Historical fantasy Books

1939. When Hamish Beasly is evacuated to the quiet countryside village of Brombury he is taken in by Mrs Platts and her daughter Penny. At first Penny is far from happy with her new house guest, but after she and Hamish discover and befriend the...

All magic is bad. Would you use it for good?Her carefree life, gone.The support of the aunt who raised her, gone.One brutal murder takes Hannah Taylor from the sunny here and now to a dark world filled with magic.Stuck in a strange past, her...

The knight she trusted betrayed her, the mage she loves abandoned her, and now, she's a prisoner in the last kingdom she ever wanted to set foot in.Far from the walls of any castle, king, or army, ARI lives a simple life. Raised by a dragon in the...

A novel about love, magic, and impossible choicesJane Thorburn straddles two worlds: her life as a "factory girl" in Scotland's mills, and her birthright as fairy royalty. Abandoned by her parents, and uncertain about the true motives of the Fey, she...

Foreword INDIES Winner for Fantasy. Royal Dragonfly Award Winner for Fantasy. "A charming retelling" - Locus MagazineAn unforgettable fantasy retelling of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that is romantic, funny, and more relevant than ever.Elizabeth...

Jenevra Louvet, the thirteen year old daughter of the Earl of Allandale, travels to the north to be betrothed. Well-born, well-bred and well-trained, she would not embarrass a king.But no king awaits her.Instead she will marry the new made lord of a...

Sorcerers. Grave-Maker Gas. A secret battle fought during World War I.The Ethereal Squadron, a Special Forces team of soldiers who wield magic, wages a secret war against the enemy sorcerers of the central powers. Florence Cavell, codename Geist, has a...

A novel inspired in part by the early gangs of New York, this sprawling adventure is also a western, a coming of age story, and a tale of redemption that carries readers from the streets of infamous Five Points, New York City in the 1840s to Gold Rush...

He never wanted to be king, but now there is no turning back.Alex has just become the king of the island nation of Sardonia. The second son of the king, he never expected to inherit the crown, never wanted to be king. Alex is not ready to take on a...

Amidst the gas lamp shadows former soldier-turned-mercenary John Vanguard hunts criminals at the behest of his corrupt employer, Captain Felix Sanquain. Shamed by his deserter past and seeking to make amends for his many misdeeds, a chance encounter with...

The first book in the Valerian Trilogy, 'In Valerina' by Yeovil Prize shortlisted finalist and UEA Phd graduate, Sophia Worden, is peopled with characters who time-travel, narrate or dream their way into other lives and eras, or carelessly lose important...

Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's fantasy novel written by Rudyard Kipling and first published in 1906. The book is a collection of short stories that revolve around the adventures of two children, Dan and Una, who discover a magical fairy ring while...

This volume in the Arthurian Characters and Themes series treats the fascinating character of Perceval, the naive and flawed but gifted youth who becomes the Grail hero in some texts and yet is eclipsed in others by Galahad. Also includes eight musical...

Julietta had no memories of her past...Except how to paint.When Julietta finds herself in a mausoleum without a single memory, she has no choice but to trust the Angel of Death who greets her. With a kind smile and a soft-spoken voice, he gives her a...

Book two in the Dark Curse Series. Step back into the realm you thought you knew. Where darkness grows, secrets suffocate, and a fae's power sparks the birth of demons within. Are you prepared to confront the chilling truth, or will you run...

Maia Whitney has held men as they died before, but never in peacetime, and never in her aunt's front hall. And this unexpected death is only the beginning. Someone is stealing magic and life from England's magicians and using them for his or her own gain...

The Hawk of Yonezawa is a short novel, or novella, about the fictional adventures of Johann Sebastian Bach who is transported to the island of Japan. Bach...

Trilogie des reliques écossaises, Livre 1Au cœur de l'Écosse, un guerrier des Highlands est sur le point de rencontrer son égal...Dans un pays où la magie se tisse à travers les pierres anciennes et où les chuchotements de créatures légendaires résonnent...

Trilogie des reliques écossaises - Livre 2FINALISTE DU PRIX RITAFINALISTE DU PRIX DE LA FEUILLE D'OR NJRWUNE NOUVELLE VERSION DU CONTE CLASSIQUE DE LA BELLE ET LA BÊTE !Innes Munro a la capacité de "lire" le passé d'une personne simplement en la...

The world has its problems...no one can dispute that. But what if there was an unknown factor behind them. It was never something Aurora Ward would have ever considered. But when she's thrust into a world of magick and legend, she learns quickly that...

The magical sword Excalibur, the very symbol of King Arthur's power has been stolen. Unable to defer mediation in a conflict over Hadrian's Wall in the north of his monarchy, Arthur and Merlin are unable to immediately search for the thief.Queen...

What if, without knowing it, you began to follow the same dark path as Ebenezer Scrooge...?Ebenezer Scrooge is dead. Timothy Cratchit has grown into a young man who is terrified of poverty--willing to forfeit Christmas to chase the opportunity for...

Step into the mesmerizing world of the late Victorian East End. Johnny Webb and his kin defy the ordinary, blending their craft as jewellers with the tumultuous dance of politics and society. But in this era of upheaval, their extraordinary talents...

Embark on a heart-pounding odyssey across interconnected realms in "Whispers of Discord, Songs of Harmony: The Nexus Project Saga Begins!"Are you ready to:Journey with Rachel, the Mystic Seeker, as she unites diverse worlds against a...

In the gritty, divided city of New Aurora, Ula Ikem leads a rebel faction seeking justice against the tyrannical upper-class Steamers who rule with an iron fist. When Ula uncovers a vast conspiracy around hoarded resources, she infiltrates facilities,...

King Arthur rules the largest Monarchy in the history of Briton. Frustrated that he has not yet driven all of the Saxons, Angles and Jutes from the land he embarks on a series of savage battles within his own borders.Prince Amhar, Arthur's only...

There are countless tales woven around the legendary figure of Santa Claus, but amidst them all, one rings true-the story recounted by none other than Santa Claus himself. Spanning thousands of years, it begins with Nicholas, the son of humble merchants,...

She used to be called Emelyn. She used to be nobody. Now she is Siyan—a creature of magic known as an And’estar. But Siyan doesn’t understand what that means, just as she can’t control the power that has woken within her.Addigan...

When Robert crossed the bridge, he wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary. He was on the way to meet his girlfriend, but when he reached the other side, she didn't know who he was.  Robert finds himself thrown back in time, further and...

Diese Welt ist erbarmungslos. Du musst deine Feinde zerstören oder du wirst nicht überleben.Im antiken Stadtstaat Kessel kämpfen die Großen Familien um Reichtum und Macht. Der junge Adlige Kadevis kommt vom Land in die Stadt, wo er in die Politik...

War is coming to Pretanni.Blachstenius is desperate to find an heir so his family line doesn't die with him. Arthmael must make the Wigesta choose the wrong leader - somehow.  War has arrived on Eriu.The Tusci have taken the impregnable city of...

Invention and Adventure Go Hand in Hand Clockwork technology and ingenuity are not the sole purview of Jolly Ol' England. By airship or locomotive, prairie schooner or steamboat, it is time to explore the global landscape through lenses polished in...

In a world of dwindling hope, love has never mattered more...Injured in a seemingly pointless war, Captain Nathan J. Northland returns home to Lorehaven to an uncertain future. He doesn't know what to expect, but it certainly wasn't being posted on an...

A Drifter, A Hero, A DreamIn the year of 1882, a small group of individuals shaped part of our nation’s history. In the decades that followed, our history books had nothing more than a paragraph detailing these events. Students were left to...

Sind Flüche echt? Nach dem Vortrag eines magischen Spielzeugmachers auf einer Soiree im Club der Sammler wird ein wichtiger Zauber gestohlen und ein Mann erwürgt aufgefunden. Die Mordermittlungen führen India und Matt in die bunte, gefährliche Welt...

Space opera meets Arthurian legend.The Britannic Alliance has been brought back from the brink of disaster by Taylan Ellis, a Royal Marine fighting to win back her homeland.During one of the battles, the Fearless, the BA flagship, mysteriously...

Dieselpunk and decopunk are alternative history re-imaginings of (roughly) the WWI and WWII eras: tales with the grit of roaring bombers and rumbling tanks, of 'We Can Do It' and old time gangsters, or with the glamour of flappers and Hollywood...

Oscar Wilde is pulled into a dark conspiracy led by followers of an ancient Egyptian deity seeking to reestablish her terrifying religion-and she wants Wilde to be her new high priest. But Wilde does not stand alone, and as the coming conflict reveals...

From the author of NORTHANGER ABBEY AND ANGELS AND DRAGONS...PRIDE AND PLATYPUS: Mr. Darcy's Dreadful SecretWhen the moon is full over Regency England, all the gentlemen are subject to its curse.Mr. Darcy, however, harbors a Dreadful Secret.....

As far back as the fifth century BCE Pherecydes and others attempted to integrate city-state stories into a coherent mythic Greek pre-history. Science unavailable to ancient sources helped guide author Spencer Clevenger to critical insights and...

La storia di un uomo alla scoperta del proprio passato. Sul suo cammino, che conduce con il migliore amico, incontra una donna. La sua vita viene sconvolta da questo incontro e mai tornerà come prima.

A stunning gothic love story based on the legends of Beauty and the Beast