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: Mike Carlon
Published by: Leapfrog Press
Submitted By: Mike Carlon
THIS REVIEW SUBMITTED BY THE BOOK’S AUTHOR These are my two young adult novels, which are being adopted by more and more middle and high schools, as well as by the education department of Jazz at Lincoln Center. In addition,…
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Written by: Stephen Bradford Marte
Published by: Stephen Bradford Marte
Submitted By: Stephen Bradford Marte
THIS REVIEW SUBMITTED BY THE BOOK’S AUTHOR: Most people have heard about King Leonidas and the famous last stand of the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. The story comes from ‘The History’ by the father of history, Herodotus. Sadly, recent books…
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Written by: Dean Barrett
Published by: Village East Books
Submitted By: Dean Barrett
Review submitted by book’s author: “Setting is more than a backdrop in this fast-paced adventure story of mid-nineteenth-century British colonial Hong Kong. Characters, plot, and numerous subplots reflect the clash of cultures and class — both within and between the…
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Written by: Zoe Oldenbourg
Published by: Carroll & Graf Publishers
Submitted By: Clay Chesney
Zoe Oldenbourg has written a number of books on the middle ages, set mostly in France, and which, in the words of one reviewer, capture “the strength and brutality, squalor and beauty, faith and ignorance, pageantry and agony of Europe’s…
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Written by: Craig William Emms
Published by: Cold Fish Books
Submitted By: Linda Barnett
One Heartbeat A Minute is a fiction thriller based on true events. It features a former Special Force’s soldier and agent of the Secret Intelligence Service named John Smith, and his adventures in half a dozen wars and conflicts around…
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Written by: Henryk Sienkiewicz
Published by: Fredonia Books
Submitted By: Eric Stern
The author is best known for, “Quo Vadis”. I read “The Trilogy” many years ago in college, and it started my love for historical fiction.
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Written by: Jeremy Han
Published by: Lulu
Submitted By: Jeremy Han
(Review submitted by the book’s author). Thank you Bernard for permission to share my book here. And thank you readers for browsing. I hope you enjoy reading the book as much as I enjoyed writing it. Reviews and Synopsis below…
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Written by: Derek Birks
Published by: Amazon Digital
Submitted By: Derek Birks
(This review submitted by the book’s author) Thanks Bernard for inviting me to post my book in the Reading Club. The book has been well received. I’m not prepared to compliment my own work but the Historical Novel Review wrote…
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Written by: P. D. James
Published by: Vintage
Submitted By: Ken
One of the Adam Dalgliesh mystery series by P.D. James. Very enjoyable writing style and story.
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Written by: David Gray Rodgers
Published by: CreateSpace
Submitted By: David Gray Rodgers
(This review submitted by the book’s author). It is the turn of the Fifth Century. The Roman Empire – fractured and groaning under its own weight – lies under constant threat from political upheaval, economic crisis, religious strife, and ever-advancing…
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