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Historical Fiction

BOOKSTORE: Historical Fiction

Pompei by Robert Harris All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire's richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world's largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. more details	Gates of fire by Steven Pressfield Book rating: / 1 PoorBest "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here, obedient to their laws, we lie". Thus reads an ancient stone at Thermopylae in central Greece, the site of one of the world's greatest battles for freedom. more details
Grail Quest series by Bernard Cornwell A trilogy that deals with a mid-14th century search for the Holy Grail during the Hundred Years' War. An English archer, Thomas of Hookton, becomes drawn into the quest by the actions of a mercenary soldier called "The Harlequin," who murders Thomas's family in his own obsessive search for the Grail. more details	Heretic by Bernard Cornwell For years, English archer Thomas of Hookton has been searching for the Holy Grail. Thomas is not certain it ever existed, but obscure clues link his family to the mysterious vessel. In 1347, driven by his desire to plumb the truth of the Grail as well as to earn money from the plunder of French lands and property, Thomas and a small group of soldiers capture a castle in Gascony, the homeland of Thomas's father. more details
Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell Thomas has managed to survive the battle of Crécy. Still nursing his wounds, he is dispatched by the king on a mission to look into the matter of his father's inheritance, which is obscurely connected to the Holy Grail. This most precious relic of the Christian faith is a much sought-after object, offering the power of total victory in war to its owner. more details	Last Legion by Valerio Massimo Manfredi Book rating: / 1 PoorBest As the Western Roman Empire begins to collapses in 470AD, a small band of British Roman soldiers, make a long and arduous journey to Rome. They arrive to find the city on the edge of chaos, over-run with rebellion, not far from destruction. more details
The Shadow of God by Anthony A. Goodman A tremendously vivid historical encounter becomes a larger-than-life canvas for this brilliant saga. The year is 1522. Two great leaders, twenty-five-year-old Suleiman the Magnificent, the absolute ruler of the mighty Ottoman Empire, and Philippe de L'Isle Adam, the grisly, fifty-eight-year-old Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, come to war on the Greek island of Rhodes. more details	The archer's tale by Bernard Cornwell The young Thomas of Hookton survives the pillaging of his village to become an archer. He joins the forces of King Edward III to fight against France in the mid-14th century at the beginning of the Hundred Years War. A brutal raid on the quiet coastal English village of Hookton in 1342 leaves but one survivor: Thomas. more details