Historical Fiction Month

About Historical Fiction Month

First held at Sammi Loves Books in August 2014, Historical Fiction Month is a reading challenge I set by myself, for myself, dedicating a whole month of my book year to one of my favourite genres.

Below you will find a list of books I’ve read and reviewed each year for the challenge.

For the whole of August I am planning on only reviewing historical fiction on Sammi Loves Books.  (To see the list of reviews and authors, click here – but not until August!)

If you have any recommendations, I am all ears…comment below, contact me via the form on the ‘contact me’ page, or send me an email.  If you would like to see your work reviewed as part of Historical Fiction Month check out my Review Requests page.

I welcome suggestions that includes short works of fiction published on blogs and websites.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Sammi x

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Historical Fiction Month 2021

• Heresy by S. J. Parris (Quick Review)
• The House of the Eagle by Duncan Sprott (Quick Review)
• Prophecy by S. J. Parris

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Historical Fiction Month 2020

• Speaking From Among The Bones by Alan Bradley
• The Railway Detective by Edward Marston
• Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood
• The Dead In Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley
• Death at Daisy’s Folly by Robin Paige

Historical Fiction Month 2019

• Death at Gallows Green by Robin Paige
• The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland
• Lady Fortescue Steps Out by M.C. Beaton
• Kaerou Time To Go Home by B. Jeanne Shibahara
• The Wild Hunt by Elizabeth Chadwick

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Historical Fiction Month 2018

• The Merry Devils by Edward Marston
• The Trip to Jerusalem by Edward Marston
• Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne
• Poseidon’s Gold by Lindsey Davis
• Footsteps in Time by Sarah Woodbury

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Historical Fiction Month 2017

• A Dreadful Penance by Jason Vail
• Ruso and the Root of All Evils by R.S. Downie
• Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwall
• The Vault of Bones by Pip Vaughan-Hughes
• The Clan of The Cave Bear by Jean Auel
• The Iron Hand of Mars by Lindsey Davis
• The Traitor’s Mark by D.K. Wilson

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Historical Fiction Month 2016

• Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
• The Devil’s Chalice by D.K. Wilson
• Cleopatra’s Heir by Gillian Bradshaw
• The Raven’s Head by Karen Maitland
• Venus in Copper by Lindsey Davis
• Dissolution by C.J.Sansom
• Rome: The Emperor’s Spy by M.C. Scott

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Historical Fiction Month 2015

• The Willow Pool by Elizabeth Elgin
• A Morbid Taste For Bones by Ellis Peters
• The Vanishing Witch by Karen Maitland
• The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
• The Apothecary Rose by Candace Robb
• Shadows In Bronze by Lindsey Davis
• The Queen’s Head by Edward Marston

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Historical Fiction Month 2014

• Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
• Socrates Solves A Murder by Breni James (Short Story)
• Trunk Call by Marilyn Todd (Short Story)
• Wounds of Honour by Anthony Riches
• A Byzantine Mystery by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer (Short Story)
• Miss Unwin’s Mistake by HRF Keating (Short Story)
• The Price of Light by Ellis Peters (Short Story)

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