Conquest Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Conquest | 2009 | N/A |
| Sworn Sword | 2011 | Buy |
| The Splintered Kingdom | 2012 | Buy |
| Knights of the Hawk | 2013 | Buy |
| Finding a Dream | 2010 | N/A |
| Black Heart Down | 2011 | N/A |
Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Harrowing | 2016 | Buy |
James Aitcheson writes historical fiction set in medieval England, with a focus on the years following the Norman Conquest of 1066. His Conquest series follows Tancred a Dinant, a Breton knight in the service of William the Conqueror, as he fights to hold newly won English territory against rebels and rival lords.
Aitcheson brings a historian’s knowledge and a novelist’s sense of pacing to his work. The battle scenes are vivid and well-researched, and he captures the uncertainty of life in a land under occupation. His standalone novel The Harrowing (2016) deals with the devastating campaign William ordered in the north of England, one of the most brutal episodes in post-Conquest history.