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Tony’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Tony’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Tony Riches
Goodreads Author
Born
Pembroke, West Wales, The United Kingdom
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CJ Sansom
Member Since
April 2011
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/tonyriches
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Owen (Tudor Trilogy #1)
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2015
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11 editions
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Jasper (Tudor Trilogy #2)
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2016
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6 editions
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Mary: Tudor Princess (Brandon Trilogy, #1)
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2018
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3 editions
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Henry (Tudor Trilogy, #3)
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2017
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6 editions
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Katherine - Tudor Duchess (Brandon Trilogy, #3)
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2019
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3 editions
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Penelope - Tudor Baroness (Elizabethan, #4)
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2023
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3 editions
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Brandon: Tudor Knight (Brandon Trilogy, #2)
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2018
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4 editions
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The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham
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2014
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7 editions
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WARWICK - The Man Behind The Wars of the Roses
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2014
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7 editions
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Drake - Tudor Corsair (Elizabethan, #1)
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2020
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3 editions
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Special Guest Post by Max Eastern, Author pf Red Snow in Winter: A WWII Espionage Thriller
Available for pre-order from Amazon UK and Amazon US
In the final weeks of World War II, a young American intelligence officer is caught in a web of deceit that stretches from the Pentagon to the war-ravaged streets of Europe. Lieutenant Julius Orlinsky, a veteran of clandestine operations in Prague, is thrust back into the field when a seemingly routine assignment leadsto murder and attemp Read more of this blog post »
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Justine Brown’s 'Mary of Modena: James II’s Dazzling Queen' is a compelling and illuminating biography that restores Mary Beatrice Isabella d’Este to her rightful place as one of the most fascinating figures of late Stuart England. The strong narrati ...more |
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| Nadine Akkerman’s Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts restores to full view a woman who has too often been pigeonholed as a political footnote or a romantic curiosity, and it invites readers to consider how a single life—ambitious, precarious, relentle ...more | |
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The Un-Family is an unsettling psychological drama that showcases Linda Huber’s talent for weaving quiet emotional tension into a story that lingers long after the final page. What begins as a seemingly ordinary family situation steadily evolves into ...more |
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Served Cold is a masterclass in short story telling. Terry Tyler shows how to use a short story to craft a deeply human exploration of the complex emotions that come with revenge. Brilliantly structured, clever, and authentic, the stories of Served Co ...more |
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| It’s many years since I studied King Lear, but Daughter of the Stones, the latest timeslip novel from Alexandra Walsh, inspired me to look again at Shakespeare’s work. King Lear runs through this book like a silver thread, as the author teases reader ...more | |
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| Catherine Law’s historical novel, The Girl from the War Room, is a poignant and compelling look at the lives of ordinary people caught in the extraordinary circumstances of World War II. Set against the backdrop of London’s secret underground War Roo ...more | |
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| Claire Hobson's Charles II: From the Cradle to the Throne offers a refreshing and distinct contribution to the extensive work surrounding this unconventional king. The book focuses on Charles' formative years, from his birth in 1630 until his 30th bi ...more | |
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| Helen Parusel's The Austrian Bride opens with Ella, like many Austrians at the time of the Anschluss, caught in a wave of manipulated euphoria. However, her perspective soon shifts as she witnesses the persecution of Jewish friends and the escalating ...more | |
“Autumn is the time of balance and of
sacrifice, a time when the light is defeated by darkness, a time
when night takes over and brings the coming winter. The
ancient wisdom says that those who long for light must face
their inner darkness and overcome it.”
― The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham
sacrifice, a time when the light is defeated by darkness, a time
when night takes over and brings the coming winter. The
ancient wisdom says that those who long for light must face
their inner darkness and overcome it.”
― The Secret Diary of Eleanor Cobham
“they call Y Ddraig, the Dragon, into place. Based on the French trebuchet, its giant catapult is designed”
― Owen
― Owen
“Edward’s parentage. They say his mother lay with a young archer and tricked her husband into thinking Edward was his child,”
― Jasper
― Jasper
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― A Dance with Dragons
― A Dance with Dragons
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Great to meet here too, Tony. Thank you for your friendship.
Hi Tony,Thanks for the invitation to connect. It's great to meet you. I'm looking forward to bumping into you around the GR site and the Genre Underground!
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