In Basra, a young scholar believes the world can be understood. But in Cairo, Ibn al-Haytham’s certainty shatters.Summoned by the unpredictable Caliph Al-Hakim to tame the Nile, he realizes that he cannot. With failure carrying a potentially fatal price, he chooses disgrace over death and retreats into confinement.Stripped of his reputation and freedom, Ibn al-Haytham is left with the steadfast Lady Zaynab, whose wit and loyalty sustain him through his darkest days. Then, a...

As the Byzantine province of Africa teeters on the brink of collapse, Emperor Justinian turns to one man: General John Troglyta.Arriving in Carthage in 546 AD, Troglyta finds Berber tribes massing at the edges of a land martyrized by rebellion and war.With aweary army and a fractured circle of trusted officers, he must forge desperate alliances and outmanoeuvre his rivals before the warlord Carcasan’s swelling coalition strips away their final hope.An epic historica...

All three books in 'The Saxon Shore', a series of historical fiction by John Broughton, now available in one volume.The Saxon Shore: After Valdor's friend kills a centurion, they escape from Roman justice in a fishing boat. It's the third century, and General Carausius has proclaimed himself Emperor of both Britannia and Northern Gaul. Valdor befriends Carausius and, installed as Count of the Saxon Shore, must face the Saxon and Frankish raiders. With barbarian tri...

December, AD 902. King Æthelwold of East Anglia falls in battle, leaving behind a kingdom—and a daughter.Elinor is crowned queen in a world where women rule only by extraordinary strength or divine destiny. Bound by duty and driven by a longing for peace, she weds a Danish chieftain in a bold bid to unite two warring peoples.But unity comes at a cost. Elinor suffers loss upon loss—of children, of love, of the simplicity of youth. After bonding with Æthelflæd, Lady of the Me...

In the age of warring jarls and walking gods, Harald Fairhair was destined for greatness.When the Norn-Valkyrie, Skuld, changed his fate, and the maiden Gyda rejected him, Harald swore not to cut his hair until every fjord bowed to him. Through years of conquest, his wild locks matched his growing power.Victory brought him Gyda and the crown, but peace brought new enemies. In his final days, Harald struggled to secure his legacy through his heir, Eirik Bloodaxe, before the ...

A collection of three historical novels by John Broughton, now available in one volume!Expulsion: Ireland, 902 AD. After Jarl Òttar saves the life of the Norse fighter, Ragnall ua Imair, the Viking diaspora takes them far from Dublin. Òttar and Ragnall navigate through the dangerous 10th century life, from Europe all the way to the Far East, but their real ambition still lies in the north, in the family thrones of Jorvik and Dublin.The Aspromonte Ri...

Her story became a legend.Imprisoned in Raynham Hall by her husband, Dorothy Walpole dies forgotten and unremembered. Years later, her restless spirit begins to haunt the great house as the infamous Brown Lady.Modern-day historian, Dr. Alice Paxman, uncovers a hidden diary that reveals the truth behind the legend. As the past meets the present, Alice must put her life in danger to solve the mystery and lay the ghost of the past to rest.John Broughton's THE BROWN LAD...

After the Portuguese arrive on the Kwanza River with muskets and looking for slaves, Nzinga Mbande, heir to Ndongo’s throne, learns that power must be seized.As she ascends to the throne, Portugal’s empire closes in, devouring Central Africa to sustain Brazil’s plantations. Outgunned yet undeterred, Nzinga wields her intellect like a blade—bargaining, outwitting, and commanding armies in a merciless struggle where survival depends on equal parts cunning and cruelty.As kingd...

When archaeology PhD student Anna Marcić helps analyze the relics of Anglo-Saxon Saint Eanswythe, she doesn’t expect to become a vessel for the saint’s restless soul.Suddenly fluent in Old English and performing inexplicable miracles, she soon gets hounded by a viral world eager for a modern-day saint. Fame causes her engagement to break off, a mysterious voice haunts her thoughts, and a glimpse into the past reveals a connection between her life and the cloistered nun’s.Se...

They opened a door they couldn't close.A séance leads six undergraduate students to Pluckley, Britain's most haunted village, in an attempt to connect with the spirit of Sarah Sharp.Their exorcism seems to set two spirits free, but Pluckley is not finished with them. Months later, the village vicar summons them back, as multiple new supernatural sightings have been reported.While the group, known as The Sixth Vector, combs archives and confronts their own doubts, th...

Florence, 1415. In a smoky tavern, three young artists—Donatello, Brunelleschi, and Masaccio—argue late into the night, unknowingly inventing the visual language of the Renaissance.Donatello carves bodies that breathe, saints that doubt, and heroes stripped of idealisation, challenging both church and society.Circled by rivals and patrons demanding obedience, Donatello's only refuge is the belief that truth in art matters more than approval, safety or wealth.John Br...

Born with a mind that astonishes scholars and rulers alike, Avicenna rises from gifted child to celebrated physician after saving the life of a dying emir.He gains access to the forbidden royal library, but his brilliance soon attracts powerful enemies. Travelling from court to court with his loyal student al-Jūzjānī, Avicenna refines a radical belief that body, mind, and soul cannot be separated.Continuing his work that will ultimately become The Canon of Medicine, Avicenn...