THE ENDLESS FOREST by Sara Donati
Bonners, it was 1792 in INTO THE WILDERNESS, the first book of her epic Wilderness series. Five books later, she gives readers the final book of the series, THE ENDLESS FOREST, set 32 years later. Readers who have not followed the series from its inception might enjoy the story, but the book will have more meaning and answer more questions for readers who have grown to know and love the Bonners since the beginning.
March 20, 2010
Tags: 1800s, Historical Posted in: Contemporary, Facing History, NE & New York 
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PENDRAGON’S BANNER by Helen Hollick
Author Helen Hollock’s PENDRAGON’S BANNER is the second novel in the “Pendragon’s Banner Trilogy.” As with Book One, I found myself unable to put this book down. Ms. Hollick continues here with her story of King Arthur, a unique tale without magical or supernatural elements. It is more complicated than the first novel. Many of the characters from before, return here. I was immediately drawn into the narrative and was amazed at how believable her characters and storyline are. This is extraordinary “historical” fiction rather than fantasy.
March 1, 2010
Tags: Helen Hollick, Historical, King Arthur Posted in: Facing History, Time Period Fiction No Comments
THE KINGMAKING by Helen Hollick
I have always been drawn to all things Arthurian. In college I read Sir Thomas Malory’s extraordinary LE MORTE D’ARTHUR, and later really enjoyed T. H. White’s ONCE AND FUTURE KING, Mary Stewart’s series of novels, “The Arthurian Saga,” and Bernard Cornwell’s trilogy, “The Winter King.” The characters and worlds that the above authors created are magical, enchanting, and primarily based on folklore and myth.
March 1, 2010
Tags: 5th Century, Dark Ages, Helen Hollick, Historical, King Arthur Posted in: Facing History, Time Period Fiction, United Kingdom No Comments
VIENNA SECRETS by Frank Tallis
Vienna, 1903, is the pervasive ambiance of Frank Tallis’ book, VIENNA SECRETS. The atmosphere is spellbinding in its depiction of the people, architecture, food, mores, culture, and religious discord of the time. It is also a literary thriller in its finest form.
February 22, 2010
Tags: 1900s, 2010 Favorites, Around-the-World, Freud, Historical, Literary, Sleuth, Vienna Posted in: 2010 Top Picks, Literary, Sleuths Series, Time Period Fiction, World Literature No Comments
THE INFORMATION OFFICER by Mark Mills
THE INFORMATION OFFICER, by Mark Mills, takes place in 1942 in Malta, a “little lump of rock in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.” Major Max Chadwick’s job is to manipulate Malta’s citizenry by putting a positive spin on their grim situation in his weekly bulletins. Because of its strategic location, Malta has great military value, and the Germans plan to force its surrender by bombing it to kingdom come.
February 4, 2010
Tags: 1940s, Historical, Malta, Mystery Posted in: Mystery/Suspense, Real Event Fiction, Time Period Fiction, Uncategorized, War No Comments
SASHENKA by Simon Montefiore
Simon Montefiore is a Russian historian and an award-winning author of history books on the subject of Stalin and Potemkin. With SASHENKA, Mr. Montefiore has applied his vast knowledge to historical fiction. His expertise really enhances this novel, filled with characters that come to life on the page, along with an absorbing and moving storyline that spans the end of Russia’s Tsarist regime, the Bolshevik Revolution, life under Lenin and Stalin, and, finally, to 1994, after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
February 1, 2010
Tags: Around-the-World, Historical Posted in: Political, Russia, Time Period Fiction No Comments
