Historical Adventure

A gripping Viking tale of one woman's courage, fighting old and new gods amid the savage beauty of Ice Island: the second instalment of The Book of...

Perfect for fans of GLADIATOR and THOSE ABOUT TO DIERome, AD 51: After eight years of resistance Vespasian captures Rome's greatest enemy, the Brit...

Introduced by David MitchellIn a coastal village in medieval Japan, a young boy called Isaku battles to keep his family alive against the odds. Wit...

'Brutal, audacious, and fast-paced' - Anthony Riches, author of bestselling Empire series'Every page is drenched with the soldier's experience' - G...

SOLDIER OF FORTUNE CAPTAIN DANIEL RAWSON FACES HIS TOUGHEST BATTLE YET Despite winning a resounding victory at the battle of Oudenarde, the Duke of...

Gripping, authentic novel set in Roman Britain from bestselling historian, Adrian Goldsworthy. AD 98: VINDOLANDA. A FORT ON THE EDGE OF THE ROMAN W...

To go around the world...in such a short time and with the means of transport currently available, was not only impossible, it was madness.The late...

With barbarians at the gate and enemies within, two men must fight for the soul of the Republic and the greatest empire in the world. A cave hack...

1935: Harry Jardine is a soldier of fortune. Forced to flee Hamburg after helping Jews escape Nazi Germany, he is recruited by a secretive British ...

A The Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year''An enthralling and wonderfully vivid novel from a master storyteller'' Joseph O''Connor''Kneale''s m...

Sigurdsson is without a doubt one of the best writers of his generation. —Frettabladid DailyAfter a grueling solo expedition on Vatnajökull Glacier...

Pendragon has all the hallmarks of a traditional historical adventure story . . . However, there is also intellectual heft to this story, with its ...

'Completely charming' Imogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock In a nation divided by prejudice, everyone must take a side. Wh...

Discover the blistering first novella from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation.They said I've done something...

''Luminous'' SEBASTIAN BARRY''Incandescent characters and mellifluous prose'' LISA CAREY''Reminiscent of Edith Wharton at her very best'' LIZ NUGEN...

Bundook. Gun. A common word, but one which turns Deen Datta''s world upside down.A dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors...

Unputdownable naval action from the master of the sea story. ''In Stockwin''s hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the worl...

1842. Joshua Weyland is languishing in America and desperate to return to England and his fiancé. He ships home on a small brig but when it founder...

'Tension surges through A Sea of Gold . . . In this rousing yarn, Stockwin again raises naval fiction to a new level' - Quarterdeck'Stockwin has su...

Humboldt (17691859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether cl...

The perfect murder mystery for fans of Richard Osman and Robert Thorogood.''Spotswood understands that [...] spending time with unforgettable chara...

'A rollicking good read' IAN RANKIN'A fun read' OBSERVER'Deftly plotted and hugely entertaining' JAMES WILSONThis third novel in the Drabble and Ha...

'a tour de force work of art' The Wall Street Journal, Best Books of the Year Longlisted for the 2022 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award It's Sa...

The second instalment in the Marion Lane mysteries series. The envelope was tied with three delicate silk ribbons: One of the new recruits is not ...