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Written by: Richard Hardie
Published by: Authors Reach
Submitted By: Richard Hardie
(This review posted by the book’s author) When Arthur’s sword Excalibur is stolen the Temporal Detective Agency is called in to protect not only Arthur and Merlin, but to stop a very clever and cruel person from destroying Camelot itself….
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Written by: Richard Hardie
Published by: Authors Reach
Submitted By: Richard Hardie
(This review posted by the book’s author) Merlin is a good looking woman and madly in love with Arthur, but that’s only the start of the story. Tertia, Unita and Marlene know what they want to be… detectives with a…
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Written by: Robert Harris
Published by: Knopf
Submitted By: Peter Marsh
The eagerly awaited third of Harris’ Cicero trilogy was published 2015, & as I had read the first two soon after their publication, I decided to restart the series to refresh my memory. I would thoroughly recommend doing this, as…
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Written by: George Shipway
Published by: CNPosner Books
Submitted By: Pedro Pereira
This is the first part of a two-part series about William Tirel, the supposed killer of William Rufus (the second part is “The Wolf Time”). It is mostly set in Normandy, during the final years of the reign of William…
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Written by: George Mahood
Published by: CreateSpace
Submitted By: Peter Brown
This is a true and funny story about two friends who decide to walk or cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats, the catch is that they start the journey wearing just boxer shorts and have to complete the journey…
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Written by: Harry Farthing
Published by: Blackstone Publishing
Submitted By: Lauren Maturo
Two men, seventy years apart, push for the top of Mount Everest, driven by forces beyond their control and something inside that says climb. After eight successful summits, Mount Everest guide Neil Quinn is confident he can handle anything the…
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Written by: T.S.Flynn
Published by: Snakecrest
Submitted By: T.S.Flynn
(This review posted by the book’s author) You think you’ve had a bad day? 4 October 1843 Van Diemen’s Land; a British Prison Colony: Irish “Javelin Man” and convicted felon, Sir John Turner Flinn used to be a navy intelligence…
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Written by: Giles Kristian
Published by: Bantam Press
Submitted By: Robin Carter
A contender for book of the year for me for 2016.
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Written by: Patrick Sean Barry
Published by: Sator Rotas Press
Submitted By: Patrick Sean Barry
(This review posted by the book’s author) Paris France, 1815 A.D. The story takes place in the early days of Napoleon’s return from his exile in Elba. In the chaos, confusion and struggle between Royal and Loyalists to Napoleon, one…
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Written by: T. H. Strickland
Published by: CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Submitted By: Hunter Strickland
This is a young adult historical fiction set in medieval Ireland after the fall of King Arthur’s court in England. The Story follows a young knight and his two brothers in arms as they face a new plague racing across…
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