Historical Fiction

A brilliant hybrid of myth, history and fantasy from Sylvia Townsend Warner, one of the twentieth century's great novelists Don Juan, that notorious libertine, has disappeared. Has he been dragged...

An intricate, puzzle-like murder mystery set in Imperial China, featuring the indefatigable Judge Dee Judge Dee is about to step into the shoes of a dead man... Most people would...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

The searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood. A shield maiden fights to break the...

WINNER OF THE PRIX JEAN GIONO FINALIST FOR THE PRIX INTERALLIE A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR A bestselling, award-winning World War II novel about the heroism of a single...

A hagtale, a dark fable, a fireside story, known to Shakespeare, but unwritten. Until now. In eleventh-century Scotland, feral wolf-child Wulva is brought up by witches and then sent to...

The prequel to the New York Times bestselling Cat & Mouse Duet is here . . . The married woman of the manor. The stranger outside. An intoxicating novel of...

A spicy 'Why choose' regency romance set five years after the initial SECOND SONS duology by viral TikTok sensation, Emily Rath. The Lady has an offer. The Vicar has a...

RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE SAMURAI DETECTIVES, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING SERIES OF THRILLING ADVENTURE AND INSCRUTABLE MYSTERY In the months since their last perilous quest, a fragile calm...

A gloriously gothic Victorian YA horror-romantasy about first love, sisters, and how far we will go to protect the ones we love The Horrors gain strength when things in our...

The electric new fantasy series for fans of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief and Impossible Creatures. Become the impossible . . . Life is no fun for Alex Evans. Ever...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

Two rival schools stand next door to each other- one for elite ladies, one for good-for-nothing boys. But one of those boys might just be a naturally chivalrous diamond in...

The heart-stopping new blockbuster by the bestselling author of The Fallen Woman. Violet Nash has grown up in the shadows of her father Charlie's shattered dreams. It's been years since...

Based on the story that inspired the Netflix samurai epic! As the 19th century comes to a bloody end, a sinister game of life-or-death brutally culls Japan's fading warrior class....

An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths...

Virginia Woolf's pioneering novel about a time-traveling sixteenth-century nobleman who wakes up in the body of a woman, with a new foreword by Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this bold edition...

Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition...

The much-loved masterpiece from one of the key figures of twentieth-century Italian literature In the sweltering summer of 1938, with Lisbon in the grip of Portugal's dictatorship of Ant nio...

Waugh's great novel of the lost golden age before the Second World War, new to the Penguin English Library The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited...

Discover the utterly addictive southern gothic horror saga by that is sweeping Europe, over two million copies sold so far. 'Riveting, terrifying, and just absolutely great' Stephen King The electrifying...

Discover the utterly addictive southern gothic horror saga by that is sweeping Europe, over two million copies sold so far. 'Riveting, terrifying, and just absolutely great' Stephen King Discover the...

For readers of Sarah J Maas, Scarlett St. Clair, and Tasha Suri's The Jasmine Throne, this epic, slow-burn romantic fantasy inspired by Sri Lankan mythology follows a fierce orphaned young...

Inspired by a true story, Dan Simmons' devastating historical adventure has chilled and thrilled readers the world over and has become a classic of its kind - a masterpiece of...

A witty and compulsive reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium, from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy A book of...

A trip to Paris and Versailles, an escaped convict, an ancient underground cave network, family mysteries and . . . ghosts. Josephine Eloise Thomas is in Paris receiving a huge...

Outlander meets Holly Black in this enemies-to-lovers romantasy set in the dazzling and dangerous Scottish court where a fae guardian of the realm falls in love with a charming Elizabethan...

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...

The first book in the TikTok phenomenon Heavenly Bodies Trilogy- a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers adult romantasy for fans of Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L Armentrout and Stephanie Garber You know...

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...

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...

From Sunday Times bestselling author, dive back into this lush and dreamlike world of Ava Reid's dark academic masterpiece A Study in Drowning in this stunning sequel and conclusion. All...

There's something devilish going on in the quiet Welsh village of Penhelyg...A gripping gothic suspense from the author of number one bestseller Pandora A remote village, a mysterious death, a...

How do you find the courage to make your own life? An electrifying novel about first love set in 1960s London and Paris from multiple bestseller, Rose Tremain 'Gorgeous' Observer...

An immersive, kaleidoscopic debut for fans of Homegoing and Pachinko- one family's search for a better life through four continents, four generations and a century of change. THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A STUDY IN DROWNING comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare's most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power...

Set in the frozen north of Canada in 1972, this is a novel about childhood trauma, painful histories that need reckoning with and the moments in life when we can...

The magnificent new novel by the bestselling and award-winning Kate Atkinson- 'Masterpiece' - Telegraph; 'Pageturner' - Evening Standard; 'Wise, funny and paced like a thriller' - Observer The magnificent novel...

From one of Britain's best-loved and bestselling writers comes an intimate yet panoramic novel set in the 19th century Born in 1799, Cashel Greville Ross experiences myriad lives- joyous and...