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: Charles Frazier
Published by: Grove Atlantic
Submitted By: Sean
A terrific historical fiction novel set during the Civil War. A wounded Confederate soldier deserts from the army and travels home to his lover. This was made into a movie, but the book is far superior, in my opinion. Its…
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Written by: Kate Hawks
Published by: Avon Books
Submitted By: Raymond Chan
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Mr. Cornwells books and always look forward to his newest. In the same vein of the Arthur Books, Kate Hawks writes a historical fiction on the Legend of Trystan and Isolde. Anybody who has enjoyed Mr. Cornwell’s…
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Written by: Alexander Kent
Published by: Arrow Books
Submitted By: Mark
I discovered the work of Alexander Kent aka Douglas Reeman in my late teens a few years before I discovered Richard Sharpe and they link seamlessly in details of the period, of the Napoleonic War. If you love Sharpe, then…
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Written by: Bryce Courtaney
Published by: Penguin
Submitted By: Bill Mitchell
I have over the years enjoyed Wilber Smith and thought him to be the number one popular fiction writer to come out of South Africa. (Although I think he was born in Kenya)Bryce Courtaney changed that for me and I…
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Written by: Wilbur Smith
Published by: PAN
Submitted By: joe Chipper
Stunning blend of historical and fictional figures set during the siege of Khartoum and its defence by General Charles (Chinese) Gordon….
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Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
Published by: Arrow
Submitted By: Atharva Dandekar
If you like historical fiction and haven’t read this book, you have missed something great. In this novel, the scholarly Rutherfurd takes you on a journey through ten centuries through many genernations of five families- and through events from the…
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Written by: Julian Stockwin
Published by: Hodder & Stoughton
Submitted By: David Coote
At odds with the new Captain of Tenacious, Capt. Rowley (concerning the loss of the frigate Artemis), Tom Kydd finds himself sent to Malta. There he finds himself promoted to Commander and has to commission a new brig-sloop. With a…
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Written by: Eiji Yoshikawa
Published by: Kodansha International
Submitted By: Ricardo
Well I don’t know if anyone as refered to this book already but I find it to be one of my all time favorite books. It’s the story of one of the biggest Japanese heros “Myamoto Musashi”, where just like…
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Written by: Alison Croggan
Published by: Walker Books Ltd
Submitted By: Ambriel
‘The Gift’ follows the story of Maerad, a slave who was actually born a bard. When Cadvan another bard finds her he is convinced she is the ‘fated one’ who will triumph over ‘Sharma’, the root of all evil. It’s…
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Written by: George R. R. Martin
Published by: Voyager
Submitted By: Tim
Awesome story. It is addicting and top-notch fantasy. There are some terrific battle scenes, some even come close to being comparable to Mr. Cornwell’s wonderfully written battles of Lugg Vale and Mynydd Baddon (these are battles in Mr. Cornwell’s Warlord…
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