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Explore 24 books like Harlequin by Bernard Cornwell — a handpicked selection united by Medieval, War & Military, Mystery & Detective, and Action & Adventure.

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A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

War Lord — Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Action & Adventure

Knights of the Hawk A Novel — James Aitcheson

Knights of the Hawk A Novel

James Aitcheson

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Action & Adventure

Lion Hearts The Unmissable Conclusion to the Essex Dogs Trilogy from Sunday Times Bestseller, Dan Jones — Dan Jones

Lion Hearts The Unmissable Conclusion to the Essex Dogs Trilogy from Sunday Times Bestseller, Dan Jones

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Action & Adventure

The Devil’s Army — James Wilde

The Devil’s Army

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Action & Adventure

Brethren — Robyn Young

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Action & Adventure

The Black Arrow — Robert Louis Stevenson

The Black Arrow

Robert Louis Stevenson

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Action & Adventure

Cross of Fire — David Gilman

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Action & Adventure

Dunstan One Man. Seven Kings. England’s Bloody Throne. — Conn Iggulden

Dunstan One Man. Seven Kings. England’s Bloody Throne.

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Action & Adventure

For Me Fate Wove This Book Eight of The Circle of Ceridwen Saga — Octavia Randolph

For Me Fate Wove This Book Eight of The Circle of Ceridwen Saga

Octavia Randolph

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Action & Adventure

The Pilgrim’s Revenge A Gripping New 2025 Historical Revenge Adventure Crime Thriller from the Sunday Times Number One Bestselling Author of the Ben Hope Series — Scott Mariani

The Pilgrim’s Revenge A Gripping New 2025 Historical Revenge Adventure Crime Thriller from the Sunday Times Number One Bestselling Author of the Ben Hope Series

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Action & Adventure

Warrior Princess — Frewin Jones

Warrior Princess

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Action & Adventure

Shadow on the Crown — Patricia Bracewell

Shadow on the Crown

Patricia Bracewell

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

Hiding from the Light — Barbara Erskine

Hiding from the Light

Barbara Erskine

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

Rebels Against Tyranny The Sixth Crusade and the Barons of Jerusalem — Helena P. Schrader

Rebels Against Tyranny The Sixth Crusade and the Barons of Jerusalem

Helena P. Schrader

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

The Postmistress of Paris A Novel — Meg Waite Clayton

The Postmistress of Paris A Novel

Meg Waite Clayton

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

Mr. Lincoln’s Wars A Novel in Thirteen Stories — Adam Braver

Mr. Lincoln’s Wars A Novel in Thirteen Stories

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

Siciliana A Novel — Carlo Treviso

Siciliana A Novel

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

Wolves of Winter A Novel — Dan Jones

Wolves of Winter A Novel

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

The Emperor Strikes Back Frederick II’s War Against His Vassals — Helena P. Schrader

The Emperor Strikes Back Frederick II’s War Against His Vassals

Helena P. Schrader

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

Falstaff — Robert Nye

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

Simon the Fiddler A Novel — Paulette Jiles

Simon the Fiddler A Novel

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

The Way of Glory — Patricia J Boomsma

The Way of Glory

Patricia J Boomsma

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

The Perfect Sinner — Will Davenport

The Perfect Sinner

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

Kings of War — M. J. Porter

Themes: Medieval • War & Military • Historical

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Harlequin by Bernard Cornwell. Connected by Medieval, War & Military, Mystery & Detective. Authors featured include Bernard Cornwell, James Aitcheson, Dan Jones, James Wilde, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.

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Sharpe’s Regiment The Invasion of France, June to November 1813 — Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe’s Regiment The Invasion of France, June to November 1813

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Gallows Thief — Bernard Cornwell

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Sharpe’s Revenge Richard Sharpe and the Peace of 1814 — Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe’s Revenge Richard Sharpe and the Peace of 1814

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Sharpe’s Siege Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814 — Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe’s Siege Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe’s Rifles The French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809 — Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe’s Rifles The French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809

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Sharpe’s Havoc Richard Sharpe and the Campaign in Northern Portugal, Spring 1809 — Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe’s Havoc Richard Sharpe and the Campaign in Northern Portugal, Spring 1809

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