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Sharon Kay Penman

(1945 - 2021)

Sharon Penman was hailed by Publishers' Weekly as 'an historical novelist of the first rank'. Her bestselling debut about Richard III, THE SUNNE IN SPLENDOUR (1982) was a worldwide hit, and her acclaimed Welsh trilogy was similarly successful.

Genres: Historical

Series

Welsh Princes
   1. Here Be Dragons (1985)
   2. Falls the Shadow (1988)
   3. The Reckoning (1991)

Eleanor of Aquitaine
   1. When Christ and His Saints Slept (1994)
   2. Time and Chance (2002)
   3. Devil's Brood (2008)

Justin de Quincy
   1. The Queen's Man (1996)
   2. Cruel As the Grave (1998)
   3. Dragon's Lair (2003)
   4. Prince of Darkness (2005)

Lionheart
1. Lionheart (2011)
2. A King's Ransom (2014)

Novels

The Sunne in Splendour (1982)
The Land Beyond the Sea (2019)

Sharon Kay Penman recommends

The Conquest (1996)
Elizabeth Chadwick
"Reading a Elizabeth Chadwick novel is the next best thing to time travel."

The Shadow of the King (1997)
(Pendragon's Banner, book 3)
Helen Hollick
"Camelot as it really was... a very talented writer."

The Intelligencer (2004)
Leslie Silbert
"Dangerous... for once you pick it up, you cannot put it down."

The Traitor's Wife (2005)
Susan Higginbotham
"Once I began The Traitor's Wife, I couldn't stop. When the electricity went out one night, I actually found myself reading by flashlight!"

Birth of the Kingdom (2010)
(Crusades Trilogy, book 3)
Jan Guillou
"Destined to become a classic, a brilliant and dramatic recreation of the medieval world."

A Marked Man (2010)
(Abigail Adams Mystery, book 2)
Barbara Hamilton
"Abigail Adams could become my favorite historical sleuth."

Master of War (2013)
(Master of War, book 1)
David Gilman
"I'm totally bedazzled. I'd never thought that another writer could rival Bernard Cornwell when it came to dramatizing battles, but David is giving him a real run for his money. The battle scenes are so realistic it is almost like time-traveling, though definitely not for the faint of heart. Thomas is an incredibly appealing and sympathetic character. And the level of suspense is ratcheted up to a truly brutal level, for it is impossible for a reader to predict what will be coming next."

Lies Told In Silence (2014)
M K Tod
"Dramatically depicts the horror and heartbreak of war, while also celebrating the resilience of the human spirit."

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