A Summer Knight’s Reading
Further Reading Set in Medieval Times
Biography ClassicsFictionHistoryMysteryRomance
Additional Book Lists
BIOGRAPHY:
Author:Title:
Burge, JamesHeloise and Abelard: A New Biography of
History’s Great Lovers
Kelly, AmyEleanor of Aquitane and the Four Kings
CLASSICS:
Author:Title:
Abelard, PeterThe Letters of Abelard and Heloise
Bedier, Joseph and Hilaire BellocThe Romance of Tristan and Iseult
Comnena, AnnaAlexiad
Doyle, Sir Arthur ConanThe White Company
FICTION:
Author:Title:
Ali, TariqBook of Saladin
Anand, ValerieGildenford
The Norman Pretender
Proud Villeins
Ruthless Yeomen
Audouard , AntoineFarewell, My Only One
Barnes, Mary Campbell Mary of Carisbrooke
Bradley, Marion ZimmerAvalon series
Bradshaw, Gillian The Wolf Hunt
FICTION:
Author:Title:
Chadwick, Elizabeth The Champion
The Conquest
and other titles
Connell, Evan Deus Lo Volt!: Chronicle of the Crusades
Cornwell, BernardWinter King
Enemy of God
Excalibur
Vagabond
Heretic
Costain, ThomasThe Black Rose
Below the Salt
and other titles
Cross, Donna WoolfolkPope Joan
Druon, MauriceThe Iron King
The Poisoned Crown
and other titles
Dunnett, DorothyThe House of Niccolo series
Ennis, MichaelDuchess of Milan
Gellis, RobertaBond of Blood
Graham, Alice WalworthThe Vows of the Peacock
Shield of Honor
Summer Queen
Gordon, NoahThe Physician
Headlee, KimDawnflight
Healey, JudithThe Canterbury Papers
Holland, CeceliaThe Witches’ Kitchen
and other titles
Jones, EllenFatal Crown
Beloved Enemy
Lawhead, StephenThe Pendragon Cycle series
and other stories
Lofts, NorahMadselin
Tallboys series
and other titles
Godwin, ParkeSherwood
Lord of Sunset
A Memory of Lions
Llywelyn, MorganLion of Ireland: the Legend of Brian Boru
and other titles
Mason, F. Van WyckSilver Leopard
McKnight, Juliene OsborneDaughter of Ireland
and other titles
FICTION:
Author:Title:
Miles, RosalindIsolde, Queen of the Western Isle
and other titles
Patterson, JamesThe Jester
Penman, Sharon KayHere Be Dragons
Sunne in Slendour
and other titles
Pargeter, EdithThe Brothers of Gwynedd series
and other titles
Plaidy, JeanPlantagenet Saga series
and other titles
Riley, Judith MerkleA Vision of Light
In Pursuit of the Green Dragon
Rutherford, EdwardThe Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga
Seton, AnyaKatherine
Stewart, MaryThe Merlin Trilogy
and other titles
Sutcliff, RosemaryThe Sword at Sunset
Tarr, JudithRite of Conquest
Pride of Kings
Kingdom of the Grail
Undset, SigridKristin Lavransdatter series
Walsh, Jill PatonKnowledge of Angels
White, T. H. The Once and Future King
and other titles
Willis, ConnieDoomsday Book
HISTORY:
Author:Title:
Costain, ThomasThe Conquering Family
The Magnificent Century
The Three Edwards
The Last Plantagenets
Gies, Frances and JosephLife in Medieval City
Life in a Medieval Castle
and other titles
Lacey, RobertThe Year 1000: What Life was Like at the
Turn of the First Millenium
Reston, James, Jr.The Last Apocalypse: A History of Europe
at 1000 A.D.
MYSTERY:
Author:Title:
Clare, AlysHawkenlye Mystery series
Doherty, P. C.Canterbury Tales series
Hugh Corbett series
Frazer, MargaretSister Frevisse series
Gellis, RobertaMagdalene La Batarde series
Gordon, AlanFool’s Guild Medieval Mystery series
Gregory, SusannaWilliam Bartholomew Chronicle series
Jecks, MichaelMedieval West Country series
Marston, EdwardDomesday Book series
Morson, IanWilliam Falconer series
Newman, SharanCatherine LeVendeur series
Penman, Sharon KayJustin de Quincy series
Robb, CandaceOwen Archer series
Sedley, KateRoger the Chapman series
Tremayne, PeterSister Fidelma series
ROMANCE:
Author:Title:
Becnel, RexanneThe Bride of Rosecliffe
Beverley, JoThe Shattered Rose
Coulter, CatherineRosehaven
Deveraux, JudeVelvet series
Garwood, JulieHonor’s Splendour
Gellis, RobertaThe Roselynde Chronicles series
Krahn, BetinaThe Wife Test
Lindsey, JohannaPrisoner of My Desire
Needham, LindaThe Maiden Bride
Smith, HaywoodDangerous Gifts
Kurland, LynnThis is All I Ask
If I Had You
and other titles
Putney, Mary JoUncommon Vows
Woodiwiss, KathleenThe Wolf and the Dove
ADDITIONAL MEDIEVAL BOOK LISTS:
Books on Medieval Times at the Beverly Public Library by the Beverly Public Library in Beverly, MA.
Medieval Fiction by the Jervis Public Library from Rome, NY.
Some Examples of Recent Medieval Fiction by the Lincoln City Libraries from Lincoln City, NE.