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A sweeping, old-fashioned tale of chivalry and adventure where honor is tested amidst a romanticized vision of the Crusades. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Talisman.
- sweeping
- heroic
- fanciful
- old-fashioned
- 01
Ivanhoe
Sir Walter Scott · 1823
A sweeping, tapestry-like immersion into a romanticized medieval world of jousts, outlaws, and clashing loyalties.
- 02
The Boy Knight
G. A. Henty · 1880
A classic, sweeping historical adventure that thrusts a young hero into the perils and pageantry of the Crusades.
- 03
The Game of Kings
Dorothy Dunnett
A labyrinthine plunge into sixteenth-century political intrigue led by a brilliant, maddeningly opaque anti-hero whose true motives are buried under layers of multilingual wit.
- 04
Kenilworth
Sir Walter Scott · 1883
A glittering, doomed pageant of Elizabethan ambition, where secret marriages and Machiavellian schemes collide in the shadows of a royal court.
- 05
Once a Knight:(Knight #1)
Christina Dodd · 1996
A sweeping, classic medieval romance where a battle-scarred protector and a desperate lady find redemption in each other's arms.
- 06
A knight's passion
Kohl, Candice.
A sweeping medieval romance fueled by the delicious, forbidden tension of falling for the one person you are sworn to deliver to someone else.
- 07
The Crusades
Thomas Asbridge
A sweeping, blood-soaked tapestry of medieval holy war that reads with the cinematic intensity of an epic novel.
- 08
Ben Hur
Lew Wallace · 1900
A sweeping, sand-swept epic of vengeance and redemption set against the crushing weight of the Roman Empire.
- 09
A Dark Champion
Kinley MacGregor
A sweeping historical romance where rigid vows of honor clash with an undeniable, forbidden yearning.
- 10
The Knight's Vow
Gayle Callen
A tempestuous battle of wills where duty and revenge are slowly dismantled by undeniable passion.
- 11
Bound To A Warrior
Donna Fletcher
A rugged, fast-paced historical romance where literal forced proximity ignites an irresistible, sweeping passion.
- 12
The Wild Baron
Catherine Coulter · 1997
A rollicking historical romp where a notorious rake and a desperate mother team up for a treasure hunt filled with eccentricities and unexpected romance.
