction

The latest novel by twice Booker-shortlisted author Chigozie Obioma FROM THE TWICE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and the New American Voices...

Author: Colin JohnsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: HYLAND HOUSE, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong Live Sandawara chronicles the compelling saga of an Aboriginal resistance...

The first in a raunchy regency romance trilogy from viral TikTok sensation, Emily Rath Rosalie Harrow is unmarried, near destitute and faces two choices- snag a wealthy gentleman or take...

A compelling new historical mystery from the author of The Secrets of Rochester Place and The Story Collector How far will they go to find their story? When Alexis meets...

A dazzling tale of love, courage and sisterhood, spanning 40 years of tumult in Berlin, perfect for fans of Cabaret and The Whalebone Theatre. Berlin, 1926. After the death of...

Fans of the Bad Guys and Catwad will love the Cryptid Club, the hilarious four-book graphic novel series about an unlikely team of kid sleuths out to solve the mysteries...

THE ROMAN MYSTERIES meets Sherlock Holmes! In the mean streets of Victorian London lies the body of wealthy Mr Montgomery. The police must move fast to catch his killer. They...

Historically very little is known about Spartacus. We know that he came from Thrace, a land north of Greece, that he once fought in the Roman legions and that, during...

"Shortly after his funeral, my dad started haunting me . . . and it's been a delight!" -Alex Inspired by real-life experience, Alex Krokus's graphic novel is a heartfelt and...

Author: Ruth MaddisonBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 2021Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

Aerimanders are extinct. Or so the government would have you think, having centuries earlier destroyed the last of these deadly, dragon-like creatures. So when wealthy twelve-year-old chemistry student Eva Alexander...

Author: Arlene Alda And Alan AldaBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Unicorn Publishing House, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased cover. The non-fiction work...

Discover one family's dark secrets in the evocative new novel from the author of Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy pick The Glass House Notting Hill, London. One May...

'Hornblower is Hamlet in command of a battleship' New York Times 1793, the eve of the Napoleonic Wars, and Midshipman Horatio Hornblower receives his first command . . . As...

Join Spider-Ham as he swings through the streets of New York City in this action-packed, hilarious adventure! Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham (and breakout character from Into the Spider-Verse, arrives...

A deadly French ship stalks the waves. Hazzard must sink her at all costs The eagerly anticipated fourth novel in the William John Hazzard series. Late 1799. Napoleon Bonaparte seizes...

December 1901: With London Society in a frenzy of anticipation for the coronation of the new king, Edward VII, the Earl and Countess of Dilberne are caught up in lavish...

*** SHORTLISTED FOR HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR at the FINGERPRINT AWARDS *** In the fourth rip-roaring thriller in the award-winning Malabar House series, Persis and Archie travel to the...

This captivating blend of romance and suspense follows Harvey Girl Rachel Taylor and the man she thought was gone forever. Westward Chronicles book 2.

In 1372, the French village of Villeneuve is under siege and people are starving. Bonne Mirabilis, wet nurse to the wealthiest and most enigmatic woman in town, realises that she...

Promising historical novelist Lori Benton plunges readers into the tumultuous Colonial South with an epic novel of adventure, romance, and faith. Frontier dangers cannot hold a candle to the risks...

No training could have prepared Frank for a dangerous coastwatching mission against the Japanese in this award-winning WWII novel by David Hill David Hill's tense, exciting war adventure inspired by...

A queen brought low by love compromised and power abused - the tragedy of Mary Tudor. These are desperate times for Mary Tudor. As England's first ruling queen, her joy...

A Russian scientist defects to the West in this vintage spy thriller, part of The IPCRESS File series 1963 Berlin is dark and dangerous. The anonymous hero of The IPCRESS...

Ten Things You Should Know About This Book 1. Sebastian Grey is a devilishly handsome rogue with a secret. 2. Annabel Winslow's family voted her The Winslow Most Likely to...

Inspired by Chinese myths of ancient dragon gods and threads of fate, Katrina Kwan's dazzling fantasy debut is a propulsive adventure perfect for fans of Sue Lynn Tan and Hannah...

Scooter, Maryellen's pudgy pet dachshund, may be lazy, but he's one of the family, and Maryellen loves him dearly. And he never misses a meal! So when Scooter doesn't show...

These suspenseful stories will leave readers on the edge of their seats! Each spine-tingling tale features a brave, clever girl solving an intriguing mystery at an important time in America's...

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...

Following the shocking revelations of DARK DAYS, get ready for the fifth instalment of the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series - guaranteed to contain at least 40% humour, 50% action, and...

Author: Roger McdonaldBinding: PaperbackPublished: PICADOR AUSTRALIA, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling work of historical fiction chronicles the extraordinary life of...

Unputdownable naval action from the master of the sea story - Julian Stockwin returns with the next installment of action from Captain Sir Thomas Kydd. November 1807. Captain Sir Thomas...

Author: Marcus ClarkeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hallcraft Publishing, 2016Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA haunting tale of injustice, endurance, and redemption set against the...

Author: Tamara MckinleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown

Author: Robert DreweBinding: PaperbackPublished: Picador Pan Macmillan Australia, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Drowner is a compelling historical novel that chronicles...

Author: J.R. D'AltonBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Moora Savage and Other Tales of the Grampian Mountains presents a...

A private eye is catapulted on to a riotous and continent-hopping journey that proves difficult to escape - the new novel from the visionary storyteller. Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression...

Frankie Fish is back in a very special mini adventure for Australia Reads! When Frankie and Drew get in an argument about how Ancient Egyptians really walked, there's only one...

The society wedding of Thomas, an idealistic German architect, and Irene, an English artist, brings together the Curtius and Benson families. Thomas and Irene settle into marital life in Berlin,...

A captivating historical novel of pioneering Australian women finding their way in a man's world, from the author of the bestselling Mr Chen's Emporium. A captivating historical novel of pioneering...

3 Talented Women, 3 Christmas Romances Return to Christmases of yesteryear with three women who use their sewing talents to succeed in the late 1800s. But can love also be...

The Search for Maggie Ward is a poignant tale of love, loss, and faith set in the aftermath of World War I, from acclaimed New York Times bestsellling author and...

In the tradition of Alan Furst, the #1 international bestselling author of the Department Q series delivers his first stand-alone novel, a psychological thriller set in World War II Nazi...

The highly anticipated second novel from the author of the Booker-longlisted THE SWEETNESS OF WATER ' Amity is deeply adventurous and astonishingly beautiful' Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Prophets...

From the bestselling author of Prague comes a witty, inventive, brilliantly constructed novel about an Egyptologist obsessed with finding the tomb of an apocryphal king. This darkly comic labyrinth of...

A gorgeously written, immersive and deeply moving novel about the stories that shape us and the memories that ensnare us. In 1929, young Jack travels with his parents to Henry...