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The Pagan Lord Bernard Cornwell · 2013 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate As the Danes in the north, led by Viking Cnut Longsword, prepare to invade England, Uhtred, who is now out of favor with the new king, leads a band of outcasts north to recapture his old family home, but is soon drawn into the bloodiest battle yet that will decide the fate of the entire English nation. Shares: War & Military, Vikings, Historical, Action & Adventure

The Empty Throne Bernard Cornwell · 2014 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Britain, early tenth century AD: a time of change. There are new raids by the Vikings from Ireland, and turmoil among the Saxons over the leadership of Mercia. A younger generation is taking over. Æthelred, the ruler of Mercia, is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. The West Saxons want their king, but Uhtred has long supported Æthelflaed, sister to King Edward of Wessex and widow of Æthelred.… Shares: Succession, Vikings, Kings and rulers, History

Warriors of the Storm Bernard Cornwell · 2015 · ★ 4.5 · 299p · ≈ 9h · Moderate With a fragile peace between Wessex, Mercia, and East Anglia loyalties and ambitions are put to the test when forces gather against the kingdom's greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. Shares: Vikings, Kings and rulers, Great Britain, History

To the Last Man Jeff Shaara · 2004 · ★ 4.5 · 636p · ≈ 21h · Moderate Jeff Shaara has enthralled readers with his New York Times bestselling novels set during the Civil War and the American Revolution. Now the acclaimed author turns to World War I, bringing to life the sweeping, emotional story of the war that devastated a generation and established America as a world power.Spring 1916: the horror of a stalemate on Europe's western front. France and Great Britain… Shares: War & Military, Historical, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction

Royal Escape Georgette Heyer · 1938 · ★ 3.3 · 385p · ≈ 12h · Challenging In 1650, dispossessed of Crown and kingdom, crushed and routed at the grim Battle of Worcester, the young Charles II is forced to flee for his life. Out of the heat of battle, the outlaw King and his tiny party must journey across Cromwell's England to a Channel port and a ship bound for France. For six weeks, Charles' life was in danger as he hid in the English countryside, disguised as a… Shares: Historical, Kings and rulers, Great Britain, Historical Fiction

Blood and Oil Bradley Hope & Justin Scheck · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Blood and Oil the explosive untold story of how Mohammed bin Salman and his entourage grabbed power in the Middle East and acquired a network of Western allies - including well-known US bankers, Hollywood figures, and politicians - all eager to help the charming and crafty crown prince. Through astonishing interviews with powerful insiders, Blood and Oil tells how MBS's cabal played the Saudi… Shares: Succession, Kings and rulers, History

The ballad of the white horse Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1911 · ★ 4.3 · 92p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Of great limbs gone to chaos, A great face turned to night - Why bend above a shapeless shroud Seeking in such archaic cloud Sight of strong lords and light? Shares: Anglo-Saxons, Kings and rulers, Great Britain, History

Vikings Frances Halton · 1992 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Myths & Legends Shares: Vikings, History

Fire & Blood George R. R. Martin · 2014 · ★ 3.9 · 880p · ≈ 29h · Moderate The first volume of a definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros is set centuries before the events of "A Game of Thrones" and answers key questions about the dynasty's origins, conflicts and relationships with dragons. Shares: Succession, Imaginary wars and battles, Kings and rulers

Badge of Glory Douglas Reeman · 1924 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Celebrating 100 years of Douglas Reeman. Discover the master of the naval adventure thriller.1850: the age of Empire, the age of contrast, the age of dramatic change - one which would determine the destinies of nations as well as of men.Captain Philip Blackwood of the Royal Marines rejoins his ship, HMS Audacious that August, anxious to get back into action. Per Mare - Per Terram is the Marines'… Shares: War & Military, Great Britain, History

The Two Admirals: A Tale James Fenimore Cooper · 1842 · 588p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Describing first obscure English law and then a number of characters who will ultimately prove only secondary to the plot. Shares: Succession, Kings and rulers, Great Britain, Historical Fiction

The Conqueror Georgette Heyer · 1931 · ★ 3.8 · 378p · ≈ 12h · Challenging A fictionalized biography, fast-moving and minutely-wrought chronicle about William, Duke of Normandy who became King of England in 1066. The day she gave birth to William, the beautiful Herleva dreamt that a tree sprang from her womb--a giant among trees, whose mighty branches overshadowed all of Normandy and England. No sooner her half-noble bastard of the Duke of Normandy had grown to manhood… Shares: Kings and rulers, Great Britain, Historical Fiction, History

The Young Elites Marie Lu · 2014 · ★ 4.3 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina’s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel… Shares: Succession, Action & Adventure, Kings and rulers

The Dragon and the Raven G. A. Henty · 1800 · ★ 3.9 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Challenging For many years England was assailed by Danish hordes whose barbarians reduced the Saxons to pitiable legions of disconnected and ravished communities. In the later 800's A.D. a man named Alfred emerged from the darkened European scene and by his wisdom and knowledge and bravery, he gathered together an army of valorous warriors who banished the Vikings back to the North. This true historic tale… Shares: Great Britain, History

The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway · 1926 · ★ 3.6 · 259p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Hemingway's profile of the Lost Generation captures life among the expatriates on Paris' Left Bank during the 1920s, the brutality of bullfighting in Spain, and the moral and spiritual dissolution of a generation. Shares: War & Military, Historical Fiction, History

Oathbringer Brandon Sanderson · 2017 · ★ 4.5 · 1245p · ≈ 41h · Moderate The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Words of Radiance, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson, at the top of his game In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe whose numbers are as great as their thirst for vengeance. Dalinar Kholin's Alethi… Shares: Imaginary wars and battles, Action & Adventure, Kings and rulers

The Pursuit of Happiness Douglas Kennedy · 2001 · ★ 4.2 · 530p · ≈ 17h · Moderate A compulsive read' Kate Atkinson, author of Behind the Scenes at the MuseumManhattan, Thanksgiving eve, 1945. The war was over, and Eric Smythe's party was in full swing. All his clever Greenwich Village friends were there. So too was his sister Sara - an independent, canny young woman, starting to make her way in the big city. And then in walked a gatecrasher, Jack Malone - a US Army journalist… Shares: War & Military, Historical Fiction, History

The Huntress Kate Quinn · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Instant New York Times Bestseller!"...compulsively readable historical fiction…[a] powerful novel about unusual women facing sometimes insurmountable odds with grace, grit, love and tenacity.” - Kristin Hannah, The Washington Post One of Marie Claire's Best Women’s Fiction Books of the YearOne of BookBub's Biggest Books of the Year“If you enjoyed “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” read “The… Shares: War & Military, Historical

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