author
Nathan Gallizier
1866–1927
An Austrian-born American novelist, he filled his historical romances with medieval intrigue, power struggles, and dramatic settings in Italy. His books blend adventure and atmosphere, making them a vivid window into popular early 20th-century historical fiction.
3 Audiobooks
The Sorceress of Rome
by Nathan Gallizier
Under the Witches' Moon: A Romantic Tale of Mediaeval Rome
by Nathan Gallizier
The Hill of Venus
by Nathan Gallizier
About the author
Born in Klagenfurt in 1866, he later made his life in the United States and died in Cincinnati in 1927. Reliable catalog and authority records identify him as an Austrian-American writer, and his surviving works show a strong interest in European history, especially Italy.
He is best known for historical romances such as Under the Witches' Moon, The Court of Lucifer, Castel del Monte, and The Sorceress of Rome. These novels lean into suspense, court politics, forbidden loyalties, and the darker side of medieval and Renaissance storytelling.
Today, his work is mostly remembered through public-domain editions and audiobook recordings, where readers still discover his taste for dramatic plots and richly imagined historical backdrops. If you enjoy older historical fiction with a Gothic edge, his novels offer plenty of intrigue.