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: William H Russeth
Published by: Wings Press
Submitted By: William H Russeth
(This review submitted by the author of the book) When a meteorite plunges deep into the heart of Celtica, the blinding flash turns night into day and the impact flattens miles of countryside. A great sword is forged from the…
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Written by: John Blackport
Published by: Coffee River
Submitted By: John Blackport
(This review submitted by the book’s author) Heartfelt thanks to Professor Cornwell, whose writing I’ve long admired, for extending the kind offer to post my book here. Rick Rivoire is flush with money, women, and prospects. He protects his country…
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Written by: William H Russeth
Published by: Wings ePress
Submitted By: Howard McCarty
Found this to be a tense, action packed adventure set in ancient Gaul before the Roman occupation. The hero, Artaius, is somewhat of an “Arthur” figure, who must wrestle with inner demons as well as a horde of Cimbri tribesman…
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Written by: Jack Whyte
Published by: St. Martins Press
Submitted By: Greg Bryant
When looking for another read as satisfying as “The Arthur Books” I was recommended this series. I could not put it down. Written in a similar style it was exactly what I was looking for to add to the mystery…
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Written by: Vincent Scully
Published by: Amazon Kindle
Submitted By: Vincent Scully
(This review submitted by the book’s author). I humbly submit my new book for the enjoyment of all fans of Napoleonic era military fiction. As its description on Amazon says, “A rollicking quick read! It’s “Master and Commander” meets “Star…
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Written by: Richard Dreyfuss and Harry Turteldove
Published by: Tom Doherty Associates
Submitted By: Robert Douglas
‘The Two Georges’ is an alternate history where the American Revolution never happened. We now find ourselves in a twentieth century where The North American Union (NAU) remains a valued part of the British Empire. Russia is still ruled by…
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Written by: Geraldine Brooks
Published by: Harper Perennial
Submitted By: Lindsey Back
War torn Sarajevo, a medieval manuscript, and the forces that try to put an end to attempts to restore the book. In the race to conserve the book, a story of the story of the book unfolds. A feather, a…
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Written by: David K. Roberts
Published by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Submitted By: David K. Roberts
(This review posted by the book’s author) This book is a bio-thriller from a new author based in London. It is a story of three characters thrust into a situation they cannot avoid and making the best of a bad…
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Written by: Gordon Doherty
Published by: Kindle
Submitted By: Gordon Doherty
(This review submitted by the author) The Danubian frontier is weaker than ever, and a storm is gathering in the north . . . Deep winter, 376 AD: Emperor Valens has withdrawn the field armies from Moesia and Thracia to…
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Written by: Ian W Toll
Published by: Michael Joseph
Submitted By: John Waldsax
If you enjoyed “Challenge; the Anglo-American naval war of 1812” it will do you good to read an alternative acount by an American author, to balance Andrew Lambert’s understandable anger at the mis-reading of that embarrassing fight betweem the USA…
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