Crossing to Avalon by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Avalonian Tradition
21 books — 4 voters
The Mabinogion Tetralogy by Evangeline Walton
Best Arthurian Fiction
476 books — 1,442 voters

The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy M. BostonHomer Price by Robert McCloskeySeven-Day Magic by Edward EagerThe Velvet Room by Zilpha Keatley SnyderTreasure of Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston
Forgotten Kids Books of Quality
952 books — 341 voters
Black and Blue Magic by Zilpha Keatley SnyderGus Was a Friendly Ghost by Jane Thayer
Obscure Children's Vintage Gems
661 books — 238 voters

The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić
Rivers
903 books — 195 voters

The Lost Capital of Byzantium by Steven Runciman
Medieval Roman Empire
251 books — 30 voters
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,346 books — 1,582 voters

The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-HollandThe Innocent Wayfaring by Marchette Gaylord ChuteThe Witch's Brat by Rosemary SutcliffTristan and Iseult by Rosemary Sutcliff
YA Medieval historical fiction
272 books — 164 voters
The Vienna I knew by Joseph WechsbergThe Radetzky March by Joseph Roth
Austro-Hungarian Empire
56 books — 54 voters

Salonica, City of Ghosts by Mark MazowerCairo by Max RodenbeckA Nervous Splendor by Frederic MortonDr. Johnson's London by Liza PicardThunder at Twilight by Frederic Morton
Histories of Cities
260 books — 105 voters
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language by David W. AnthonyApples Are from Kazakhstan by Christopher RobbinsIn Search of Zarathustra by Paul Kriwaczek
Great Steppe.
112 books — 21 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré
Literary Spy Stories
200 books — 223 voters
Jack of Kinrowan by Charles de LintSnow White, Blood Red by Ellen DatlowKissing the Witch by Emma DonoghueA Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales by Ellen Datlow
Fairy Tale Retellings: Hidden Gems
587 books — 732 voters

Fin-de-Siècle Vienna by Carl E. SchorskeA Nervous Splendor by Frederic Morton
Vienna/Wien
256 books — 113 voters
Bohemian Paris by Dan FranckThe Essence of Style by Joan DeJeanA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Proud Tower by Barbara W. Tuchman
French History
289 books — 83 voters

The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanDark Star Safari by Paul TherouxThe Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard KapuścińskiAngry Wind by Jeffrey TaylerEastward to Tartary by Robert D. Kaplan
Conflict-Zone Journalism
283 books — 140 voters
Turkestan Solo by Ella Maillart
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
470 books — 1,135 voters

Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking by Anya von BremzenFrench Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano
Unusual Cookbooks
578 books — 84 voters
Theodora by Stella Duffy
Byzantium Empire - Fiction
87 books — 60 voters

Bosnian Chronicle by Ivo Andrić
Best South Slavic Literature
363 books — 306 voters

The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo AndrićBalkan Ghosts by Robert D. KaplanBlack Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca WestPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
The Balkans
272 books — 204 voters


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