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Gods and Warriors
1500 BC, Bronze Age Greece. Eleven-year-old Hylas is a goat boy, a nobody, but, even so, mysterious black-armoured warriors are…
Duty Calls (Battle of Britain 2)
This is the second installment of Holland’s intensely detailed and thoroughly researched series of World War II combat stories. We…
The Queen’s Lady
One struggle that historical writers must face is controlling the urge to modernize their characters. History can be an ugly…
Duty Calls (Dunkirk 1)
Private Johnny Hawke joins up at 15, and finds himself in France on the losing side of the early engagements…
Time Riders: The Eternal War
This is the fourth in a time-shifting series for young adults, which is well worth reading by anyone of any…
The Rogue’s Princess
The Rogue’s Princess is the third in a series of Tudor romances, and this particular story is set in the…
The Other Countess
Eve Edwards has mixed a frothy tale – part romance, part suspense, part friendship – as she stirs the reader…
Gladiator — Fight for Freedom
61 BC, Greece. When 10-year-old Marcus’ father is killed, Marcus and his mother are sold into slavery. Marcus is determined…
The Red Pyramid
Brother and sister Carter and Sadie Kane scarcely know each other. Carter lives with their Egyptologist father, based in America,…
The Bride’s Farewell
Editors' choice
Pell Ridley has seen the ravages of marriage, and she has firmly decided against it. Her mother’s health and well-being…
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