Alexander : the virtues of war by Steven Pressfield
$33.00 AUD
Category: Historical
'There is nothing impossible to him who will try...' He ascended to the throne of Macedon at the age of nineteen. He conquered the seemingly invincible Persian Empire before he was twenty-five. He died at the age of thirty-two, undefeated by any enemy. His reputation as a warrior and leader of men remai ...Show more
The Daughters Of Mars by Tom Keneally
$19.99 AUD
Category: Historical
In the tradition of Atonementand Birdsong, the Durance sisters leave Australia to nurse on the front during WWI and discover a world beyond their imaginings.Shortlisted for the Colin Roderick Prize.Naomi and Sally Durance are daughters of a dairy farmer from the Macleay Valley. Bound together in complic ...Show more
The Honourable Thief (Benedict Hitchens #1) by Meaghan Wilson Anastasios
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: Benedict Hitchens
'Achilles? Because...?' 'Obsession of mine. Half man, half god - and his own worst enemy. My kind of man.' He laughed. Istanbul, Turkey 1955 Benedict Hitchens, once a world-renowned archaeologist, is now a discredited - but still rather charming - shell of his former self. Once full of optimism and adve ...Show more
The Survivors by Kate Furnivall
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Reading Level: very good
*** THE TOP TEN BESTSELLING AUTHOR *** 'A thrilling rollercoaster of a read' Dinah Jefferies, author of The Sapphire Widow Discover a brilliant story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from the internationally bestselling author of The Betrayal. 'Directly I saw him, I knew he had to die.' Germany ...Show more
The Chocolate Maker's Wife by Karen Brooks
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: DS Cormac Reilly #2
Australian bestselling novelist Karen Brooks rewrites women back into history with this breathtaking novel set in 17th century London--a lush, fascinating story of the beautiful woman who is drawn into a world of riches, power, intrigue...and chocolate. Damnation has never been so sweet... Growing up ...Show more
Jane Seymour, the Haunted Queen (#3 Six Tudor Queens) by Alison Weir
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: Six Tudor Queens | Reading Level: very good
Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen by historian Alison Weir, author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession, is the third enthralling novel in the Six Tudor Queens series. A fascinating look at Henry VIII's third wife. Essential reading for fa ...Show more
The Glovemaker by Ann Weisgarber
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Reading Level: 1
For fans of Cold Mountain comes the story of a woman in Mormon country, from the author of The Promise and The Personal History of Rachel DuPree. In the inhospitable lands of the Utah Territory, during the winter of 1888, thirty-seven-year-old Deborah Tyler waits for her husband, Samuel, to return home ...Show more
A Universe of Sufficient Size by Miriam Sved
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Reading Level: 1 Fiction
I have wished so many times that I had acted differently.I wish that I had been more worthy of you...Eventually the war will end, and then we will find each other. Until then, remember me. Hungary, 1938. In a city park, beneath one of its bleakly looming statues, five Jewish mathematicians gather to tr ...Show more
The Second Sleep by Robert Harris
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Reading Level: very good
1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts - coins, fragments of glass, human bones - which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death? As ...Show more
Prophecy 2: Death of an Empire by M.K. Hume
$21.99 AUD
Category: Historical
Merlin's epic quest continues as he journeys to Constantinople in search of his father. Myrddion Emrys of Segontium is the product of a brutal rape, but when King Vortigern hints at his father's identity, Myrddion embarks on a journey across France and Italy to Constantinople. It is a voyage that is to ...Show more
Gates of Rome (#1 Emperor) by Conn Iggulden
$22.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: Emperor Ser.
Rarely, if ever, does a new writer dazzle us with such a vivid imagination and storytelling, flawlessly capturing the essence of a land, a people, a legend. Conn Iggulden is just such a writer, bringing to vivid life one of the most fascinating eras in human history. In a true masterpiece of historical ...Show more
Where the Light Enters (#2 Gilded Hour) by Sara Donati
$32.99 AUD
Category: Historical | Series: Gilded Hour #2 | Reading Level: very good
Obstetrician Dr Sophie Savard returns home to the achingly familiar rhythms of Manhattan in the early spring of 1884 to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. With the help of Dr Anna Savard, her dearest friend, cousin, and fellow physician, she plans to continue her work aiding the disadvanta ...Show more