Fiction - Fantasy - Historical

An Indie Next and LibraryReads "Hall of Fame" Pick!A Power Unbound is the final entry in Freya Marske's beloved, award-winning Last Binding trilogy, the queer historical fantasy series that began with A Marvellous Light. "Messy people and burn-it-down conflict. . . . Marske uses...

With the invasion of Dara complete, and the Wall of Storms breached, the world has opened to new possibilities for the gods and peoples of both empires as the sweeping saga of the award-winning Dandelion Dynasty continues in this third book of the "magnificent...

Number 12, Acteon Place is more than just a London town house. It is a harbour for the most dangerous enchantress in Britannia. There are prisoners in the cellar. Mysterious magical experiments in the attic. A fairy killer on the loose. A hunted governess,...

Tympany is the goddess of the heart and mind. She has the ability to control and inspire the actions of those around her. She's spent the past 5000 years in Kylantis with the other gods, itching for adventure and longing for the day she...

"Addictive and immersive, this series is a must-read." --Entertainment Weekly The thrilling conclusion to #1 New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab's beloved world of parallel Londons--now at the brink of collapse. Loyalties will be tested, and sacrifices will be made... As darkness...

Raised in Karkov, a military, male-dominant kingdom, twins Natalia and Jillian know nothing but battle. When Jillian emerges as the dominant twin and apparent heir to the throne, Natalia, the softer and more diplomatic sister, ceases her military training. As Natalia prepares to marry...

Thomas the Rhymer, legendary twelfth-century figure of traditional Scottish balladry, as you've never seen him before. He's known by many names over time--Tam Lin, Robin Hood, and numerous other incarnations reaching into the present--but at his heart he is still True Thomas, one man...

Claire built a device to fold space and time. It had a flaw... When the smoke clears, she finds herself halfway across the world, thousands of years in the past, and no device in sight. In bronze-age Florence, war has lasted for generations. All...

1881: The electric lights of Paris have been extinguished.The Naturalist revolution is over. Adelaide was on the losing side. Once the Royal Scientist Doctor for the now-dead cyborg monarchs of France, she's now a fugitive, hiding from the new king's Police S馗r鑼e. Pregnant and...

Returning triumphantly to the brilliantly evoked near-Renaissance world of A Brightness Long Ago and Children of Earth and Sky, international bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay deploys his signature 'quarter turn to the fantastic' to tell a story of vengeance, power, and love. On a...

A STANDALONE gothic dark fantasy pirate romance re-telling of The Little Mermaid from the New York Times Bestselling Author of River of Shadows and Blood Orange.Princess Maren is a woman with a secret.When she was just 16-years old, she sold her soul to the...

From a three-time New York Times and USA TodayBestselling author. Fans of bromance and witty banter will be drawn to main characters. While the fourth book of the series, it is a standalone tale that doesn't require any prior knowledge to enjoy to the...

Tanya has won victory after victory on the battlefield, and still the Empire hurtles toward its destruction. Zettour stands at the helm, a warped sense of patriotism guiding his actions as he prepares the stage. His only goal now is to secure the best...

Torrential did the storms become. Torrential shall be the days to come.Exiled in disgrace and defeat after a vicious coup, Tez seeks an alliance with the militant Lake Tribe. Retaking the Stone Tribe is the key to a unified north in the face of...

Claire built a device to fold space and time. It had a flaw...When the smoke clears, she finds herself halfway across the world, thousands of years in the past, and no device in sight.In bronze-age Florence, war has lasted for generations. All Claire wants...

From New York Times bestselling author Owen King comes a Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures, thieves are noble, scholars are revolutionaries, and conjurers are the most wonderful criminals you can imagine. It begins in an unnamed...

In post-World War I England, a young woman inherits a mysterious library and must untangle its powerful secrets . . . With the stroke of a pen, twenty-three-year-old Ivy Radcliffe becomes Lady Hayworth, owner of a sprawling estate on the Yorkshire moors. Ivy has...

The Present: After an abduction left them without memories of their childhood, Lily and Liam Howell have led a quiet life. For twenty years, they've avoided the topic of their disappearance, carefully tiptoeing around each other in fear of what they might expose or...

Becoming real was only the start. Pinocchio got his wish, but finds there's more to being human than having the right kind of body. Inside, he still feels like that same wooden puppet.In the wake of WWI, his struggle to fit into a human...

BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, LIGHT AND SHADOWRome has collapsed. Dark Forces eye the imperial remnants like birds of prey, ready to devour its carcass and any secrets hidden therein.Among these, Arawn, ancient Celtic god of the afterlife, holds Erik of Birkenshire in his ruthless,...

Born of an incestuous relationship between King Arthur and his half sister, the evil sorceress Morgause, the bastard Mordred is reared in secrecy. Called to Camelot by events he cannot deny, Mordred becomes Arthur's most trusted counselor -- a fateful act that leads to...

A joint work of poetry and speculative/magical realist fiction from Indigenous freedom fighter and political prisoner Oso Blanco (Byron Shane of Chubbuck) and anti-racist activist, author and publisher Michael Novick, The Blue Agave Revolution: Poetry of the Blind Rebel is also profusely illustrated with...

"Rosie the Horstorian" centers around seven horses and two cats living in the same barn. Among the horses, Rosie is a P.O.A (Pony of the Americas) mare that has extensive knowledge of horses living in the past, making her a horse historian, or horstorian....

"Impossible to put down." --Kelly Link, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Get In TroubleA ragtag posse must hunt down a witch through a wild west beset by demons and ghosts--where death is always just around the bend--in this new supernatural horror by bestselling author...

Three estranged siblings are trained deadly assassins. They are barely able to control their supernatural abilities awakened in them through their cursed, ancient bloodline. The Commander who killed their parents under the Duvalier Regime is still alive and has become a bigger threat than...

"Celeste, a card sharp with a need for justice, takes on the role of advocatus diaboli, to defend her sister Mariel, accused of murdering a Virtue, a member of the ruling class of this mining town, in a new world of dark fantasy from...

Young Norseman, Njal Tokeson, had his entire village, destroyed by a mysterious man in a silver mask when he was but a child. Ten years later, Njal lives as a slave to a kind farmer outside of Birmingham. But after meeting a young Englishwoman...

The Elect are a Chosen Few.Throughout time, there is the line between history and legends. Some prove the others and others suppress. Now, in The Book of The Elect, go through a series of worlds across time and space detailing from short stories, poems,...

The Elect are a Chosen Few.Throughout time, there is the line between history and legends. Some prove the others and others suppress. Now, in The Book of The Elect, go through a series of worlds across time and space detailing from short stories, poems,...

Charles Wolfe Collins has been investigating various clandestine matters for influential Washington politicians since 1865, having been a confidential operative for General Grant during the War of the Rebellion. In late summer of 1879, he is sent upon a mission into Colorado to assess...

Acacia was born with a destiny she knows nothing about. After witnessing a brutal slaughter of an innocent village she embraces a call from the gods and becomes the conqueror Queen of the ancient matriarchal kingdom of Alosia. Gallo, Alosia's aged seer, procures for...

When talented FBI agent Kendra Donovan stumbles back in time to find herself in a nineteenth century English castle--and under threat from a vicious serial killer--she races to solve the case before it takes her life--200 years before she was even born. Beautiful and...

Merlin and Elanor are ripped apart after a mortal wound. With the desperate hope she is still alive, Merlin hurtles through time to find her but quickly discovers more than he bargained for in modern day Wales. Hidden amongst the crowded city streets lurk...

2023 Best Fantasy Novel - Royal Dragonfly Award Emma Woodhouse needs a dragon. Her life depends on it. But Emma's dragon is claimed... by Elizabeth Darcy.When Emma Woodhouse meets newly wed Elizabeth, a brush of their gloved hands unmasks the Darcys' fantastic secret. Emma...

Merlin and Elanor are ripped apart after a mortal wound. With the desperate hope she is still alive, Merlin hurtles through time to find her but quickly discovers more than he bargained for in modern day Wales. Hidden amongst the crowded city streets lurk...

The first adventure in the Mirror Realm Cycle, a Spanish Inquisition-era fantasy trilogy inspired by Jewish folklore, with echoes of Naomi Novik and Katherine Arden. Toba Peres can speak, but not shout; sleep, but not dream. She can write with both hands at once,...

Juno's old curse has come back to haunt her... literally.After two blissful years of ghost-free marriage, the spirits have come knocking at her door again. Her late mother-in-law has taken possession of her home, and her late husband is obsessed with solving his own...

Dancing between the modern world and sixth-century Scotland, this riveting tale blends portal fantasy with an exploration of what it means to align with one's true self. Struggling to make sense of her life after a bitter divorce, Fleur La Salle has returned to...

1489-When Giulia Farnese came to Rome to make an arranged marriage with young noble Orsino Orsini, she dreamed of learning and power in the glittering city of the Renaissance popes. However, her mother-in-law seems frightened, and her husband refuses to consummate the marriage at...

Zander is your average guy. Loves Anime, Marvel, and his family. He's not the smartest guy you would be but he sure is the protector in your friend group. When he goes on a cottage trip with his friends. The night they arrive is...

In 1536, Henry and Anne are at the mercy of influences outside their control, explosively incompatible, and caught in a marriage that ends in betrayal so shocking that Anne requires lifetimes to recover.Henry, seemingly in defense of Anne (but more likely acting out of...

Martin Teebs is having a bad day. A really bad day. He's having an affair with a women who's been dead for 140 years. He's got a son who died on the very day Martin was born. He's killed a deputy over 100 years...

It is 1917, and while war wages across Europe, in the heart of London, there is a place of hope and enchantment. The Emporium sells toys that capture the imagination of children and adults alike: patchwork dogs that seem alive, toy boxes that are...

Something is rotten in the state of France ... After years of inconclusive war, the Franco-Spanish Empire is on the verge of collapse. The military is coming apart, the people are starving, the economy is on the brink ... and yet, as long as...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERUSA TODAY BESTSELLER NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLERTHE WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER In the vein of The Time Traveler's Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab's genre-defying tour de force. Recommended...

From the first page of James Cherry's finely crafted novel, we are enfolded in the fascinating history and unspoiled beauty of old Hawaii that forms the backdrop of this compelling work-which feels more real than fiction. Here is a story truly worthy of its...

Deadwood meets Cthulhu in this wild and profane Western romp featuring zombies, werewolves, evil spirits, and one pissed-off gun-slinging preacher. The Wild West has never seen the likes of Reverend Jebediah Mercer, a hard man wielding a burning Bible in the battle between God...

Tales of tentacles, terror, and madness from the publisher who brought you Wastelands, The Living Dead, and Brave New Worlds First described by visionary author H. P. Lovecraft, the Cthulhu mythos encompass a pantheon of truly existential cosmic horror: Eldritch, uncaring, alien god-things, beyond...

A name that is written can only exist in a book. I have many names that you have read about throughout your religions and history but this is about one that you don't know yet. I gave it to myself to become something new......

Before the Trojan War...Before the ancient poets hailed her as Troy's last hope against the relentless Achilles, Penthesilea, Queen of the ha-mazaans, was already a legend. This is where her story begins.As future Hearth Queen, Penny vowed to keep the Sacred Flame alight, to...