The Flame Bearer by Bernard Cornwell
today. He proves his mastery again by the character development, story line, and battle descriptions. Each book in the series seems to get better.
Tag: Historical fiction
The Angels Die by Yasmina Khadra
Khadra captures Turambo's guttural feelings for his surroundings - whether they are in the ring entertaining Europeans or in the brothel. Her descriptions leap ...
A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams
I do not typically read novels about rich and glamorous people, but Beatriz Williams’ latest novel A Certain Age caught my eye. It caught my eye because i...
A Tale of Two Citizens by Elyce Wakerman
Elyce Wakerman's A Tale of Two Citizens is an immigrant story based in the thirties and forties that rings true in today's over-heated immigrant debate.
Everyone Has Their Reasons by Joseph Matthews
Most people have heard of Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass) - the night when the Nazis targeted Jews throughout Germany - but most people do not know wh...
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall
It turned out to be a simple but engaging story about a boy struggling with his heritage and how to fit in but also a short history of the life of Crazy Horse. ...