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Written by: Patrick MacGill
Published by: Caliban Books
Submitted By: Michael Kerrigan
County Donegal boy from the 19th Century like Patrick Harper, the hero, Dermod Flynn makes his way to Glasgow. Like the novelist, the hero, a potato picker, tramp, railway worker, and navvy becomes a writer.
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Written by: C.S Forester
Published by: Penguin
Submitted By: Christopher Jespersen
Horatio Hornblower becomes infamous as soon as he steps aboard His Majestys Ship of the line Justinian in 1794 as a midshipman. He soon becomes distinguished as the midshipman who was seasick in spithead. But things are soon to change….
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Written by: Martha Wells
Published by: Tor Books
Submitted By: Scott
This is a great book from an emerging fantasy writer. Although it has few similarities to the Sharpe novels it is an enjoyable adventure to a world with action, passion, mystery, and of course a bit of living breathing life…
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Written by: Martin Boycott Brown
Published by: Cassell Military
Submitted By: Geraint
When one thinks of Napoleon and his battles the automatic thought is Austerlitz/Jena or Wartlerloo. Yet this book studies his first campaign and arguably his greatest. As young general Bonaparte demonstates a brilliance that would make him conquer Europe. For…
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Written by: Robert Graves
Published by: The Noonday Press
Submitted By: Kelly Williams
Robert Graves is one of the greatest writers of historical fiction. Claudius and Claudius The God are fantastic. Homer’s Daughter I read overnight, it was worth the sleep deprivation. But King Jesus put a whole lot of things in perspective…
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Written by: David Gemmell
Published by: Ballantine Publishing Group
Submitted By: mike
This is book one in a four book series about the Rigante. a brave proud, caring, warrior people. I was pulled in to the world of the Rigante from the first sentence.
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Written by: Colin Bateman
Published by: Harper Collins, 1999
Submitted By: Matt
Dan Starkey and wife Patricia once again attempt to resurrect their rollercoaster of a marriage (See previous Bateman titles “Divorcing Jack” and “Of Wee Sweetie Mice & Men”), which means that Dan must be responsible for baby Stevie – one…
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Written by: Chris Brookmyre
Published by: Little, Brown
Submitted By: Matt
Raymond is on the verge of a mid-life crisis and he’s only hit 30. As a student he’d thought life would be full of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll as his rock band would surely hit the stars, instead…
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Written by: Shelby Foote
Published by: Random House
Submitted By: Geraint
The Title pretty much covers it. From Red River to the Appomatox all the battles of the Civil War are covered. Any person interested in the Civil war should read this.
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Written by: Patrick O'Brian
Published by: HarperCollins
Submitted By: William
A great book to read to start you off on an epic twenty book series. Captain Jack Aubery and his Surgeon and secret spy Stephen Maturin are fine characters and develop a good relationship on board the ship The Sophie….
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