Historical Fiction through the Ages - hosted by inkyspines

Early Middle Ages & Vikings
Also known as the Medieval or Post-Classical era.
Early Middle Ages (A.D. 476 to A.D. 1000) - also known as Late Antiquity; this period shows most powers rebuilding after the collapse of the Roman Empire and the beginning of Islam in the Middle East
High Middle Ages (A.D. 1000 to A.D. 1250) - 250-year period that saw the height of the Catholic church’s power in the Crusades
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Lady MacBethad by Isabelle Schuler

Lady MacBethad

Isabelle Schuler

368 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Summer Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick

The Summer Queen

Eleanor of Aquitaine #1

Elizabeth Chadwick

477 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
The Harrowing by James Aitcheson

The Harrowing

James Aitcheson

448 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical dark slow-paced
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

Amina al-Sirafi #1

S.A. Chakraborty

483 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

The Evening and the Morning

Kingsbridge #0

Ken Follett

896 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional tense slow-paced
Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir

Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine

Alison Weir

478 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical informative slow-paced
Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch

Morgan Is My Name

Sophie Keetch

345 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Greenwode by J. Tullos Hennig

Greenwode

The Wode #1

J. Tullos Hennig

340 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ romance adventurous slow-paced
Shield Maiden by Sharon Emmerichs

Shield Maiden

Sharon Emmerichs

416 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
La saga de Vigdis by Sigrid Undset

La saga de Vigdis

Sigrid Undset

205 pages • first pub 1909 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical adventurous emotional fast-paced