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Category: Historical Fiction
Review: The Caspian Gates – Harry Sidebottom
Good, better than most, but not great. The next one will be though. And maybe less Latin.
Review: Shieldwall – Justin Hill
Well written colourful story set earlier in the 11th century, before the Norman's came over and ruined everything
Review: The Red Coffin – Sam Eastland
A good start in the end
Review: Hereward: The Devil’s Army – James Wilde
The great, not wake
Review: The Bleeding Land – Giles Kristian
Moving forward in time from Vikings to the English Civil War, Giles Kristian has come up with the goods again!
Review: The Second World War – Antony Beevor
Although filling the broadest canvas on a heroic scale, Beevor's The Second World War never loses sight of the fate of the ordinary soldiers and civilians whose lives were crushed by the titanic forces unleashed in this, the most terrible war in history.
Review: The Splintered Kingdom – James Aitcheson
The best historical novel of 1066
Review: Hawk Quest – Robert Lyndon
My version: HardbackGenre: Historical Fiction, 11th Century, Norman conquestPublisher: Little Brown Book GroupFirst published: 2012ISBN: 9781847444974Pages: 672Bought From the cover:"1072 AD. The Normans have captured England. The Turks have captured a Norman knight. And in order to free him, a Frank warrior named Vallon must capture four rare hawks. As they track their quarry to the far … Continue reading Review: Hawk Quest – Robert Lyndon
Review: Holy Warrior – Angus Donald
The Outlaw Chronicles 2 This version: PaperbackGenre: Historical Fiction, 12th Century, Robin HoodPublisher: Little Brown Book GroupFirst published: 2010ISBN: 9780751542097Pages: 512Bought, signed From the cover:"Arrows will fly. Swords will swing. Heroes will fall. Legends will survive. And the Holy Land will never be the same.1190 AD: Richard the Lionheart has launched his epic crusade to seize Jerusalem … Continue reading Review: Holy Warrior – Angus Donald
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