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Richard Foreman on Crécy: Men-At-Arms

Richard Foreman on Crécy: Men-At-Arms

Bestselling historical novelist, Richard Foreman, talks about his latest book, Crécy: Men-At-Arms.

 Richard, you covered Henry V and the Battle of Agincourt in your Band of Brothers series. Was it your intention to write about Crecy too back then? I wrote Band of Brothers some years ago. As much as I grew to admire the courage and skill of the longbowman (it's more...

Oath Breaker, by Adam Staten

Oath Breaker, by Adam Staten

The relentless pace, the breath-taking action and the engaging characters all combine to produce a tale that keeps you hooked from the first page to the last.

Oath breaker is the second book in Staten’s Honour Bound trilogy, following on from Blood Debt, released earlier in 2024. Before I start, I should confess two things: first, that this era is an era that ranks among my favourites, meaning I am predisposed to enjoy...

A Leap in the Dark, by Justin Kerr-Smiley

A Leap in the Dark, by Justin Kerr-Smiley

A Leap in the Dark is a fast-moving crime adventure based in Edinburgh in 1798.
Michael Ward

David Stoddart is a well-respected town councillor with a troubling thrill addiction. By day, he’s a successful businessman and pillar of local society. But as darkness falls, Stoddart slips out of his house to prowl the streets of The Old Town, committing burglaries...

War: Sense and Nonsense

War: Sense and Nonsense

Menewood reexamines Bede’s history, highlighting Hild’s intelligence, leadership, and role during a time of war and political upheaval.
Nicola Griffith

War: Sense and Nonsense Menewood is the second novel about Hild, known today as St Hilda, Abbess of Whitby. Almost everything we know of her comes from a single document, the Ecclesiastical History of the English People (HE), written fifty years after her death by...