Reading Club

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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VIKING ODINN'S CHILD

Written by: Tim Severin

Published by: Pan

Submitted By: Mark Holdcroft

This book is a fantastic read. I am half way through the second part of this adventure and am struggling to put it down.

MODERN HISTORICAL ADVENTURE NOVELS

Written by: Gary Lovisi

Published by: Gryphon Books

Submitted By: Gary Lovisi

This beautiful large-size spiral-bound book offers a fascinating survey, index and value guide IN FULL COLOR to modern and very collectable historical adventure novels. The book includes listings for all the important UK and US editions, both in hard cover…

SAMSARA MOON

Written by: S, H. Post

Published by: Kirk House Publishers

“samsara moon is an engaging and atmospheric story of one man’s search for meaning, set against the intriguing and richly imagined lands of India, South Africa and Great Britain at the turn of the 20th century. ” Go to http://www.shpost.info/index.html…

WELLINGTON INVADE FRANCE: THE FINAL PHASE OF THE PENINSULAR WAR

Written by: Ian Robertson

Published by: Greenhill Books

Submitted By: Geraint

A refreshing book and one of the few rare books that focuses on the fighting that happened post Vittoria in the Peninsular war with the bloody battles of the Pyrennes and Wellington’s invasion of southern France. An excellent book that…

BOWMAN OF CRECY

Written by: Ronald Welch

Published by: Oxford University Press

Submitted By: Neil Millington

This is actually a childrens book but dont let that put you off !! If you enjoyed the Grail Quest books, give this a go….well worth it!

WARCHILD

Written by: Karin Lowachee

Published by: Mass Market Paperback

Submitted By: Kjartan

A great SF novel about a young boy and war, hurt, love, duty, loyalty, friendship etc. Written by an extremely talented writer.

LES ROI MAUDITS

Written by: Maurice Druon

Published by: Livre de Poche

Submitted By: György Wágner

This is how a historical novel must be written!

A VERY ENGLISH AGENT

Written by: Julian Rathbone

Published by: Abacus

Submitted By: Ray Hobbs

An absolutely delightful romp through the first half of the 19th century after Waterloo. Innovative, hilarious, and well-written. It is the story of a British undercover agent responsible for many, if not all of the disasters which befell Britain from…

SHADOW OF THE WIND

Written by: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Published by: Penguin Group

Submitted By: Anjanette Rodgers

What first intrigued me about this book was an Entertainment Weekly article by Stephen King saying this was one of the best books nobody was reading. That has definitely changed as book clubs have been picking it up. It’s about…

THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN

Written by: Simon Winchester

Published by: Harper Collins

Submitted By: Anjanette Rodgers

You wouldn’t imagine a book about the making of a dictionary to be very interesting, but you’d be wrong in this case. It’s the story of the Oxford English Dictionary and one of its greatest contributors, who also happens to…