Keeper of the Crystal Spring by Naomi Baltuck
A Saxon love triangle

Murder in the Holy City by Simon Beaufort
Jerusalem in the time of the Crusades

Beguiled by Alice Borchardt
Love and war in 10th century France

The Idealists by Henry Carlisle
Coming of age in revolutionary Russia

A Mapmaker's Dream by James Cowan
A Venetian monk strives for a perfect map

The Course of Honor by Lindsey Davis
Roman slave captures the emperor's heart

Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe by Sandra Gulland
Paris as seen by Josephine Bonaparte

Poison by Kathryn Harrison
Love and lust in 17th century Spain

Hildegard, the Last Year by Barbara Lachman
The medieval visionary's final drama

The Gods are Thirsty by Tanith Lee
Decadence during the French Revolution

An Army of Angels by Pamela Marcantel
A novel of Joan of Arc

Mr. Darwin's Shooter by Roger McDonald
An exploration of natural worlds

Guenevere by Rosalind Miles
Camelot through the eyes of its queen

The River Midnight by Lilian Nattel
Myth meets history in 19th century Poland

An Instance of the Finger Post by Iain Pears
Murder in Restoration England

Shintu by Laura Joh Rowland
Deceit and murder in medieval Japan

Arms of Nemesis by Steven Saylor
A search for justice in ancient Rome

Pushkin's Button by Serena Vitale
A tale of the artist's final months

A Journey to the End of the Millennium by A. B. Yehoshua
The place where desire meets morality

This list was prepared by the St. Charles Public Library, June 2000.