Reviews

Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books

A Thousand Ships: Age of Bronze, v. 1

By Eric Shanower - Published 2001

Genres:

MilitaryNautical

Originally serialized in the comic book series Age of Bronze, issues 1-9. An accursed family; a deadly oath; a fiery prophecy; a beautiful ...Read Review

Drinker of Blood

By Lynda S. Robinson - Published 2001

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

In Robinson’s fifth Lord Meren mystery, Meren continues his surreptitious efforts to find the killer of his friend and queen, the beloved ...Read Review

SPQR I: The King’s Gambit and SPQR II: The Catiline Conspiracy

By John Maddox Roberts - Published 2001

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

How glorious!  Finally, the reissue of this fabulous mystery series!   American readers are well aware of how impossible it has been to find ...Read Review

Kleopatra

By Karen Essex - Published 2001

Genres:

Inspirational

Karen Essex has written a well researched, engrossing account of Kleopatra VII, the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt. Like most stories of this ...Read Review

Unspoken

By Francine Rivers - Published 2001

Genres:

Inspirational

King David of Israel has it all: wealth, power, women, and the love of God.  But when he spies a beautiful woman bathing ...Read Review

The Land Where Stories End

By David Foster - Published 2001

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

“And now for something completely different….” The Monty Python title is perfect for this fantasy. Australian David Foster, former Miles Franklin award winner, ...Read Review

1921

By Morgan Llywelyn - Published 2001

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Morgan Llywelyn’s latest novel chronicles the events which took place in Ireland between 1917 and 1923. After the Easter Rising, journalist Henry Mooney writes ...Read Review

The Trumpeting Angel

By Marshall Browne - Published 2001

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

This novel is set in Melbourne, Australia at the time of the Federation. Marshall Browne brings to light the suffrage movement in a ...Read Review

The Notary

By Catherine Jinks - Published 2001

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

Raymond Maillot’s passable skills as a notary have always taken second place to the pleasures of the flesh. However, when the sober ...Read Review

The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, And The Everlasting Dead

By Heather Pringle - Published 2001

Genres:

Nonfiction

Pringle is a frequent contributor to Discover magazine, and if you like easy-to-read articles of that publication’s type, you will definitely enjoy ...Read Review