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: Max Byrd
Published by: Bantam Books
Submitted By: Matt
One of my favorite books (besides the Sharpe series), “Jefferson” tells they story of Thomas Jefferson after the Revolution, in the 1780’s. The setting is France, just before the French Revolution. The book is written through the eyes of a…
Read More...Written by: Philippe-Paul de Segur
Published by: The Riverside Press
Submitted By: Matt
A good account of the disastrous Russian Campaign, which set the stage for Napoleon’s ultimate defeat. Written by the Comte de Segur, Napoleon’s Aide-de-Camp.May be hard to find in UK; it was published by a local publisher in Cambridge, Mass.
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Written by: Sylvian Hamilton
Published by: Orion 2000
Submitted By: michael pullin
Witty to the very edge of “pythonesque”, the bone pedlar is the story of Sir Richard Straccan and his motley crew of medieval “relic hunters”. It features Witchcraft, lunatics, whores and a feast of naughty people. It is the first…
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Written by: Mary Doria Russell
Published by: Black Swan
Submitted By: Barry Cunningham
I came across this book by chance and I was so glad I did. Few books have gripped me so well so early. Science Fiction? Fantasy? Some might pigeon hole it. It is an amazing adventure with a wonderful cast….
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Written by: Daniel Hall
Published by: Orion
Submitted By: Neil
The adventures of Martin Kemp, a foot soldier and archer during the Hundred Years War. An excellent novel set in the same period as “Harlequin”.
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Written by: Daniel Hall
Published by: Orion
Submitted By: Neil
The adventures of Martin Kemp; foot soldier and archer during the Hundred Years War. An excellent novel set in the same time period as ‘Harlequin’.
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Written by: Stephen Pressfield
Published by: Bantam Books
Submitted By: david dildy
“Gates of Fire” tells the story of the epic stand of Leonidas and his 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. The story is told from the viewpoint of Xeones, a gravely-wounded Spartan squire captured by the Persians. Pressfield has not only created…
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Written by: Thomas Sundell
Published by: Crow Woods Publishing
Submitted By: Bernard
This is a privately published historical novel, so it may not be easily available in your local bookshop, but if you like an old-fashioned, seriously written, superbly researched saga then give this one a try. It tells the tale of…
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Written by: Mark Urban
Published by: Faber & Faber
Submitted By: barry
Anyone who was similarly intrigued by the waging of the secret war, and the existence of Mr Scovell in “Sword” would find this book a hive. A factual look at the life of the man himself, told in a narrative…
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Written by: Edward Rutherford
Published by: Ivy Books
Submitted By: Michael Luchinsky
The author traces the history of five families in southern England (Salisbury) from the Ice age to the present in this lengthy book. One of my favorites.
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