Armed with only this knowledge and her bow, she sets off with the Merry Men (and women) to find her father while eluding “the Wolf,” the king’s second hand man.

She is shocked when her mother tells her she is the daughter of the infamous Robin Hood. Isabelle was raised by her mother, Marien, in the quiet priory of Kirklees. Mortain convent, she is tasked with an impossible mission and sent into the belly of the beast: the courts of Brittany. Ismae is a 17-year-old in medieval France who refuses to live in fear. Looking for a reasonable way to escape an arranged marriage? Take a page out of the book Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers and become an assassin who serves the god of death. (This is quite possibly my favorite medieval young adult book.) Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers # She is clever, but is she more clever than what lurks in the forest? Inspired by Feudal Japan, this medieval tale follows Mariko as she cuts her hair, grabs her weapons, and infiltrates the most notorious rebel samurai group in the kingdom. When her caravan is attacked on her journey to wed one of the Emperor’s sons, her survival banks on her curiosity and oddness. Mariko has always been called curious and odd. (Warning: this book very overtly deals with sexual assault.) Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh # When Owain kidnaps the wife and children of a man he hates, she has to decide whose side she is on. She also ensures she can never be free from the very man who slayed her family. By convincing Owain-the leader of the warband-that she holds the power to protect him from death, she makes herself invaluable. Anderson Coats #Įlen’s story is not an easy one: when she and her sisters are subjected to the horrors of a medieval warband, she saves herself the only way she knows how. Branwen’s abilities begin to swerve out of control as she falls in love with a prince from the rival country, and a journey across the sea brings a storm she might never escape. Her heart also bears the weight of ancient magic and an unswerving love for her cousin and her country. Branwen is handmaiden to her cousin, the princess of Iveriu. While the countries of Kernyv and Iveriu are fictitious, Sweet Black Waves retells the medieval legend of Tristan and Iseult. Kiersten White reweaves the story of Queen Guinivere and asks new questions: What if the real foreign princess was secretly replaced with a young witch sworn to protect the king? What if she was raised by the wizard Merlin but her childhood memories are as murky as the waters crossed to enter Camelot? Follow Guinevere in a tale that twists deeper and darker with each chapter. It is only natural that a tale about King Arthur be included in this list. The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White #

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