Scotland was the birthplace of historical fiction with the romantic stories of Sir Walter Scott giving the world a picture of a wild and brave land. His genre was developed by Stevenson with classics such as Kidnapped, and continued in the 20th century by Dorothy Dunnett and Nigel Tranter.
A Flame for the Fire
Nigel Tranter
David Kennedy of Carrick and his relationship with King James IV.
Butchers Broom
Checkmate
Dorothy Dunnett
Lauded by France for his victories, Lymond is forced to come to terms with his origins and his unconsummated marriage, while his oldest enemy plots his downfall and death.
Children of the Mist
Nigel Tranter
The battle for survival of the McGregor clan in the 16th century.
Druid Sacrifice
Flash for Freedom!
George MacDonald Fraser
Volume 2 of the Flashman Papers and our hero is involved in the West African slave trade.
Flashman
Flashman and the Angel of the Lord
George MacDonald Fraser
The 10th volume in the series sees Harry involved in the American Civil War
Flashman and the Dragon
George MacDonald Fraser
The 8th volume of the Flashman Papers sees Harry in China
Flashman and the Mountain of Light
George MacDonald Fraser
Volume 9 and Harry Flashman is in India at the time of the first Sikh Wars
Flashman and the Redskins
George MacDonald Fraser
Flashman Papers volume 7 involved the 7th Cavalry as Harry gets mixed up in the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Flashman and the Tiger
Flashman at the Charge
George MacDonald Fraser
Volume 4 of the Flashman Papers recounts Harry's participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade.
Flashman in the Great Game
George MacDonald Fraser
Harry Flashman's secret agent activities produce the Indian Mutiny in Volume 5 of the Flashman Papers
Flashman on the March
George MacDonald Fraser
The Abyssinian War is the scene for Harry's latest intrigues in Volume 12 of the Flashman Papers
Flashman's Lady
George MacDonald Fraser
From a game of cricket to Madagascar via the vice dens of Chinatown, Harry Flashman adopts his usual caddish approach in Volume 6 of the Flashman Papers
Game of Kings
Dorothy Dunnett
The outlawed Francis Crawford has just returned to Scotland from Europe determined to clear his name.
High Kings and Vikings
Hope Endures
Hy Brasil
KidnappedKing Hereafter
Dorothy Dunnett
The story of Earl Thorfinn of Orkney as he tries to create a unified country of Alba of which he will be king - King Macbeth.
Light: A Novel
Macbeth the King
Margaret the Queen
Marie and Mary
Niccolo Rising
Dorothy Dunnett
Claes is a orphaned dyeyard apprentice, but behind his dimpled smile is concealed an intricate and subtle mind which soon brings him to the attention of bankers and politicians across Europe.
Pawn in Frankincense
Dorothy Dunnett
Lymond must travel the Mediterranean to find his son and to kill the man who threatens him.
Queens' Play
Dorothy Dunnett
Lymond must adopt a disguise to protect the infant Queen Mary in the decadent court of France. But the disguise may prove a dangerous one for him as he struggles to find the plotters who would kill her
Race of Scorpions
Dorothy Dunnett
Niccolo is caught up in the politics of Cyprus where sugar offers great rewards but the friendship of the king is a two-edged sword.
Royal Flash
George MacDonald Fraser
Volume 2 of the Flashman Papers. Harry is in Europe crossing swords with Otto von Bismark.
Scales of Gold
Dorothy Dunnett
Nicholas must brave the unexplored regions of Africa to reach the fabled city of Timbuktu, to find knowledge and riches and to protect a priest.
Spring of the Ram
Dorothy Dunnett
As Nicholas begins to take the lead in exploring the world of trade and finance he travels to the Byzantine city of Trebizond in search of knowledge, riches and his missing step-daughter.
Sword of State
The Admiral
The Bruce Trilogy
The Disorderly Knights
Dorothy Dunnett
Francis Crawford travels to Malta and finds the Knights of St John facing as many dangers from within as from the Turkish invasion fleet. Dangers which follow him home to Scotland.
The End of the Line
The Lion's Whelp
The Lost Glen
The Marchman
The Ringed Castle
Dorothy Dunnett
Emotionally damaged after his traumas in Istanbul Lymond is taken to Russia where he becomes the favourite of the Tzar - Ivan the Terrible.
Unicorn Hunt
Dorothy Dunnett
Nicholas finds himself battling his own wife to find the son that may not be his while his business is under threat from ruthless competitors.
Vinland
George Mackay Brown
Ranald's story takes us from Orkney to various other Norse influenced lands such as Iceland and Ireland.
Voyageurs