The Great Magician by Christian Jacq
39.00 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Mozart Series
Thamos, Count of Thebes, is the last keeper of an eternal knowledge, keeping alive the secrets of the pharaohs. Now he has been entrusted with a vital mission. He must leave Egypt for the cold lands of Europe to find and protect the 'Great Magician', a genius whose works will save humanity from chaos. W ...Show more
The Sword of Shame by The Medieval Murderers
34.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
From its first arrival in Britain with the Norman forces of William the Conqueror, violence and revenge are the cursed sword's constant companions. From an election-rigging scandal in 13th century Venice to the battlefield of Poitiers in 1356, as the Sword of Shame passes from owner to owner in this com ...Show more
Dancing with Eva by Alan Judd
26.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
In 1945, after the deaths of Hitler and Eva Braun, the staff who attended them in the Bunker were left to make their own way out of Berlin. Some were lucky enough to be captured by the Americans and British, and their stories became known to the world. Some were captured by the Russians. What they s ...Show more
The Great Secret (Mysteries of Osiris - Book 4) by Christian Jacq
34.99 NZD
37.99 (7% off)
Category: Historical Fiction
Unrecognisable, the evil Herald is hiding at the very heart of Abydos, preparing to commit the supreme crime. By bringing death into the kingdom of Osiris in order to prevent his resurrection, he will at last be able to overthrow the pharaoh Senusret, seize power and spread his wicked doctrine far and w ...Show more
Brilliance of the Moon (Otori Trilogy #3) by Lian Hearn
27.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Otori Trilogy S.
Peace comes at the price of bloodshed. Five battles will buy you peace. Four to win and one to lose.With international sales already over one million copies, Tales of the Otori draws to a close with the publication of book three in the trilogy, Brilliance of the Moon.Determined to avenge Shigeru’s death ...Show more
A God for the Killing by Kain Massin
15.00 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
Judith, a daring and beautiful woman, hardened by her life as a slave and angered by the treatment of her people, the inhabitants of Nazareth, becomes a feared and powerful figure beginning with the brutal assassination and decapitation of an enemy general. Hoping to retire as a free woman and into obsc ...Show more
Act of Faith (#1) by Kelly Gardiner
24.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Act of Faith
England, 1640. Sixteen-year-old Isabella is forced to flee her home when her father's radical ideas lead him into a suicidal stand against Oliver Cromwell's army. Taking refuge in Amsterdam and desperate to find a means to survive, Isabella finds work with an elderly printer, Master de Aquila, and his e ...Show more
The Secret Fate of Mary Watson by Judy Johnson
38.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
1879. Having just fled her parents' home in Rockhampton, 19-year-old Mary Oxnam is penniless and living in a Brisbane boarding house. With few prospects and no connections, the only things she can really rely on are her audacious intelligence and wits to find a job. Mary soon finds herself working as a ...Show more
The Raven's Heart: A Story of a Quest, a Castle and Mary Queen of Scots by Jesse Blackadder
38.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
This sweeping, imaginative and original epic tale of political intrigue, misplaced loyalty, and passion and betrayal is loosely based on real characters and events from the reign of Mary Queen of Scots. It is a well-researched, breathtaking and assured debut from a bold, fresh Australian voice
Mr Shakespeares Bastard by Richard B. Wright
36.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
In failing health, Aerlene Ward, an elderly housekeeper in an Oxfordshire manor, feels compelled to confess the incredible secret that has shaped her life: she is the illegitimate daughter of William Shakespeare, England s most famous playwright. But will anyone believe her? Even Charlotte, the young mi ...Show more
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
26.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: Adult
The Caribbean, 1665. The island of Jamaica is a rough outpost of the English crown, a minor colony holding out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal, Jamaica's capital, a cut-throat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses, is devoid of London's luxuries; life here can end sw ...Show more
Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
36.99 NZD
38.00 (2% off)
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: Adult
The Caribbean, 1665. A remote colony of the English Crown, the island of Jamaica holds out against the vast supremacy of the Spanish empire. Port Royal, its capital, is a cutthroat town of taverns, grog shops, and bawdy houses. In this steamy climate there's a living to be made, a living that can end sw ...Show more