The modern fantasy novel might hardly seem to need a defence, but its position in contemporary li...
The death of a scholar, the birth of a detective...Oxford, Spring 1353. When young bookseller Nic...
First published in 1984, Ann Swinfen presents a wide-ranging and comprehensive view of fantasy: w...
When the violent arrest of an innocent apprentice sparks a riot in Southwark during the summer of...
An agent sent to Muscovy to investigate suspected treason amongst employees of the Muscovy Compan...
'Oxford, Spring 1353. When young bookseller Nicholas Elyot discovers the body of student William ...
In 1648, the coldest year in living memory, Mercy Bennington and her neighbours struggle to rebui...
Facing the threat of King Philip's Enterprise of England - Spanish invasion and annexation of the...