I assume you're here at this website because you like my books. Good. And that also means you might like the books I enjoy reading, and that all of us might enjoy the books that you read, so this is simply a place where we can exchange news of books - any books - not just historical novels. Tell us if you've read something wonderful and entertaining, and we'll post your recommendations and reviews here. And, please, let us know what you think of these recommendations!
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Written by: Christian Cameron
Published by: Orion
Submitted By: Lane Pollock
I recommend pretty much everything by Christian Cameron (who has also published several works as Miles Cameron). If you enjoy Cornwell, you will enjoy Cameron.
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Written by: Richard Foreman
Published by: CreateSpace
Submitted By: Victoria
Author of bestselling Roman fiction moves into medieval period. The Game’s Afoot doesn’t eclipse Bernard Cornwell’s great novel but it’s still well worth reading. It’s funnier that I expected but readers will also learn something about history. I particularly found…
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Written by: Jason Born
Published by: CreateSpace
Submitted By: April Born
(Submitted by the Author’s wife, but don’t take my word for how great these books are) Here is the review submitted by the Historical Novel Society *Steve Donoghue*)! In AD 9, a massive Roman force of three legions under…
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Written by: Jason Born
Published by: CreateSpace
Submitted By: April Born
One of the many, fun books this author has to offer. Reminds me a lot of Bernard’s style of writing. Really enjoyable: Jason Born’s ill-fated hero, Halldorr, returns in this fifth stunning installment of The Norseman Chronicles. Halldorr finds himself…
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Written by: Michael Alexander McCarthy
Published by: Rogue Maille Publishing
Submitted By: Patsy
I came across this by chance whilst looking for something to keep me going until the next Bernard Cornwell book. It blew me away! Obviously Cornwell-inspired, it takes you on a journey through the twelfth century and Edward the First’s…
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Written by: Julian Stockwin
Published by: Hodder & Stoughton
Submitted By: John Welch
A dozen or more novels — so far — tracing the career of Thomas Kydd, whigmaker, pressed into the Royal Navy, a “landsman”, then able-seaman, and more. Kydd is roughly the same age as Richard Sharpe. As I re-read the…
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Written by: Gordon Doherty
Published by: CreateSpace
Submitted By: Gordon Doherty
(This review submitted by the book’s author) The fate of the East rests on the edge of a sword as the legions and the Goths march to war… 378 AD: Fritigern’s Gothic horde tightens its iron grip on Thracia…
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Written by: Octavia Randolph
Published by: Pyewacket Press
Submitted By: Suzanne Gunter Sheppard
Nothing is more universal than courage, faith, love, and loyalty. All are tested in The Circle of Ceridwen, by Octavia Randolph. The fans of Bernard Cornwell’s, Warrior Chronicles, will find many comparisons between those of Uhtred of Bebbanburg and the…
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Written by: James Silverster
Published by: Urbane Publications Limited
Submitted By: James Silverster
This review posted by the book’s author: Prague 2015. Herbert Biely, aged hero of the Prague Spring, stands on the brink of an historic victory, poised to reunite the Czech and Slovak Republics twenty-six years after the Velvet Revolution. The…
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Written by: Mark Lloyd
Published by: Mallard Press
Submitted By: Robert Douglas
Most war films depict American Civil War troops wearing kepi caps and garbed in either Union blue or Confederate grey. In truth, however, there were a variety of uniforms portrayed during this conflict. Most states involved often introduced their own…
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