Reviews

Bloodlines: A Crown of Blood and Honor, Book 2

By T. K. Roxborogh - Published 2016

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One rebellion is over, and Fleance, the son of Banquo, is king in 11th-century Scotland. He mourns the death of the former king ...Read Review

The Northern Queen

By Kelly Evans - Published 2016

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Biographical Fiction

Some parts of English history are strangely neglected by novelists and the general public.  King Alfred and his successful struggle against the Danes ...Read Review

The Night Wanderer

By Alys Clare - Published 2016

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Mystery/Crime

In this seventh Aelf Fen mystery, apprentice healer Lassair, an 11th-century young woman from a Fen village, has just returned to Cambridge following ...Read Review

A Wounded Realm: The Blood of Kings, Book 2

By K. M. Ashman - Published 2016

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This is the second installment of the Blood of Kings series by Ashman. I also read and reviewed the first book of the ...Read Review

Winter’s Fire

By Giles Kristian - Published 2016

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AdventureMilitary

Norway, AD 785. Following the slaughter of his family by treacherous King Gorm, Sigurd Haraldson has been forced into an early maturity. Still a ...Read Review

The Sparrow and the Hall: Love and Betrayal in Anglo-Saxon England

By Donald Mace Williams - Published 2015

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In 7th-century England, the churl Edgar marries his love, Gwenda, and his thane, Keelwolf, pays a brief visit to the wedding party. The ...Read Review

The Empress of Bright Moon

By Weina Dai Randel - Published 2016

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Biographical Fiction

The Empress of Bright Moon, Weina Dai Randel’s second novel of Mei, the woman who became Empress Consort Wu, the only female ...Read Review

The Sword of Attilla: Total War: Rome

By David Gibbins - Published 2016

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Military

If the first novel in this Total War: Rome series concerned the birth of the Roman Empire, The Sword of Attila describes its ...Read Review

Rufius

By Sarah Walton - Published 2016

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There are interesting stories alluded to in Sarah Walton’s Rufius, including the destruction of the Great Library at Alexandria, the repository for ...Read Review

The Medicus Codex

By Cy Stein - Published 2016

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Mystery/CrimeThriller

When Aaron, a Galilean Jew, leaves his homeland for Rome, he knows he aims high in seeking to become a student of Galen, ...Read Review