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: Newt Gingrich
Published by: Thomas Dunne Books
Submitted By: Bill Dews
These two books are written by the former Speak of the US House of Representatvies. Gingrich has produced two very compelling novels approaching the quality work by Sharra but a little short of Clancy and Cornwell. This is only because…
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Written by: Joshua E. London
Published by: John Wiley & Sons
Submitted By: Anna Mass
Victory in Tripoli: How America’s War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Shaped a Nation A Valuable Lesson in History & Riveting Read. What a riveting read! Joshua E. London deftly weaves the fascinating stories that took…
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Written by: Edward Rutherfurd
Published by: Ballantine Books
Submitted By: Ann Madonna
This is one of thoses layered novels which tells the story of the area around Dublin.It follow the history of several families from the time of the Druids, through Patrick, the Vikings, the Normans and finally to the mid-1500’s which…
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Written by: Giles Milton
Published by: Hodder & Stoughton
Submitted By: Paul Reid
This is an extraordinary real-life account of Thomas Pellow, a Cornish cabin boy who is captured by North African slave traders and spends the next twenty-three years of his life in captivity. Forced to convert to Islam, he endures many…
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Written by: Dorothy Dunnett
Published by: Michael Joseph
Submitted By: Kjartan
The lifes of two fascinating historical men: Thorfinn of Orkney and Macbeth of Alba – blended into one. One of the most beautifully written novels I have read.
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Written by: Christopher Duffy
Published by: The Emperor's Press
Submitted By: Geraint
The Russian general Suvrov was, with the possible exceptions of both Napoleon and Wellington, argubly the greatest general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Yet he is all but forgotten. Duffy’s excellent work helps bring to life one of…
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Written by: Sara Holloway (Editor)
Published by: Granta Books
A powerful collection of pieces by writers on adoption, from all three sides of the issue: writers who are adopted, those who have given up children for adoption, and those who have adopted. AM Homes writes about finding her birth…
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Written by: George R.R. Martin
Published by: Mass Market Paperback
Submitted By: Dan Sherman
Having considered myself quite the efficianado of high fantasy, I never expected to pick up a novel by an author I’d never heard of and be so captivated. The first book in Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series…
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Written by: Tad Williams
Published by: Orbit
Submitted By: David Wilcock
This is the first in a series of four of the biggest books I have ever seen, but do not be daunted by this, as you will soon be wishing the books to never end. The story itself is set…
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Written by: Manda Scott
Published by: Bantam Press
Submitted By: Dominic Mulholland
I loved this – couldn’t put it down. The characters are familiar from the first two volumes of this tale, but there is no sense of predictability at all. The story is compelling throughout. It is heroic and brutal, but…
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