Historical Fiction

It's the fourth Skulduggery Pleasant adventure... only Skulduggery Pleasant himself is lost on the other side of a portal, with only some evil gods for company. Can he possible survive?...

It's 1956 - the year the Olympic Games came to Melbourne. Jack Spiller and his small town mates are caught up in the excitement of the torch relay. But when...

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Drunken Botanist comes an enthralling novel based on the forgotten, true story of one of the US's first female deputy sheriffs....

AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR A tale of two very different sisters whose 1890s voyage from London into remote outback Australia becomes a journey of self-discovery, set against a landscape of wild beauty...

The story of Thomas Hardy's death told by his housemaid Nellie. 1928. As Thomas Hardy lies on his death bed at his Dorset home, Max Gate, a tug-of-war is taking...

1922: cousins and best friends, Sophie and Tilly, are looking for love and adventure. Sophie, orphaned at six, when her tea planter parents died suddenly of fever in India, has...

"Witty, warm and wonderfully bold." Elle McNicoll"Everything I could possibly want in a book." Laura Ellen AndersonFall under the spell of Witchspark. A magical adventure series perfect for fans of...

'I was up past midnight finishing this book! The mystery kept me turning the pages, and I felt like I'd known Maven and Reeve forever.' - Amie Kaufman, New York...

Inspired by the life of Florence Nightingale, this literary gem is part historical fiction, part ghost story, and utterly original Mayfair, 1910. At the age of ninety, Florence Nightingale is...

An exciting, middle-grade adventure from debut talent, Penny Boxall; perfect for fans of Netflix's plucky ENOLA HOLMES, the voice of Hana Tooke's THE UNADOPTABLES, and the caper of Katherine Rundell's...

It's 1864 . . . and Poppy is on the road again, heading to the town of Wahgunyah. On the way she meets a stranger who seems to know something...

Griet, the young daughter of a tilemaker in 17th-century Holland, obtains her first job as a servant in Vermeer's household. Griet loves being drawn into his artistic life and leaving...

What would the world look like if the Nazis had won the war? Wolf by Wolf is a gripping thriller about one girl's extraordinary mission to kill Hitler. "Wild and...

One of the great untold love stories - how the Grimm brothers discovered their famous fairy tales - filled with drama and passion, and taking place during the Napoleonic Wars....

Leo Carew's debut novel THE WOLF , the first book in the Under the Northern Sky series, is a masterpiece in epic historical fantasy - a new voice to rival...

A religious academic is mutilated on one of the city's finest streets. The grave of a famous colonel is ravaged. A shday entrepreneur is slaughtered while dashing for a train....

Freedom is a pipe dream. At least, that's what Olivia Cruikshank believes. Transported to Van Diemen's Land for petty theft, she has lost all hope. Six years in and out...

A stirring tale of mystery and romance, inspired by the life of 1920s Australian film icon and 'million-dollar mermaid' Annette Kellerman. BLUE MOUNTAINS, 2024: Working on a documentary at the...

The novel takes you to the smoggy, cobbled streets of Victoria s vile and villainous Britain, but not as you know them . . . A layer of horror will...

' A moving and enchanting story with an uplifting message of hope at its heart... Be warned - you will need tissues. Caroline's best book yet!' Dinah Jefferies 'Warm, moving,...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024! 'Percival Everett is a giant of American letters, and James is a canon-shatteringly great book' - Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Trust From...

Even when you come out of bloodshed and disaster in the end you have got to learn to live. Winona is a young Lakota orphan adopted by former soldiers Thomas...

' Sisterhood, espionage, and an unstoppable romance between two passionate leads - Isabel and the Rogue is utterly delightful and charming and not to be missed! ' EVIE DUNMORE A...

'Thea Guanzon's talent is limitless, and she is the kind of writer that comes around once in a generation. Mark my words: lives will be changed by The Hurricane Wars...

' Sisterhood, espionage, and an unstoppable romance between two passionate leads - Isabel and the Rogue is utterly delightful and charming and not to be missed! ' EVIE DUNMORE A...

A sweeping historical epic and powerful romantic drama set in medieval France: a time of the Great Plague, of witchcraft, and the Inquisition. During the height of superstition, in the...

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...

The must-have gift for all the Corbynistas in your life. Since the 2015 Labour leadership election, Jeremy Corbyn has been on a seemingly unstoppable upward trajectory, from 'the unelectable' to...

Intelligent, beautiful Alexandra Bouvier was raised believing she could achieve anything. But when the First World War breaks out in 1914, and both her parents are killed while volunteering on...

A thrilling magical mystery set in a re-imagined Renaissance Venice Twelve-year-old Bianca feels like the luckiest girl in Venice. She's apprenticed to the most famous painter in the world -...

Resourceful and entertaining, Flotsam and Jetsam are the Borrowers of the seashore. One day Flotsam and Jetsam find a whistle. They don't know what it is and, when Flotsam blows...

An original fiction title starring Rocket and Groot from the highly popular Guardians of the Galaxy film. This middle grade novel, perfect for 8-12 year olds, follows Rocket Raccoon and...

My Story: Mary Prince - the thrilling story of the former slave and abolitionist. Born in enslavement in Bermuda, Mary Prince travelled to England, escaped slavery and became a prominent...

The thundering new historical epic from the bestselling master of the genre Sicily 412 BC: the infinite duel between a man and a superpower begins. The man is Dionysius, who...

New York Times Bestseller A special TV Tie-In edition to BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of...

An instant New York Times and Indie bestseller! From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA about a teen who uncovers a...

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...

Charles Cumming's gripping new thriller series surrounding BOX 88 * Icarus 17, the fourth book in the gripping Lachlan Kite thriller series is available to pre-order now!* Waterstones Best Espionage...

Ami lives on Culion, an island for people who have leprosy. Her mother is among the infected. She loves her home-with its blue seas and lush forests, Culion contains all...

A literary thriller set during the devastating North Sea flood of 1953, in which a love triangle turns murderous. An atmospheric literary thriller set during the devastating North Sea flood...

Florence, 1466. A lust for life, a passion for power and a taste for adventure... In Florence, everyone has a passion. With 60,000 souls inside the city, crammed into a...

How To Tempt An Earl - Bronwyn Scott From notorious rake... to unexpected protector. Kieran Parkhurst has been awarded the title of Earl from the Crown - blood money for...

The Moghul emperors are still bloodthirsty and entirely ruthless; they control a quarter of the world's population and have wealth beyond imagining. But this is the final flowering of a...

1891. Seventeen-year-old Leonie Vernier and her older brother abandon Paris for the sanctuary of their aunt's isolated country house near Carcassonne, the Domaine de la Cade. But when Leonie stumbles...

You cannot create good without also creating evil. 'DAZZLING' Chloe Gong Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist. But for now, she's trapped practising an illegal form of alchemy -...

An unforgettable novel from a Carnegie Medal-winning author about the devastating effects of World War One on the lives of five young people. Scotland, 1915. A group of teenagers from...

A little girl and her live-in monster learn about what makes them different-and what unites them. This graphic novel is a silly, sweet, and sometimes gross tribute to friendship, and...