 | Temeraire (Temeraire series book 1) by Naomi Novik
Buy used from: £0.01 Napoleonic war... with dragons! Navy Captain Laurence has his life changed forever when his ship captures a dragon egg about to hatch.
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 | Arms of Nemesis (Gordianus the Finder) (Roma Sub Rosa) by Steven Saylor
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £0.85 Ancient Rome comes alive as Gordianus the Finder attempts to solve a puzzling murder case linked with Spartacus. The second in the series, the first is 'Roman Blood'
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 | Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters Trilogy) by Juliet Marillier
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 Celtic magic comes to life in this romantic historical fantasy trilogy - beautifully written.
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 | In Camelot's Shadow (Reader's Choice) by Sarah Zettel
Buy used from: £0.58 A bit of Authurian romance never goes amiss - based on the famous Gawain and the Green Knight tale the story gives a good measure of chivalry and damsels in distress. (Also try the Isavalta Trilogy)
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 | Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners by Ellen Kushner
Buy new: £4.30 / Used from: £1.23 This fairy tale inspired by Regency England features the drama of duelling and the life of a professional swordsman with the intimacies of a complex relationship between the two main characters.
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 | The Tower of the King's Daughter (Outremer) by Chaz Brenchley
Buy new: £9.89 / Used from: £0.01 n the words of reviewer Ray J Holt: - See what can happen when Fantasy steps beyond the bounds of Tolkien - Read it!
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 | The Nameless Day: Book One of the Crucible Trilogy by Sara Douglass
Buy used from: £0.01 Medieval England in troubled times with a supernatural fantasy twist.
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 | Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle
Buy used from: £0.01 I was blown away when I read this- medieval history, fantasy and science fiction skillfully woven together - highly intelligent and complex.
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 | The King's Gambit (SPQR) by John Maddox Roberts
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £3.25 First novel of the SPQR Series set in Republican Rome. Junior civil servant Decius Metellus investigates some puzzling murders with links to the highest levels of Roman politics.
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 | Wolfskin by Juliet Marillier
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01 Moving on from the romance of Sevenwaters, the Viking fantasy 'Wolfskin' follows the relationship of Eyvind and his friend Somerled - it's emotional, brutal, with subtle magical touches.
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 | The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £0.01 In the words of reviewer N. Clarke, 'Blending history, myth and fantasy into a seamless, poetic whole, The Last Light of the Sun is an accomplished and truly evocative novel.'
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 | The Birth of Venus: Love and Death in Florence by Sarah Dunant
Buy new: £5.93 / Used from: £0.01 Set in Renaissance Florence, Dunant captures the colourful and violent events of the time and the life of a young girl whose choices can never be her own.
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 | The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
Buy used from: £0.01 Ok so we all love Sharpe but Cornwell can be a bit formulaic. Our hero Uhtred is torn between his English roots and the colourful life of the Danish warriors. Well researched and a fine read.
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