Reviews

The King of Vinland’s Saga

By Stuart M. Mirsky - Published 1998

Genres:

AdventureSaga

The King of Vinland’s Saga is the unusual tale of Sigtrygg Thorgilsson, orphaned grandson of the legendary Viking Leif Eiriksson. Sigtrygg is ...Read Review

A Journey to the End of the Millennium

By A. B. Yehoshua - By Nicholas de Lange (trans.) - Published 2000

Genres:

Literary

Set in the year 999, this is the story of Ben Attar, a Jewish merchant from Tangiers. His relationship with his nephew (and business ...Read Review

Swords Across the Thames (Warrior Queen)

By Haley Elizabeth Garwood - Published 1999

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

Alfred the Great of Wessex marries his daughter Lae to Aethelred, ruler of the neighboring Mercians. Trained as a warrior, Lae joins her ...Read Review

Deus Lo Volt! Chronicle of the Crusades

By Evan S. Connell - Published 2000

Genres:

Literary

We are transported by author Evan S. Connell to the two centuries of human existence – from 1095 to 1289 – more enmired in the blood of ...Read Review

Arthur: The Bear of Britain

By Edward Frankland - Published 1998

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The grim reality of sixth century Britain comes to life in Frankland’s novel of the legendary King Arthur. In this novel, originally ...Read Review

Ashes of Britannia (Warrior Queen)

By Haley Elizabeth Garwood - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

“From the ashes of Britannia arose a legend,” and her name was Boadicea, Druid priestess and Queen of the Celtic Iceni. This third ...Read Review

The Sand-Reckoner (Tom Doherty Associates Books)

By Gillian Bradshaw - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

Gillian Bradshaw takes the title of her novel about Archimedes from one of the ancient thinker’s own works. It’s difficult to ...Read Review

The Hippopotamus Marsh: 1 (Lords of the Two Lands)

By Pauline Gedge - Published 2000

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In ancient Egypt, “Lord of the Two Lands” was one of Pharaoh’s titles, and Pauline Gedge’s new series is the story ...Read Review

Unveiled: No 1: No. 1 (Lineage of Grace, 1 Series)

By Francine Rivers - Published 2000

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

The first in her series of five ancestresses of Jesus, Unveiled is an easy-to-read tale of Tamar. Tamar, a Canaanite, marries cruel Er, ...Read Review

Queenmaker: A Novel of King David’s Queen

By India Edghill - Published 1999

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

This Biblical historical focuses on a little known Queen: Michal, daughter of King Saul, wife to King David. At first we can empathize ...Read Review