The Romans left behind written records of their affairs beginning with the founding of the Roman Republic in 509 B.C., but the era of kings is shrouded in myth. In her historical novel, The Arms of Quirinus, Sherrie Siebert Goff has taken these myths and woven an intriguing tale of the founding of Rome. Even […]
Her Majesty’s Will by David Blixt
April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Writing a novel about William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlow is an audacious venture, but I know of no writer who could pull it off as well as David Blixt. David Blixt is both a Shakespearian actor and a writer of historical fiction. Among his delightful creations are The Lord of Verona and Colossus, Stone and […]
Book Review: Twilight of the Elites:America After Meritocracy by Christopher Hayes
March 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Twilight of the Elites is the most radical book I’ve read in recent years. It explains how our meritocratic system, when taken to its logical conclusion, undermines and destroys the very meritocracy it seeks to create. “America feels broken. Over the last decade, a nation accustomed to greatness has had to reconcile itself to an […]
Book Review: Colossus Stone and Steel. The Four Emperors by David Blixt
March 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
From A.D. 54 to A.D. 68, Rome was ruled by a madman. His name was Lucius Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, commonly known as Nero. Rome at this time ruled the civilized world from Syria to Brittania. Nero killed his mother and two of his wives, Octavia and Poppaea. (Although Poppaea’s death was probably unintentional) […]
Odyssey of an Etruscan Noblewoman by Rosalind Burgundy
February 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Etruria was a region in Northern Italy with a language and culture unique in the ancient world. The civilization flourished from about 650 B.C. until it was conquered and absorbed by the Romans. the last stronghold, Velzna fell to Rome around 265 B.C. In Odyssey of an Etruscan Noblewoman, Rosalind Burgundy tells the story of […]
Book Review: Foxes in the Vineyard by Michael J. Cooper
February 21, 2013 By 16 Comments
I have to confess that I did not know what to make of Foxes in the Vineyard when I first read it. It’s a very complex work that calls for more than one reading. Foxes in the Vineyard is a fast-paced adventure novel with a lot of historical content and a substantial mystical element. The […]
Book Review: Africanus: El Hijo Del Consul
January 28, 2013 By 5 Comments
Africanus: Hijo del Consul (Africanus: Son of the Consul) is the first book of a trilogy by Santiago Posteguillo which may well be the most comprehensive account of the Second Punic War and it’s aftermath written in modern times. There is only one slight problema-the book is in Spanish and there is no English translation […]
Book Review: Marching With Caesar-Civil War
January 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In the first novel of R.W. Peake’s Marching With Caesar series readers were treated to a detailed account of what life was like as a Roman legionary involved in foreign conquests. Peake’s latest historical novel, Marching with Caesar-Civil War is in some ways even more fascinating than the first because the central character, Titus Pullus […]
Book Review: Marching With Caesar by R.W. Peake
December 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you ever wondered exactly what it was like to be a Roman legionary in the first century B.C., this is your book! The author, R.W. Peake, has a strong military background and a firm grasp of the psychology of both the common soldier and his higher ranking leaders. He also has extensive knowledge of […]
Maximus, Warts and All
December 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I have just published my new historical novella Maximus, Warts and All, on Kindle and Create Space. Maximus,Warts and All, is the story, told in the first person, of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator, the Roman general who confounded Hannibal’s ambitions during the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage. For those who have read […]
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