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Review: Solomon Creed – Simon Toyne

Posted on 24/12/201519/03/2024 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Fiction

Solomon Reacher

Review: The Scarlet Thief – Paul Fraser Collard

Posted on 24/12/201523/04/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Redcoats 19th Century

You're 'avin' a Lark!

Review: Path of Gods – Snorri Kristjansson

Posted on 13/12/201522/04/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Vikings

My version: HardbackGenre: Fantasy, VikingsPublisher: Jo Fletcher BooksFirst published: 2015ISBN: 978-1-78206-340-7Pages: 291Bought From the cover:In the south of Sweden, Adun and Ulfar are joining forces with Sigurd, Sven and King Jolawer Scot, to go in search of Sweyn Forkbeard. Though they convince the King of the Danes that truce and union is the way forward, they … Continue reading Review: Path of Gods – Snorri Kristjansson →

Review: The Imperial Banner – Nick Brown

Posted on 07/12/201522/04/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Romans

My version: PaperbackGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Hodder & StoughtonFirst published: 2012ISBN: 978-1-444-71489-0Pages: 430Bought From the cover_272 ADFaridun's Banner, hallowed battle standard of the Persian Empire, has fallen into Roman hands and is to be returned to the Persians as part of a historic peace treaty. But on the eve of the signing, the banner goes missing.Imperial Agent … Continue reading Review: The Imperial Banner – Nick Brown →

Review: March Violets – Philip Kerr

Posted on 26/11/201521/04/2026 by Speesh in Between The Wars, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Second World War

March Violence

Review: The King’s Assassin – Angus Donald

Posted on 30/10/201520/04/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Knights Templar, Robin Hood, The Crusades

Not a mullet in sight.

Review: The Long Ships – Franz G. Bengtsson

Posted on 24/10/2015 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Vikings

Guess who's coming to dinner?

Review: The Ends of the Earth – Robert Goddard

Posted on 22/10/201520/04/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Between The Wars, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Spy, Spy Fiction

My version: HardbackGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Transworld Publishers, Penguin Random HouseFirst published: 2015ISBN: 978-0-593-06979-0Pages: 379Bought, signed From the cover:July 1919. Ex-flying ace James 'Max' Maxted's attempt to uncover the secret behind the death of his father, Sir Henry Maxted, murdered while serving as an advisor with the British delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, has seemingly ended … Continue reading Review: The Ends of the Earth – Robert Goddard →