Historical Fiction – Couldn't I Just Tell You

Review: The Heathen Hoard – Steven A. McKay

Posted on 21/11/2024 by Speesh in 9th Century Britain, Anglo-Saxon, Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Vikings, Viking Britain, Vikings

Steven The Great

Review: The Sea Road – Margaret Elphinstone

Posted on 26/12/202326/12/2023 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Vikings

My version: PaperbackGenre: Historical Fiction, Vikings in AmericaPublisher: Cannongate BooksFirst published: 2000ISBN: 978-1-84195-176-8Pages: 244Bought From the cover:A haunting and compelling historical novel, The Sea Road is an ambitious retelling of the Viking exploration of the North Atlantic from the viewpoint of one extraordinary woman.Taking the accidental discovery of North America as its focal point, what emerges … Continue reading Review: The Sea Road – Margaret Elphinstone →

Review: The Bear King – James Wilde

Posted on 13/12/202313/12/2023 by Speesh in Anglo-Saxon, Britain/England, Britannia, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Roman Britannia

Saved the best-ish for last-ish

Review: Empires Of Bronze. Son Of Ishtar – Gordon Doherty

Posted on 22/06/202319/07/2023 by Speesh in Bronze Age, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Hittites

Just don't go thinking; “Not bad for a 15 year-old.”

Review: The Saxon Spears: The Song Of Ash – James Calbraith

Posted on 22/06/2023 by Speesh in Anglo-Saxon, Britain/England, Britannia, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Roman Britannia

The Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain is the process which changed the language and culture of most of what became England from Romano-British to Germanic.

Review: In The Shadows Of Castles – G.K. Holloway

Posted on 10/11/2022 by Speesh in 1066, Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Norman Conquest

The Anglo Saxons are revolting

Review: Valentia – Adam Lofthouse

Posted on 09/11/2022 by Speesh in Britain/England, Britannia, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Roman Britannia

The Romans are revolting

Review: Wrath Of The Picts – Steven A. McKay

Posted on 03/11/202213/11/2022 by Speesh in Anglo-Saxon, Britain/England, Dark Age Britain, Fiction, Historical Fiction

The Picts aren't revolting

Review: A Time For Swords – Matthew Harffy

Posted on 06/05/2021 by Speesh in 10th Century Britain, Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Viking Britain

My version: eBookGenre: Historical Fiction, England, VikingsPublisher: Head of ZeusFirst published: 2020ISBN: 9781838932855Pages: 496 From the cover:There had been portents - famine, whirlwinds, lightning from clear skies, serpents seen flying through the air. But when the raiders came, no one was prepared.They came from the North, their dragon-prowed longships gliding out of the dawn mist as … Continue reading Review: A Time For Swords – Matthew Harffy →

Review: The Cotillion Brigade. A Novel Of The Civil War And The Most Famous Female Militia In American history – Glen Craney

Posted on 04/04/202104/04/2021 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction

My version: eBookGenre: Historical Fiction, US Civil WarPublisher: Brigid's Fire PressFirst published: 2021ISBN: 9780996154123Pages: 399 From the cover:Georgia burns. Sherman's Yankees are closing in, will the women of La Grange run or fight?Based on the true story of the celebrated Nancy Hart rifles, The Cotillion Brigade is a sweeping epic of the Civil War's ravages on … Continue reading Review: The Cotillion Brigade. A Novel Of The Civil War And The Most Famous Female Militia In American history – Glen Craney →