The past is never dead, it isn’t even past
Summer Reads from Sharpe BooksAlan Bardos Author of The Dardanelles ConspiracyGary Sheffield’s Forgotten Victory: The First World War: Myths and Realities, is an incredibly readable piece of historical analysis, that challenges the lions led by donkeys view of Haig...
“The Navy had always regarded the island as the keystone of victory in the Mediterranean...it should be held at all costs.” Admiral A.B. Cunningham, commander-in-chief Mediterranean Fleet during Operation Pedestal. In the summer of 1942, a small island in the heart of...
Exit Ghost, by Philip Gooden. It’s not the best part I’ve ever played or the biggest but it’s the one that had the greatest effect on my audience. In fact I’ve never seen an audience reaction like it. Very pleasing, in one way. Very unpleasing in another. Every time I...
Land of Fire has Britain in 455AD and in turmoil. The departure of the Roman Empire has left warring factions in a country of many different peoples, from Saxon to Druid, creating a tumultuous world where corrupt kings such as the formidable Vortigern abuse their...
Michael Ward proves, once again, his knowledge and love of Stuart London. After setting the tone with Rags of Time, The Wrecking Storm, his latest effort and second in the Thomas Tallant series, raises the bar and drives the reader through the streets of an already...
Indomitable is the third title in Matthew Willis’ Fortress of Malta series and follows on from the events of the previous two books, Harpoon and Bastion. This time the protagonist of the series, Clydesdale, returns to Malta in Operation Pedestal, a vital convoy...
In Paul Bernardi’s Thurkill's Battle, the second instalment of The Huscarl Chronicles series, Thurkill finds himself sworn into the service of Wessex’s last prince. Where Thurkill’s Revenge left a boy, we come back to our hero as a man. The opening brings us into the...
Deliverance is the final instalment of John Pilkington’s gripping trilogy, which returns to 17th century England and the life of the now-retired Justice Robert Belstrang. Despite Belstrang’s plans for quiet, the world seems to have other ideas, and what follows...
In Peter Tonkin’s new novel, the third instalment of The Trojan Murders series, Odysseus greets King Euenos and asks, “Do you remember me?” The answer is yes. This is a world we are familiar with, a well-trod path through history and literature. But using this beloved...
Continuing his passion for sixteenth century history, Steven Veerapen takes the reader on a thrilling adventure with his latest spy novel, The Queen’s Gold. Based on historical figures and events, accompanied with a fast pace and unexpected turns, Veerapen has created...
