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 Birmingham
Published by: Penguin
Submitted By: edward sharman
What if a modern battlefleet was sent back in time to 1942, how would this change the world war 2? Well if you want to find out try this book. The action is brilliant but more to the point the…
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Written by: The Medieval Murderers
Published by: Simon & Schuster
Submitted By: Kathy McMullen
I have enjoyed reading your Saxon Stories, which might be looked as unusual by some other women as they are so graphic! I just share the same taste in authors as my dad. I thought you might be interested in…
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Written by: Conn Iggulden
Published by: Harper Collins
Submitted By: Dominic Mulholland
An unputdownable read. I thought Conn Iggulden’s ‘Emperor’ series was good, but this book, the first in a new series, has already hooked me for the duration. Mr. Iggulden could write fifteen of these and assure sales to me at…
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Written by: Christopher Paolini
Published by: Knopf Books
Submitted By: Tom Owen
I know its a bit kiddish (hell I’ve only just turned 15 and I’ve only got 5 Sharpe books left to read) but this is my favourite ever book its not about anything factual its completely fictional but it is…
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Written by: Alexander Cordell
Published by: Blorenge Books
Submitted By: Teri Hasell
The first in a trilogy of beautifully written novels about the hardship of living in South Wales communities during the riots of the 19th century. I loved all three-
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Written by: John Le Carre
Published by: Little, Brown and Company
Submitted By: Randy McNeill
I am a long time fan of John LeCarre. His latest book is set in London in 2005 and tells the story of Bruno Salvador, a young interpreter, who becomes entangled in a plot to stage a coup in Congo….
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Written by: Tim Willocks
Published by: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Submitted By: Mike Metcalfe
Malta 1565 . The Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem are beseiged by Suleiman the Magnificient’s Turks . 627 pages of beautifully written history and action . I have been reading historical fiction for fifty years , from Rider Haggard…
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Written by: Richard Howard
Published by: Warner Books
Submitted By: Richard Blackwell
This is the first in a series of books, set in the Napoleonic campaigns. Rather like the Sharpe books they centre on one main character, namely Alain Lausard, an aristocrat forced to live as a peasant to escape the terror,…
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Written by: David Gibbins
Published by: Headline
Submitted By: Peter Brown
David Gibbons is a working archaeologist and a world wide authority on ancient shipwrecks and underwater cities who has weaved a a gripping story based on facts and fiction involving Jewish temple treasures stolen by the Romans, the Viking vangarian…
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Written by: John Jakes
Published by: Signet Books
Submitted By: G. Marler
If you’re interested in the American Revolution, the Kent Family Chronicles is a great read. This is the first book in an eight book series. John Jakes has also written novels on the Civil War and the California Gold Rush….
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