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Category: Fiction

Review: Sworn Sword – James Aitcheson

Posted on 03/06/201220/08/2023 by Speesh in 1066, 11th Century Britain, Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction

History, as written by the winners

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Tagged 1066, Battle of Hastings, Bayeux Tapestry, Harald Godwinsson, King Harald, Norman, Preface Publishing, The Doomsday Book, The Normans, Winston ChurchillLeave a comment

Review: A Spy’s Life – Henry Porter

Posted on 19/05/201220/08/2023 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction

An ex British spy finds himself dragged back into the world of espionage after a mysterious plane crash...

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Tagged A Spy's Life, Cambridge University, Communism, Eastern Bloc, Henry Porter, Moscow Centre, Orion Publishing CoLeave a comment

Review: The Trinity Six – Charles Cumming

Posted on 16/05/201220/08/2023 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction

Can you keep a secret?

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Tagged Alan Furst, Berlin Wall, Charles Cumming, Cold War, John le Carré, Moscow Centre, The Trinity SixLeave a comment

Review: Outlaw – Angus Donald

Posted on 16/04/201220/08/2023 by Speesh in Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction

From bloody battles and riotous feast days, to marauding packs of wolves

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Tagged Alan Dale, Christianity, Friar Tuck, King Arthur, Norman, Sherwood ForestLeave a comment

Review: Viking: King’s Man – Tim Severin

Posted on 12/04/201220/08/2023 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Vikings

A wonderfully rewarding read

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Tagged Bayeux Tapestry, Christianity, Constantinople, Denmark, England, Giles Kristian, Harald Hardrada, Norway, Pan Macmillan, Robert Low, Tim Severin, Varangian Guard, Viking Age, VikingsLeave a comment

Review: The Polish Officer – Alan Furst

Posted on 09/04/201205/09/2023 by Speesh in Between The Wars, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Second World War, Spy, Spy Fiction, The Second World War

From the master of the historical spy thriller, a story set in the heart of the Polish resistance

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Tagged Alan Furst, Eastern Europe, History Of Polish Intelligence Services, Max Hastings, Nazism, Poland, The Polish Officer, The Second World WarLeave a comment

Review: Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae – Steven Pressfield

Posted on 07/04/201220/08/2023 by Speesh in Ancient Greece, Fiction, Historical Fiction

“Either with it or upon it.” Spartan mothers to their sons in regards to their shields.

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Tagged Gates Of Fire, Leonidas, Leonidas I, Paul Cartledge, Spartan, Steven Pressfield, Thermopylae1 Comment

Review: Viking: Sworn Brother – Tim Severin

Posted on 20/10/201120/08/2023 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Vikings

Compelling

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Tagged Denmark, Pan Books, Tim Severin, Viking Age, Viking Sworn Brother, Vikings1 Comment

Review: Vienna Assignment – Olen Steinhauer

Posted on 10/01/201121/05/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Spy, Spy Fiction, Thriller

Atmospheric, intriguing and thought-provoking

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Tagged Austria, Olen Steinhauer, Thriller, Vienna AssignmentLeave a comment

Review: The Bourne Ultimatum – Robert Ludlum

Posted on 26/08/201021/05/2026 by Speesh in Fiction

It's not the film version

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Tagged Bourne Legacy, Bourne Ultimatum, Jason Bourne, Robert LudlumLeave a comment

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