Browsing: Historical Fiction

The gods have been proven mortal and new heroes will arise as the battle continues in the sequel to Age…

An epic fantasy from a “master storyteller” (Library Journal): After a god is slain by a mortal man, the peaceful balance slides into chaos. As war brews, three friends set out to avert mass destruction. With over 11,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

“A Turkish version of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club” (USA Today), with over 11,700 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Worlds apart, Armenian American Armanoush and Turkish Asya are drawn together by their shared heritage. “It carried me away. And reality was different when I returned” (Chicago Tribune).

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: In rural Appalachia, orphaned RubyLyn dreams of a better life while navigating the expectations of her family and the prejudices of her community. “[It] held me spellbound” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Gruen).

From “America’s preeminent spy novelist” (The New York Times): Just before World War II, a Soviet operative enters a dangerous web of espionage in Paris. “An excellent novel of history, betrayal and, most important, survival” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Fans of Anne Perry will love this Regency mystery from the “best historical thriller writer in the business” (Lisa Gardner). To exonerate a man accused of murder, aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr pursues a missing gem and an occult conspiracy…

This “richly imagined” collection (Chicago Tribune) brims with vibrant, sweeping stories — from a circus elephant’s death to a violinist’s revelatory concert. “Rife with sentences that will stop you in your tracks with their strangeness and profundity… Makkai is a musical writer” (Library Journal starred review).

A New York Times bestseller: As the discovery of gold transforms San Francisco from a small settlement to a dazzling city, Kendra and Marny follow their dreams — and are swept up in grand adventures. “Bristow has the true gift of storytelling” (Chicago Tribune).

This new edition of The Sun Also Rises celebrates the art and craft of Hemingway’s quintessential story of the Lost…

R. S. Belcher’s debut novel, The Six-Gun Tarot, was enthusiastically greeted by critics and readers, who praised its wildly inventive…