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: John Wyndham
Published by: Penguin Books
Submitted By: Robert Douglas
I first came across ‘The Chrysalids’ at school. Sadly, the teacher never read more than a few chapters – but this intriguing post-apocalypse story stuck with me… In the small community of Waknuk, bodily deviations are regarded as abominations to…
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Written by: Jan Guilleau
Published by: Harper
Submitted By: Brad
Shocked that Guilleau’s Crusades trilogy is not on this list. Found these before I found BC and began to devour everything he writes. Great story of a boy raised in a monastery and taught by a former Templar who knocks…
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Written by: D. E. Karlson
Published by: CreateSpace
Submitted By: Douglas Karlson
(This review posted by the Author). This is a Cape Cod author whose first book is Devil’s Reef. It is available from Amazon in paperback and as an e-book, and at local Cape Cod bookstores. Go to Amazon.com to read…
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Written by: Simon Murray
Published by: Random House
Submitted By: Steve Barber
I first read this book while serving in the British Army, this book was passed around the barracks and I’ve “owned ” this book 3 times! It’s Simon Murray’s account of his 5 years in the French Foreign Legion in…
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Written by: Larry Bond
Published by: Headline Feature
Submitted By: Robert Douglas
Although I’m not usually a fan of modern-day/political/espionage/war thrillers, I stumbled across this title when it was published in the early 90’s. Set at the turn of the millennium, it poses an intriguing premise: The former Soviet Union has split…
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Written by: Michael Arnold
Published by: John Murray
Submitted By: Kate Victoria
Another strong book from Michael Arnold, centred around the strong character of Stryker. It’s no bad thing to be influenced by Bernard Cornwell, yet Arnold is no mere imitator. His writing is developing each book and there are flashes of…
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Written by: Wilbur Smith
Published by: Pan
My father enjoys Wilbur Smith’s books, so when he bought Those In Peril I decided to have a look and I am glad I did so.You won’t be disappointed! If I caught your attention, google it and check it out…
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Written by: Geraldine Brooks
Published by: Harper Perennial
A excellent book about the plague in England, the year 1666. I really got a feel for what it must have been like to have experienced how this disease affected the people of the town where it spread.
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Written by: Andrew Lambert
Published by: Faber and Faber
With the 200yr Anniversary of the War of 1812, this is a fantastic book to read. Lambert is one of those rare people a British Author who writes about the War of 1812. He destroys many myths and shows how…
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Written by: Keith Thompson
Published by: NorLights Press
This book combines the irreverent humor of George MacDonald Fraser’s Flashman series, the rollicking adventure of Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe series, and a unique historic perspective reminiscent of Gore Vidal’s BURR. Thompson pretends he has found the “secret” memoirs of true-life…
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