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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La saga de Vigdis by Sigrid Undset

La saga de Vigdis

Sigrid Undset

205 pages • digital • 1909 user-added

fiction classics historical adventurous emotional fast-paced
The Tale of Murasaki by Liza Dalby

The Tale of Murasaki

Liza Dalby

448 pages • paperback • 2000

fiction historical challenging informative mysterious slow-paced
Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine by Barry S. Strauss

Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine

Barry S. Strauss

432 pages • hardcover

nonfiction biography history informative reflective medium-paced
The Leopards of Normandy: Devil: Leopards of Normandy 1 by David Churchill

The Leopards of Normandy: Devil: Leopards of Normandy 1

Leopards of Normandy #1

David Churchill

480 pages • 2015

fiction historical challenging informative slow-paced
Ivanhoe by Walter Scott

Ivanhoe

Waverley Novels #5

Walter Scott

19 hours, 40 minutes • audio • 1819

fiction classics historical adventurous slow-paced
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross

Pope Joan

Donna Woolfolk Cross

422 pages • paperback • 1996

fiction historical informative inspiring slow-paced
Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton

Eaters of the Dead

Michael Crichton

5 hours, 18 minutes • audio • 1976

fiction fantasy historical horror thriller adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
Black Bird, Blue Road by Sofiya Pasternack

Black Bird, Blue Road

Sofiya Pasternack

7 hours, 28 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction fantasy historical middle grade adventurous emotional medium-paced
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin

Mistress of the Art of Death

Mistress of the Art of Death #1

Ariana Franklin

384 pages • hardcover • 2007

fiction historical mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
Hild by Nicola Griffith

Hild

The Hild Sequence #1

Nicola Griffith

546 pages • hardcover • 2013

fiction historical lgbtqia+ adventurous slow-paced