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100 MUST-READ MEDIEVAL HISTORICAL FICTION NOVELS - Page 2

When you think about the Middle Ages, what do you picture? Knights in shining armor? Castles and kings and queens and serfs? I'd be lying if I said that isn't the very first thing I think of, myself. And to an extent, that is part of it. But the Middle Ages are so much richer and more complex than that. It is also mainly Western ethnocentrism that makes us automatically assume the knights and castles in the first place. There was a whole globe that existed at the same time, experiencing its own stories and pain and joy, not all of which had a thing to do with knights and damsels and the rest. Also, there are a shit ton of authors of medieval fiction who aren't, like, Bernard Cornwell. I fucking love his books, y'all, but you won't find him listed here because I want to give other, less well known authors a chance to play in the sandbox.
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The Book of the Maidservant (Rebecca Barnhouse)
The Book of the Maidservant
Rebecca Barnhouse
42
Grendel's Mother (Susan Signe Morrison)
Grendel's Mother
Susan Signe Morrison
43
The Painter of Souls (Philip Kazan)
The Painter of Souls
Philip Kazan
44
The Harrowing (James Aitcheson)
The Harrowing
James Aitcheson
45
The Mapmaker's Daughter (Katherine Nouri Hughes)
The Mapmaker's Daughter
Katherine Nouri Hughes
46
Lady MacBeth (Susan Fraser King)
Lady MacBeth
Susan Fraser King
47
The Abbess of Whitby (Jill Dalladay)
The Abbess of Whitby
Jill Dalladay
48
Hermitage Among the Clouds (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Hermitage Among the Clouds
Thich Nhat Hanh
49
Gutenberg's Apprentice (Alix Christie)
Gutenberg's Apprentice
Alix Christie
50
The World, the Flesh, and the Devil (Reay Tannahill)
The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
Reay Tannahill
51
The Thrall's Tale (Judith Lindbergh)
The Thrall's Tale
Judith Lindbergh
52
Equal of the Sun (Anita Amirrezvani)
Equal of the Sun
Anita Amirrezvani
53
Watermark (Vanitha Sankaran)
Watermark
Vanitha Sankaran
54
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury (Edith Pargeter)
A Bloody Field by Shrewsbury
Edith Pargeter
55
The Horse Healer (Gonzalo Giner)
The Horse Healer
Gonzalo Giner
56
Edwin: High King of Britain (Edoardo Albert)
Edwin: High King of Britain
Edoardo Albert
57
The Burning Times (Jeanne Kalogridis)
The Burning Times
Jeanne Kalogridis
58
Duchess of Aquitaine (Margaret Ball)
Duchess of Aquitaine
Margaret Ball
59
Land of Wooden Gods (Jan Fridgard)
Land of Wooden Gods
Jan Fridgard
60
The Empress of Bright Moon (Weina Dai Randel)
The Empress of Bright Moon
Weina Dai Randel
61
The Siege (Ismail Kadare)
The Siege
Ismail Kadare
62
Azazeel
Azazeel
63
The Empress (Meg Clothier)
The Empress
Meg Clothier
64
The Witch of Eye (Mari Griffith)
The Witch of Eye
Mari Griffith
65
Hangman Blind (Cassandra Clark)
Hangman Blind
Cassandra Clark
66
The Novice's Tale (Margaret Fraser)
The Novice's Tale
Margaret Fraser
67
The Architect's Apprentice (Elif Shafak)
The Architect's Apprentice
Elif Shafak
68
Down the Common (Ann Baer)
Down the Common
Ann Baer
69
Harem Secrets (Alum Bati)
Harem Secrets
Alum Bati
70
The Queen of Last Hopes (Susan Higginbotham)
The Queen of Last Hopes
Susan Higginbotham
71
All Fall Down (Sally Nichols)
All Fall Down
Sally Nichols
72
Company of Liars (Karen Maitland)
Company of Liars
Karen Maitland
73
Bodo the Apostate (Donald Michael Platt)
Bodo the Apostate
Donald Michael Platt
74
King Hereafter (Dorothy Dunnett)
King Hereafter
Dorothy Dunnett
75
River of Ink (Paul Cooper)
River of Ink
Paul Cooper
76
Tun-Huang (Yasushi Inoue)
Tun-Huang
Yasushi Inoue
77
Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland (Susan Fraser King)
Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Margaret of Scotland
Susan Fraser King
78
The Bone Thief (V. M. Whitworth)
The Bone Thief
V. M. Whitworth
79
The Queen's Pawn (Christy English)
The Queen's Pawn
Christy English
80
Figures in Silk (Vanora Bennett)
Figures in Silk
Vanora Bennett
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