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: Simon Scarrow
Published by: Headline Review
Submitted By: Waddle
Young Bloods is a great read for any Sharpe fan or anyone who is interested in Napoleon and Wellington. Its a novel detailing their early lives and careers. I found it a great prelude to the Sharpe series.
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Written by: Broos Campbell
Published by: McBooks Press
Submitted By: Lisa Jensen
Broos Campbell offers a fresh perspective on the seafaring novel with this fast-paced launch of a new series. In the last days of 1799, midshipman Matty Graves sails out of Baltimore aboard the USS Rattle-Snake of the fledgling U. S….
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Written by: George Macdonald Frazer
Published by: HarperCollins
Submitted By: Theo Moody
Can I suggest that anyone who hasn’t done so get their hands on some Harry Flashman books. Great character with meticuluous historical reaearch. I noticed that one of Bernard’s more recent Sharpe novels had a dedication to the author of…
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Written by: Stephen J. Rivele
Published by: Carroll & Graf Publishing
Submitted By: Julio Garcia
If you like Historic novels, you will love this book. It is the translated diary of a French crusader knight during the very first crusade.
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Written by: Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams
Published by: Gotham Books 2006
Submitted By: Randy McNeill
This book is a gripping account of what is perhpas the greatest and most pervasive scandal to hit sports, steroid use. It tells of widespread use of performance enhancing substances in track and field, football, and baseball. If anyone had…
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Written by: Kent Anderson
Published by: Bantam
Submitted By: Kjartan
A young man gets drafted and sent to Vietnam. This is the story of a modern warrior and how he became one and how it changed him. A very tough and disturbing book. But, just because of that, a great…
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Written by: Frans G Bengtsson
Published by: HarperCollins
Submitted By: Emil Stecher
One of the best novels (and WORST movies) about the Viking age. The narrative style is very much that of a Norse saga as the book unfolds the life of Red Orm as he voyages to the lands of the…
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Written by: David Eddings
Published by: Del Ray
Submitted By: David Wilcock
This is the first of a fantasy Quintet first published some time ago. I first read the series some time in the 90’s and have come back to them many times since. Although many older readers and lovers of fantasy…
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Written by: Simon Scarrow
Published by: HarperCollins
Submitted By: Waddle
This follows in the same vein as the Sharpe novels and also Mallinson’s ‘Matthew Hervey of the Light Dragoons’ series. The protagonists in this series, so far about six novels, are Roman Soldiers at the time of the Pacification of…
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Written by: Guy Gavriel Kay
Published by: Roc
Submitted By: rocks
I have only recently been introduced to your books, but I have become an avid reader of them all, except the Sharpe books which did not captivate me. This book is more akin to your Arthur series. the more you…
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