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Lots of new historical fiction book reviews!Naval fiction (see also the naval fiction overview page): The Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian Other historical fiction: Master & Commander-serien til Patrick
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Sword Song, by Bernard Cornwell(The Saxon Chronicles, Book 4) The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the![]() Alfred has other ideas. He wants Uhtred to expel the Viking raiders from London. Uhtred must weigh his oath to the king against the dangerous turning tide of shifting allegiances and deadly power struggles. And other storm clouds are gathering: Ætheleflæd—Alfred's daughter—is newly married, but by a cruel twist of fate, her very existence now threatens Alfred's kingdom. It is Uhtred—half Saxon, half Dane—whose uncertain loyalties must now decide England's future. A gripping story of love, deceit, and violence, Sword Song is set in an England of tremendous turmoil and strife—yet one galvanized by the hope that Alfred may prove an enduring force. Uhtred, his lord of war and greatest warrior, has become his sword—a man feared and respected the length and breadth of Britain. Bernard Cornwell is the author of the acclaimed and bestselling Saxon Tales, which include The Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, and Lords of the North, as well as the Richard Sharpe novels, the Grail Quest series, the Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles, the Warlord Chronicles, and many other novels, including Stonehenge and Gallows Thief. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod. |
David Gemmell: Troy - Lord of the Silver Bow.Historie, legender og fantasi smeltes sammen i en episk historie i denne boken. Dette er den første boken i Gemmells triologi om Troy.![]() Den forteller historiene om prins Helikaon fra Dardania, den vakre, sterke og egenrådige prinsessen Andromache og den legendariske krigeren Argurios, som er ensom og drives av tanker om hevn. Og det er historien om Troja, byen som rives i stykker av rivalisering mens fiendene venter tålmodig på det minste tegn på svakhet rett utenfor bymurene. Det er en historie om kjærlighet, mot, helter og forræderi. Med helter, heltinner, blod og frykt. En spennende, fantasifull, drivende historisk roman om en av historiens mange store mysterier. Se også Shield of Thunder (Troy Trilogy, Book 2) See also our reviews of Ken Follett's two historical novels,Pillars of the Earth, and World Without End. Both are highly ranked as historical novels. |
Cornwell has released the fifth volume 
in the bestselling Alfred series. We are now at the end of the ninth century. Even though they have failed previously, the Danes still want to conquer Wessex. And now King Alfred of Wessex is in bad health, and his heir has no experience. The Danes see a new chance. They are lead by a great warrior, Harald Bloodhair, a new leader of the Vikings.
On the side of Alfred, Lord Uthred, his very reluctant warlord, is perhaps the greatest asset. He is cunning and smart, and leads Harald into a trap defeats the Vikings at Farnham in Surrey. This is a major defeat for the otherwise victorious and proud Vikings, perhaps the greatest ever. But there are other dangers as well, and when Lord Utred gets himself into trouble but killing a priest, the future of King Alfred's kingdom looks bleak.
The Burning Land is a well crafted novel which tells the story of how England survived the Viking onslaught, and a magnificient new tale from Bernard Cornwell. I enjoyed it a lot!
King, Ship, and Sword, by Dewey Lambdin
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