The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova Paperback: 704 pages Publisher: Back Bay Books (October 1, 2006) ISBN-10: 0316154547 The Historian is the debut novel from Elizabeth Kostova. I read this novel a couple of years back when it first came out. I was working in a bookstore at the time, and… Read More »Review of The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Daily Life in the Middle Ages by Paul B. Newman is one of the best resources to own for the student of medieval history. Written with clear and easy to understand text, Daily Life in the Middle Ages covers all aspects of daily life in the medieval period (focusing primarily… Read More »Review of Daily Life in the Middle Ages
The last review I did was on the historical fiction novel The Archer’s Tale by Bernard Cornwell, and I thought I would go ahead and finish out the series before moving on to other books. Vagabond is the second installment in The Grail Quest Series by Bernard Cornwell, and the… Read More »Review of Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell
I was looking over my site and realized I don’t write as many reviews of novels as I would like to. So I thought I’d go back through the list of books I’ve read over the years and write reviews on them. I normally like to review novels immediately after… Read More »Review of The Archer’s Tale by Bernard Cornwell
David Anthony Durham steps into the world of fantasy with his latest novel Acacia: Book One: The War With the Mein. Most known for his historical fiction novels — Gabriel’s Story, Walk Through Darkness, and Pride of Carthage — Durham seems born for the fantasy genre. His characters are compelling,… Read More »Review of Acacia
Set in 14th century medieval England, World Without End by Ken Follett centers around the town of Kingsbridge and follows the lives of the descendants of Jack and Alien from Pillars of the Earth. Twenty years after Follett wrote Pillars of the Earth and after numerous requests from fans to… Read More »Review of World Without End by Ken Follett
The year is 877 AD, and the Saxons have just defeated the Danes at Cynuit, though troubles for Alfred and his kingdom of Wessex are far from over. The Danes control three of the four major kingdoms in England — Northumbria, Mercia, and East Anglia — and they are continuing… Read More »Bernard Cornwell – The Pale Horseman (Saxon Chronicles Book 2)
I recently finished reading A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin. This is the third book in the series of A Song of Ice and Fire, and probably the best of the three. I haven’t had a chance to read the fourth novel, A Feast for Crows, but it’s… Read More »A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 3) by George R.R. Martin
Sarum is the sweeping epic of England, a rich history that blends the ancient and the modern, beginning with the Ice Age 10,000 years ago and transporting the reader through the worlds of Stonehenge, the Black Death, the Industrial Age, World War II, and ending in modern times. It follows the fortunes… Read More »Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd