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KLI0 PRESS HISTORICAL FICTION 2027 RIGHTS CATALOGUE

KLIO PRESS is dedicated to ‘Historical Fiction’ for ages 12 through YA to Adult. Reintroducing some classic titles, award-winning stories and new authors THE STORY OF THE HIGHLAND CLEARANCES

HENRY TREECE

THE NORMANS WERE CONQUERING ENGLAND UNTIL THEY CAME UP AGAINST THE LAST VIKING STRONGHOLD!

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‘The well-researched settings, rich detail, great characters and high adventure make for timeless historical fiction’. Good Reads Review

joyce reason

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PAUL LEWIS ANDERSON

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'A writer who offers...faithfulness to historical fact and style.’ The Sunday Times

A STORY OF HEREWARD THE WAKE

Joyce Reason has been praised for her books for their well-researched historical backgrounds, strong stories and colourful personalities

PAUL LEWIS ANDERSON

‘The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.’ Plutarch THE STUART SERIES

JANE LANE

ESCAPE OF THE QUEEN A NOVEL OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

GEORGE SHIPWAY "A strong story and a well-defined hero... a pungent narrative of king-making and soul -making" The Observer

A Medievalist and Cult Classic

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11+ YOUNG ADULT NEW TITLES

‘Reading Jane Lane books is an interesting way to learn about history without getting bored’. 5 Star Reader Review

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JANE LANE

ESCAPE OF THE QUEEN

Title: Escape of the Queen Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720237 Extent: 192 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

This tale, of the imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots in Lochleven Castle, will appeal to all young readers who like their history in exciting, story form.

A NOVEL OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

Lady Margeret Erskine, The Lady of Lochleven (who had cherished the ambition to see her son succeed to the throne of Scotland), hated the Queen and wished to kill her. For now, though she held Mary prisoner on the island castle on Loch Leven. However Pretty Geordie, her younger son, was on the Queen's side, and he tried no less than three times to contrive her escape. How his three successive plans, all abortive, were put into effect makes wonderfully exciting reading. And after all it was, in the end, someone else who succeeded. Daft Wee William, the foundling, of whom none of the House of Douglas took much notice, cleverly arranged for his beloved Sovereign to reach safety. This is, indeed, a 'wonderful way to learn history'.

She is one of the few authors of historical fiction that I trust to get it right

THE STUART SERIES Title: Escape of the King Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720244 Extent: 224 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

Here are breathtaking escapes, and gallant adventure, trial and hardship - as they really happened for this is the story of six perilous weeks in the life of the young Charles the Second.

JANE LANE ESCAPE OF THE KING A NOVEL OF CHARLES II

After the bitter defeat of Worcester, the King found himself a fugitive, hunted up and down his country, dependent on the loyalty and courage or his supporters for his life. He did not find that loyalty and courage wanting. Everywhere, in his time of need, there were people ready to risk their own lives to aid him, until finally he set sail from Shoreham for France - an exile, but safe. This is history - but living history - written by an author who is an authority on her subject. A magnificent, true-to-life adventure story - more thrilling than any invention - a story that no boy or girl will be able to stop reading until the very end.

‘Jane Lane is always a safe pair of hands with her historical fiction. This is one of her very best and captures with great authenticity the atmosphere of the times and the mindset of the characters.’

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JANE LANE ESCAPE OF THE PRINCE

Title: Escape of the Prince Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720251 Extent: 224 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

Here is one of the most exciting adventures in history. A record of daring, gallantry and courage on the story of the flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie after the Battle of Culloden.

A NOVEL OF BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE With three of his faithful followers, the Prince sets out for the West Coast of Scotland. He is pursued every step of his way, hunted and harried across the wild glens and mountains of his native land. Often it seems as if capture is inevitable, but the courage of the Prince and the devoted loyalty of his friends enables them to elude their pursuers. After many perils the little party reaches the Western Isles, but even here they are not safe. Some of the Islanders are loyal, but others are unreliable and always there is the fear of the Militia, who are searching doggedly for the fugitive Prince. There is a breath-taking chase by a man o’ war and then the party splits up, and the Prince is helped a step further on his hazardous journey by the brave Flora MacDonald. More difficulties and dangers await him and, at one time, it seems as if his escape is doomed to failure, but once again his bravery and the steadfast devotion of his followers enable him to win through to safety.

THE ROMAN LIFE AND TIMES SERIES

The author creates a strong sense of place and historical ambience. Good Reads Review

Title: With The Eagles Author: Paul Lewis Anderson ISBN: 9781800720336 Extent: 192 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World It’s 54 BCE, and on the Belgian frontier, a clever, double-crossing chieftain named Ambiorix has wiped out a legion and united local tribes to lay siege to another legion camp. Rebellion is in the air, and the normally independent tribes are beginning to see the benefits of working together.

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The situation is grim and messengers seeking help from Caesar are unable to get through the enemy territory. Mandorix volunteers to don native costume and undertake the dangerous mission.

This is the story of a young Gaul called Mandorix, who finds himself homeless due to the treacherous murder of his family. With no homestead left, he decides to join Caesar's legions and, within a short period of time, becomes a 1st Centurion with many a great battle tale to share. The period covered in this story precedes the famous rebellion led by Vercingetorix by two years. This is a very pivotal time for Rome and the events in Gaul provide Gaius Julius Caesar with the power and impetus to become master of Rome. As always, Anderson's writing is elegant and his sense of time and place is gripping. The battle scenes are riveting and Mandorix is both clever and compelling as the novel narrator. ‘With the Eagles’, by Anderson is and, has been one of the best books that ever slid its way off the printing presses and into the public. Truly a classic! It should have been listed as such long ago with other great titles like; ‘Moby Dick’, ‘Three Years Before the Mast,’ etc. If you like a good story telling, history, and sometimes feel the need to march off away from it all... you must read....’WITH THE EAGLES!’ Good Reads review

THE ROMAN LIFE AND TIMES SERIES The many battle scenes are wellrendered without being excessive. The pacing is tight. The sense of time and place is always convincing. Good reads Review

Title: For Freedom and For Gaul Author: Paul Lewis Anderson ISBN: 9781800720503 Extent: 192 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World Taranis saves a young maiden from being sacrificed by Druids and is forced to flee. He joins the rebellion against Rome, and his adventures accumulate as he rises in the service of Vercingetorix, the great chieftain who is close to unifying the many divided tribes of Gaul.

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Taranis best friend Mandorix has turned against his own people because he sees a greater future under Rome than against her. Taranis, comes to the opposite conclusion and joins the rebellion. Will their paths and conflicting outlooks intersect again?

There is poignancy in the narration of an idealistic young freedom fighter who gradually understands the deficiencies that will defeat his people. Rome's forces are better organised and Caesar's command is unhindered by tribal jealousies. Caesar's final siege and victory at Alesia is due both to his brilliance as a commander and Gaul's failure to unite in cohesive opposition. Taranis sees the terrible rout unfold from the high city walls and the reader shares his sadness at the great loss of life and freedom. Companion to ‘With The Eagles’ where In both books, Anderson presents the war between the Roman Republic and the tribes of Gaul from the point of view of the conqueror and the vanquished. Together, the books recast the epic struggle of Caesar versus Vercingetorix during the year leading up to and including their final confrontation. The many battle scenes are well-rendered without being excessive. The pacing is tight. The sense of time and place is always convincing. The well-researched settings, rich detail, great characters and high adventure make for timeless historical fiction.

‘The author creates a strong sense of place and historical ambience.’

THE ROMAN LIFE AND TIMES SERIES

‘The well-researched settings, rich detail, great characters and high adventure make for timeless historical fiction’. Good Reads Review

Title: Pugnax the Gladiator Author: Paul Lewis Anderson ISBN: 9781800720305 Extent: 192 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World In the days of Cicero, before Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon, towards the end of the the Roman Republic a young Gaul is sold into slavery after being captured during a battle between tribes. He's shipped to Rome and sold to a lanista who trains gladiators. The young man is given the name Pugnax and trained as a swordsman in the rough and tumble camp full of dangerous and colourful characters.

PAUL LEWIS ANDERSON

The gladiator camp is not a place for the feint-hearted where fighting and backstabbing are the order of the day. The friends and enemies Pugnax acquires there are tough, stoic fellows who love a good brawl. He is quickly thrown into the arena and learns some important early lessons about survival. Pugnax turns out to be very clever and finds himself in the service of a rich and influential patrician who needs occasional help with little problems like fixing elections and extracting a wayward daughter from an ill-conceived flirtation with a charioteer. Pugnax and his friends also do a favour for a Vestal Virgin which serves them well later in the story. Pugnax and his various sidekicks (people you would not want to meet in a dark alley) wander the streets, vividly depicting taverns, dark alleys, and dens of the underside of Rome.

‘This is a story about friendship and honour in the face of duty to an increasingly questionable cause.’

THE ROMAN LIFE AND TIMES SERIES This one really brings to life the politics and intrigue of Roman Government. Good Reads Review

Title: A Slave of Cataline Author: Paul Lewis Anderson ISBN: 9781800720329 Extent: 192 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World PAUL LEWIS ANDERSON

The story follows the adventures of a slave named Tiberius Rufus who lost his parents in a shipwreck and was raised by fishermen in Sicily. When pirates raided his village, he was captured, sold into slavery, and purchased by an lanista, a trainer of Roman gladiators.

‘Slave of Catiline’ reads like a sequel to Anderson’s ‘Pugnax the Gladiator’.

PAUL LEWIS ANDERSON

Tiberius distinguishes himself in the arena as a red-haired left-handed net fighter. When this book starts, he is purchased to serve as a bodyguard to a scheming politician named Lucius Sergius Catilina, aka Catiline, who history remembers as the architect of a vast conspiracy to overthrow the Roman Republic in the 1st Century BCE. These are the tumultuous times bracketed by Sulla, Cicero, and Caesar and, as such, make for a very interesting backdrop for a good, well-crafted story. Tiberius' master, Catiline, is on the wrong side of history. He is rich, clever and persuasive, but ultimately outwitted by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Rome's greatest orator. Much has been written about Cicero, the self-made man who was not born into fortune and status. In "Catiline," we get glimpses of his private and public life as he wrestles with the threat of a rebellion that has strong appeal to many in the upper class. Tiberius Rufus struggles with the Roman ideals of honour, civic virtue, dignity, and duty. Tiberius, whose history and destiny make him a wonderful protagonist, must chose between duty to his master and a debt of gratitude he owes Cicero for having spared the life of his best friend.

‘I've enjoyed all of Anderson's books so far, but this is the crown jewel.’ Good Reads Review

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The author creates a strong sense of place and historical ambience. Good Reads Review

Title: Swords in the North Author: Paul Lewis Anderson ISBN: 9781800720343 Extent: 208 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

Rich young Roman Gaius Aemilius Durus, mentored by Tiberius Rufus, a respected patrician and swordsman, was on a highly engaging trajectory from party boy to patrician. However, Durus falls on hard times due to his gambling and flees Rome to join Julius Caesar in Northern Gaul.

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Durus enters one of Caesar's legions as a common soldier and, thanks to both the moral and martial training received from Rufus, works his way up the ranks. Caesar is consolidating his conquest of Gaul and the results are devastating on the Gaulish tribes with the legions profiting from the sale of slaves, the officers even more so. Although he may have occasional mixed emotions about the brutality, Durus too benefits nicely. Until, that is, Caesar invades Britannia. During the invasion Durus is captured and taken to Londinium. Will he be able to survive and return? The answer to that may lie within the hands of Brighde, as she will play a prominent role in a highstakes gamble.

THE NORMANS WERE CONQUERING ENGLAND UNTIL THEY CAME UP AGAINST THE LAST VIKING STRONGHOLD!

Title: The Secret Fortress Author: Joyce Reason ISBN: 9781800720381 Extent: 264 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

JOYCE REASON

The Secret Fortress is about the last age of Viking rule in North Yorkshire and Cumberland (now Cumbria) and the last stand at the fortress valley of Boethar’s Mere (Buttermere) in ‘Little Norway’.

Joyce Reason has been praised for her books for their well-researched historical backgrounds, strong stories and colourful personalities.

”My name is Osric Torfinnson. Before William the Norman came to England, Torfinn my father was a thane of the North Riding of Yorkshire, and a great landowner round about Swaledale. Everyone knows how the northern English, in the second year after the Conquest, took the city of York by storm and slew all the Norman garrison. We still sing the song of the great hero, Earl Waltheof: Strong of arm and broad of breast, Long and strong in every limb, Siward's son, the glorious earl. My elder brother was named for him. My father Torfinn and many other thanes joined in the taking of York, following Edwin the Earl; but I think my father would have been in it whatever Earl Edwin had done! Well, that roused William the Duke (we never call him king!) to march against us with a great army!”

BRITAIN WAS NOT A UNITED KINGDOM BUT ONLY A LAND OF WARRING TRIBES!

Title: Swords of Iron Author: Joyce Reason ISBN: 9781800720367 Extent: 160 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

In the Days of the Druids - twenty years before the Romans came! The adventures of Bronwen (daughter of a Brython chief), Bakhi (son of the chief of the Dark Folk), Caradoc, her half-brother, and Clewyth, her cousin and a prince of the Brythons.

Joyce Reason has been praised for her books for their well-researched historical backgrounds, strong stories and colourful personalities.

JOYCE REASON

This exciting story tells of those fierce years when Britain was not a United Kingdom but only a land of many warring tribes. Set across both Wiltshire and Somerset but centring on Winchester there are evil doings and treachery; great fights and ambushes; curses and spells, in a thrilling tale which you will not want to leave once you have started it.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN YOUR SPURS?

Joyce Reason has been praised for her books for their well-researched historical backgrounds, strong stories and colourful personalities.

JOYCE REASON

Title: Red Pennons Flying Author: Joyce Reason ISBN: 9781800720374 Extent: 240 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

Winchelsea is on high alert and watchful after the worst of several raids on the Cinque Ports by the French. Two brothers get caught up in the crosschannel raiding and find themselves involved in the Hundred Years War raging in France.

Page after page re-creates the England of the fourteenth century, a valiant time, when men kept watch and ward over her coast, for Spaniard and Frenchman who might suddenly invade her waters without warning and would just as suddenly have to be repulsed. Bringing the brave days of Crécy and Poitiers to life again and with them the time of the Black Prince son of Edward III. The lost brothers suffer varying fortunes, but will they make it back alive to Winchelsea? Whatever happens they will never be the same again. Joyce Reason's sources include the French historian Froissart; his Chronicles, together with Joyce Reason's splendid imagination and care in gathering all the facts.

Joyce Reason has been praised for her books for their well-researched historical backgrounds, strong stories and colourful personalities.

Title: The Mad Miller of Wareham Author: Joyce Reason ISBN: 9781800720398 Extent: 240 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 11+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

Gib Lightfoot was turned out of Bindon Abbey on a fine summer's day in the year 1202. He was eleven years old and, for the last six years, he had never been beyond the precincts of the Abbey. So begins the story of a dangerous plan involving Gib, Hugh the Miller, Constable Jehan, and the powerful Lord Savary de Mauléon to support Prince Arthur of Brittany, the rival claimant to the English throne of King John.

JOYCE REASON

HOW HARD IS IT FOR A PRINCE TO CAPTURE THE ENGLISH THRONE??

Prior Galfrid of the very rich and powerful Bindon Abbey was a supporter of King John, using his influence across the west of England against the Barons keen to curb the Kings power.. Meanwhile, Arthur, supported by the King of France, besieges his grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine in Brittany. The action takes place in Dorset England as the rivals clash across the county from Wareham to Corfe Castle. Who can be trusted? Can Arthur defeat his uncle? Can Gib and his friends survive the deadly rivalry? The towns, villages, abbeys and priories of Dorset, where the tale is set, are creditably brought to light and the characters are both drawn in the round with many existing as a real historical people.

VIKING SERIES Henry Treece was well-known for his knowledge and understanding of the Viking period, and it is fitting that he should have retold one of their own great stories of tragedy and heroism.

HENRY TREECE Title: The Burning of Njal Author: Henry Treece ISBN: 9781800720107 Extent: 192 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: UK & Commonwealth

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The events Henry Treece describes in this retelling of the Saga of Njal's Burning took place in Iceland in the eleventh century CE.

OF THE ULTIMATE SAGA OF ICELANDIC FAMILY VENGENCE The Vikings who had settled in Iceland were being converted to Christianity, and they had a rigid code of laws, but neither prevented them from taking part in ferocious blood feuds. It was through his friendship with his neighbour, Gunnar, that Njal and his sons were involved in several quarrels. Each time Njal was able to find a peaceful and legal solution, until finally Gunnar went against his advice and met his death at the hands of his enemies. Njal's sons avenged him, and in turn became embroiled in other feuds. The destruction of Njal's family and the long revenge his son-in-law sought mark the final dramatic climaxes of the book.

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Title: Vinland The Good Author: Henry Teece ISBN: 9781800720640 Extent: 144 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World Treece uses a couple of Icelandic sagas as his sources to tell the extraordinary story of Vikings from Iceland and Greenland who discovered America in the tenth century. This is a wonderful novel, full of heroic and adventurous characters pushing their limits.

If you dispute that the Vikings discovered America, I'd suggest you just look at a map. The Vikings were incredible navigators - they reached Iceland (the world's first democracy by hundreds of years) and Greenland.

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THE SAGA OF LEIF ERIKSON

‘A wonderful read that captured my imagination as a child.’ Good Reads Review

Of course, the continents of North and South America were originally discovered by their indigenous peoples but it's easy to forget that all of these early Viking explorers achieved the equivalent of reaching the moon in 1969.

Title: Man With A Sword Author: Henry Treece ISBN: 9781800720060 Extent: 192 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: UK & Commonwealth

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HENRY TREECE All of the Anglo-Saxon outlaws had surrendered to the Normans… except Hereward alone!

All of the Anglo-Saxon outlaws had surrendered to the Normans…except Hereward alone! Hereward the legendary fighter was now cornered in the Fenlands. Will he be able to escape the Isle of Ely and the clutches of William the Conqueror? All hope now rests with Hereward who represents the last hero of Saxon resistance. Armed with his sword ‘Brain-biter’ he is a man to meet all attacks! ‘The heraldic heroism of the tale is preserved, but at the same time there is an easy, quick, and exciting sense of real life’ The Guardian

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A STORY OF HEREWARD THE WAKE

A STORY OF THE WARS OF THE ROSES

Title: A Rose In Splendour Author: Leslie Barringer ISBN: 9781800720502 Extent: 192 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

The novel is set in England over a period of eighteen months in the years 1460-61 during the civil war generally known as the War of the Roses between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. It tells the tale of Dickon Thorn a young boy of fifteen, leaving his family’s farm first to an apprenticeship in York and later getting unwittingly caught up in the bloody and decisive victory for the Yorkists at the Battle of Towton on Palm Sunday 1461.

Title: Know Ye Not Agincourt Author: Leslie Barringer ISBN: 9781800720596 Extent: 160 RRP: £8.99 Paperback ill: Line drawings Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

No English Flower, so I suppose, Is more commended than the Rose. Herself in many a Garden Bed Stands fragrant and Dew-diamonded: Great poets have wrought around her Name Patterns of Crystal, Gold, and Flame: In Silk or Tincture, Wood or Stone, Banner and Shield and Tomb and Throne Make Symbol of her Splendour: thus To praise it were superfluous. Yet, proffering Tribute as he can, A Yorkist and a Yorkshireman May dedicate this simple Prose To his own Rose.

The novel is set in fifteenth century England and France during the campaigns of King Henry V against the backdrop of the Hundred Years War. It concerns the adventures of an English squire, Richard Lammer, and his friends, their taking part in the month-long siege of Honfleur and the battle of Agincourt, and its bitter consequences for all of them. It ends with a brief and unknowing meeting with the young Joan of Arc.

A STORY OF THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR

Agincourt, Agincourt ! Huzza for Agincourt! When that day is forgot There will be no men. It was a day of glory, And till our heads are hoary Praise we, our bowmen.

KNOW YE NOT

AGINCOURT

12+ YOUNG ADULT BACKLIST

NORMAN SERIES Title: Hounds Of The King Author: Henry Treece ISBN: 9781800720039 Extent: 160 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: UK & Commonwealth

‘One day a golden-haired warrior came riding to a Saxon village in Mercia, and tossed a penny to a boy… The warrior was called Harold, and the boy was Beornoth: the one Earl Godwin’s heir, the other a lowly thegn’s son.’ For Beornoth became a Housecarl — one of that proud band of warriors who swore oaths to guard their King to the death, and who were known as ‘The King’s Hounds’. A magnificent picture of Saxon England, follows the fortunes of the finest flower of English warriors, destined to serve their King until the savage hilltop fight known to future generations as the Battle of Hastings. ‘Beautifully written coming of age tale for Teens, cleverly woven into real history.’ .

THE ROMAN BRITAIN SERIES Title: Legions Of The Eagle Author: Henry Treece ISBN: 9781800720008 Extent: 192 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

Gwydion needed all the courage he could muster. The Romans were approaching the ancient city of Camulodunum. Could they be stopped? A story of loyalty, friendship, and tragedy as the Celtic tribes under the leadership of Caratacus face the full might of the legions. ‘Legions of the Eagle’ is a captivating historical novel that delves into the life of a young boy during the Roman conquest of Britain under the reign of Claudius.

Henry Treece was a British poet and writer who also worked as a teacher and editor. He wrote a range of works but is mostly remembered as a writer of children’s historical novels. His best known are his juvenile historical novels, particularly those set in the Viking Age although he also wrote some adult historical novels. Many of his novels are set in transitional periods in history, where more primitive societies are forced to face modernisation, e.g. the end of the Viking period, or the Roman conquest of Britain.

‘Henry Treece has the rare gift of writing about the ancient world as if he were native to it.’ The Sunday Telegraph

THE ROMAN BRITAIN SERIES Title: The Eagles Have Flown Author: Henry Treece ISBN: 9781800720015 Extent: 172 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

Young Festus’ family have been murdered and his home destroyed by the invaders. What should he do? Fifteen hundred years ago Britain was facing the darkest period in its history. The Legions had left, hastening back to protect Rome. The great civilisation the Romans had built, the roads, fortresses and towns, were crumbling, and along the coast of Britain, land-hungry wanderers, beached their longships and killed all who opposed them. No man could trust his neighbour; all were afraid. All that is, except Artos the Bear, a leader of great strength who like King Arthur has become one of our greatest heroes.

Title: The Queen’s Brooch Author: Henry Treece ISBN: 9781800720022 Extent: 176 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: UK & Commonwealth

The first time Marcus the Roman Tribune met Queen Boudica he thought she was going to ride him down on her black horse! Then she stopped and stared at him silently. 'This is not your road, but it is mine,' she said. 'I am the Queen here.’ Then she gave him a brooch as her token. Years later Marcus met the Queen again, but times were different now, and a harsh and bloody battle lay in store!

THE VIKING SERIES Title: The Last Of The Vikings Author: Henry Treece ISBN: 9781800720084 Extent: 128 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ Year 7 Grade 6 Rights: UK & Commonwealth

Harold Hardrada was the last of the great Viking leaders. Can he make his next adventure the conquest of Anglo-Saxon England!? Since he was fifteen years old Harold had been a warrior – in Norway, Constantinople, Sicily, and the Holy Land. Now a legendary captain he is invited in 1066 to invade England at the side of Tostig Godwinson – half-brother to the English King Can he claim the throne? Can he trust Tostig? But most of all can he beat the combined Anglo-Saxon forces?

Title: Horned Helmet Author: Henry Treece ISBN: 9781800720091 Extent: 192 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ Year 7 Grade 6 Rights: UK & Commonwealth

A fugitive from his native Iceland, Beorn cannot believe his good fortune in being plucked from the jaws of death! Adopted by the fierce berserker Starkad and his Viking warriors, Beorn is plunged into a seafaring life that demands strength, determination and courage. Beorn rapidly grows from boy to man under the rigorous Viking code of conduct that embraces adventure, valour, and the unbreakable bonds of brotherhood. But will he ever see his home again?

‘Henry Treece shares with Rosemary Sutcliff alone of his contemporaries the ability to recreate the ancient world for Children as well as adults.’ The Times

NEWBERRY MEDAL HONOURS TITLES Title: The Dark Frigate Author: Charles Boardman Hawes ISBN: 9781800720046 Extent: 256 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World London 1620 - Philip Marsham, a nineteen-year-old sailor, has just been orphaned when his father's ship was lost at sea. An accident with a gun causes him to flee London, leaving behind his small inheritance left by his father. He decides to journey across England on foot, heading towards Bideford in Devon. During his travels, he encounters Tom Jordan and Martin Barwick, who claim to be fellow sailors. Tom, who is more commonly known as the Old One, soon parts company with them; however, Martin becomes Phil's traveling companion. When they reach Bideford, Martin leads the way to the house of Mother Taylor, an old woman who works as the gobetween for numerous illegal activities and arranges positions for Martin and Phil on a frigate, known as the Rose of Devon. When their ship is captured by pirates, led by the ‘Old One’ only Phil and Will Canty, a fellow sailor of the same age, show reluctance to become pirates. Will Phil join them to save himself?

Title Cedric The Forester Author: Bernard G Marshall ISBN: 9781800720053 Extent: 136 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

Cedric, son of a twelfth-century forester in Pelham Wood, saves the life of Sir Richard Mountjoy's son and is made his squire. Taught to read and fight, Cedric becomes the best crossbowman in England and excels in both Latin and military strategy. At the Battle of Eagles, he is knighted. Now that King Richard The Lionheart is dead can Cedric help Sir Richard in the battle to get the new King John to sign the Magna Carta and grant common rights for all men?

HISTORICAL ACTION Title: Beau Geste Author: P C Wren ISBN: 9781800720282 Extent: 352 RRP: £9.99. Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World A story of the Geste brothers - Beau, Digby, and John - as they join the French Foreign Legion to escape a cloud of suspicion surrounding the theft of a valuable family jewel. As they navigate the harsh realities of military life, the brothers find themselves thrust into a treacherous world of desert warfare, deadly adversaries, and hidden secrets In the heart of the desert. The Geste brothers face unimaginable challenges that test the limits of their courage and resilience. Bound by an unbreakable bond, they confront the brutalities of war and the enigmatic figure known as ‘The Blue Water’ with unwavering determination. As the truth behind the stolen jewel and the mysterious disappearance of another legionnaire slowly unravel, the Geste brothers find themselves entangled in a web of deception and ‘This timeless classic explores themes of treachery. With danger lurking at every turn, they must loyalty, identity, and the bonds of brotherhood summon their inner strength and confront the ultimate question of honour. that transcend time and place. Prepare to

embark on an unforgettable journey into the heart of heroism with Beau Geste.’

Title: The Scarlet Pimpernel Author: Baroness Orczy ISBN: 9781800720299 Extent: 252 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World The Scarlet Pimpernel is a timeless tale of daring heroism, secret identities, and love tested by loyalty. Step into the heart of the French Revolution, where the guillotine casts a long shadow, and one man dares to defy it all. In Revolutionary France, a mysterious English aristocrat— known only as The Scarlet Pimpernel—saves the innocent from execution, leaving behind a blood-red flower as his calling card. His true identity remains hidden behind charm, cunning, and elaborate disguises. Across the English Channel, the glittering world of Georgian high society conceals its intrigues. Beautiful and brilliant Marguerite Blakeney, a former French actress now beloved in London’s elite circles, finds herself caught between past loyalties and present love. As suspicion grows and betrayal looms, she must navigate a dangerous game where truth and deception, love and honour, collide.

The beloved story of the Masked Hero who defied an Empire

HISTORY CLASSICS

Title: Fire Over England Author: A E W Mason ISBN: 9781800720077 Extent: 258 RRP: £8.99 Paperback Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World

England 1581 - Robin Aubrey believes his father George was arrested while travelling in Spain and executed. Robin becomes obsessed with avenging his Father. Raising funding for a private naval expedition to destroy the Spanish treasure convoy, Robin is careful to hide his ambition from others. However, just before departure, Sir Francis Walsingham, Spy-Master to Queen Elizabeth, summons Robin to a meeting and reveals that George is still alive. He asks Robin to spy for him in Spain instead of going on the expedition, with the incentive being that he can then rescue his father. Can Robin accomplish the rescue? Can Robin help stop the Great Armada invading England?

Title: Captain Blood Author: Rafael Sabatini ISBN: 9781800720312 Extent: 320 RRP: £9.99. Reading Age: 12+ (Year 7 Grade 6) Rights: World Dr. Peter Blood, an Irish physician who had traded his past life as a sailor and a soldier for a quiet life tending to his garden and patients in Somerset, England. He attends to the wounds of rebels injured in the Battle of Sedgemoor during the Monmouth Rebellion and is soon arrested for treason. While he did not actually participate in the rebellion and merely did what he felt he must, he is tried and convicted nonetheless. The sentence for treason is death, but King James II has the sentence commuted and instead sells Dr. Blood and his fellow rebels into slavery in the Caribbean. Dr. Blood continues to demonstrate his bravery and decency after he is bought by the cruel Colonel Bishop and takes advantage of a raid by Spanish forces to escape his new owner. Dr. Blood acquires a ship and quickly becomes the most successful pirate in the Caribbean, ultimately triumphing over his enemies and misfortune.

Captain Blood remains a gripping and entertaining tale of pirates and high sea adventures.

16+ ADULT NEW TITLES

A STORY OF AGRICOLA’S INVASION OF CALEDONIA

‘They make a desert and call it peace’ ‘They make a desert Tacitus and call it peace’ Tacitus

AT THE END OF THE

ANDREW CORSAN

Title: War At The End OF The World Author: Andrew Corsan ISBN: 9781800720275 Extent: 384 RRP: £19.99 Hardback Reading Age: 16+ Rights: World

Andrew Corsan is a new author with a background in both publishing and bookselling. Interested in Roman Britain from an early age he has used his research experience to create the breadth and touch of the first century in Britannia.

The burning summer sun beats down on the ranks of the massed Roman Cohorts as they wait at the foot of the slope deafened by the war chants of the tribes above them. Caledonia 83 AD – after six years of hard campaigning in northern Britain and the Caledonian lowlands Governor Julius Agricola is now set to conquer the Highland tribes and finally bring the whole island under Roman rule. Narrated by Crispus, secretary to Agricola, we follow a tale not just of detailed ancient warfare but deceit, treachery, love, and murder in the province of Britannia. The Emperor Domitian expects results but is jealous of any shared glory or perceived threat to his throne. Can Agricola square his orders with these impossible expectations? Will Crispus decide where his true loyalties lie? Based upon the biography by Tacitus of his father-in-law, Agricola, this is the true story of what really happened when Rome went to war at the far end of the world.

NORMAN SERIES

GEORGE SHIPWAY "A strong story and a well-defined hero... a pungent narrative of king-making and soul -making" The Observer

Title: A Knight in Anarchy Author: George Shipway ISBN: 9781800720121 Extent: 256 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World Knight Humphrey Visdelou, finds his home destroyed, his family killed and himself mutilated by a rival baron. Attaching himself to the amoral and cruel Geoffrey de Manderville, he shares in that ambiguous lord’s rise and fall.

Through Humphrey’s eyes we see the Civil War fought by Stephen and Maud, for the English Crown, brought to life. This is not just a medieval romance it encompasses the brutality of 12th Century warfare, civil war politics and the split allegiances that the feudal system could bring about. There are some terrific scenes of medieval warfare in this novel: the siege of Humphrey’s castle, the battle of the Standard in the wilds of North Yorkshire, Geoffrey’s wheeling and dealing

A Medievalist and Cult Classic

‘As always Shipway brings his vast knowledge of history and military service to instil life into his characters and paint a vivid picture of the era. Most of the characters appearing in the book were real as were most of the major events chronicled’.

‘George Shipway wrote a series of impressive novels on knighthood that were models of their kind. ‘The Knight in Anarchy’ has become a Medievalist and cult classic with gruesome descriptions of hand-to-hand combat, sieges, and other pointed encounters.’ George Frederick Morgan Shipway was born in Allahabad India . He then attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned on to the ‘Unattached List’ for the Indian Army to gain practical military experience in an Indian environment before joining a regiment. Shipway retired as a Major and honorary Lieutenant-Colonel. After retiring he became a teacher at Cheam School in Berkshire for 19 years before becoming a novelist at the age of 60. Shipway's cavalry background served him well when he took up writing; his descriptions of cavalry battles are full of minute detail and his works generally were meticulously researched.

MYCENAE SERIES

GEORGE SHIPWAY A vivid, definitive, adventure story of the period’ The Sunday Telegraph

BRONZE WARRIOR

A STORY OF AGAMEMNNON

‘Here is a historical novelist who sweeps away the fustian.... and gives us action and dialogue sharp and immediate in their impact.’ The Scotsman

Title: Warrior In Bronze Author: George Shipway ISBN: 9781800720138 Extent: 280 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World

There flourished a race of men in Greece 3000 years ago who lived and fell in love in a land of mighty stone-walled citadels, and who fought for kingdoms won by the sword. Later ages knew them as the Heroes, and their time as the Heroic Age.

This is a tale of Agamemnon's earlier years before he led the Greeks to Troy's destruction, a tale of the Heroes dynastic wars and the family strife among ruthless men and libertine women. The boy grows up in a pitiless world of ambition, bitter intrigue and revenge; he learns survival by hard experience, and from the example of King Atreus, the art of ruling turbulent warriors. The King's conflict with his savage brother Thyestes, their rivalry for Mycenae's throne, the terrible injuries each inflicts upon the other and his dependents, all accompany the young Agamemnon in his progress to manhood and starkly reveal to him the power struggles that rack Greece before the land is united in the Trojan War.

With his extraordinary gift of making the past vividly alive to the present the author translates history and myth into a novel of fascinating realism and startling plausibility. Imperial Governor established George Shipway's reputation; Warrior in Bronze surpasses his many previous achievements.

Sutherland at the beginning of the nineteenth century – a rugged Eden inhabited by a proud and resilient people inured to poverty and harsh conditions. THE STORY OF THE HIGHLAND CLEARANCES

Title: A Wind Through The Heather Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720213 Extent: 192 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World

'A writer who offers...faithfulness to historical fact and style.’ The Sunday Times

A poignant, tragic story based on the Highland Clearances where thousands of farmers were driven from their homes by tyrannical and greedy landowners. The MacLeods are an innocent family, suffering many atrocities with bravery, and overcoming the many adversities that face them. Can they escape the ‘Clearances’ and manage to cross the Atlantic to find a new home?

Jane Lane recreates a wistful story that spotlights a shameful past suffered by Highland families.

THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR NOVELS

Title: The Sealed Knot Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720220 Extent: 232 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World

Enter the world of a secret society that exists for the protection of the King’s interests in defiance of Cromwell’s Government. Enter an underground resistance led by Sir Richard Willis and his closest friend, Nicholas Broderick. The Sealed Knot is a tale of perilous exploits, treachery and the ultimate triumph of the love of a woman.

THE EALED

NOT

'A writer who offers...faithfulness to historical fact and style.’ The Sunday Times

Title: Sir Devil-May-Care Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720473 Extent: 176 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World Nigel Fitzhead, extrovert, fearless and skilled in battle, a success with the ladies and with a deep and overriding loyalty to his king, leaves his Cornish estate to fight for Charles II against the Parliament. Quickly promoted, he goes from battle to battle and adventure to adventure before coming to the notice of Prince Rupert and being entrusted to assist the Queen to escape to France. After the battle of Worcester and the defeat of the Royalist cause, and with his estates desecrated, Fitzhead escapes to Holland where he joins a fleet manned by ex-Cavaliers under the command of Rupert and embarks on more adventure. When he finally returns to English soil the Parliament is still in power, and until the Restoration he resolves to follow a new career. as a law-breaker and wanted man.

Full-blooded, swashbuckling stories in which Jane Lane blends romance and adventure with the historical background she knows so well.

'A writer who offers...faithfulness to historical fact and style.’ The Sunday Times

Title: The Countess At War Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720456 Extent: 176 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World

Until the Great Rebellion plunged England into Civil War, the life of Charlotte, Countess of Derby revolved around her husband and her duties as mistress of a vast feudal household. But Lord Derby's loyalty to the King and his ineptitude as a soldier brought violent change. To this peaceful gentlewoman and her household at Latham came the need for desperate decision, and mortal combat against overwhelming odds.

THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR NOVELS Title: The Questing Beast Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720459 Extent: 176 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World In the years 1639-42 a group of parliamentary revolutionaries, inspired by 'King Pym', set out to attack the Constitution. As one after another of these were surrendered by King Charles I, a direct assault was launched against the strong-hold, the Monarchy itself. Dominating the large cast of characters is the controversial figure of Strafford, the hate-figure of the day, and the cunning demagogue John Pym. Whilst the action shifts continually: the royal palace, a City workshop, the trial of an earl in Westminster Hall, a parliamentary election in a petty borough, an execution on Tower Hill, a rabble threatening to storm Whitehall and lynch the Queen, a lonely and bewildered King, surrounded by faint-hearts and secret traitors, appeasing to the point of outraging his conscience by signing the death-warrant of an unpopular Minister, and making his famous attempt to arrest the Five Members of Parliament, and at last taking that stand which he was to maintain at the cost of his own life.

It is a valiant story in which the personal drama of all within the household is never drowned by the thunder of battle, and it is told with an unflagging gusto to its intensely dramatic end.

‘Wholly convincing with their brilliant Medieval background, these magnificent stories give sharp immediacy to an overwhelming experience of six hundred years ago’ THE MEDIEVAL SERIES

Title: A Summer Storm Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720657 Extent: 192 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World The Peasants' Revolt in June and July of 1381, under the leadership of Wat Tyler, was the culmination of a period of grossly insensitive and oppressive government by the Council appointed to rule until Richard Il reached his majority. The City of London was engulfed by the tide of farmers, artisans and labourers, under their charismatic but mysterious leaders, and nothing and no-one seemed capable of stemming the violence and pillage that resulted.

A NOVEL OF THE PEASANTS’ REVOLT

The young King, an incurable romantic and idealist, scorned by the wavering council, is convinced that he can deal with the unruly rabble. Supported only by a handful of attendants and the redoubtable Mayor of London, William Walworth, he confronts the gathered force of 30,000 peasants at Smithfield and by his sheer audacity, born of his ideals, persuades them to trust him and go home. Interwoven with the theme of this conflict, Jane Lane tenderly traces his determined and chivalrous courting of the long beloved but never seen Anne of Bohemia, a match that ends his lonely life of isolation.

Title: A Secret Chronicle Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720664 Extent: 240 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World

THE MEDIEVAL SERIES

In the dark corners of fourteenth-century England, the shrouded story of the brutal murder of Edward II begins to come to light. Joanna, exiled daughter of the king, has commissioned a secret chronicle, and ordered the writer to go to Britain to unearth what happened to her father and his supporters. What is discovered reveals a sordid history of duplicity, cruel intention and a horrific plot born from a medieval struggle for power. Using sixteen written accounts from survivors, Jane Lane brings this fascinating and gruesome true story to life. Other Medieval titles coming: Prince Harry’s Heirs Desperate Battle

A NOVEL OF EDWARD II

Title: London Bridge Is Falling Volume One Author: Phillip Lyndsey ISBN: 9781800720411 Extent: 224 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World

Title: London Bridge Is Falling Volume Two Author: Phillip Lyndsey ISBN: 9781800720497 Extent: 224 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World

London Bridge Volume One

London Bridge Volume Two

PHILIP

LINDSAY

V V L ONDON L ONDON MILAN B R I D G E IS B R I D G E IS FALLING FALLING A NOVEL OF REBELLION

A NOVEL OF REBELLION

London Bridge - Evocative Words! And Philip Lindsay has given us a novel of Fifteenth-century London which in every way lives up to the expectations created by its title. It is the story of the days when seven of the houses on the Bridge sheltered as many tempestuous families; when grocers, mercers, widows, wenches, shoemakers, and goldsmiths lived and loved and quarreled while endless traffic pounded over the cobblestones and the whirling Thames rushed beneath gigantic stone arches. Andrew Picard returned from the wars, ostensibly to visit family and friends on the Bridge, but secretly on a mission. which might place his head on a pike. Hatred of Henry VI's dissolute French queen, Margaret of Anjou, finally flamed forth in Cade's Rebellion. This great uprising of the people finally ended in an epic battle at the Bridge, with burghers and rebels locked in a ferocious struggle in which no quarter was given, and no prisoner survived the trampling of mailed feet. London Bridge is Falling tells not only of merchants and shopkeepers, but of monks, nuns, heretics, outlaws, soldiers and beggars. There are weddings and fetes and Maypoles on London Bridge, plus secret assignations. It is in all a vibrant picture of rugged humanity toiling endless days, a picture which becomes a moving drama when curfew tolls and nights of love and murder descend upon the city on the Thames -- a veritable ‘Street Scene’ of the mid fifteenth century.

16+ ADULT BACKLIST

JANE LANE THE JACOBITE NOVELS Title: The Phoenix and the Laurel Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720176 Paperback Extent: 272 RRP: £9.99 Rights: World John Grahame, called ‘Bonnie Dundee’, was the Jacobite hero. Although devoted to duty, he casts ambition aside to stand alone for his King and the Stuart dynasty in leading the Highland clans to an astounding victory at Killiecrankie in 1689. From the quagmires of treachery and self-interest, the heroic soldier is described in this vivid glimpse of one man’s determined genius and bravery in the face of cruelty and destruction. In this portrayal of the first Jacobite, John Grahame of Claverhouse, Jane Lane presents both the violence and colour of Jacobite rebellion.

Jane Lane is the pen name of Elaine Kidner Dakers, an incredibly successful English novelist and biographer. Her bestknown books are historical novels set in the 17th and 18th century.

'A writer who offers...faithfulness to historical fact and style.’ The Sunday Times 'The books have great feeling for their period; are lucid, vigorous and moving. The handling of the narration is masterly, full of character and wit.’ Author Mary Renault

JANE LANE THE JACOBITE NOVELS Title: He Stooped To Conquer Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720176 Paperback Extent: 272 RRP: £9.99 Rights: World In the savage cold of a February night, a company of soldiers obeyed the orders issued by William III to butcher a small branch of Clan Donald living in Glencoe. The tale of Government sanctioned murder woven into a narrative featuring members of the family Donald. It creates strong characters on both sides of the tragedy which fuses the human costs with the official intolerance of the Scottish Highland clans of the period.

THE JACOBITE NOVELS Title: Fortress on the Forth Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720183 Extent: 208 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World

Jane Lane has expanded a page of history into an epic in which courtesy and treachery, hospitality and betrayal, love and hate, are manifested by the men and woman whose fate brought them together on that tragic winter night in 1692.

THE JACOBITE NOVELS

Bass Rock – home to a brooding fortress precipitously perched on the rocky island guarding the Firth of Forth and gaol to incarcerated Jacobite prisoners. In the summer of 1691 four Jacobite soldiers, led by the intrepid Humphrey Craddocke’, surprised the governor and guards and drove them out of the castle. The English Government placed the island and fortress under siege. For almost three years the defenders repelled any attempt to retake the Castle and played one of the most astounding games of bluff in history. Can they survive and escape with honour as free men? A minor epic of Scottish History!!

'Miss Lane towers head and shoulders above the rest.’ The New Statesman

A STORY OF THE BASS ROCK SIEGE

THE JACOBITE NOVELS Title: His Fight Is Ours Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720190 Extent: 320 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights World

His Fight is Ours follows the traumatic trials of MacLain, a Highland Chieftain of the Clan Donald, as he leads his people in the second Jacobite rising on behalf of James Stuart, the Old Pretender. The battle to restore the King to his rightful throne is portrayed here in this absorbing historical escapade, which highlights all the beauty and romance of Highland life. Jane Lane presents a dazzling, picturesque story of the problems facing MacLain as leader of a proud, ancient race, and his struggles against injustice and the violent infamy of oppression.

'I read Jane Lane's books with mounting admiration for both their content and style. . . Merging fact and fiction into essential truth, she has produced novels of quite extraordinary emotional power and exciting narrative pace.’ Author John Prebble THE JACOBITE NOVELS Title: Farewell To The White Cockade Author: Jane Lane ISBN: 9781800720206 Extent: 312 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: World Farewell to the White Cockade tells the tragic story of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his life-long exile trying to enlist support to recover his father's throne. From the court of Louis XV in Versailles to the dock yards of Antwerp, Charles Edward Stuart narrowly avoids spies and assassins at every turn. Betrayed by his wife and brother, his dreams slowly fade and the Prince is sustained only by his own gritty courage, faith and an illegitimate daughter, Charlotte, whose life is dogged by a more perilous fate than her father could ever have imagined. Here is a very human and superbly written tragedy of a prince who for all his faults and failings remains to this day ‘King of the highland hearts.’

ROMAN BRITAIN Title: Imperial Governor Author: George Shipway ISBN: 9781800720114 Extent: 400 RRP: £9.99 Paperback Rights: UK and Commonwealth Londinium is burning… Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, newly appointed governor of Roman Britain, is charged by an increasingly unstable Emperor Nero with a difficult task—the untamed island on the fringes of the empire must earn a profit To do so, Suetonius pursues the last of the Druids into Wales and, along the way, subdues the fractious Celtic chieftains who sit atop a fortune in gold and rare metals. Meanwhile, in the provincial capital of Londinium, war is brewing. As Nero's corrupt tax officials strip the British tribes of their wealth and dignity, an unlikely leader arises—Queen Boudicca, chieftain of the Iceni, who unites the tribes of Britain and leads them on a furious and bloody quest for vengeance and liberty.

This book does for the Roman governor, Suetonius Paulinus, what I, CLAUDIUS did for the stuttering Emperor whose armies invaded Britain in AD43: an obscure historic figure is suddenly centre-stage. And he has a terrific story to tell. Packed with fascinating detail of life in Roman Britain - and in the ranks of the Legions in particular. Shipway's masterful military adventure has long been considered one of the most accomplished works of historical fiction set in the Roman Era, providing fascinating detail of life in Roman Britain and within the Roman Legions—and a riveting saga of uprisings, war, and conquest in the ancient world.

A novel told in the form of a memoir, Imperial Governor is a compelling and impeccably researched portrait of Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, Roman general and first-century Governor of Britannia, who unexpectedly found himself facing one of the bloodiest rebellions against Roman rule.

'Engrossing, exciting and lit by a kind of imaginative realism which makes characters, supposed to have been dead two thousand years, vivid and alive...I am reminded of Alfred Duggan.’ - John Masters

‘History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.’ John Dalberg-Acton THE STUART SERIES

THE STUART SERIES

JANE LANE

ESCAPE OF THE KING

ESCAPE OF THE QUEEN

ESCAPE OF THE PRINCE

A NOVEL OF BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE

THE ROMAN LIFE AND TIMES SERIES

THE ROMAN LIFE AND TIMES SERIES This one really brings to life the politics and intrigue of Roman Government. Good Reads Review

‘The well-researched settings, rich detail, great characters and high adventure make for timeless historical fiction’. Good Reads Review

JANE LANE

A NOVEL OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

A NOVEL OF CHARLES II

THE ROMAN LIFE AND TIMES SERIES

THE STUART SERIES

THE ROMAN LIFE AND TIMES SERIES

The many battle scenes are wellrendered without being excessive. The pacing is tight. The sense of time and place is always convincing. Good reads Review

The author creates a strong sense of place and historical ambience. Good Reads Review

PAUL LEWIS ANDERSON

A NOVEL OF THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR

THE NORMANS WERE CONQUERING ENGLAND UNTIL THEY CAME UP AGAINST THE LAST VIKING STRONGHOLD!

THE VIKING SERIES

Joyce Reason has been praised for her books for their well-researched historical backgrounds, strong stories and colourful personalities

Joyce Reason has been praised for her books for their wellresearched historical backgrounds, strong stories and colourful personalities

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PAUL LEWIS ANDERSON

JOYCE REASON PAUL LEWIS ANDERSON

THE VIKING SERIES Joyce Reason has been praised for her books for their well-researched historical backgrounds, strong stories and colourful personalities

Joyce Reason has been praised for her books for their wellresearched historical backgrounds, strong stories and colourful personalities

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HOW HARD IS IT FOR A PRINCE TO CAPTURE THE ENGLISH THRONE??

Please note that a few of the historical books in Klio Press reflect the times in which they were written. Different attitudes to women, slavery, and other sensitive matters do not reflect our 21st century. However, they strongly represent the times in which the books are set and to change them to modern sensibilities would be to rob them of their original historical accuracy and voices. Please be aware.