Historical adventure fiction

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Where the library hides
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1885, Egypt: Inez Olivera is left reeling from her cousin Elvira’s murder, and her mother’s betrayal, and when TÃo Ricardo issues an ultimatum about her inheritance, she’s left...
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The secret Christmas
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The Puritan parliament has outlawed the celebration of Christmas, but when a theatre troupe begging alms turns up at Measham H...
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Admiral
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1814. Ashore on leave, Captain Sir Thomas Kydd learns of a dismal harvest and general hardship among the population. In Germany, Napoleon Bonaparte is celebrating victories that once again make his...
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The woman who went over Niagara Falls in a barrel
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“A reminder that age is no barrier to the unconventional and daring?An extraordinary story about an extraordinary woman.” New York Times bestseller Hazel Gaynor

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The map of bones
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Epic and heart-breaking, telling of courageous women battling to survive in a hostile land, The Map of Bones is the final novel in Kate Mosse’s number one bestselling series, The Joube...
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McGlue
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Salem, Massachusetts, 1851: McGlue is in the hold, still too drunk to be sure of his name or situation or orientation – he may have killed a man. That man may have been his best friend. Now, ...
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Holmes and Moriarty
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Another clever and intriguing crime mystery from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller,Â The Turnglass. The first Sherlock Holmes novel to be authorised by the Conan D...
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The secrets of Blythswood Square
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A story of secrets, friendship and intrigue, set against the backdrop of subversive mid-19th century Glasgow, by the author of the critically acclaimed The Fair Botanists
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And break the pretty kings
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Inspired by Korean history and myths, this rich and evocative high-stakes fantasy is perfect for fans of GALLANT and SIX CRIMSON CRANES.
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Remember, remember
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Gunpowder, treason and a plot like no other?

**AN OBSERVER TOP 10 DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2024**

‘This story ignites a fire in your heart&...
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The vaster wilds
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Part of a loose trilogy based on the end of empire, ‘The Vaster Wilds’ is the story of a young girl who is servant to a minister and his young mistress, and in charge of their young dau...
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The ghost cat
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Early morning, 1902. In a gloomy Edinburgh tenement, Eilidh the charlady tips coal into a fire grate and sets it alight. Overhearing, a cat ambles over to curl up against the welcome heat. This is ...
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Classic stories of the sea
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A collection of classic tales of adventure, capturing the thrill, the danger and the allure of the sea.
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Sea of treason
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Following his recovery after a savage wounding in America, Kydd returns to England to re-assume command of his ship-of-the-line, Thunderer, which is sent to the remote station of Bermuda.
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The glass palace
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A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NEEL MUKHERJEE

The international bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author

‘Ghosh ha...
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Rebellion
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An epic military adventure novel pits Roman army heroes Macro and Cato against Boudica: the terrifying Queen of the Britons. From bestselling Simon Scarrow, author of Add to basket

Orphia and Eurydicius
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“Orphia dreams of something more than the warrior crafts she’s been forced to learn. Hidden away on a far-flung island, her blood sings with poetry and her words can move flowers to blo...
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Warrior
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The Romans invaded Britannia in AD 43 confident of victory. They swept through a divided and ill-equipped enemy, scattered across tough terrain. But one man was not prepared to surrender. Caratacus...
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Essex Dogs
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July 1346. The Hundred Years’ War has begun, and King Edward and his lords are on the march through France. But this war belongs to the men on the ground. Swept up in the bloody chaos, a tigh...
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The secret service of tea and treason
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When rumours of an assassination plot against the Queen begin to circulate, Alice is immediately assigned to the case. However, she won’t be working alone. Enter Daniel Bixby. Unflappable mas...
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The Invisible Man
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H. G. Wells’ classic science-fiction novel about a man who’s turned himself invisible.
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Protector
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Persian King Xerxes stands over the smoking ruins of Athens, an army of slaves at his back. Come to destroy, once and for all, everything that the city stands for, he stares pitilessly at the hopel...
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The Burning Chambers
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France, 1562. As the Wars of Religion begin to take hold, a courageous Catholic woman and a passionate Huguenot believer find themselves united in a quest to uncover a long-buried secret . ....
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The City of Tears
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The second instalment in The Joubert Family Chronicles. In the 16th century, from the Languedoc to Paris and Amsterdam, one family struggles to survive in the wake of the St Batholomew’s Day ...
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Camelot
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Britain is a land riven by anarchy, slaughter, famine, filth, and darkness. Its armies are destroyed, its heroes dead, or missing. Arthur and Lancelot fell in the last great battle and Merlin has n...
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