Reading Club

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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MR. MIDSHIPMAN HORNBLOWER

Written by: C.S. Forester

Published by: Little, Brown and Company, republished by Back Bay books

Submitted By: A reader

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower is a great novel, and starts off a series of great books about life at sea during the Napoleonic wars. It starts out in 1793 as a young Mr. Hornblower is ordered to board a French Merchantship…

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LIVE AND LET DIE

Written by: Ian Fleming

Published by: Viking Press

Submitted By: Brandon Lewis

I am sure we have all seen and loved Bond films, but I (no doubt like many) had never read a book. Having got one for Christmas, I set into it. It was relatively short but excellent to read; I…

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REDCOAT

Written by: Richard Holmes

Published by: Harper Collins

Submitted By: john jeffers

A history of the British army from the seven years war to Crimea that reads like the most entertaining novel. A fitting compliment to the Sharpe series, and essential reading for anyone who has spent the moment tween sleep and…

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AGE OF EMPIRES 2 OFFICIAL EXPANSION: THE CONQUERORS

Written by: Microsoft

Published by: Microsoft

Submitted By: Rajat Suri

Ok this is not a book… I know. So maybe I’m breaking the laws of the book club here. But I’m sorry I just feel it necessary to tell all you history lovers out there about this great game. For…

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THE KING'S COAT

Written by: Dewey Lambdin

Published by: D.I. Fine (1989)

Submitted By: Dick Foster

Fans of BC’s Sharpe and Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey and Maturin will enjoy Dewey Lambdin’s Alan Lewrie series beginning with The King’s Coat, the first of ten so far. Lewrie becomes an unwilling midshipman in the British Navy in 1780 and…

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A PRIVATE REVENGE

Written by: Richard Woodman

Published by: St. Martin's Press (1989)

Submitted By: Dick Foster

Richard Woodman has created a series of 14 books detailing the 18th century British Navy exploits of Nathaniel Drinkwater. A Private Revenge is number 9 in that series. Drinkwater is an admirable, if stolid, character whose assignments take him around…

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AVALON

Written by: Stephen R Lawhead

Published by: Avon Books, Inc. 1999

Submitted By: Zachary T Brandon

I f you love the Arthurian Legends you will love this new twist on those old legends. I could hardly put it down.

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WAYLANDER

Written by: David Gemmell

Published by: Orbit

Submitted By: Geraint

When you think if fantasy you tend to think of Hobbits, Harry Pottor,Wizards and Goblins. Not so Gemmell, with him its blood and guts of normal people and there are no good guys or bad guys. This is an excellent…

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