Historical Fiction

If monsters are real, so are the women who defeat them. Ava Reid's YA dark academic fantasy is The Hazel Wood meets A Deadly Education. THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NO....

The instant Sunday Times bestseller, a mesmerising story of love, regret and a restless search for answers While the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War...

The glorious Sunday Times bestseller from one of our greatest storytellers. French Braid follows one family's joys and heartbreaks, mistakes and secrets, from the 1950s right up to today. The...

The second novel in fantasy TikTok phenomenon The Plated Prisoner Series where Auren discovers the truth about Midas' enemy - Commander Rip I've left the grips of one king to...

An intoxicating excursion into ancient history, this captivating tale charts the rise to power of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis Ancient Assyria, 9th century BC. An orphan is...

A young woman is put on trial. She has accused her painting teacher of the darkest betrayal - he accuses her of being a immoral liar. What really happened? Rome...

A ghostly tale of magic and wickedness, set on the Yorkshire moors in the 1800s When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and arrives at his estate on the Yorkshire moors,...

The gripping new Sunday Times bestselling novel. Welcome to Willow Close where everyone is a suspect . . . On the day Nina and Conrad Best move into their new...

'Brings war in the ancient world to vivid life...I'm blown away' - Anthony Riches. From the nation's finest historical novelist comes the second instalment in the Athenian series Themistocles stands...

The second in the Warlord Chronicles series by bestselling author Bernard Cornwell The Warrior King has brought peace to Britain - but for how long? Following a hard-fought victory, Arthur...

To be screened on BBC2 and on iPlayer, Ridley Scott's breathtaking 10-part television adaptation of Dan Simmon's devastating The Terror - a devastating historical adventure that has chilled and thrilled...

From Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent and the Shadow and Bone series comes a highly anticipated, gorgeously written novel with a dusting of magic brimming with...

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION- A searing, gripping novel about a young Tamil woman living through the Sri Lankan civil war Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor....

The Sunday Times bestseller. They raised themselves on stories. Now it's time for them to write their own... This is the story of an old English manor house by the...

The chronicler of contemporary London, acclaimed and bestselling author Zadie Smith, returns with her first historical novel Truth and fiction. Jamaica and Britain. Who gets to tell their story? In...

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society meets Lucinda Riley in this breath-taking story of how one woman's disappearance spurns the search of a lifetime. In Paris 1942 a...

WINNER OF WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR- A gripping, heart-shattering love story between two soldiers in the First World War It's 1914, and talk of war feels far away to...

Bernard Samson becomes a pawn in a game played by the Kremlin in the final instalment of the Game, Set and Match trilogy Long-suffering spy Bernard Samson has, against all...

An exhilarating, suspenseful naval thriller set in the Second World War, as gripping as Nicholas Monsarrat's The Cruel Sea Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks. Set in the...

First time published individually in Modern Classics, alongside CLAUDIUS THE GOD Despised for his weakness and regarded by his family as little more than a stammering fool, the nobleman Claudius...

Author: Marcel AyméBinding: HardbackPublished: The Bodley Head., 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor yellowing to block edges, slight tear to back of...

Author: Mayer AbramowitzBinding: HardbackPublished: Gefen Publishing House., 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps and rubs to DJ, sun-fading to spine.This historical novel chronicles the brutal...

Author: Gillian AveryBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins (Evergreen Library), London, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical adventure, The Elephant War, transports readers to Victorian London, where a young protagonist...

Author: Maurice WalshBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and dull spine. Stained boards....

Author: Antonia White (trans)Binding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Blond, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has a couple spots of wear and tear, page edges have small...

Author: James Fenimore CooperBinding: HardbackPublished: New York: State University, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis classic maritime adventure, The Red Rover, chronicles the...

Author: John MastersBinding: PaperbackPublished: Transworld Publishers., 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Foxing throughout book, slight soiling to back of...

Author: Thomas FlemingBinding: HardbackPublished: W.H. Allen., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner's name in back end page, some chips...

Author: William DiehlBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanned edges, slight bumps to DJ.William Diehl's Hooligans plunges readers into a gritty world...

Author: John MastersBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor bumps to DJ.This compelling historical novel chronicles the harrowing experiences of soldiers navigating the brutal...

Author: Rodney HallBinding: HardbackPublished: Currey O'Neil., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor chips and bumps to DJ.The epic novel The Australians by...

Author: Thomas KeneallyBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins., 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight chips to DJ.Gossip From The Forest chronicles the tense,...

Author: Janet LewisBinding: HardbackPublished: Robin Clark, London, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSet against the tumultuous backdrop of 17th-century France, The Ghost of Monsieur Scarron chronicles a gripping...

1661 is a year of destiny for France and its young king, Louis XIV. Cardinal Mazarin, the prime minister who has governed throughout the king's early years, lies dying. As...

An epic new novel of Ancient Egypt, from the Master of Historical Adventure, Wilbur Smith. IN THE RUINS OF BATTLE A HERO MUST RISE FOR THE GLORY OF EGYPT Years...

"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...

Travel back to Ancient China to solve the puzzles and find a dragon. Jade and Jack travel back in time to Ancient China and embark on a quest to find...

A Richard and Judy summer book club pick 'One of the books of the decade' - Richard Madeley The phenomenal new novel, based on a true story, from the multimillion-copy...

'O felt her presence behind him like a fire at his back.' Arriving at his fourth school in six years, diplomat's son Osei Kokote knows he needs an ally if...

Long before they became famous writers, Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird) were childhood friends in Monroeville, Alabama. This fictionalised account of their time...

This full-color graphic adventure from the world of Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series includes three books in the Tigerstar and Sasha arc in one volume: Into the Woods ,...

This full-color graphic adventure from the world of Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series includes three books in the Tigerstar and Sasha arc in one volume: Into the Woods ,...

From the author of A Most English Princess comes a rich novel about young Princess Alix of Hesse-the future Alexandra, last Empress of Imperial Russia-and her sister, Princess Ella. Their...

A spine-tingling magical fantasy and modern classic from the author of Charlie Bone, Jenny Nimmo. 'Time to find out if you are a magician, Gwyn ...' Gwyn's grandmother leaves him...

'Highly recommend for your summer reading' Reader Review Can one house hold a lifetime of secrets? Corfu, 1930 The moment Thirza Caruthers sets foot on Corfu, memories flood back: the...

Mexican history and Mesoamerican mythology meet in this thrilling historical fantasy with magic, intrigue, treachery, romance, and adventure. The empire of Montezuma II has long fallen, a city raised on...

International bestselling author Mandy Robotham returns with a brand new tale set in war-torn Germany. The war is over. But there are still secrets to be found amidst the ashes...

*Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel* From SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology's greatest epics 'With a brilliant...