Historical Fiction

Why bother fighting spectral foes like all the other exorcists when you can just eat them? Straight A student Eugene Korekishi doesn't believe in ghosts...but his classmate Mogari Shishikuno is...

Return to the magical world of witches, royalty and curses in this spellbinding sequel to Witchspark. Miss Hegotty's Secret Society of Witches has a lot of work to do. The...

A STORY OF SABOTAGE, BETRAYAL AND THE TERRIBLE SADNESS OF EXILE. 'Remarkable' The Times . 'A magnificent novel' The Times . 'Gripping' The Spectator . Scotland, 1940: The Fronsac ,...

A New York Times Bestseller! "I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters-sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you...

In 1756 Calcutta is a city on the brink of Empire. In White Town Chief Magistrate Holwell and his arch-rival Governor Drake must unite to outwit the dangerous schemes of...

This historical novel tells of the love of two young people, in a society that forbids their being together. Susanna Thorn is a Quaker in Restoration England, and Will Heywood...

One of the world's oldest novels and the greatest single work of Japanese literature, this 11th-century romance offers a vast tapestry of court life, rich in poetry and subtle social,...

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In 1930s Italy a young girl falls in love for the first time, with devastating consequences; introduction by Elizabeth Strout 'Life was a perpetual holiday in those days...' It's the...

Included in THE TIMES Best Historical Fiction Books of 2025: 'A lively new perspective on a grimly familiar tale' The world's most famous unsolved serial killer mystery, told from the...

Bridgerton, The Selection, and The Cruel Prince collide in this royal-inspired romantasy; the sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller The Rose Bargain . Wed to one brother. In...

A beautiful second volume of Shakespeare retellings, from the master storyteller. Featuring re-tellings of a further eight of Shakespeare's plays, and beautifully written with Michael Morpurgo's warm, accessible and inimitable...

Curl up this winter with a heart-warming Christmas romance for fans of The Crown and Downton Abbey ! 'A page-turning festive read, full of will they/won't they romance, intriguing glimpses...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Epic, romantic, and enthralling from start to finish' Stephanie Garber The stunning conclusion to the Celestial Kingdom Duology Those forged through fire form the strongest blades....

Keep her secret Keep her safe On the 14th November 1940, Hitler's bombs rain down on Coventry. From the rubble of a bombed-out family home, a young girl is saved......

The ultimate Rome story Fresh from triumph in Britain and Gaul, Caesar is marching on Rome with his legions of hardened veterans. To unseat Pompey, now dictator of the empire,...

This revised and updated edition of the classic Cold War novel Team Yankee reminds us once again might have occurred had the United States and its Allies taken on the...

The new novel from the number one bestselling author of Cold Mountain - a stunning portrait of the devastation left by the American Civil War, as seen through the eyes...

'Stunning, moving, and remarkable' Nguyen Phan Que Mai , internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing and Dust Child 'A celebration of complicity and love among women' Pilar Quintana ,...

Renowned author and historian Jackie French takes us back in time to Greece and Rome and explores young heroes in ancient myths and legends whose stories will now be told....

Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become...

"riveting... a gripping historical mystery." Publishers Weekly Meticulously researched, intricately plotted and beautifully written, The Girl in the Blue Coat is an extraordinarily gripping novel from a bright new voice...

A brand-new adventure in the bestselling and much-loved Amelia Fang series! Perfect reading for little vampires of 7+ and all fans of Isadora Moon and The Worst Witch. When Amelia...

The Order of Masks is the first in a seductive, glittering fantasy duology, as two ambitious young women navigate deadly court politics, determined to improve their lives - no matter...

LONGLISTED FOR SCTOLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2024. THE ENCHANTING NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF THE 2022 WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR, THE FAIR BOTANISTS. 'Gripping' Good Housekeeping 'S...

Introducing the instant Sunday Times bestselling Crossroads of Ravens , a brand-new Witcher novel in groundbreaking epic fantasy series that inspired the blockbuster video games and hit Witcher Netflix show....

'Historical fiction at its best' -- Bookseller & Publisher It's 1939, and for Georg, son of an English academic living in Germany, life is full of cream cakes and loving...

From the author of Hello God comes a moving story about the impact of war on ordinary people. Rachel is German and Jewish and living in Leipzig,Germany. Life is good,...

Versailles is the story of an expansive spirit locked in a pretty body and an impossible moment in history. As the novel begins, fourteen-year-old Marie Antoinette is traveling from Austria...

Perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey , Barry Loser and Dogman - featuring the silliest crime stopping duo ever! Kids are going to crazy for this penguin and cat...

On one side of the underwater street is the remains of a house... It's beautifulhere, and eerie, a lost kingdom, a ghost village... It's the near-future and Britain is having...

'E asily my favourite read of this year . . . an unputdownable, bittersweet tale' Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic All they needed...

A devoted follower. At the dawn of a new era, Mary of Magdala is swept up by the radical teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. But her choice to follow him...

Set a thief to catch a thief. Set a monster to punish monsters. ' I never met a Mark Lawrence book that I didn't love' ROBIN HOBB 'An excellent writer'...

The story is set in the 1850s and begins in County Clare, Ireland. A young Irishman Michael Keogh, a shipwright, returns home to assist Edmund, his father in his small...

The Russian Revolution. Fairy tale, spy thriller, love story. One man's life during the last days of the Romanovs, beautifully imagined by award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick. Shortlisted for the Costa...

'A chilling exploration of power, love and grief' - JULIA ARMFIELD 'I am in awe of this wonderful book' - EDWARD CAREY 'Terrifyingly brilliant . . . intoxicating and beautiful'...

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO...

Would you risk the future to change the past? Greenwich, London, 1894. Luna, Konstantin and Aidan are time-travelling thieves, stealing artefacts from the future to bring progress forward. And they...

The story of the Second World War as seen through the eyes of an extraordinary young man in quite extraordinary circumstances. 'Fascinating and convincing' THE TIMES . 17 September 1944:...

She believed I was meek and unassuming, because for sixteen years, that was all I'd ever been... Cursed at birth, 16-year-old Drinn has been kept away from everyone - moved...

The three short novels in this new Max Brand[registered] trio comprise the story of John Penny Thurlow, better known as the Duster. When the Duster arrives in the town of...

'A full throttle, adrenaline-laced espionage page-turner . . . Get ready to blast off and enjoy the ride!' Jack Carr, former Navy SEAL Sniper and #1 New York Times bestselling...

'Once again, Christina Courtenay has transported me through time to a world that feels more than real . . . I can only recommend that you read this absorbing, energising...

A Waterstones YA Book of the Month! Sisterhood, seances and solving murder, perfect for fans of Bridgerton and Laura Wood. Mysterious deaths in the family. A young woman left to...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 'A joyously funny and absurd steampunk frolic that satirises both the era in which...

A woman's bungled act of kindness sparks a chain of events that reverberates through the generations uncovering secrets, lies and the biggest scientific controversy of the nineteenth century, the classification...

A masterful sequel to Brittany N. Williams's stunning YA historical fantasy debut, That Self-Same Metal. There's danger in the court of James I. Magical metal-worker Joan Sands must reforge the...