Medieval
Knights and nobles clash in torch-lit castle halls while peasants toil in the shadow of soaring Gothic cathedrals during Europe's turbulent Middle Ages. Power struggles between monarchs and the church, epic construction projects, and the daily rhythms of medieval life come alive in stories spanning the 5th through 15th centuries.
Medieval Book Summaries
River Kings
A bead from India, buried in England, reveals the Silk Road world the Vikings actually built.
History
Medieval
Anthropology
Science
Globalization
River Kings
A bead from India, buried in England, reveals the Silk Road world the Vikings actually built.
History
Medieval
Anthropology
Science
Globalization
The Swerve
One manuscript, hunted across monasteries, reintroduced a dangerous idea: the soul is mortal.
History
Philosophy
Religion
Books About Books
Classics
The Swerve
One manuscript, hunted across monasteries, reintroduced a dangerous idea: the soul is mortal.
History
Philosophy
Religion
Books About Books
Classics
King John and the Road to Magna Carta
John lost a continent, defied the pope, and signed a charter that still checks power.
History
Biography
Medieval
Europe
Royalty
King John and the Road to Magna Carta
John lost a continent, defied the pope, and signed a charter that still checks power.
History
Biography
Medieval
Europe
Royalty
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Waking in Camelot, a factory boss fakes magic with science and schemes to industrialize the kingdom.
Classics
Humor
Satire
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Waking in Camelot, a factory boss fakes magic with science and schemes to industrialize the kingdom.
Classics
Humor
Satire
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Merchant of Death
His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
The Merchant of Death
His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
Robin Hood
An orphan archer discovers his noble lineage and leads Sherwood's outlaws against a usurping baron.
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
French
Medieval
Robin Hood
An orphan archer discovers his noble lineage and leads Sherwood's outlaws against a usurping baron.
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
French
Medieval
The Theological Origins of Modernity
The modern world is a theological argument that left the church and took over everything.
Philosophy
History
Religion
Christianity
Politics
The Theological Origins of Modernity
The modern world is a theological argument that left the church and took over everything.
Philosophy
History
Religion
Christianity
Politics
Theft of Swords
Two thieves framed for a king's murder kidnap the crown prince to expose an ancient conspiracy.
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Adventure
Adult
Theft of Swords
Two thieves framed for a king's murder kidnap the crown prince to expose an ancient conspiracy.
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Adventure
Adult
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
A Fomorian widow hides fire magic to scheme her son onto the throne of Viking Dublin.
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mythology
Historical
Magic
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
A Fomorian widow hides fire magic to scheme her son onto the throne of Viking Dublin.
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mythology
Historical
Magic
Hindu Temples What Happened to Them- Vol. 1 Preliminary Survey
Why were thousands of Hindu temples razed? Not just plunder, but a theological mandate from Islam.
History
Religion
India
Islam
Hinduism
Hindu Temples What Happened to Them- Vol. 1 Preliminary Survey
Why were thousands of Hindu temples razed? Not just plunder, but a theological mandate from Islam.
History
Religion
India
Islam
Hinduism
A History of the Crusades, Vol. II
The crusaders won Jerusalem. They spent the next 87 years proving they couldn't keep it.
History
Medieval
Middle East
Religion
War
A History of the Crusades, Vol. II
The crusaders won Jerusalem. They spent the next 87 years proving they couldn't keep it.
History
Medieval
Middle East
Religion
War
The Icebound Land
Enslaved and addicted far north, a young ranger waits for his outlaw mentor to find him.
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Adventure
Action
The Icebound Land
Enslaved and addicted far north, a young ranger waits for his outlaw mentor to find him.
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Adventure
Action
Fires of Winter
A captive Welshwoman meets her Viking captor's fire with a fury that rivals his own.
Historical Romance
Romance
Medieval
Historical
Historical Fiction
Fires of Winter
A captive Welshwoman meets her Viking captor's fire with a fury that rivals his own.
Historical Romance
Romance
Medieval
Historical
Historical Fiction
The White Company
A sheltered novice joins a legendary company of archers and follows an eccentric knight into war.
Historical Fiction
Classics
Adventure
Historical
Medieval
The White Company
A sheltered novice joins a legendary company of archers and follows an eccentric knight into war.
Historical Fiction
Classics
Adventure
Historical
Medieval
Lapvona
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
Horror
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Dark Fantasy
Gothic
Lapvona
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
Horror
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Dark Fantasy
Gothic
Hild
In Anglo-Saxon England, a girl sees the patterns others miss. The king calls it prophecy.
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
Literary Fiction
Queer
Hild
In Anglo-Saxon England, a girl sees the patterns others miss. The king calls it prophecy.
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
Literary Fiction
Queer
The Last Kingdom
King Alfred is dead; a Saxon warrior must defend the realm from Viking invaders, royal treachery.
Historical Fiction
Medieval
War
Adventure
Historical
The Last Kingdom
King Alfred is dead; a Saxon warrior must defend the realm from Viking invaders, royal treachery.
Historical Fiction
Medieval
War
Adventure
Historical
Mushoku Tensei
A reincarnated mage marries his childhood friend, then opens their haunted manor to his sisters.
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Adventure
Romance
Magic
Mushoku Tensei
A reincarnated mage marries his childhood friend, then opens their haunted manor to his sisters.
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Adventure
Romance
Magic
Eleanore of Avignon
When the Black Death arrives in Avignon, a woman healer's skill becomes her death warrant.
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
France
Women
Eleanore of Avignon
When the Black Death arrives in Avignon, a woman healer's skill becomes her death warrant.
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
France
Women
Philosophy in the Islamic World
A thousand years of philosophy across three continents, argued by Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
Philosophy
History
Religion
Islam
Medieval
Philosophy in the Islamic World
A thousand years of philosophy across three continents, argued by Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
Philosophy
History
Religion
Islam
Medieval
The Battle for Skandia
A Ranger, a knight, and a princess must unite Viking raiders against an unstoppable eastern army.
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Middle Grade
High Fantasy
The Battle for Skandia
A Ranger, a knight, and a princess must unite Viking raiders against an unstoppable eastern army.
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Middle Grade
High Fantasy
The Lost Queen
Twin to the man who becomes Merlin, a forgotten queen fights to save her fading world.
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Mythology
Scotland
The Lost Queen
Twin to the man who becomes Merlin, a forgotten queen fights to save her fading world.
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Mythology
Scotland
Medieval Philosophy
For a thousand years, philosophy was one long attempt to reconcile reason with revelation.
Philosophy
History
Religion
Medieval
Christianity
Medieval Philosophy
For a thousand years, philosophy was one long attempt to reconcile reason with revelation.
Philosophy
History
Religion
Medieval
Christianity
Going to Church in Medieval England
9,500 buildings held medieval England together: the parish church, from birth to burial.
History
Religion
Medieval
Christianity
Architecture
Going to Church in Medieval England
9,500 buildings held medieval England together: the parish church, from birth to burial.
History
Religion
Medieval
Christianity
Architecture
The Long Ships
Abducted by raiders, a boy navigates slavery, caliphs, and treasure hunts across the Viking world.
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Classics
Historical
Sweden
The Long Ships
Abducted by raiders, a boy navigates slavery, caliphs, and treasure hunts across the Viking world.
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Classics
Historical
Sweden
Canticle
Medieval Bruges: a merchant's daughter reads forbidden texts, finds God, and challenges the Church.
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
Medieval
Feminism
Canticle
Medieval Bruges: a merchant's daughter reads forbidden texts, finds God, and challenges the Church.
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
Medieval
Feminism
In the Hand of the Goddess
To win her knighthood, a disguised squire must expose a sorcerer before he seizes the throne.
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Magic
Coming Of Age
In the Hand of the Goddess
To win her knighthood, a disguised squire must expose a sorcerer before he seizes the throne.
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Magic
Coming Of Age
The Canterbury Tales
A storytelling contest on a spring pilgrimage to Canterbury unmasks the soul of medieval England.
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Medieval
Short Stories
The Canterbury Tales
A storytelling contest on a spring pilgrimage to Canterbury unmasks the soul of medieval England.
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Medieval
Short Stories
A Rose for the Crown
A peasant girl becomes the secret mistress of Richard III, hiding their children from the crown.
Historical Fiction
Historical Romance
Historical
Medieval
Romance
A Rose for the Crown
A peasant girl becomes the secret mistress of Richard III, hiding their children from the crown.
Historical Fiction
Historical Romance
Historical
Medieval
Romance
Unknown Quantity
Babylonians used algebra to measure grain. Four thousand years later, it described reality itself.
Mathematics
History
Science
Reference
Medieval
Unknown Quantity
Babylonians used algebra to measure grain. Four thousand years later, it described reality itself.
Mathematics
History
Science
Reference
Medieval
Cordeluna
Reincarnated souls of cursed lovers meet at a monastery, still trapped in a medieval curse.
Young Adult
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
Paranormal
Cordeluna
Reincarnated souls of cursed lovers meet at a monastery, still trapped in a medieval curse.
Young Adult
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
Paranormal
La catedral
A young mason wins a contest to carve the altar. The cathedral was built for summoning the devil.
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Horror
Gothic
La catedral
A young mason wins a contest to carve the altar. The cathedral was built for summoning the devil.
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Horror
Gothic
Fate of the Furycks
A scarred warrior, denied her throne by a usurping uncle, fights to reclaim her stolen birthright.
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Dark
Magic
War
Fate of the Furycks
A scarred warrior, denied her throne by a usurping uncle, fights to reclaim her stolen birthright.
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Dark
Magic
War
The Maid's War
The Fountain speaks to a peasant girl: lead an army, free a kingdom, crown a king.
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Maid's War
The Fountain speaks to a peasant girl: lead an army, free a kingdom, crown a king.
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Reign of Madness
Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Magic
Adventure
Reign of Madness
Trained as a weapon, he discovers the crown is his birthright. Claiming it means rebellion.
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Magic
Adventure
