Historical Fiction in Englands Dark Ages
Explore the best historical fiction books set in England's Dark Ages. Discover gripping tales of knights, battles, and intrigue in this curated list of top-rated novels.
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Avalon
by Anya Seton
This saga of yearning and mystery travels across oceans and continents to Iceland, Greenland, and North America during the time in history when Anglo-Saxons battled …
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The Road to Avalon
by Joan Wolf
In post-Roman Britain, Arthur, only heir to the throne, falls madly in love with his half-aunt Morgan and is confronted with a torturous decision--choosing between …
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The Edge of Light
by Joan Wolf
Following Born of the Sun and The Road to Avalon, this final novel in Wolf's moving Arthurian trilogy is full of exquisitely drawn characters set …
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The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. “A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply …
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The Merlin Trilogy
by Mary Stewart
The Arthurian legend is one of the most enduring and powerful of myths, and Mary Stewart's classic The Merlin Trilogy is one of its most …
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The Wicked Day
by Mary Stewart
Born of an incestuous relationship between King Arthur and his half sister, the evil sorceress Morgause, the bastard Mordred is reared in secrecy. Called to …