My review of Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques has been published in the latest issue of The Heroic Age.
The Heroic Age is a fully peer-reviewed academic journal, focusing on Northwestern Europe during the early medieval period (from the early 4th through 13th centuries). The journal’s mission is to foster dialogue between all scholars of this […]
Filed under: Vikings, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Book Reviews on August 16th, 2010 | 6 Comments »
South of us Xinan lies under a sickle moon.
Lanterns will soon be bright in the spring night.
Laughter and music and rich wine poured.
Far to the west where all roads end.
Cold stars shine on white bones.
Beside the stone shores of a lake.
In the valley of Kuala Nor, beside the waters of a lake, Shen Tai, the […]
Filed under: Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Book Reviews on August 9th, 2010 | No Comments »
1066: The Year of the Conquest by David Howarth
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (August 27, 1981)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140058508
The year 1066 is one of the most pivotal years in the history of England. At the beginning of the year, the land was at peace, and by the end, everything had changed. In the book 1066: The […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Book Reviews on May 4th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The Amber Treasure by Richard Denning
ISBN: 978-1-84914-023-2
Paperback: 411 pages
Publisher: Completely Novel
Set in 6th century Northumbria, The Amber Treasure is told from the perspective of Cerdic, the nephew of a once great Anglo-Saxon war hero, Cynric. Cerdic lives a peaceful life in a small village, and he dreams of one day becoming a legendary warrior like his uncle.
His […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Book Reviews on April 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
Sword Song: The Battle for London (Saxon Stories Book #4) by Bernard Cornwell
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Reprint edition (December 23, 2008)
ISBN-10: 0061379743
Sword Song is the fourth book in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon series. This series is becoming one of my favorites of all time. The third book, Lords of the North, was exceptionally good, but […]
Filed under: Bernard Cornwell, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Book Reviews on February 15th, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Pendragon’s Banner by Helen Hollick
Publisher: Sourcebooks
ISBN: 1-4022-1889-3
Pendragon’s Banner is the second book in an Arthurian trilogy by Helen Hollick. The first book, The Kingmaking, shows how Arthur as a young teenager grows and comes to power as the High King of Britain. The second book shows how Arthur handles the position once he is there, as […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Book Reviews on October 31st, 2009 | 11 Comments »
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Paperback: 784 pages
Publisher: Bantam (October 30, 2007), *hardcover edition published November of 2005
ISBN-10: 0553582038
I finally got around to finishing A Feast for Crows (AFFC). I had read about 700 pages of the 1,000 page saga months ago, anticipating the new book A Dance with Dragons (ADWD) would come […]
Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Fantasy, Book Reviews on September 28th, 2009 | 23 Comments »
OnlineCollege.org has created a list of 100 sites that are dedicated to reviewing books. Categories include the following:
General Fiction Reviews
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History and Historical Fiction
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My site is actually listed at #56, under the History and […]
Filed under: Fiction, Book Reviews on September 16th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse by Kaleb Nation
Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (September 2009)
ISBN-10: 1402218575
No gnomes. No mages. Etcetera. Such is the motto of the city of Dunce, a calm and peaceful city that takes great pride in ridding its streets of all forms of magic. Like any other city, it has a bank, and […]
Filed under: Fantasy, Book Reviews on August 31st, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ice Land by Betsy Tobin
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Plume (August 25, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0452295696
Destiny is everything. At the foot of the tree Yggdrasil, the Norns sit and spin the threads of fate. The shuttle carries the weft through the loom, moving back and forth, back and forth, until a pattern forms in the fabric. From that pattern […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Book Reviews on August 26th, 2009 | 6 Comments »
