The French Foreign Legion is one of those organisations that has achieved almost mythical status. This is not accidental. Over the years, it has worked…
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This series by S J Parris has been something of a slow burn for me. Her fictional account of the life of Giordano Bruno puzzled…
Sometimes, a series can go on too long. Sometimes, authors are tempted to drag a story out until the reader rather wishes it had ended…
The Roman Empire is one of those historical entities that almost everyone in the West knows something about, even if they are not really interested…
For an author of historical fiction sitting in front of a blank page looking for a new character, there are two main options. Choose a…
Over the last twenty years or so, there have been a huge number of books written by British people who have gone to live abroad,…
Marcus Didius Falco is a favourite fictional creation of mine. The series written by Lindsey Davis has followed his career as an informer from the…
The test of any long running series is how eager the readers are for the next book; whether they are still as excited by the…
Antonia Caenis is one of those fascinating mysteries of Roman history. She is mentioned in a couple of later histories as being a freedwoman of…
I am a big fan of historical fiction series. The genre lends itself so well to authors developing characters and events over a number of…