Historical Fiction: Off the Beaten Path
Discover hidden gems in historical fiction with our curated list of off-the-beaten-path books. Explore lesser-known tales that bring the past to life in unique and captivating ways.
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Kristin Lavransdatter
by Sigrid Undset
A Nobel prize winner in 1928, this trilogy deals with the life of a Scandinavian woman in the fourteenth century
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Confessions of a Pagan Nun
by Kate Horsley
A druid-turned-nun writes of faith, love, and loss in this “beautifully written and thought-provoking book” set at the dawn of Ireland’s Christian era (Library Journal) …
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Hypatia
by Khan Amore
An old man, fleeing an ambush by hill bandits, seeks shelter from a winter storm. But this old man is very far from ordinary. Not …
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The Wolf Hunt
by Gillian Bradshaw
When Marie Penthieve of Chalendrey is abducted from her Norman priory and taken to Brittany's court, she vows never to dishonor her family's ties by …
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The Black Chalice
by Marie Jakober
The first Crusade is over, but another war of faith has just begun. In a small German duchy, four determined people will decide the future …
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Feathered Serpent
by Colin Falconer
The Spanish conquest of Mexico and the destruction of the Aztec empire forms the backdrop to a fictional chronicle of the life of Malinali, an …
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Katherine
by Anya Seton
A biographical novel concerning the love affair between Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster, in fourteenth-century England.
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The Shadow of God
by Anthony A. Goodman
A tremendously vivid historical encounter becomes a larger-than-life canvas for this brilliant saga. The year is 1522. Two great leaders, twenty-five-year-old Suleiman the Magnificent, the …
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Incas: The puma's shadow
by A.B. Daniel
This first book of the internationally bestselling trilogy captures the life and love of the lost Inca civilization in all its savagery, and spirituality. Anamaya, …