Books

  • 7.5
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    The Troubadour’s Tale

    by Dee
    8 minutes read

    The Troubadour’s Tale is the fifth instalment of Ann Swinfen’s Oxford Mediaeval Mystery. As I get closer to her final book, I feel a little heavy-hearted. It’s disappointing that Nicholas’ …

  • 9.3
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    The Merchant’s Tale

    by Dee
    5 minutes read

    The Merchant’s Tale is the fourth book of Oxford Medieval Mystery by the late Ann Swinfen. Coming back to read this volume, I was drawn back to the post-Plague Oxford, …

  • 9.0
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    Saxon 1: The Book of Dreams

    by Dee
    9 minutes read

    The Book of Dreams is a story about Sigwulf, who was exiled to the Frankish court of King Carolus, the future Charlemagne. I am using the name Charlemagne throughout this …

  • 8.5
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    The Last Kingdom

    by Dee
    8 minutes read

    I don’t want to part with Northumbrian-themed stories, so continuing with Bernard Cornwell’s The Last Kingdom suits my current mood. The Last Kingdom is set around 100 years after Hunlaf’s …

  • 7.5
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    A Day of Reckoning

    by Dee
    5 minutes read

    A Day of Reckoning’s official excerpt hinted at a voyage southwards to Spain. Perhaps this could be a suitable backdrop about Ahmad since we’re adventuring to Andalusia.

  • 7.5
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    Forest of Foes

    by Dee
    4 minutes read

    I have high hopes for the Forest of Foes novel, especially after feeling disappointed by the previous one. In this book, Beobrand is going to Rome with Wilfrid, which means …

  • 6.5
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    For Lord and Land

    by Dee
    5 minutes read

    I’m excited to read about Beobrand’s new adventure in East Anglia to rescue Coenred in ‘For Lord and Land’. I don’t recall we’ve covered the East Anglian landscape in depth …

  • 8.8
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    Fortress of Fury

    by Dee
    7 minutes read

    Fortress of Fury is the seventh instalment of Bernicia Chronicles by Matthew Harffy. It’s unbelievable that I got this far reading the series. Such a milestone! I am truly enthralled …

  • 9.3
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    Storm of Steel

    by Dee
    4 minutes read

    The title, Storm of Steel, led me to assume that the theme of the sixth instalment in Harffy’s Bernicia Chronicles series would include some sort of sea-faring adventure. However, this …

  • 9.3
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    Warrior of Woden

    by Dee
    6 minutes read

    Warrior of Woden, is a poignant and deeply resonant addition to the Bernicia Chronicles series. In this latest journey, Beobrand encounters his most formidable trials yet.

  • 9.3
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    Killer of Kings

    by Dee
    3 minutes read

    I had to take a break from the siege of Edinburgh in Book 3, but now I am ready for a more fast-paced storyline. A ghost in the form of …

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