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Category: Historical fiction

Audiobook review: The Spire by William Golding, narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch

It’s an odd feeling when you both really like and really struggle with a book but that’s how I feel … More

20th-century classic, medieval

Ten audiobooks with great narrators

When I first began listening to audiobooks, one of my fears was that the narrator’s voice would be an unwelcome … More

bernard cornwell, chris brookmyre, jon ronson, lawrence block

Book review: Kozłowski by Jane Rogoyska

Kozłowski tells the story of a young Polish army doctor who is one of the few survivors after the disappearance, … More

second world war

Audiobook review: The Warlow Experiment by Alix Nathan, narrated by Mark Meadows

Herbert Powyss is a man of the Enlightenment, devoting his time to the study of horticulture, science and philosophy at … More

Guest post: Gordon Kerr, author of The Partisan Heart

World War II is a popular theme in fiction at the moment but I haven’t seen many books about Italy … More

second world war

Seven — make that eight — great historical fiction series

I first became hooked on history when I read the Ladybird book The Story of the First Queen Elizabeth. A … More

alexandre dumas, amitav ghosh, anglo-saxon, bernard cornwell, conn iggulden, english civil war, hilary mantel, jg farrell, medieval, sg maclean, sharon penman, spy thriller, the singapore grip

Book review: Cuthbert of Farne by Katharine Tiernan

Cuthbert of Farne is a novel based on the life of Cuthbert, the seventh-century saint, covering the key events of … More

anglo-saxon, medieval

Book review: The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag translated by Ebba Segerberg

The Wolf and the Watchman begins in Stockholm in 1793. Sweden is weakened by war and corruption. The king is … More

translation

Book review: The Phoenix of Florence by Philip Kazan

The Phoenix of Florence shifts tantalisingly between genres in its journey through Renaissance Tuscany. At first it seems like a … More

Book review: The Song of Hild by Vibeke Vasbo, translated by Gaye Kynoch

The Song of Hild tells the story of the seventh-century saint and abbess of Whitby. Most of the novel is … More

medieval, translation

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