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We Recommend

Historical Fiction

Ancient History

The House of Death: a mystery of Alexander the Great Paul Doherty
An acre of barren ground Jeremy Gavron
Atlantis David Gibbins
The Egyptologist:a novel Arthur Phillips
Christ the Lord: out of Egypt Anne Rice
A gladiator dies only once Steven Saylor
Stone cold Marilyn Todd
Camelot's honor Sarah Zettel

Middle Ages - 18th Century

The courtesan Susan Carroll
After Berlin Martin Corrick
The birth of venus : love and death in Florence Sarah Dunant
The duke Gaelen Foley
A breath of snow and ashes Diana Gabaldon
The other Boleyn girl Philippa Gregory
The fyre mirror: an Elizabeth 1st mystery Karen S. Harper
Holy fools Joanne Harris
The water nymph Michele Jaffe
The Borgia bride Jeanne Kalogridis
Alibi Joseph Kanon
Vixen in Velvet Fern Michaels
The lamplighter Anthony O'Neill
Adam runaway Peter Prince
Murder in the Pleasure Gardens Rosemary Stevens
Miss Garnet's angel Salley Vickers
The passion of Artemesia Susan Vreeland
Tipping the velvet Sarah Waters

19th - 20th Century

Wild lavender Belinda Alexandra
Ophelia's fan Christine Balint
A whistling woman A. S. Byatt
The true history of the Kelly gang Peter Carey
Falling angels Tracy Chevalier
The glass virgin Catherine Cookson
Antonio's wife Jacqueline De John
The last days of Dogtown Anita Diamant
My beautiful spy Colin Falconer
The secret river Kate Grenville
Daisy's wars Meg Henderson
The painted kiss Elizabeth Hickey
A loving scoundrel: a Malory novel Johanna Lindsey
Hero's daughter Andrei Makine
Angels in the gloom: a novel Anne Perry
Sex wars Marge Piercy
Brokeback Mountain and other stories Annie Proulx
Dark fire C.J. Sansom
Affection: a novel Ian Townsend
The colour Rose Tremain
Cloudstreet Tim Winton

Historical Series

Ancient History

The Avalon Series Marion Zimmer-Bradley
The Marcus Falco Mysteries Lindsey Davis
The Mysteries of Osiris Christian Jacq
The John the Eunuch Mysteries Mary Reed

Middle Ages - 18th Century

The Sharpe's Series Bernard Cornwell
The Brother Cadfael Mysteries Ellis Peters
The Thomas the Falconer Series John Pilkington

19th - 20th Century

The Miss Marple Series Agatha Christie
The Joe Sandilands Series Barbara Cleverley
The Mallen Trilogy Catherine Cookson
The Phryne Fisher Detective Series Kerry Greenwood
The Lord and Lady Sheridan Mysteries Robin Paige
The Mamur Zapt Mysteries Michael Pearce
The Amelia Peabody Series Elizabeth Peters

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