Philip Matyszak has form, as far as I’m concerned! He has written a number of books about the ancient world, all of which have been…
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Marcus Didius Falco is one of those characters that you wish you had thought of, rather than leaving it to Lindsey Davis! Her series featuring…
I will say straightaway that I am a fan of Simon Turney. He is, above all, a story teller, and his books, whether set in…
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…
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…