Vampire Crusade is the first instalment of the Immortal Knight series by Dan Davis. What? Me reading a vampire story?
Historical fiction
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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’ …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Last year during my journey to overcome burnout, I took up bookbinding lessons. I jumped on the bandwagon of making a reading journal. This is what happens when you explore …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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