Jack Ludlow
Son of Blood
This novel deals with the tangled Italian politics, changing loyalties and ferocious conflicts leading up to the First Crusade: Western…
A Broken Land
Jack Ludlow is the pen name of David Donachie, author of many historical novels, Roman, naval, mediaeval, and now this…
Warriors
11th century. Apulia in southern Italy is part of a declining Byzantine Empire and increasingly under attack from the Lombards,…
Mercenaries
The Norman/French Border in 1033. Duke Robert is preparing for battle supported by his cousin, Tancred de Hauteville, and his…
The Gods of War
The Roman Empire. The action takes place largely in Italy and the Iberian peninsula and builds up to the…
The Sword of Revenge
Editors' choice
This is the second of a trilogy set in the Roman Republic during the period before Julius Caesar. The first…
The Pillars of Rome
This is the first book in a trilogy from an author more usually known as David Donachie, writer of historical…
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