Historical Fiction

An ancient blade, fit for the gods but tainted with a deadly curse. Bjarki Bloodhand has finally managed to subdue his gandr , the spirit that gives him the ferocity...

' Downton with dance, perfect!' - Santa Montefiore Prepare to be swept off your feet by the romantic and irresistible new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author and Strictly Come...

In the course of their passionate relationship, Tom Markson and his much younger Jewish lover Naomi Branath support a Palestinian leader, Fadeela Qubra who has been awarded an international prize...

A haunting portrait of Paris past and present from the bestselling author of Birdsong **Sunday Times Bestseller** A haunting portrait of Paris past and present from the bestselling author of...

The year is 1905 and King Edward VII has invited himself and his mistress to a shooting weekend with the Dilbernes. Now Isobel, the Countess, must turn a run-down mansion...

The second novel in Fay Weldon's Love and Inheritance trilogy, following the lives and loves of an aristocratic family at the turn of the nineteenth century. December 1901: With London...

The story of Tom-All-Alone's takes place in the 'space between' two masterpieces of mid-Victorian fiction: Bleak House and The Woman in White - overlapping with them, and re-imagining them for...

Do you know what's within you? If it's deadly asbestos, you'd better have what it takes to fight for what's right. James and Jenny Henderson came to Australia for a...

Will their mother's scandalous past decide their futures? The Sunday train which snaked into Noah Vale that verdant, midwinter afternoon brought with it fire, sending an inferno of small-town gossip...

I dared not move... I was a bread stealer. A chicken feather villain. A salted mutton thief. I guiltily recalled the paper, the ink, the leather pouch I had stolen....

Tie-in edition of the bestselling, Costa Award-winning novel; now a major four part BBC1 Drama series starring Thomasin McKenzie, Sian Clifford and James McArdle. SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC1...

From extraordinary highs - patronage by the Medicis, friendship with Galileo and, most importantly of all, beautiful and outstandingly original paintings - to rape by her father's colleague, torture by...

A stunning reissue of Dilly Court's gripping saga set in turn-of-the-twentieth-century London. When seventeen-year-old Belinda Phillips falls in love with a handsome Anglo-Indian officer, she knows that he is a...

Inspired by the incredible true story of Josephine Baker's role in the French Resistance, this is a heart-wrenching, unforgettable tale of the strength of the human spirit in the darkest...

The perfect heartwarming romance for Christmas, rich in historical detail. She turned the picture of the Christmas card over with her frozen hands, a pretty picture of a family gathering...

The WORLDWIDE Bestseller. A novel of Ancient Egypt from the bestselling author of River God. Wilbur Smith is a master at the helm of one of the greatest stories of...

As Seen on Masterpiece on PBS (R): Book 3 of the beloved Poldark series Ross Poldark faces the darkest hour of his life in this third novel of the Poldark...

As Seen on Masterpiece on PBS (R): Book 1 of the beloved Poldark series In the first novel in Winston Graham's hit series, a weary Ross Poldark returns to England...

A thrilling historical novel of one woman's journey to protect her people, perfect for fans of Outlander , Game of Thrones , and Sky Atlantic's Britannia . *** 'A visceral...

Meet the Hound Heroes: fearless Captain Chihuahua, the big-hearted Great, the Great Dane, super-speedy Poodle Girl, cyborg pup Power Pug, and the lovable yet irritating Super Sheep Dog. Together they...

Sidi is dying. In the last days of this all-powerful tyrant, his faithful court fool takes stock of the decades he has spent in the king's service. For the many...

Colonel Lord Aidan Bedwyn has come to Ringwood Manor to keep his promise to a dying fellow officer. He has sworn to protect the man's sister no matter what -...

In the Ancient World, one army was feared above all others. This is their story. When Cyrus, brother to the Great King of Persia, attempts to overthrow his reckless sibling,...

Laugh out loud with Captain Underpants, from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man! Tippy Tinkletrousers is back in the ninth full colour book in this #1 New York Times...

Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a brilliant novel that uncovers the boundary-breaking, genuine friendship between Ella Fitzgerald, the Queen of Jazz,...

A #1 New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Daphne Bridgerton, in the first of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring...

The Acclaimed Trilogy That Has Been Called a Must-Read for Fans of Downton Abbey A generation has been lost on the Western Front. The dead have been buried, a harsh...

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER AND AWARD-WINNING RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK Murder, lies and betrayal in Regency England England 1819. Thomas Shield, a master at a school just outside...

No.1 bestselling author Conn Iggulden takes on the story of the mighty Kublai Khan. An epic tale of a great and heroic mind; his action-packed rule; and how in conquering...

A dark, chilling psychological thriller from the number one bestselling author of the Emperor series. Blackwater is being published as part of the Quick Reads initiative on World Book Day...

It is 1895. Robert Wallis, would-be poet, bohemian and impoverished dandy, accepts a commission from coffee merchant Samuel Pinker to categorise the different tastes of coffee - and encounters Pinker...

In June 1880, the reign of the Kelly Gang ended - guns blazing - in a fiery siege at the Glenrowan Inn. Ned Kelly survived, only to be hanged four...

Meet Ruby and join her adventure in the second of four stories about a happy-go-lucky girl in a time of great change. It's 1931 . . . and Ruby and...

With the riverboat trade along the Darling River slowly dying, a once-prosperous pastoralist family fights to survive - and discovers there is a cost to love . . . 'Unputdownable...

Nothing in her privileged eastern upbringing has prepared Elizabeth for the challenges of frontier life... Elizabeth Thatcher is young, pretty, cultured, and educated. But when she journeys west to teach...

From an early age, James Poneke has had to play a role to survive. But what of the real James? While exhibited as a curiosity, a Maori boy turns his...

New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard adds a "never before in print" e-novella and a gorgeous new cover to the first book in the Something Strange and Deadly trilogy....

The echoes of war live long in the mind... Wales, 1947 Injured and terrified after an attempted abduction, desperation drives artist Kate Ward to the idyllic scene of her ex-husband's...

The highly anticipated sixth book of Jean Auel's Earth's Children (R) series, The Land of Painted Caves , is the culmination fans have been waiting for. Continuing the story of...

In hardcover, Birds of Prey (0-312-15791-6) hit bestseller lists across the country. There are over 75,000 copies in print. -- Wilbur Smith has written 26 novels; there are over 65...

We know him as the Renaissance genius: inventor, scientist, artist. Visionary painter of the Mona Lisa, the smiling, enigmatic Gioconda. They knew him as Leonardo from Vinci, Leonardo the Florentine:...

A richly drawn, evocative historical novel set in nineteenth-century England and Paris, from the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel. ORPHANED. BETRAYED. DETERMINED. Angelique Latham has grown up at magnificent Belgrave...

A beautifully crafted tale of gothic romance. Fresh with grief for her recently-deceased father and forced to live with an aunt who doesn't want her, Emily is plunged into a...

No conviction, no reward. It's 1868 and the gold rush is spreading across the wild west of New South Wales, bringing with it a new breed of colonial rogue -...

A new reign of terror has brought fear and hatred to the land, while an ancient legend stirs in the heart of the wildwood ...The Norman conquest of England is...