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Historical Fantasy

Fantasy stories set in real-world or alternate historical periods, often involving historical figures.

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Authors & Titles

• Anderson, Poul: Mother of Kings
  
• Anderson, Poul: War of the Gods
  
• Anthony, Piers: Geodyssey series
  
  1. Isle of Woman
     
  2. Shame of Man
     
  3. Hope of Earth
     
  4. Muse of Art
     
  5. Climate of Change
     
• Antieau, Kim: The Jigsaw Woman
  
• Avery, Fiona: The Crown Rose
  
• Barnett, Lisa A. & Scott, Melissa: The Armor of Light
  
• Bates, Brian: The Way of Wyrd
  
• Baxley, Jon F.: The Blackgloom Bounty
  
• Baxter, Stephen: Time's Tapestry series
  
  1. Emperor
     
  2. Conqueror
     
  3. Navigator
     
• Bell, Clare: The Jaguar Princess
  
• Bell, Jadrien: A.D. 999
  
• Borchardt, Alice: Maeniel & Regeane series (aka Silver Wolf series)
  
  1. The Silver Wolf
     
  2. Night of the Wolf
     
  3. The Wolf King
     
• Boyd, Donna: The Alchemist
  
• Bull, Emma: Territory
  
• Bullington, Jesse: The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart
  
• Card, Orson Scott: Tales of Alvin Maker series
  
  1. Seventh Son
     
  2. Red Prophet
     
  3. Prentice Alvin
     
  4. Alvin Journeyman
     
  5. Heartfire
     
  6. The Crystal City
     A Tales of Alvin Maker story titled "The Yazoo Queen" appears in Legends II (edited by Robert Silverberg)
     
• Cash, Steve: Meq series
  
  1. The Meq
     
  2. Time Dancers
     
• Chamberlin, Ann: Joan of Arc Tapestries
  
  1. The Merlin of St. Giles' Well
     
• Clarke, Susanna: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
  (A Jonathan Strange short story appears in The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories )
  
• Crusade of Fire: Mystical Tales of the Knights Templar (edited by Katherine Kurtz)
  
• Cunningham, Elizabeth: Magdalen series
  
  1. Daughter of the Shining Isles
     
• Cutter, Leah R.: Paper Mage
  
• Dalkey, Kara: Blood of the Goddess series
  
  1. Goa
     
  2. Bijapur
     
  3. Bhagavati
     
• Dalkey, Kara: Genpei
  
• Davidson, Avram: The Other Nineteenth Century
  
• Demarest, Jaki: The Cardinal's Heir
  
• Douglas, L. Warren: Sorceress' Tale series (aka Pierrette series)
  
  1. The Sacred Pool
     
  2. The Veil of Years
     
  3. The Isle Beyond Time
     
• Douglass, Sara: Crucible series
  
  1. The Nameless Day
     
  2. The Wounded Hawk
     
  3. The Crippled Angel
     
• Douglass, Sara: Threshold
  
• Douglass, Sara: Troy Game series
  
  1. Hades' Daughter
     
  2. Gods' Concubine
     
  3. Darkwitch Rising
     
  4. Druid's Sword
     
• Duncan, Dave: Maestro Nostradamus series
  
  1. The Alchemist's Apprentice
     
  2. The Alchemist's Code
     
  3. The Alchemist's Pursuit
     
• Finlay, C.C.: Traitor to the Crown series
  
  1. The Patriot Witch
     
  2. A Spell for the Revolution
     
  3. The Demon Redcoat
     
• The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age (edited by Harry Turtledove & Noreen Doyle)
  
• Ford, John M.: The Dragon Waiting
  
• Fraser, George MacDonald: The Reavers
  
• Frost, Gregory: Fitcher's Brides
  
• Gellis, Roberta & Lackey, Mercedes: Scepter'd Isle series
  
  1. This Scepter'd Isle
     
  2. Ill Met by Moonlight
     
  3. By Slanderous Tongues
     
• Gemmell, David: Stones of Power series
  
  1. Ghost King
     
  2. Last Sword of Power
     
  3. Wolf in Shadow
     
  4. The Last Guardian
     
  5. Bloodstone
     
• Gemmell, David: Troy series
  
  1. Lord of the Silver Bow
     
  2. Shield of Thunder
     
• Gentle, Mary: Book of Ash series
  
  1. A Secret History
     
  2. Carthage Ascendant
     
  3. The Wild Machines
     
  4. Lost Burgundy
     
• Gentle, Mary: First History series
  
  1. Ilario: The Lion's Eye
     
  2. Ilario: The Stone Golem
     
• Goldstein, Lisa: The Alchemist's Door
  
• Goldstein, Lisa: The Red Magician
  
• Graham, Jo: Black Ships
  
• Graham, Jo: Hand of Isis
  
• Graham, Jo: Stealing Fire
  
• Grundy, Stephan: Attila's Treasure
  
• Grundy, Stephan: Rhinegold
  
• Hannah, Darci: The Angel of Blythe Hall
  
• Harlan, Thomas: The Oath of Empire series
  
  1. The Shadow of Ararat
     
  2. The Gate of Fire
     
  3. The Storm of Heaven
     
  4. The Dark Lord
     
• Hartley, A.J.: Will Hawthrone series
  
  1. Act of Will
     
  2. Will Power
     
• Hemmingson, Michael: The Rose of Heaven
  
• Holdstock, Robert: The Merlin Codex series
  
  1. Celtika
     
  2. The Iron Grail
     
• Holland, Cecelia: Corban Loosestrife series
  
  1. The Soul Thief
     
  2. The Witches' Kitchen
     
• Hoyt, Sarah A.: Shakespeare series
  
  1. Ill Met by Moonlight
     
  2. All Night Awake
     
  3. Any Man So Daring
     
• Irvine, Alexander C.: A Scattering of Jades
  
• Isidore, Sarah: Daughters of Bast series
  
  1. The Hidden Land
     
• Kay, Guy Gavriel: The Last Light of the Sun
  
• Kay, Guy Gavriel: Sarantine Mosaic series
  
  1. Sailing to Sarantium
     
  2. Lord of Emperors
     
• Kowal, Mary Robinette: Shades of Milk and Honey
  
• Krinard, Susan: Free People series
  
  1. Shield of the Sky
     
• Kurtz, Katherine: Deryni series
  
  1. Camber of Culdi (Legends of Camber of Culdi #1)
     
  2. Saint Camber (Legends of Camber of Culdi #2)
     
  3. Camber the Heretic (Legends of Camber of Culdi #3)
     
  4. The Harrowing of Gwynedd (Heirs of Saint Camber #1)
     
  5. King Javan's Year (Heirs of Saint Camber #2)
     
  6. The Bastard Prince (Heirs of Saint Camber #3)
     
  7. Deryni Rising (Chronicles of the Deryni #1)
     
  8. Deryni Checkmate (Chronicles of the Deryni #2)
     
  9. High Deryni (Chronicles of the Deryni #3)
     
  10. The Bishop's Heir (Histories of King Kelson #1)
      
  11. The King's Justice (Histories of King Kelson #2)
      
  12. The Quest for Saint Camber (Histories of King Kelson #3)
      
  13. King Kelson's Bride
      
  14. In the King's Service
      (short stories) Deryni Archives
      (short stories) Deryni Magic
      (short stories) Deryni Tales
      (nonfiction) Codex Derynianus
      
• Kurtz, Katherine & Harris, Deborah Turner: The Temple and the Stone
  
• Lackey, Mercedes: Elemental Masters series
  
  1. The Serpent's Shadow
     
  2. The Gates of Sleep
     
  3. Phoenix and Ashes
     
  4. The Wizard of London
     
  5. Reserved for the Cat
     
• Lackey, Mercedes: The Fire Rose
  
• Lackey, Mercedes & Flint, Eric & Freer, Dave: This Rough Magic
  
• Lackey, Mercedes & Gellis, Roberta: Scepter'd Isle series
  
  1. This Scepter'd Isle
     
  2. Ill Met by Moonlight
     
  3. By Slanderous Tongues
     
• Lawhead, Stephen R.: Celtic Crusades series
  
  1. The Iron Lance
     
  2. The Black Rood
     
  3. The Mystic Rose
     
• Lee, J. Ardian: Ciorram series
  
  1. Son of the Sword
     
  2. Outlaw Sword
     
  3. Sword of King James
     
  4. Sword of the White Rose
     
• Lee, Tanith: Secret Books of Venus
  
  1. Faces Under Water
     
  2. Saint Fire
     
  3. A Bed of Earth
     
• Lindskold, Jane: The Buried Pyramid
  
• Llywelyn, Morgan and Scott, Michael: Etruscans
  
• MacLeod, Ian R.: The Light Ages
  
• Moss, Robert: The Firekeeper
  
• Norton, Andre & Edghill, Rosemary: Carolus Rex series
  
  1. The Shadow of Albion
     
  2. Leopard in Exile
     
• Norton, Andre and Shwartz, Susan: Empire of the Eagle
  
• Novik, Naomi: Temeraire series
  
  1. His Majesty's Dragon
     
  2. Throne of Jade
     
  3. Black Powder War
     
  4. Empire of Ivory
     
• Osborne-McKnight, Juliene: Ireland series
  
  1. I Am of Irelaunde
     
  2. Daughter of Ireland
     
  3. Bright Sword of Ireland
     
  4. Song of Ireland
     
• Parker, K.J.: Purple and Black
  
• Pharaoh Fantastic (edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Brittany A. Koren)
  
• Powers, Tim: The Drawing of the Dark
  
• Rand, Ken: The Golems of Laramie County
  
• Rand, Ken: Lucky Nickel Saloon series
  
  1. Dadgum Martians Invade the Lucky Nickel Saloon!
     
  2. Fairy BrewHaHa at the Lucky Nickel Saloon
     
• Rand, Ken: Pax Dakota
  
• Reisert, Rebecca: The Third Witch
  
• Roessner, Michaela: Catherine de'Medici series
  
  1. The Stars Dispose
     
  2. The Stars Compel
     
• Scott, Melissa & Barnett, Lisa A.: The Armor of Light
  
• Sheffield, Charles: The Amazing Mr. Darwin
  
• Somtow, S.P.: Darker Angels
  
• Stevermer, Caroline: Glasscastle series
  
  1. A College of Magics
     
  2. A Scholar of Magics
     
• Stevermer, Caroline: When the King Comes Home
  
• Stover, Matthew Woodring: Iron Dawn series
  
  1. Iron Dawn
     
  2. Jericho Moon
     
• Sucharitkul, Somtow: The Aquiliad
  
• Suyin, Han: The Enchantress
  
• Tarr, Judith: Kingdom of the Grail
  
• Tarr, Judith: Pride of Kings
  
• Tarr, Judith: Queen of the Amazons
  
• Tarr, Judith: Rite of Conquest
  
• Tobin, Betsy: Ice Land
  
• Turney, S.J.A.: Interregnum
  
• Turtledove, Harry: Between the Rivers
  
• Turtledove, Harry: Marching Through Peachtree
  
• Turtledove, Harry: Thessalonica
  
• Walker, Lars: Blood and Judgment
  
• Watson, Jules: Dalriada series
  
  1. The White Mare
     
  2. The Dawn Stag
     
  3. Song of the North
     
• Wheeler, Thomas: The Arcanum
  
• Wurlitzer, Rudolph: The Drop Edge of Yonder
  
• Zettel, Sarah: Isavalta series
  
  1. A Sorcerer's Treason
     
  2. The Usurper's Crown
     
  3. The Firebird's Vengeance
     
  4. Sword of the Devceiver