I assume you're here at this website because you like my books. Good. And that also means you might like the books I enjoy reading, and that all of us might enjoy the books that you read, so this is simply a place where we can exchange news of books - any books - not just historical novels. Tell us if you've read something wonderful and entertaining, and we'll post your recommendations and reviews here. And, please, let us know what you think of these recommendations!
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Written by: Jean M. Auel
Published by: Crown Publishing Group
Submitted By: Catlin Homer
Although it has no relevence to Mr. Cornwell’s books, I found it to be an exceptionally enjoyable novel. It is the third book of a series that follows a normal human female who is blessed with the natural abilities that…
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Written by: Gene Wolfe
Published by: Gollancz
Submitted By: Keith Doherty
An award-winning novel in four volumes. Brilliantly written, easily transcending the usual swords-and-sorcery of the science fiction/fantasy genre. These books are set in the deep future and narrated in the first person by the apprentice Torturer Severian, the plot twists…
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Written by: Rafael Sabatini
Published by: House of Stratus
Submitted By: Alex Woodrow
I can’t believe no one’s recommended Rafael Sabatini yet! He’s not that well known any more but he is absolutely one of the all-time great writers of historical adventure stories. The Sea Hawk and Captain Blood are better known but…
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Written by: Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Published by: Macmillan
Submitted By: Edward Milton
I was very surprised to see that this book was not already here. It is a book about the Spartan warriors and the Helot people who are their slaves. In the middle of this there are two brothers, one on…
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Written by: Stephen Crane
Published by: Penguin Books
Submitted By: david
Great book about the Civil War from the point of view of the North.
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Written by: J.R.R Tolkien
Published by: Harper Collins
Submitted By: Kate
I know this is not the sort of book that most lovers of Cornwell would usually read, just as the Sharpe series is not the sort of book I would normally be drawn to (though I absolutely adore them, they…
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Written by: Philip Bobbitt
Published by: Penguin Press
Submitted By: Grendon
I adore reading history and definitly have a preference for pre-1900s fiction/non-fiction. However this book I recommend is a heavy read covering mostly 1914+ (though good old Wellington is mentioned frequently anyway). The Glasgow Herald writes “All interested in the…
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Written by: Frank McCourt
Published by: Scribner
Submitted By: Nikkie Smith
Just because it is modern history doesn’t make it any less historic. An interesting and bitterly honest look at poor Ireland pre-WWII.
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Written by: Activision
Published by: Activision
Submitted By: nathaniel farrell
This is a game as well, but it has everything from infantry charges to archers skimishing, you can also fight some famous battles from the 100 years war including Crecy which is told in Harlequiin by Mr. Cornwell.
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Written by: Ray Bradbury
Published by: Avon Books, 1962 (Reprint 1997)
Submitted By: Robert Rath
Ray Bradbury, master of the fantastic, is at the top of his game between these covers. This novel exhibits a type of prose so flowing and dark that it is almost poetry. If you’ve only read Fahrenheit 451, you haven’t…
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