journey through history chronologically - hosted by adventurouspotato

Early Modern Era (1500 – 1650 CE)
european age of exploration, colonization of the americas, ottoman empire, scientific revolution, protestant reformation, ming dynasty china
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The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

385 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Murder in Postscript by Mary Winters

Murder in Postscript

Lady of Letters #1

Mary Winters

307 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Orlando

Virginia Woolf

272 pages • first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ literary magical realism challenging reflective slow-paced
After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires 1400-2000 by John Darwin

After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires 1400-2000

John Darwin

574 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

The Night Ship

Jess Kidd

384 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous dark sad medium-paced
Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death by Yoel Hoffmann

Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death

Yoel Hoffmann

368 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy poetry religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Plain Jane by Laurien Gardner

Plain Jane

Tudor Women Series #3

Laurien Gardner

352 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel

Bring Up the Bodies

Thomas Cromwell #2

Hilary Mantel

412 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging emotional medium-paced
I Know What I Am: The Life and Times of Artemisia Gentileschi by Gina Siciliano

I Know What I Am: The Life and Times of Artemisia Gentileschi

Gina Siciliano

232 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction comics challenging dark emotional slow-paced
Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny by Mike Dash

Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny

Mike Dash

512 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative fast-paced