I've never read a Western before so I really wasn't sure how I'd like this. I was pleasantly surprised to find myself enjoying Dark Frontier just as much as any novel about Romans or Vikings! All the elements of a great story are there: brilliant characters, great worldbuilding, an interesting historical period, and lots of well-researched gunplay! I think if anyone enjoys movies like The Unforgiven or Open Range they should try reading Dark Frontier.
A thrilling historical western set in 1890s Oregon. An English soldier turned policeman escapes to the American West for a new future, but life on the frontier proves far harder than he ever imagined...
'Slipping into Dark Frontier is like pulling on a comfortable pair of old cowboy boots. Matthew Harffy knows how to write a real western.' C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three-Inch Teeth
'A modern western with grit in its teeth. A European soldier and man of the world finds the Wild West to be wilder than he might have expected. Much to the…
Griff Hosker sells a TON of books, and he also WRITES a ton of books but I honestly wasn't sure what to expect when starting this novel. Could it be a really well-written tale when Hosker writes so fast? Well, yes! I've no idea how the author managed it but Norse Warrior was both a great read and very well-researched. I learned a lot about how a young Viking warrior progresses from a new recruit with little social standing in his community, to becoming well-respected and looked up to by his peers. It certainly drew me in and made me want to discover what happens next when the second book comes out.
Through chaos, a warrior finds his path. When Charlemagne the Holy Roman Emperor declares war on the pagans of Denmark, Pomerania and the Baltic lands, he is unaware of the true might of the storm he is about to unleash.
Meanwhile, in a small fjord in the north of Norway, a young Norse warrior is about to embark on a journey that will take him far to the south, beyond the land of the Angles and the Franks.
The first in a brand new thrilling Viking series by Griff Hosker. Perfect for fans of Peter Gibbons, Matthew Harffy and Bernard…
I absolutely love Daphne du Maurier's writing and I had actually read The House on the Strand on Kindle a couple of years ago. The version of the audiobook on Audible was abridged so I wasn't really sure about trying it - well, this year, I did and I could not stop listening to it! The story is a really great idea, with a scientist inventing an elixir that allows people to travel back to a certain period in medieval history - not their physical body, but they can see and hear everything that's going on. You then have the main story set in the modern day, and another where we get to see what's happening hundreds of years ago. It could have been a mess, or boring, or overdone, but du Maurier managed to get everything just right with plenty of drama and intrigue and the narrator brought everything wonderfully to life. I recommend ANY of this author's books on Audible as they're all brilliant, but The House on the Strand is now one of my favourites.
In this haunting tale, Daphne du Maurier takes a fresh approach to time travel. A secret experimental concoction, once imbibed, allows you to return to the fourteenth century. There is only one catch: if you happen to touch anyone while traveling in the past you will be thrust instantaneously to the present. Magnus Lane, a University of London chemical researcher, asks his friend Richard Young and Young's family to stay at Kilmarth, an ancient house set in the wilds near the Cornish coast. Here, Richard drinks a potion created by Magnus and finds himself at the same spot where he…
"A master storyteller...Steven A. McKay is the standard to which other Dark Age authors strive to attain." - GRIFF HOSKER The brand new instalment in the Warrior Druid of Britain Chronicles sees Bellicus of Dun Breatann facing not only bloodthirsty enemies but also the biggest decision of his life in this fast-paced historical thriller! AD 434 – Caer Legion, Western Britain A heinous crime is perpetrated against the druids of Britain and a grief-stricken Bellicus suddenly finds his world changing in ways he never expected. Before he can begin to make sense of things the terrible news that the Picts have allied with the Saxons and now march on Dun Breatann together spurs the warrior-druid into action, and soon he and his companions are racing homewards.
Horsa, fearsome leader of the sea-wolves, promises to use any tactic – including torture and dark magic – against Bellicus’s terrified Damnonii people who are being slaughtered and dragged from their burnt out villages to please the Saxons’ brutal gods. Bellicus, his friend Duro, and the great war-dog Cai will need all their bravery, experience, and cunning to stand against the insane cruelty of the raiders which even shocks their own allies in the Pictish army. Many will fall as the fighting rages, but can bonds of loyalty, friendship, and family be enough to save Queen Narina and the people of Dun Breatann from the grim fate their enemies have planned for them? This new Warrior Druid of Britain adventure is sure to delight lovers of fast-paced historical fiction, especially readers of Peter Gibbons, Griff Hosker, and Bernard Cornwell.
Saxons and Picts come together to conquer Northern Britain, but when the war is over they must face the vengeance of Merlin!
"The emotion pours off the page affecting the reader as much as those within the tale. The Vengeance of Merlin has your heart in your throat from the first page to last." - David's Book Blurg
