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Category: Historical Fiction

Review: Red Winter – Dan Smith

Posted on 17/02/202120/05/2026 by Speesh in Historical Fiction, Russia

In the snow, death is not the coldest thing waiting for you

Tagged Dan Snow, Joseph Stalin, Orion, Red Winter, The Soviet UnionLeave a comment

Review: The Day Of The Wolf – C.R. May

Posted on 07/02/202107/02/2021 by Speesh in Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Viking Britain

I'm on the ground I'm after you

Tagged C.R. May, Erik Bloodaxe, The Day Of The WolfLeave a comment

Review: In The Shadow Of Rome – Joanna B. McGarry

Posted on 26/10/202026/10/2020 by Speesh in Britain/England, Britannia, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Roman Britannia

A really good tale, well told

Tagged In The Shadow Of Rome, Joanna B McGarry, Roman BritainLeave a comment

Review: Lucia – Steven A. McKay

Posted on 25/10/202025/10/2020 by Speesh in Britain/England, Britannia, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Roman Britannia

Revenge is a dish best served by Steven A. McKay

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Review: Spear Havoc – C.R. May

Posted on 07/10/202007/10/2020 by Speesh in 1066, Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction

What might have been...

Tagged 1066, C.R. May, Harold Godwinson, Spear Havoc, William The ConquerorLeave a comment

Review: Alliance Metamorphosis – David Oliver-Godric

Posted on 17/09/202017/09/2020 by Speesh in 1066, Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Americas

Buy it. Read it. Love it.

Tagged Alliance Metamorphosis, Baer Publishing, David Oliver-Godric, Indigenous PoeplesLeave a comment

Review: A Burning Sea – Theodore Brun

Posted on 03/09/202003/09/2020 by Speesh in 1066, Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction

See you in Valhalla!

Tagged 1066, C.R. May, Harold Godwinson, Spear Havoc, William The ConquerorLeave a comment

Review: The Northern Throne – Steven A. McKay

Posted on 16/08/202016/08/2020 by Speesh in Anglo-Saxon, Britain/England, Britannia, Fiction, Historical Fiction

"This is war. Bad things happen to good people sometimes."

Tagged Britannia, Song Of The Centurion, Steven A. McKay, The Druid, The Northern Throne, Warrior Druid Of Britain1 Comment

Review: Sword Of Kings – Bernard Cornwell

Posted on 04/08/2020 by Speesh in Anglo-Saxon, Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Viking Britain

Not your usual 'what if...' novel

Tagged Bernard Cornwell, Harper Collins, Sword of Kings, UhtredLeave a comment

Review: Three Bullets – R.J. Ellory

Posted on 02/02/2020 by Speesh in Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Thriller, USA

Not your usual 'what if...' novel

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