I can make a number of recommendations for that period in the historical fiction category, and 1 or 2 suggestions in the non-fiction line. Any of the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters. Murder-mysteries taking place in England and Wales, in the 12th century, where the sleuth is a monk with a very varied background. There are a couple on Bookshare, and anytime someone is looking for an excellent series to add to the collection they are certainly worth scanning. Unfortunately, my e-copies pre-date Bookshare and I used to ditch all the front matter. Eaters Of The Dead By: Michael Crichton I don't remember the specifics, but I seem to recall it took place in the 10th century where a group of Vikings were going on an adventure and needed 1 more person to make up the correct number of participants (13???) and grabbed an Arab Emissary who was unfortunate enough to cross their path to make up the last member. I seem to recall it was written from the Emissary's perspective, and that it was interesting. Timeline By: Michael Crichton This one is a science fiction / historical fiction. An archeology team travels back, or across, to feudal France circa 1357, in the middle of the 100 years war. DOOMSDAY BOOK By: Connie Willis Another science fiction / historical fiction time travel, where someone is inadvertently transported back to England during the first outbreak of the Black Plague. The Walking Drum by: Louis L'Amour This is I guess best described as a 12th century adventure. The Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century By: Barbara W. Tuchman This is 1 of the non-fiction ones. The Crusades Through Arab Eyes By: Ami Maalouf Another non-fiction with a different perspective. At 12:44 PM 6/14/2005, you wrote: >I am reading anything I can get my hands on. Right now I am reading several >books on European history in the Middle Ages. Any recommendations? > >Kasondra Payne