Pegasus Books imprint: 682 books

by Hugh Bicheno
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017

The concluding volume to this rousing two-part history of the Wars of the Roses, England’s longest and bloodiest civil war, narrated by a master historian. England, 1462. The Yorkist Edward IV has been king for three years since his victory at Towton. The former Lancastrian King Henry...
by Robert Hutchinson
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016

The gripping story of one of the most enigmatic and alluring figures in British history: a dangerous double agent and Irish rogue in King Charles II's court. One morning in May 1671, a man disguised as a parson daringly attempted to seize the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Astonishingly,...
by Tim Clayton
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019

The riveting and previously unknown story of the British government’s determination to destroy Napoleon Bonaparte by any means possible. Between two assassination attempts—in 1800 and 1804—on Napoleon Bonaparte, the British government launched a propaganda campaign of unprecedented scope...
by Julio MacLennan
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018

**An original and innovative examination of the continent—and its culture—that was the epicenter of the world for almost five centuries. ** European history is deeply embedded in the global civilization that has emerged in the 21st century. More than two thirds of today’s nations were...
by Graeme Davis
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019

A darkly luminous new anthology collecting the most terrifying horror stories by renowned female authors, presenting anew these forgotten classics to the modern reader. Readers are well aware that Mary Shelley wrote* Frankenstein*: few know how many other tales of terror she created. In addition...
by Lawrence Goldstone
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017

The controversial history of the attack submarine—and the story of its colorful creator, John Philip Holland—that reveals how this imaginative invention changed the face of modern warfare. From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea to The Hunt for Red October, readers the world over have...
by John T. Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018

**A monumental new history reveals how the transition of power from Eisenhower to Kennedy marked more than a succession of presidents—it was the culmination of a generational shift in American politics, policy and culture. ** After winning the presidency by a razor-thin victory on November...
by S. J. Rozan
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2019

The latest Lydia Chin/Bill Smith mystery takes the acclaimed detective duo into the Deep South to investigate a murder within the Chinese community. The Most Southern Place on Earth: that’s what they call the Mississippi Delta. It’s not a place Lydia Chin, an American-born Chinese private...
by John Fowler
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018

For the first time, a riveting insider's account of the fascinating world of Dr. Dian Fossey’s mountain gorilla camp, telling the often-shocking story of the unraveling of Fossey’s Rwandan facility alongside adventures tracking mountain gorillas over hostile terrain, confronting aggressive silverbacks,...
by Roy Strong
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019

An authoritative and sweeping history of Britain from the Romans to the present day—in a newly revised edition for the next generation of readers. The Story of Britain is an accessible one-volume history that clearly depict Britain's origins—and explain how the past shaped the nation's...
by E. S. Thomson
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017

Set in a crumbling Victorian asylum where a gruesome murder is committed, this sequel to Beloved Poison explores the early science of brain study while giving chilling insight into an asylum's workings. 1851, Angel Meadow Asylum. Dr. Rutherford, principal physician to the insane, is found...
by Karen Lee Street
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016

The famed writer and poet sails to London to engage the illustrious detective Auguste Dupin to solve a Poe family mystery, in a stylish and brilliantly constructed debut novel. Summer, 1840. Edgar Allan Poe sails from Philadelphia to London to meet his friend C. Auguste Dupin, with the hope...
by Paul Anthony Jones
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017

Brimming with hidden histories and tantalizing twists, The Accidental Dictionary tells the extraordinary stories behind ordinary words. Our everyday language is full of surprises; its origins are stranger than you might think. Any word might be knocked and buffeted, subjected to twists and...
by James Evans
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

A bold Tudor voyage of exploration and adventure—and an extraordinary story of daring, discovery, tragedy, and pioneering achievement. In the spring of 1553, three ships sailed north-east from London into uncharted waters. The scale of their ambition was breathtaking. Drawing on the latest...
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