Historical Fantasy

For Lawrence, the seed of all his worries is none other than his adorable only daughter, Myuri, who recently left home. Ever since her departure, this worrisome father has become more haggard and anxious with each passing day. Unable to ignore it any longer, his wife, Holo, entrusts the bathhouse to their friends and proposes that they embark on a...

Not long after Ougai Mori takes the reins of the Port Mafia, his right-hand man, Osamu Dazai, has a nasty run-in with a gravity manipulator named Chuuya Nakahara, leader of the Sheep gang. However, with ominous rumours about Mori's deceased predecessor as well as the mysterious being called Arahabaki spreading throughout Yokohama, the duo must put aside their differences and...

The young man Cole dreams of one day joining the holy clergy and departs on a journey from the bathhouse, The Spice and Wolf Inn, owned by his saviour, Lawrence. The Winfiel Kingdom's prince has invited him to help correct the sins of the church. But as his travels begin, Cole discovers in his luggage a young girl with a...

The Salamander Kampfgruppe has finally come off the front lines and is headed back west for much-needed R & R. The troops are more than ready to enjoy some peace and quiet after many long days flying missions on the eastern front. What they aren’t ready for is how unfamiliar it feels not to be surrounded by whizzing bullets and...

Survival is always a fight. Lieutenant Colonel Tanya von Degurechaff has become keenly aware of this after deploying to the freezing eastern front. The bone-chilling weather makes every move a struggle, grinding even the Empire's proud army to a halt. And yet, winter is the time for the flowers of intrigue to blossom. When a supposed ally begins acting suspiciously...

Holo and Lawrence earn themselves another spot in the history books after they save Saronia from being swallowed in debt. In return for their help, the two receive an enviable reward: a noble title. While Lawrence is beyond delighted, Holo and Elsa are wary of the generous gift. Perhaps their fears are warranted, because it seems the title comes with...

With the Nyohira bathhouse in good hands, Lawrence and Holo continue their journey, exploring the world anew. Of course, it wouldn't be much of an adventure if they didn't run into some new faces—and some old ones, too. So when their old friend Elsa asks them to investigate a cursed mountain to discover the secret of the wandering alchemists and...

After a short lively summer packed with work and guests, the bathhouse Spice and Wolf greets the momentary calm that is autumn. The unusually enthusiastic Holo and an exasperated Lawrence hope to have their fill of what the mountain-bound Nyohhira has to offer. After a short stroll one day, the two head back to the bathhouse with a basketful of...

The Dead Shall Rise The Dead Shall Rise As winter descends, Chen Xing and Xiang Shu journey north beyond the Great Wall in search of the elusive Dinghai Pearl—only to find that the politics among the tribes of the Chi Le Covenant are just as treacherous as those of the Imperial Capital. But political strife is not the only danger...

Since its first telling in Paris in 1709, Aladdin has captured the hearts and minds of readers, authors, illustrators, and filmmakers. For just as long, popular adaptations have exoticised the tale, or else reduced it to a rags-to-riches story for children. With this smooth, dark, exciting interpretation (Public Books), acclaimed translator and poet Yasmine Seale and literary scholar Paulo Lemos...

Eline is a mother, a wife, and a survivor. But her life is about to change dramatically. Following an act of horrific—if righteous—vengeance, Eline is blackmailed into the service of the Queen's Men. She knows it will be a hard life of violence and fear. But Eline will do what it takes to survive, and to protect her children... and...

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! R. A. Salvatore returns with one of fantasy's most beloved and enduring icons, the dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, in an all-new trilogy full of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills. Centuries ago, in the city of Menzoberranzan, a young weapon master earned a reputation far above his station or that of his poor house....

Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the world. And at its centre is Babel, the Royal Institute of Translation. The tower from which all the power of the Empire flows. Orphaned in Canton and brought to England...

The final instalment to the Sunday Times bestselling series- One prophecy. One love. A war that may shatter everything. Aya has gone missing after Kakos' brutal attack on Dunmeaden. Will is desperately searching for her and is joined by Aidon, who's on the run after showing his forbidden power during the battle of Dunmeaden. But what no one knows is...

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Little Hatred comes a stunning fantasy novel that finds the world in an unstoppable revolution where heroes have nothing left to lose as darkness and destruction overtake everything. Chaos. Fury. Destruction. The Great Change is upon us . . . Some say that to change the world you must first burn...

A fragile peace gives way to conspiracy, betrayal, and rebellion in this sequel to the New York Times bestselling A Little Hatred from epic fantasy master Joe Abercrombie. "A master of his craft." --Forbes "No one writes with the seismic scope or primal intensity of Joe Abercrombie." --Pierce Brown Peace is just another kind of battlefield . . . Savine...

The New York Times bestselling first book in Joe Abercrombie's The Age of Madness Trilogy where the age of the machine dawns, but the age of magic refuses to die. The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the world seethes with new opportunities. But old scores run deep as ever. On the blood-soaked borders of Angland, Leo dan Brock...

Indiana Jones meets Hidden Figures in this brand-new stand-alone historical fantasy set in the world of The Conductors, in which the space race of the mid-20th century will be determined by magic...if not murder.In the 1960s, the world was caught up in reaching beyond our planet and into the cosmos. It felt impossible—but there was nothing science, math...and magic couldn’t...

A Dark Fantasy Novel that unveils the secrets of the black pyramids, hidden in vast subterranean realms beyond maps and myths. Discover the epic journey of a young journalist, drawn into Lucifer's followers and the mysterious Soul Clarity Rituals—secret spiritual sessions that awaken occult powers and pull him into his destiny as the chosen one, descendant of the ancient Egyptian...

Una abogada y su anciana tía abuela utilizan sus dones supernaturales para encontrar a una niña perdida en esta "asombrosa novela que rompe los esquemas del género y trata de la magia que canta a nuestro alrededor" (Julia Phillips, autora de Dissapearing Earth), siguiendo la misma línea de La herencia de la orquídea divina y La hacienda. Las brujas no...

Perfect for fans of the original Spice and Wolf series, Mushishi, and Bride's Story!

At the very edge of the front lines stands a young girl. She has golden hair, blue eyes, and pale, almost translucent skin. This girl soars through the skies, mercilessly cutting down her enemies. She barks crisp orders with the unmistakable voice of a child. Her name is Tanya Degruechaff. But her true identity is that of a 40-year-old Japanese...

The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Vol. 12 (light novel) follows Tanya as she continues to secure victory after victory on the battlefield, even as the Empire races toward its inevitable downfall. Zettour stands at the helm, driven by a distorted sense of patriotism. Determined to orchestrate the best possible defeat for the Empire, he is prepared to cement his...

Time is not on the Empire’s side. It has become painfully clear that simply winning battles will not be enough to turn the tide of this war. Having no interest in sharing the fate of her country, Tanya immediately decides to do the only thing that makes sense—look for a new job! Of course, she’ll have to proceed with extreme...

The Tonneburg woods are in danger or so says the forest ranger who approaches Holo and Lawrence with a curious request: help convince his lord not to chop down the trees that have always provided for their people. Sadly, Lord Tonneburg hasn’t made this decision lightly. He must banish any heretical rumours that he worships the forest, as well as...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'An enthralling read' GUARDIAN 'A thrilling blend of fantasy and horror, richly imagined and masterfully executed' SFX 'Terrific . . . A book that creeps up on you, wearing brass knuckles' CONN IGGULDEN The first in a captivating new historical fantasy series, Ordinary Monsters introduces the Talents with a catastrophic vision of the Victorian world,...

From the author of the Gael Song trilogy, an epic new historical fantasy set in the tumultuous, magical world of medieval Ireland during the time of the Norman invasion. Over a hundred years after she went missing, Isolde, born to the family of a famous Irish king and a powerful immortal, inexplicably reappears. Her mother's kin, the Descendants, are one...

An enchanting, lyrical novel from the acclaimed author of A Light Between Worlds! Weymouth's prose is lush and evocative, filled with palpable descriptions and compelling mystery - KIRKUS With lush prose and an eye for atmospheric detail, Weymouth adeptly spins a tale in which the heroine is torn between passion and purpose, destruction and duty. - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY When her...

The Herdsmen of Ida are greatly diminished in number, and though they still inhabit the mountain in whose shadow lies the ruins of Troy, they are without the sacred purpose which once defined them. Weak-eyed Hero, the beloved daughter of Agelaus who was slain by the Trojans as a traitor, sees something in the smoke of her sacrificial pyre. As...

Four young heroes in a quest against myth, magic . . . and betrayal. The Herdsmen of Ida hold a sacred trust. It is they who have fed the citizens of Troy through all the years of the siege, via the tunnels beneath the citadel walls. Now Troy has fallen, and the Herdsmen are accused of betrayal. Desperate to free...

Mark Twain's social satire novel about a Connecticut engineer who gets transported back in time to the court of King Arthur, freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line. When Hank Morgan, an engineer from East Hartford, Connecticut, suffers a blow to the head, he inexplicably finds himself transported from his nineteenth-century home to Middle Ages England...

A captivating tale of witches, women and the will to survive…⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A spellbinding tale…pure witchy perfection' 1600s, The village of Weybourne, NorfolkBrigid Netherwell is accused of witchcraft and condemned to death in front of her young daughter Willow who vows to record her family's story.Decades later, twin sisters Myrtle and Marigold Netherwell are forced to confront the dark secrets of...

A thousand years ago, the Knights of the Round Table made an oath to protect the realm forevermore. It's safe to say they didn't think it all the way through. Now Britain is embroiled in the Second World War, and the knights are still fighting the enemies of the realm. They're also fighting each other—Kay and Lancelot haven't spoken since...

Sparta is dying. Gods once ruled the land, until King Menelaus cast them out and crowned himself in their place. Now drought scours the earth, and a mysterious affliction steals the breath from the living. Prayers go unanswered. Defiance is rewarded with blood. When the king resurrects the ancient trials meant to choose his queen, Helena becomes her dying village's...

1592. Cybil Harding, daughter of a secret alchemist, was born under cursed stars. Destined to bring disaster to those around her, Cybil is trapped in a grand house with a mother paralysed by grief and a father willing to sacrifice everything in pursuit of magic. Miriam Richter is a creature born of shadow. Forged by the dark arts, she is...

A skirmish wargame of prehistoric survival. Hide, Stone, and Bone is a wargame of hunting and combat in which players lead tribes of early human ancestors as they attempt to survive in the face of the perils of the Ice Age. From season to season, tribes seek to grow and prosper, engaging in various 'Big Days' that represent important events...

...the sway of the trolley, the unusual passenger, the truck's raspy muffler, the woman's torn dress, and her own inability to help. Frances is determined to let the details of the disturbing incident go. She's certain that by Monday her life will return to normal, and the wrung-out feeling inside will be gone. Yet she soon finds that neither the...

“Fantasy as it ought to be written . . . Robin Hobb’s books are diamonds in a sea of zircons.”—George R. R. Martin Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father’s gruff stableman. He is treated as an outcast by all the royalty except the devious...

A darkly romantic Rapunzel reimagining from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of WHEN THE MOON HATCHED. With stunning finishes exclusive to the first print run. This Collector's Edition will only be available while stocks last! "What a pretty flower to keep locked in a big, rocky tower."Nineteen years ago, I was plucked from the heart of a bloody...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Wild and Wicked Things comes a dark gothic fantasy about intoxication, obsession and a desperate hunger for knowledge, whatever the cost.'A queer fairy tale of toxic romance that echoes with longing' Tanya Pell, author of Her Wicked RootsThora Grieve finds herself destitute and an outcast after the sudden death of her husband, but...

The final instalment to the Sunday Times bestselling series- One prophecy. One love. A war that may shatter everything. Aya has gone missing after Kakos' brutal attack on Dunmeaden. Will is desperately searching for her, joined by Aidon, who's on the run after revealing his forbidden power. But what no one knows is that Aya has been abducted by the...

The beginning of an epic historical fantasy series that reveals the hidden celestial battle behind the course of history.HISTORY BELONGS TO THE CONQUERORS — BUT THE FUTURE IS FORGED BY THE WEAPONS OF THE GODSJulius Caesar is dead, assassinated on the senate floor, and the glory that is Rome has been torn in two...Octavian, Caesar’s ambitious great-nephew and adopted son,...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller- a lush, feminist fantasy reimagining of the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty, told from the perspective of the women at the heart of the story. An atmospheric, feminist retelling of a classic fairy tale that asks, What if Beauty never went to sleep? In a remote castle perched atop a windswept island, a long-awaited...

DISCOVER YOUR NEW ROMANTIC EPIC FANTASY OBSESSION.'Stunning and addictive' Reader review ?????????? 'The climax of the book is show-stopping' Reader review'Captivating and clever. . . give me book two!' Reader review ?????Six Wild Crowns is a Sunday Times bestselling romantic epic fantasy filled with dragons, court politics and sapphic yearning, perfect for fans of The Priory of the Orange Tree...

A young woman finds herself transported back in time to 1920s Tokyo just as Japan enters a dangerous new era.Yui Sanada struggles to raise her twelve-year-old brother, Hiro, while contending with a neglectful, alcoholic mother. During a trip to Ueno Park, Hiro runs away from his sister into a strange passage beneath a samurai statue. Yui chases after him and...

In this thrilling high fantasy adventure set in ancient China, a naive young man must join hands with an unlucky general to protect the mortal world from evil spirits. This danmei novel series takes place in the same universe as Dinghai Fusheng Records and inspired multimedia adaptations, including the animated series/donghua! In this thrilling high fantasy adventure set in ancient...

Named a Best Book of the Summer by Harper's Bazaar and ELLE • Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award Winner • HONOLULU Magazine’s Book of the Year About Hawai`i“Stunning . . . An intricately built novel that spans decades, moving in and out of a collective voice, while also telling Hi’i’s deeply personal and devastating story of trying to find her way.” —Los Angeles...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning comes a reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare's most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her. "Channelling the dark magic at the heart of one of Shakespeare's most intriguing anti-heroes, this reimagining of Lady Macbeth is full...

The stunning conclusion to the duology that began with the internationally bestselling Sun of Blood and Ruin, this gender-flipped Zorro reimagining weaves Mesoamerican mythology and sixteenth-century Mexican history into a swashbuckling historical fantasy filled with magic, intrigue, treachery, and romance. They call her many things. Witch, Nagual warrior, lady, Pantera. And after defeating the Obsidian Butterfly, Leonora carries a new...

Winner of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction Finalist for the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024 Groundbreaking, dazzling debut fiction from an award-winning poet, perfect for fans of Ocean Vuong and Tommy Orange. Code Noir: an infamous set of real historical decrees passed in 1685 by King Louis XIV of France,...

One day, deliveryman Sakunosuke Oda finds a boy at his doorstep on the brink of death. His name is Osamu Dazai, and he is a member of the Port Mafia, the very embodiment of darkness and violence. Thus begins a peculiar living arrangement: Oda, who cares for the boy, and Dazai, who longs to die. But what will become of...

She's fated to die. He's the bringer of death. Together they'll restore a divided kingdom, or burn it to the ground in this electrifying romantasy steeped in Norse mythology by million copy bestseller L. J. Andrews. The only thing Lyra has understood about her magic is that she must keep it secret. But when she's forced to reveal her abilities...

1883. Agrigento, Sicily. A city of spires and now broken hopes and bodies… With the orsine destroyed, Cairndale lies in ruins, and Marlowe has vanished. His only chance of rescue lies in a fabled second orsine—long-hidden, thought lost—which might not even exist. But when a body is discovered in the shadow of Cairndale, Charlie and the Talents realise there is...

Thistlemarsh is a romantic historical fantasy set after WWI, where a young woman must make a bargain with a faerie after inheriting a crumbling and mysterious English manor. Faeries disappeared over one hundred years ago, as suddenly as slipping through a doorway. It was only the very foolish, or the very determined, who held out hope for their return... In...

The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann is a compelling, entertaining, and original historical novel where Anne Boleyn returns from the dead to exact revenge on Henry VIII. Disgraced. Beheaded. Revived... When Anne Boleyn awakens after her execution, she discovers she's not ready for death just yet. With unfinished business regarding the king who had her murdered, she is determined to...

A stunning full-colour webcomic with over 51 million digital readers worldwide is now making its global print debut in English. After fourteen lifetimes of betrayal and torment at the hands of her dearest friend Lavienne, Saint Dinah wants nothing more than to die. Cursed with endless reincarnation and unable to end her own life, she turns to the feared Archduke...

For mortals to be free, the Gods must fall in this sweeping, epic fantasy set in Ancient Greece that became an instant number 3 Sunday Times bestseller. In Ancient Greece, the Gods demand the ultimate tribute—food, treasure, even human sacrifice. There are some mortals who cling to a desperate prophecy—one will come and set them free. But few believe it....

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell meets A Tale of Two Cities in H. G. Parry's A Far Better Thing, a heart-rending fantasy of faery revenge set during the French Revolution. Most Anticipated SSF Books 2025-The Nerd Daily I feared this was the best of times; I hoped it could not get any worse. The faeries stole Sydney Carton as a...

Lady Morgan surveys her life at Camelot: an unhappy marriage and a vengeful husband determined to keep their son from his queen’s clutches, a true love she can’t be with, a jealous rival in magician Merlin who has the ear of Morgan’s half-brother King Arthur, and strange but wonderful powers of her own she is still exploring. As tensions rise...

Step back into Westeros with this brand new colouring book featuring over 75 illustrations of your favourite scenes, characters, and show logos from the hit series House of the Dragon. Long before the Wall fell, the Targaryens reigned with fire and blood. From the conflict between Rhaenyra and Alicent to Daemon burning the Crabfeeder army, explore the reign of the...

The Great War was supposed to be the war to end all wars—and maybe it would have been, had an even greater, otherworldly foe not arisen to extinguish the conflict. Overnight, as guns blazed away in France and Flanders, village after village in the quiet British countryside were swallowed by the Forest. And within the Forest lurk the Huldu—an ancient...

A missing heart. A magical deal. A sprinkling of fate. Prague, 1769. In the Magic Quarter of the jewel-box city of Prague, Thea runs Stiltskin's Apothecary. There, she brews potions to chase away nightmares and soothe heartache - and strikes bargains to change her customers' fates. The only fate she cannot change? Her own. Seven years ago, Thea bargained away...

From the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller of The Prince Without Sorrow comes the breathtaking second instalment of the Obsidian Throne trilogy, an epic fantasy of betrayal, memory, and the fight for an empire. THE RAN EMPIRE IS IN DANGER. A prince and a witch must burn it to the ground in order to raise it up out of the ashes.An...

The Binding meets The Handmaid's Tale - Discovering a book of dark and ancient power, a convent librarian must defend it with her life. Perfect for fans of dark academia and historical feminist fiction. 'A wonderfully rich and absorbing tale' Observer 'Expertly crafted and beautifully told' Jennifer Saint 'All so good. I read it in two days flat, and wish...

Mexican history and Mesoamerican mythology meet in this thrilling historical fantasy with magic, intrigue, treachery, romance, and adventure. The empire of Montezuma II has long fallen, a city raised on the bones of Tenochtitlan. None dare whisper the names of their gods or speak of the magic that once graced the land, of the witches who hunted as jaguars, the...

Damned by Genevieve Cogman is the final book in the Scarlet Revolution series, a spellbinding adventure of magic, vampires and mayhem. 1794. Eleanor, once a lowly English maid, is now a member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel and a promising conjuror. With a vampire plot thwarted in Paris, the League's next daring rescue is of the Pimpernel's beloved...

Perfect for fans of Overlord and Re:ZERO.

‘I was in the wrong London. It was horrible. I’d fallen in by accident, and it was all alive and trying to eat me.’ The year 1949, the city London. Hapless second-hand bookseller Dennis stumbles through a city still shaking off the war. While out procuring inventory, Dennis’s life changes forever when he chances upon a novel that shouldn’t exist;...

Miss Cassidy is no ordinary governess. She can tutor the most wayward child, tell stories in multiple languages, and fix any household crisis. But she also deals with problems of a far more dark and dangerous kind. Arriving in 1890s Singapore, this formidable, flame-haired Scotswoman soon finds herself (among other things) ridding a house of a bloodthirsty demon and raising...

One jump to save all time Life is progressing normally for sixteen-year-old Dan Renfrew when he accidentally transports himself to England in the year 1066. He soon realises that he's trapped there, and that's not his only astonishing discovery. Dan learns that he's descended from a long line of time jumpers—secret heroes who travel to the past and resolve glitches...

A fantasy roleplaying game of hope and heroism in which gifted mortals and Fay creatures fight across time in an eternal battle for the soul of the countryside. Through the Hedgerow is a fantasy roleplaying game of time travel and supernatural adventure set in the hidden world of the countryside. As Knights of the Briar Company, you are Champions of...

Venture into the undead-ravaged lands of southern Italy with this supplement for The Silver Bayonet, featuring a solo/cooperative campaign, new soldiers, and new foes. Something sinister has risen in Calabria, the hauntingly beautiful yet dangerous province of southern Italy. Still recovering from the destructive earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people, the region’s clergy preach a crusade against France...

Face dangerous new foes, recruit new soldiers, and uncover the mysterious treasures of Ancient Egypt in two new campaigns, one competitive and one for solo or cooperative play. Somewhere beneath the shifting sands lies the forgotten knowledge of the pharaohs – magic granting power over wind and rain, life and death, and even time itself. Napoleon didn’t cross the Mediterranean...

A supplement for Heirs to Heresy, introducing new knightly orders, mighty relics, mysteries, and foes both mortal and supernatural. The shadow that hangs over Europe, already dark, is growing ever darker. Branded a heretic and turned fugitive, you are on the run. Your enemies are many, your friends few… and trust scarce. The knightly orders with whom you once fought...

A blood moon curse.A ruthless academy for magic users. A dark forest harbouring dangerous secrets.Get ready for a new, unputdownable YA fantasy with Surinamese influence and a swoon-worthy rivals-to-lovers romance, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Stranger Things.Born during the blood moon and cursed with the dangerous ability to manipulate other people's souls, Priya has to hide her...

A tailor in disguise. Three legendary dresses. The competition of a lifetime.'An amazing creation!' Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling authorProject Runway meets Mulan in this sweeping fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun,...

In the aftermath of the First World War, a young woman gets swept into a glittering world filled with illicit magic, romance, blood debts and murder in this lush and decadent debut novel. On Crow Island, people whispered, real magic lurked just below the surface. But Annie Mason never expected her enigmatic new neighbour to be a witch. When she...

Seventeen-year-old Dan and his partner Sam know that their only chance to stop Victor Stahl's quest for global domination is another jump into the past. This time, they find themselves in ancient Greece on the eve of one of history's most famous conflicts: the Battle of Thermopylae. Heavily outnumbered by the massive Persian army, the Spartan warriors and their allies...

The Palace of Illusions brings readers to a Paris breathless with excitement at the dawn of the twentieth century, where for a select few, there is a second, secret Paris where the magic of the City of Light is very real in this enchanting and atmospheric fantasy from the author of The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill. In the run-up...

Firstborn of the Sun by Marvellous Michael Anson is an epic fantasy debut inspired by the Yoruba myths. Everyone is blessed with agbara, the power of the sun. Everyone except her. In Oru, L'ore is the only one without agbara—the ability to harness power from the sun—and must conceal it from everyone, including her best friend, Alawani. But when the...