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Fantasy

Well, it looks medieval. 

Beast Warrior: Viking Werewolf
Eva Gordon

Beast Warrior is an historical paranormal romance that takes place during the Viking Era of the Dark Ages. A time when only the strong survive.

The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy
Author Anne Rice (writing as Anne Roquelaure)

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, Beauty's Punishment, Beauty's Release or as a boxed set.  Erotic take on the fairy tale.

Fell
Author: David Clement-Davies; Buy New: $13.57

In Transylvania during the Middle Ages, Fell, a lone wolf with unusual abilities, learns that his destiny is entwined with that of one human, fifteen-year-old Alina, whose mysterious origins have villagers believing she is a changeling.

The Sight
Author: David Clement-Davies; Buy New: $8.99

In Transylvania during the Middle Ages, a pack of wolves sets out on a perilous journey to prevent their enemy from calling upon a legendary evil one that will give her the power to control all animals.

Cruel Sister
Author: Deborah Grabien

Penny Wintercraft-Hawke, and her lover Ringan Laine, must find a way to
lay the long suffering ghosts of two sisters from the Elizabethan era to
rest.  

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The Doubled Edge Series by Mercedes Lackey and Roberta Gellis

A fantasy series set in Tudor England in which the Fairy Folk take a serious interest in the lives of Henry VIII's children and who will sit upon the throne.

This Scepter'd Isle
Buy New: $7.99
Ill Met by Moonlight
Buy New: $7.99
By Slanderous Tongues
Buy New: $7.99
And Less Than Kind
Buy New: $16.50

The Gargoyle
Author: Andrew Davidson; Buy New: $17.13

Dreaming of the day he can leave the burn ward so he can kill himself,
the novel's horribly burned narrator is shocked when a beautiful woman
walks in and, instead of recoiling at his hideous appearance, simply
says, "You've been burned. Again." Claiming they were lovers in medieval
times, she begins regaling him with tales, Scheherazade fashion, that
slowly renew his interest in life…and love. But are her stories the
ramblings of a lunatic mind? The question becomes vitally important as
their own story unfolds and they confront the demons of their past.

The Silver Wolf
Author: Alice Borchardt; Buy New: $7.99

A fantasy/alternate universe novel of werewolves

The Wolf King
Author: Alice Borchardt; Buy New: $7.99

A wolf-themed fantasy/alternate universe novel set during the reign of Charlemagne.

Huon of the Horn
Author: Andre Norton

This is a rendering of one of the more obscure offshoots of the legends surrounding the mythical King, Charlemagne; not the Charlemagne of history, but a different, more romantic person. The book concerns the son of one of the Companions of Charlemagne, one Huon, who encounters magic, evil foes, chivalric episodes and the King of Fairies, Oberon himself. A great read for pre-teens, teens and a nostalgic plunge for older readers. 

Shadow Queen 
Author:  Christine McKay

Visit a world filled with men who transform themselves into dragons, women with extraordinary psychic powers and a creature belched up from the bowels of Hell bent on destroying them all.

Harald
Author: David D. Friedman; Buy New: $19.20

A fantasy novel about a fictitious kingdom with a solid medieval basis.  Written by an early celebrity of the SCA.

The Rose Demon
Author: Paul Doherty Buy New: $8.99

Matthias Fitzosbert, illegitimate son of a parish priest, has a unique
relationship with Rosifer, the fallen angel—the spirit he loves yet
hates, strives to placate yet ultimately must flee. The story of
Matthias is played out against the vivid panorama of the Middle
Ages—the fall of Constantinople; the last throes of the Wars of the
Roses; the terror of witchcraft; the loneliness of the Scottish marches;
the battlefields of Spain; and finally, the lush jungles of the
Caribbean, where the Rose Demon and Matthias meet for a final deadly
confrontation.

The Last Unicorn
Author: Peter S. Beagle; Buy New: $10.17
The Princess Bride
Author: William Goldman; Buy New: $7.99

"S Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High
Adventure."  See also Movies.

Maiden and the Monster
Author: Michelle M. Pillow; Buy New: $16.99

Vladimir is regarded as a demon but is useful as a ppolitical prisoner in Wessex

White as Snow
Author: Tanith Lee

A dark retelling of the Snow White story.

0451460022 Judith Tarr's Four Guardians series

The Four Guardians appear throughout history to save the spiritual life of Britain.  If you can believe Harold Godwinson needed to be beaten by William the Conqueror and that King John was a better choice than Richard, you'll enjoy this.  Even if you can't, as I could not, you might still enjoy it.. I did.  NH

Rite of Conquest
Author: Judith Tarr

If you can accept William as the reincarnation of King Arthur and the returned Messiah of the true Britain and Harold as a Christian enemy of magic, you're in luck.  Terrific book.  Wait until you see what she does with King John in a later book!  NH

House of War
Author: Judith Tarr

Alternate history of Richard the Lionheart's reign over Jerusalem.

Pride of Kings
Author: Judith Tarr

How King John is the good guy - no, really!  Takes place during the reign of 
King Richard I and includes his escape from imprisonment.  A highly weird Robin Hood

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Alternate History

The alternate history novel asks the question, "What if this thing had not happened or this other one did?"  For example, An Involuntary King asks, "What if there had been  a Saxon octarchy instead of a heptarchy?"  (Yeah, i know, you ask yourself that everyday!)  Ruled Britannia ask, "What if the Spanish Armada had won?"

An Involuntary King: A Tale of Anglo Sacon England
Author: Nan Hawthorne

Buy New: $27.99 
Trade paperback, 649 pages
Maps, glossary.

Digital version available.

His father dead at a usurper's hands, the new young king must prove himself despite his own self-doubt.  He struggles against setbacks and treachery, while his beautiful queen, the love of his life, is relentlessly pursued by a darkly sensual mercenary.  Takes place in alternate Saxon history.

Gloriana
Author: Michael Moorcock;

An alternate universe fantasy take on Elizabeth I

House of War
Author: Judith Tarr

Alternate history of Richard the Lionheart's reign over Jerusalem

Armor of Light, The
Author: Melissa Scott, Elisabeth Carey, Lisa...; Buy New: $23.00

An alternate history in which Sir Philip Sidney and Christopher Marlowe survived their untimely deaths.

Ruled Britannia
Author: Harry Turtledove; Buy New: $15.00

Alternate History: What if the Spanish Armada had won and the Spanish
conquered Britain?

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Time Travel

These novels are no doubt wish fulfillment for both writers and readers.

New release!

The Bluebells of Scotland
Laura Vosika

Highland warrior Niall Campbell and womanizing modern musician Shawn Kleiner, polar opposites in everything but looks, fall asleep at the  top of a Scottish castle tower and wake up in the wrong centuries,  caught in one another's lives. Book 1 of the Bluebells Trilogy. (lv)

This Time
Author: Joan Szechtman

This Time rediscovers the fifteenth century Richard III as he attempts to unravel the mysteries of the twenty-first century.  Not only must Richard III acclimate himself to this whole new world—to sometimes comic effect—he must try to undo the damage done to his reputation through 500 years of history.

Overtime
Author: Tom Holt

A British WWII pilot finds ancient troubador Blondel on his plane, searching for Richard the Lion-Hearted.

0743457269 A Knight in Shining Armor
Author: Jude Deveraux; Buy New: $7.99

A modern day woman finds romance with a nobleman of Elizabethan England
in this time travel romance.

0553562738 Doomsday Book
Author: Connie Willis Buy New: $7.99

Science fiction about time travel to the 14th century.  The traveler meant to land 20 years before the Black Death.  Oops.  OK, I know a lot of people just love this book.. I just don't see it.  Though it is unblinking about plague.

0345417623 Timeline
Author: Michael Crichton; Buy New: $7.99

Time traveling archaeologists (my favorite kind) find danger, adventure and romance in medieval France.  There's also a pretty nifty  movie.  NH

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0525949704 Then and Now Investigations

Was Marlowe a spy who faked his own death? Was Vlad the Impaler really such a bad guy?  Who really killed the Little Princes in the Tower?  And what about those pesky Knights Templar?  Inquiring minds want to know.. or at least read novels about it.

The Charlemagne Pursuit
Steve Berry

Berry outdoes himself in his latest Cotton Malone adventure (after The Venetian Betrayal). Using his connections in the federal government, Cotton asks to see a classified file that details the mission that resulted in his father's death. He knew his father died on a submarine but none of the shocking details about where or why he died. But Cotton is not the only person who wants this file, and they kill to get it. Nazi missions to the Antarctic, ancient societies, and a valuable artifact from Charlemagne's tomb all play key roles as Malone uncovers the truth. So much is going on that there is enough material for two good books, let alone one great one. Mixed in with the complicated action, Berry finds the time to explore the characters as well, making this his most personal and best book to date.
The Historian
Author: Elizabeth Kostova; Buy New: $17.13

A woman searches for the truth about Vlad the Impaler

The Daughter of Time
Author: Josephine Tey; Buy New: $4.99

A laid up London detective investigates the murder of the Little Princes in the Tower.  Much beloved novel by Ricardians and others.  NH

The Da Vinci Code
Author: Dan Brown; Buy New: $7.99

What did the Templars know really?

Codex 632
Author: Jose Rodrigues Dos Santos; Buy New: $18.21

Was Columbus hiding something?

Interred with Their Bones
Author: Jennifer Lee Carrell; Buy New: $17.13

This mystery/thriller supposedly does for Shakespeare what "The Da Vinci Code" did for Mary Magdalene. The plot involves a lost play written by Shakespeare.

The Scholars of Night
Author: John M. Ford

Mystery surrounding modern day and Elizabethan era espionage and a lost
manuscript supposedly written by Marlowe. 

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