The Naval Adventures of Alan Lewrie, a series by Dewey Lambdin »

By Peter on Sep 12, 2008 in Dewey Lambdin, Fiction Books, Historical Fiction, book review | 0 Comments

To me, there is hardly anything more romantic, intriguing, exotic and interesting the a great historical naval novel, of course about the British navy during the era of sail. To read about the careers of naval commanders, the battles, the political intrigue, the ships and crews. It is in a class of its own as [...]

World Without End, by Ken Follett »

By Peter on May 10, 2008 in Fiction Books, Historical Fiction, Ken Follett, Thriller, bestseller, book review | 1 Comment

This book is a follow-up on the enormously popular Pillars of the Earth. About the relationship between the two books, Follett says: ” Ever since The Pillars of the Earth was published in 1989, readers have been asking me to write a sequel. The book is so popular that I’ve been nervous about trying to [...]

Antony and Cleopatra, by Colleen McCullough »

By Peter on Mar 6, 2008 in Colleen McCullough, Fiction Books, Historical Fiction | 1 Comment

I like the Masters of Rome by Colleen McCullough a lot, and have read all the books in the series. Therefore I have been looking forward to Antony and Cleopatra for a while.
This is the follow-up to The October Horse. After the death of Julius Caesar in 41 BC, Mark Antony, Caesar’s ambitious and brash [...]