CJ Sansom Autumn, 1541. King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission of his rebellious subjects in York.Already in the...

Laetitia Colombani Smita, Giulia, Sarah: three lives, three continents, three women with nothing in common, but nevertheless bound by a rare expression of courage . . . like three strands...

Duncan Sprott This title is set in Egypt, 279 BC. Ptolemy II Philandelphus, unconcerned with stately affairs, prefers to think about science, concubines and feasting. His reptilian sister returns to...

Ann Weisgarber Short-listed for the Orange Award for New Writers Long-listed for the Orange Prize Winner of the Texas Institute of Letters Debut Novel Prize It is 1917 in the...

Eren Katz Never again forget your keys, where you parked your car, your PIN number, or the name of the person you just met five minutes ago! Better than a daily...

John Speed   India, 1658. History blazes in the pages of Tiger Claws as passion and desire ignite India's Muslim-Hindu conflict. The adventure that began with The Temple Dancer now...

Bernard Cornwell The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a nation. As the ninth century wanes, England appears about to be...

Paul Hoffman His name is Cale.They told him he could destroy the world.Maybe he will.To read The Left Hand of God is to discover a world of wonder and cruelty, epic grandeur...

Dorothy Dunnett Eager to expand his commercial empire, ambitious merchant banker Nicholas van der Poele travels to Africa, followed by Gelis van Borselen, a determined young woman who blames Nicholas...

Jules Watson AD 81. Agricola, the ruthless governor of Roman Britain is intent on capturing the last unconquered territory in Britain - Alba, Scotland. Rhiann is an Alban priestess and...

King Abdullah II of Jordan A newsbreaking memoir that tackles head-on the toughest challenge in the world today.When a dying King Hussein shocked the world by picking his son rather...

Courtway Jones  Pelleas, son of Uther Pendragon, begins his apprenticeship with Myrddin, a sorcerer, and explores a land torn by strife, struggling toward glory in the days before the birth...