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The Prince and the Pauper
by Mark Twain
This is the story of two young boys, one a prince and the other a pauper, who look identical. They meet and on a whim trade places. Unfortunately each ends up trapped in the other's world.
Year: 1881
Genre: Historical, Middle Ages

The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
The year is 1327. Benedictines in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective.
Year: 1983
Genre: Historical Detective, Middle Ages

The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
In 12th-century England, the building of a mighty Gothic cathedral signals the dawn of a new age. This majestic creation will bond clergy and kings, knights and peasants together in a story of toil, faith, ambition and rivalry. A sweeping tale of the turbulent middle ages, "The Pillars of the Earth" is a masterpiece from one of the world's most popular authors.
Year: 1989
Genre: Historical, Middle Ages

Timeline
by Michael Crichton
Halfway around the world, archaeologists make a shocking discovery at a medieval site. Suddenly they are swept off to the headquarters of a secretive multinational corporation that has developed an astounding technology. Now this group is about to get a chance not to study the past but to enter it. And with history opened up to the present, the dead awakened to the living, these men and women will soon find themselves fighting for their very survival--six hundred years ago.
Year: 1999
Genre: Action & Adventure SF, Middle Ages, Time Travel

World Without End
by Ken Follett
Two centuries after the townspeople finished building the exquisite Gothic cathedral that was at the heart of The Pillars of the Earth. The cathedral and the priory are again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge, but this sequel stands on its own. This time the men and women of an extraordinary cast of characters find themselves at a crossroads of new ideas--about medicine, commerce, architecture, and justice.
Year: 2007
Genre: Historical, Middle Ages
Titles
Got It | Want It | Read It | Year | Title | |||||||
-- | -- | -- | 1881 | The Prince and the Pauper | by Mark Twain | ||||||
-- | -- | -- | 1983 | The Name of the Rose | by Umberto Eco | ||||||
-- | -- | -- | 1989 | The Pillars of the Earth | by Ken Follett | ||||||
-- | -- | -- | 1999 | Timeline | by Michael Crichton | ||||||
-- | -- | -- | 2007 | World Without End | by Ken Follett | ||||||
-- | -- | -- | 2017 | A Column of Fire | by Ken Follett | ||||||
-- | -- | -- | 2020 | The Evening and the Morning | by Ken Follett |