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Review: The Last Caesar – Henry Venmore-Rowland

Posted on by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Romans

My version: HardbackGenre: Historical FictionPublisher: Bantam Press, TransworldFirst published: 2012ISBN: 978-0-593-06851-9Pages: 312Bought From the cover:AD 68. The tyrant emperor Nero has no son and no heir.Suddenly there's the very real possibility that Rome might become a republic once more. But the ambitions of a few are about to bring corruption, chaos and untold bloodshed to the … Continue reading Review: The Last Caesar – Henry Venmore-Rowland →

Review: Spies of The Balkans – Alan Furst

Posted on by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Second World War, Spy, Spy Fiction, The Second World War

Night Soldiers 11 My version: PaperbackGenre: Historical Fiction, World War IIPublisher: W&NFirst published: 2014ISBN: 978-1780228914Bought From the cover:Salonika, 1940. To the bustle of tavernas and the smell of hashish, a secret war is taking shape. In the backrooms of barbers, envelopes change hands, and in the Club de Salonique the air is thick with whispers.Costa … Continue reading Review: Spies of The Balkans – Alan Furst →

Review: The Bourne Dominion – Eric Van Lustbader

Posted on by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Robert Ludlum, Spy Fiction

Jason Bourne 9 My version: PaperbackGenre: FictionPublisher: Orion, HatchetteFirst published: 2011ISBN: 978-1-4091-2055-1Pages: 534Bought From the cover:Bourne's enemies are gathering force.Severus Domna, a secret cabal, is planning to destroy the only person capable of thwarting its bid to destabilise the world economy - Jason Bourne. In order to succeed, the group turns to Bourne's most trusted … Continue reading Review: The Bourne Dominion – Eric Van Lustbader →

Review: The Pagan Lord – Bernard Cornwell

Posted on by Speesh in Anglo-Saxon, Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Vikings, Viking Britain

When Bernard Cornwell is on form, he can be at least as good, if not a whole lot better, than most everyone else. When he's ticking over, he's also a whole lot better than a whole lot of other writers in the Historical Fiction field.