It doesn’t look like we’ll be getting many new royalty books next month, but there are a few intriguing titles headed our way. Here’s a sneak peek:

Albert: A Life by Jules Stewart. Biography of Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, who defined the culture of 19th century Britain.

Amenhotep III: Egypt’s Radiant Pharaoh by Arielle P. Kozloff. The life of a pharaoh who ruled during the apex of Egypt’s power.

The Power Game in Byzantium: Antonina and the Empress Theodora by James Allen Evans. Empress Theodora, wife of Justinian, and her friend Antonina both rose from theater backgrounds to positions of power and influence.

Regime Stability in Saudi Arabia: The Challenge of Succession by Stig Stenslie. Provides insight into the issues facing the royal family and ruling elite.

Stone of Kings by Gerard Helferich. The 300-year search for the lost sources of Mayan jade.

Conqueror by Conn Iggulden. Novel about Genghis Khan’s grandson Kublai Khan, who devised new ways of warfare and built the dream city of Xanadu.

The full list of new books will be published on the Royal Books page on December 1. As always, publication dates are subject to change.

If I could read only one of the books listed above, I would pick The Power Game in Byzantium because I’d like to learn more about Theodora, who started out as an actress/prostitute and became an empress and saint. Which book would you choose?

Plenty of interesting new books on royal topics will be coming our way next month! Here’s a sneak peek. As always, publication dates are subject to change.

Princess of Monaco’s Dress by Giorgio Armani. Prince Albert of Monaco married Charlene Wittstock on July 2nd, 2011. This book is a pictorial account of the making of the wedding dress.

Young Prince Philip by Philip Eade. The turbulent early life of the man who married Queen Elizabeth II.

The Queen and I by Sydney Lehua Iaukea. The author delves into Hawaii’s historical archives and discovers her great-great-grandfather’s trusted position with Queen Lili’uokalani.

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie. Biography of an obscure German princess who became Russia’s empress and one of the most powerful women in history.

Vladimir the Russian Viking by Vladimir Volkoff. Biography of Vladimir the Great, ruler of Kievan Rus’, who founded the Russian state.

Saladin by Anne-Marie Eddé translated by Jane Marie Todd. Biography that presents a view of the Crusades from an Arab perspective.

The September Queen by Gillian Bagwell. An adventurous young woman helps England’s King Charles II escape from danger, falling in love with him in the process.

The full list of new books will be published on the Royal Books page on November 1.

If I could only read one of the books listed above, it would have to be Catherine the Great because I enjoyed the author’s earlier book about Nicholas and Alexandra. Which book would you choose?

October is going to be another really good month for readers of royalty books. Once again I had trouble selecting just seven books to feature! Here’s your sneak peek:

Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings by Alison Weir. Biography of Anne Boleyn’s sister, who was Henry VIII’s mistress before he became involved with Anne.

Queen Elizabeth in the Garden by Trea Martyn. Robert Dudley and William Cecil competed for the favor of Elizabeth I by laying out extravagant gardens.

Napoleon’s Chicken Marengo by Andrew Uffindell. How Napoleon, bickering generals, celebrity chefs, adventurers, artists, and eccentrics created a tangle of myths about a chicken dish.

Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire by James Romm. Alexander left behind a mentally damaged half brother and a posthumous son as his only heirs. Both became kings, and pawns of Macedonian generals.

Our Fritz: Emperor Frederick III and the Political Culture of Imperial Germany by Frank Lorenz Müller. How the hugely popular persona of "Our Fritz" was created and used before and after his 99-day reign.

Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman. Novel about the great medieval warrior-king Richard Lionheart.

The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory. Novel about Jacquetta of Luxembourg, mother of English queen Elizabeth Woodville. From Gregory’s series The Cousins Wars.

The full list of new books will be published on the Royal Books page on October 1.

If I could only read one of the books listed above, it would have to be Alison Weir’s biography of Mary Boleyn because the Tudors are one of my favorite topics and Alison Weir is one of my favorite historians. However, I’m also a Sharon Kay Penman fan, so I want to read Lionheart, too. Which book(s) would you choose?