Adventure
Pryde’s Rock
Mathew Pryde, a young engineer, is the central character in this novel of adventure, romance and mystery. The story is…
Command
It is the late 18th century, and Britain is at war with the French. At the start of the novel,…
The Sparks Fly Upward
Editors' choice
As the waning days of the French Revolution evolve into the Reign of Terror, marked by indiscriminate beheadings, fear and…
Sparrowhawk, Book Six: War
The sixth and final book of the series picks up the story in the spring of 1774 and continues to…
Drums
Its back cover advertises Drums as “the best novel of the American Revolution ever written.” Frankly, I found that description…
Mr Midshipman Fury
Ah, at last a new series dealing with the adventures you could have aboard a ship during what Marryat called…
The Water Devil
Riley completes her Margaret of Ashbury trilogy (A Vision of Light and In Pursuit of the Green Lion being the…
In Pursuit of the Green Lion
The first two novels in Riley’s highly entertaining trilogy about the adventures of Margaret of Ashbury have recently been reissued…
Paper Woman
Set during the American Revolution, Paper Woman follows Sophie Barton’s attempts to learn the truth behind the murders of her…
The Weight of Smoke: A Novel of the Jamestown Colony
In 1607, the English founded the Jamestown colony in the New World, led by men who considered themselves gentlemen. Not…
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