While there are many courses and tutorials online, learning from a book is still one of the best ways to greatly improve your skills. Below I have selected top Medieval Fiction books.
- Kingdom’s Dawn (Kingdom, Book 1) (2006)
- The Slow Regard of Silent Things (Kingkiller Chronicle) (2015)
- The Name of the Wind (2008)
- The Wise Man’s Fear (Kingkiller Chronicle) (2013)
- 3 Book Set of The Kingkiller Chronicle Series (The Name of the Wind, Wise Man’s Fear and The Slow Regard of Silent Things) (2015)
- The Bookseller’s Tale (Oxford Medieval Mysteries) (Volume 1) (2016)
- The Fifth Knight (2013)
- The Outlaw’s Tale (1995)
- Lord of Temptation (The Risande Family) (2006)
- First lessons (A Medieval Tale) (2018)
- Warrior Princess (2009)
- The MacKinnon’s Bride (Highland Brides) ()
- Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Compact Edition (7th Edition) (2012)
Kingdom’s Dawn (Kingdom, Book 1) (2006)
Good and evil clash. Leinad and Cedric are determined to not only survive, but claim hope and victory! In Kingdom’s Dawn, Leinad and Tess, along with all the king’s people, must escape slavery by the powerful Lord Fairos. Kingdom’s Hope finds them free and arriving in the Chessington Valley. But when they forget the king, will Kergon and the Kessons capture them for good?
The Slow Regard of Silent Things (Kingkiller Chronicle) (2015)
“I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda • “He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin • “Rothfuss has real talent.” —Terry Brooks Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways and abandoned rooms.
The Name of the Wind (2008)
“I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda • “He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin • “Rothfuss has real talent.” —Terry Brooks OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD! My name is Kvothe. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon.
The Wise Man’s Fear (Kingkiller Chronicle) (2013)
“I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda • “He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy.” —George R. R. Martin • “Rothfuss has real talent.” —Terry Brooks “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” My name is Kvothe.
3 Book Set of The Kingkiller Chronicle Series (The Name of the Wind, Wise Man’s Fear and The Slow Regard of Silent Things) (2015)
3 Book Set of The Kingkiller Chronicle Series (The Name of the Wind, Wise Man’s Fear and The Slow Regard of Silent Things)
The Bookseller’s Tale (Oxford Medieval Mysteries) (Volume 1) (2016)
Oxford, Spring 1353. When young bookseller Nicholas Elyot discovers the body of student William Farringdon floating in the river Cherwell, it looks like a drowning. Soon, however, Nicholas finds evidence of murder. Who could have wanted to kill this promising student? As Nicholas and his scholar friend Jordain try to unravel what lies behind William’s death, they learn that he was innocently caught up in a criminal plot.
The Fifth Knight (2013)
To escape a lifetime of poverty, mercenary Sir Benedict Palmer agrees to one final, lucrative job: help King Henry II’s knights seize the traitor Archbishop Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. But what begins as a clandestine arrest ends in cold-blooded murder. And when Fitzurse, the knights’ ringleader, kidnaps Theodosia, a beautiful young nun who witnessed the crime, Palmer can sit silently by no longer.
The Outlaw’s Tale (1995)
Leaving the safety of her nunnery walls behind, Dame Frevisse is drawn into an unholy web of treachery and deceit. Waylaid on the King’s Highway by a band of outlaws, Frevisse is shocked to discover that their leader is her long-lost cousin Nicholas. When he pleads with her to help him obtain a pardon for his crimes, she finds herself trapped between the harsh edicts of the law and the mercy of her vows.But even as she struggles to restore his fortunes, Frevisse must fight to save his soul
Lord of Temptation (The Risande Family) (2006)
Norman Lord Dante Risande never met a woman he couldn’t seduce – until a lovely slave named Gianelle refuses his bed and piques his interest. So when she’s accused of murder, he can’t sit idly by. As the King’s right hand, it’s his duty to investigate. But in order to save her, he must buy her.
First lessons (A Medieval Tale) (2018)
Aliya is a medical school graduate gifted with both smarts and an athletic body. Her life seems perfectuntil she finds herself in a fatal car accident. Instead of dying, however, she wakes up in a completely different body in the middle of a half-ruined castle during alternate medieval times.
Warrior Princess (2009)
You can be a warrior, if you choose to be.Fifteen-year-old Branwen’s life is changed forever when enemy Saxon troops attack her homeland and her brother is killed. Branwen wants to jump into action and avenge her brother’s death, but instead she is sent to a neighboring stronghold where she’ll be safe from harm. Yet while she is surrounded by exquisite beauty and luxury in her new home—as a princess should be—she feels different from the other girls.
The MacKinnon’s Bride (Highland Brides) ()
From a New York Times Bestselling Author, The MacKinnon's Bride brings us love, honor, suspense, passion–all the good things we love in a Highlander Romance. When laird Iain MacKinnon's young son is captured by the English, the fierce Scottish chieftain retaliates in kind, capturing the daughter of his enemy to bargain for his boy's return.
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Compact Edition (7th Edition) (2012)
The most popular Literature anthology continues to bring students the finest literature from fables to poetweets. The Twelfth Edition of edited by X. J.
Best Medieval Fiction Books That You Need
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Paper in Medieval England: From Pulp to Fictions
Author(s): Orietta Da Rold
ID: 2797909, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Year: 2020, Size: 8 Mb, Format: pdf
Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction
Author(s): Danièle Cybulskie
ID: 2454556, Publisher: Pen and Sword History, Year: 2019, Size: 6 Mb, Format: epub
Medieval Crime Fiction: A Critical Overview
Author(s): Anne McKendry
ID: 2912876, Publisher: McFarland, Year: 2019, Size: 3 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are really hot items according to Washington Post, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.