Barry Webb
Tree of Pearls
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This book is essentially two stories in one; both take place in the 13th-century Abbasid Empire. The first story takes place in Egypt ...Read Review
Semper Fidelis: A Novel of the Roman Empire
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Set in 2nd-century Roman Britain during Hadrian’s rule, this interesting read started out slow for a mystery but picked up speed about ...Read Review
The House of Jasmine
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This book is set in Alexandria, Egypt, during the Sadat era and is essentially a snapshot of Egyptian life and attitudes in that ...Read Review
The Purple Shroud: A Novel of Empress Theodora
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Ah, Justinian and Theodora! Two giants of history who stood astride an empire mostly Greek that still thought of itself as “Rome.” Duffy ...Read Review
The Last Temple
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This Christian/historical novel, the third volume of a trilogy, is very well researched. Having not read either of the first two volumes, ...Read Review
Garden of Madness
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This book is billed as Christian and historical. It is neither. There is not a single Christian in it, and the historical anachronisms ...Read Review
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
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A fascinating book! While not an expert in the field, the late Mr. Kriwaczek was a superb writer with a journalist’s flair ...Read Review
1812
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Written in epic style (third person omniscient), Nevin’s book sprawls across North America from Canada to Washington to New Orleans and in ...Read Review
The Corpus Conundrum: A Third Case from the Notebooks of Pliny the Younger
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As the title suggests, this is the third book of a series featuring Pliny the Younger. Using Pliny’s first person point of ...Read Review
