The Abyssinian
by Jean-Christophe Rufin | 
Samarkand
by Amin Maalouf | 
Creation
by Gore Vidal | 
Caribbean
by James A. Michener | 
The Golden Age
by Gore Vidal | 
Credo
by Melvyn Bragg | 
Poland
by James A. Michener | 
Song of a Captive Bird
by Jasmin Darznik | 
The Blood of Flowers
by Anita Amirrezvani | 
Whirlwind
by James Clavell | 
Empire
by Gore Vidal | 
Mexico
by James A. Michener | 
1876
by Gore Vidal | 
The Foxes of Harrow
by Frank Yerby | 
Hiding from the Light
by Barbara Erskine | 
Northwest Passage
by Kenneth Roberts | 
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See | 
The Bonesetter's Daughter
by Amy Tan | 
The Kitchen God's Wife
by Amy Tan | 
The Hundred Secret Senses
by Amy Tan |
The sequel to The Abyssinian finds Jean-Baptiste Poncet in Persia practicing medicine for the Shah and trying to rescue his wife and daughter from inside the walls of a city under attack. Reprint. 11,500 first printing.