You might be familiar with Damion Hunter (actually a pen name for Amanda Cockrell) - their books regularly show on my Amazon page as "suggested reading" and, with great titles and cover art, I've always wondered what they were like. Until now, I had no idea. I was very kindly sent an advance copy of... Continue Reading →
I was sent an advance copy of this novel by the publishers, Penguin/Random House and I was very happy to accept it as Iggulden was one of the writers who got me into this historical fiction stuff with his Emperor series. I enjoyed those immensely but must admit I've not read anything else by him... Continue Reading →
My Cousin Rachel: Film Tie-In Edition By: Daphne du Maurier Narrated by: Jonathan Pryce, Roger Michell Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins Unabridged Release date: 06-03-08 Language: English Publisher: Audible Studios Since I loved Du Maurier's Rebecca (review HERE) I had to get this when it showed up on special offer from Audible. It's different from Rebecca or Jane Eyre (review HERE) because the... Continue Reading →
Wuthering Heights By: Emily Brontë Narrated by: Janet Paulson Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins Unabridged Release date: 30-08-17 Language: English Publisher: Oregan Publishing After trying Jane Eyre (see my review HERE) and finding, much to my surprise, that I enjoyed it immensely, I thought I'd try some more books like that. I bought Villette but found it astonishingly boring and... Continue Reading →
Long-time readers of Glyn Iliffe's Adventures of Odysseus books will probably be aware that he was dropped by his publisher after the third book, The Armour of Achilles, which meant he had to put out the next couple of novels on his own (self-publishing). Thankfully for us, those were just as good as the earlier... Continue Reading →
I was very lucky to receive an advance copy of Glyn Iliffe's brand new novel in his Adventures of Odysseus chronicles, The Voyage of Odysseus. Was it as good as the previous books? Read on to find out! “From one adventure to another the pace never lets up. Like Homer’s original, Glyn Iliffe’s series is... Continue Reading →
STEVEN A. McKAY - Historical Fiction Author 