Historical Fiction with Sword Play and a touch of gun powder
Dive into thrilling historical fiction with epic sword play and a dash of gunpowder. Explore top novels where blade meets bullet in richly crafted adventures.
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Emperor
by Conn Iggulden
This critically acclaimed novel takes the reader on a breathtaking journey from the grandeur of Rome to the savagery of its most far-flung provinces, as …
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Emperor
by Conn Iggulden
After being captured and ransomed by pirates and left to seek revenge on foreign soil, Julius Caesar is reunited with his lifelong friend, Marcus Brutus, …
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Emperor
by Conn Iggulden
Follows Julius Caesar as he leaves Rome and forges a path across Europe and into Britain.
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The Gods of War
by Conn Iggulden
Conclusion of the trilogy that began with "The Field of swords" and continued with "The Gates of Rome". Caesar is preparing to lead his troops …
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Genghis
by Conn Iggulden
Iggulden, the acclaimed author of the Emperor novels, which chronicle the life of Julius Caesar, now offers an account of the life of Genghis Khan.
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Genghis
by Conn Iggulden
The mighty Mongol conqueror sets out to unify an entire continent under his rule.
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Under the Eagle
by Simon Scarrow
Simon Scarrow's brilliant adventure novels about the Roman army appear with stunning new covers. It is 42 AD, and Quintus Licinius Cato has just arrived …
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When the Eagle Hunts
by Simon Scarrow
When the family members of a first-century Roman general are taken prisoner by brutal native Druids, two volunteers undertake a dangerous suicide mission to rescue …
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The Eagle and the Wolves
by Simon Scarrow
Ordered by the emperor Vespasian of 44 AD's Roman empire to provide an aged ruler with an army, centurions Marco and Cato find their efforts …
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The Eagle's Prey
by Simon Scarrow
It is late summer 44 AD and the battle-weary Roman legions are in their second year of campaigning against the British tribes. The troops' commander, …
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The Eagle's Prophecy
by Simon Scarrow
Centurions Macro and Cato, dismissed from the Second Legion in Britain, undertake a mission to rescue an imperial agent carrying scrolls vital to the future …
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The Eagle in the Sand
by Simon Scarrow
Trouble is brewing in Syria, on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. With the troops in a deplorable state, centurions Macro and Cato are …
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Centurion
by Simon Scarrow
IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME! CENTURION, a no. 1 bestseller, is the unputdownable eighth novel in Simon Scarrow's Eagles of …
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Young Bloods
by Simon Scarrow
YOUNG BLOODS is the first gripping novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Wellington and Napoleon quartet. Perfect for fans of Robert Harris. Arthur Wesley (the future …
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The Generals
by Simon Scarrow
The second in this epic quartet of novels focusing on two giants of European history, Wellington and Napoleon It's 1796 as THE GENERALS opens, and …
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Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow
by David Gemmell
With this first masterly volume in an epic reimagining of the Trojan War, David Gemmell has written an ageless drama of brave deeds and fierce …
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Shield of Thunder
by David Gemmell
With this first masterly volume in an epic reimagining of the Trojan War, Gemmell has written an ageless drama of brave deeds and fierce battles, …
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Troy
by David Gemmell
In the conclusion of the trilogy retelling the story of Homer's "Iliad," the allies of the Mykene king Agamemnon, including a reluctant Odysseus, ruler of …
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Hadrian's Wall
by William Dietrich
A fusion of Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire and the movie Braveheart; a novel of ancient warfare, lethal politics, and the final great clash of …
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The Scourge of God
by William Dietrich
For fans of the movie Gladiator comes this bloody account of the clashing of civilizations, as Attila the Hun, "The Scourge of God," struggles to …
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Napoleon's Pyramids
by William Dietrich
What mystical secrets lie beneath the Great Pyramids? Traveling with Napoleon's ambitious expedition, American adventurer Ethan Gage solves a five-thousand-year-old riddle with the help of …
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The Rosetta Key
by William Dietrich
Expatriate Ethan Gage, in the Holy Land to save his former lover Astiza and to search for the revered legendary Book of Thoth, is in …
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The Sword of Attila
by Michael Curtis Ford
TWO MEN. TWO WORLDS. ONE MOMENT OF DESTINY... For centuries, Rome had ruled from Africa to the wilds of Britain. Now, from across a broad …
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The Fall of Rome
by Michael Curtis Ford
476 a.d.: The Roman Empire, riddled with corruption and staggered by centuries of barbarian onslaughts, now faces its greatest challenge---not only to its wealth and …
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The Winter King
by Bernard Cornwell
It takes a remarkable writer to make an old story as fresh and compelling as the first time we heard it. With The Winter King, …
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Enemy of God
by Bernard Cornwell
Having achieved a fragile peace with the Saxons, Arthur turns his attention to more dangerous enemies, those who pose as friends.
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The Last Legion
by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Follows the meeting between Arthur Pendragon and the wizard Merlin, during which a small band of British Roman soldiers embarks on a daring rescue mission …
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Spartan
by Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Full of passion, courage and magic, Spartan is an enthralling novel of the ancient world.
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Hood
by Stephen R. Lawhead
Bran ap Brychan must take over the throne of Elfael from his murdered father, and his own life is now at risk.
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Scarlet
by Steve Lawhead
With the Normans threatening to overrun Wales, forester Will Scarlet is being sentenced to die for a crime he didn't commit unless he betrays King …
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Tuck
by Steve Lawhead
Abbot Hugo plans to bring the invading Normans to the forest in force, heralding the start of a campaign to wipe out King Raven and …
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The Skystone
by Jack Whyte
Everyone knows the story-how Arthur pulled the sword from the stone, how Camelot came to be, and about the power struggles that ultimately destroyed Arthur's …