Historical Fiction – Couldn't I Just Tell You

Review: A Savage Moon – Theodore Brun

Posted on 10/09/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Vikings

A darkness that moves...

Union soldiers in blue uniforms charging Confederate soldiers behind stone walls with flags and gunfire during Civil War battle

Review: The True Soldier – Paul Fraser Collard

Posted on 07/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction, U.S. Civil War

Brief and to the point

Pedestrians walking along busy riverside street with Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral in background

Review: Icon – Frederick Forsyth

Posted on 05/09/202605/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Russia, Spy, Spy Fiction, The Cold War, The Soviet Union, Thriller

It was the best of times it was the worst of times

Review: Berlin – Jason Lutes

Posted on 04/09/2026 by Speesh in Between The Wars, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction

Graphic novel about the last years of Weimar Republic Berlin...and if that doesn't whet your appetite, nothing will

Review: War Lord – Bernard Cornwell

Posted on 02/09/2026 by Speesh in 10th Century Britain, Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Viking Britain

The epic conclusion to the globally bestselling historical series.

Review: Testament – Kim Sherwood

Posted on 31/08/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Second World War, World War II, World War II Germany

Great book

Review: Keane’s Charge – Iain Gale

Posted on 22/08/2026 by Speesh in 19th Century Europe, Action & Adventure, Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Peninsular War

As mustard

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 →