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: Jason Greenfield
Published by: Golden Goose Publications
Submitted By: Art Dunham
. I’d like to thank Bernard Cornwell and his team for suggesting I post this recommendation here. When my friend told me he was inspired by the Uhtred novels to put certain character aspects into his character of Niles Novak…
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Written by: Keith Marsh
Published by: Amazon.digital
Submitted By: Keith Marsh
(This review submitted by the book’s author) The book is a thrilling and sometimes harrowing account of a young man thrust into the maelstrom of war. He fights and wins a valour medal in one of histories little spoken about…
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This audio book is read by Jason Salkey, who played Harris in the SHARPE films, with sound effects provided by the 95th Rifles Re-enactment Society. A musical score by Adam Wakeman adds to this lavish production. A great deal of…
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Written by: Ulf Schiewe
Published by: Knaur Verlag
Submitted By: Ulf Schiewe
(This review posted by the book’s author) DER SCHWUR DES NORMANNEN (The Norman’s oath) is the third novel of a German series of historic adventures covering the Norman conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily in the 11th century. This series…
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Written by: Jodi Taylor
Published by: Accent Press
Submitted By: John Tyson
History in a zany tale of time travel and other hocus pocus. I defy you to not love it.
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Written by: A C Foster
Published by: One's and Zero's
Submitted By: A C Foster
(This review posted by the book’s author) It’s 1934 and there’s a secret in the Northwest corner of America. Something new. Something deadly. Something that might cause a problem for the Empire of Japan. The Empire wants that secret. It…
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Written by: Angus Watson
Published by: Orbit
Submitted By: Angus Watson
(This review posted by the book’s author) LEGENDS AREN’T BORN. THEY’RE FORGED. Dug Sealskinner is a down-on-his-luck mercenary travelling south to join up with King Zadar’s army. But he keeps rescuing the wrong people. First, Spring, a child he finds…
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Written by: Chris Pourteau
Published by: James C. Pourteau
Submitted By: Chris Pourteau
(This review posted by the book’s author) In Michael Bunker’s Pennsylvania Omnibus, Jedediah Troyer becomes the hero of TRACE’s fight against the Transport Authority. But even before Jed’s adventure begins, the Second War for Pennsylvanian Independence has raged for a…
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Written by: Mathew Harffy
Published by: CreateSpace
Submitted By: Matthew Harffy
(Review posted by the book’s author) Certain that his brother’s death is murder, young farmhand Beobrand embarks on a quest for revenge in war-torn Northumbria. When he witnesses barbaric acts at the hands of warriors he considers his friends, Beobrand…
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Written by: Guy Roberts
Published by: Amazon Digital
Submitted By: Guy Roberts
(This review posted by the book’s author) When disgraced British soldier Jack Starling returns to London he finds his brother murdered. Hidden nearby is a mysterious, hand-written poem hinting at a secret treasure trove of Napoleonic gold. With his own…
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