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Derek Birks
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September 2012
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The Last of the Romans (The Last of the Romans #1)
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Britannia World's End (The Last of the Romans #2)
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Feud
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2012
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The Last Shroud
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2015
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4 editions
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A Traitor's Fate
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2013
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5 editions
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New Dawn
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The Blood of Princes
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Kingdom of Rebels
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2014
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4 editions
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Scars from the Past
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Echoes of Treason (The Craft of Kings, #3)
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Review: Roman Britain’s MISSING LEGION – Simon Elliott
It seems like I’ve always been aware of the legion that disappeared – the Legio IX Hispana – but it is many years since I last read about it and I was therefore delighted to be offered the chance to read Simon’s new book on the subject, Roman Britain’s Missing Legion.
Since this is a very longstanding mystery, I did not expect Simon to reveal with a flourish on the very last page that he had di
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In 1459 England stands on the brink of chaos. The most powerful nobleman in the land, Richard of York, and the weak king, Henry of Lancaster, prepare to settle their differences on the battlefield. As the rule of law breaks down all over England old scores are being settled.
For a long time the Elders and the Radcliffes have been, at best, uncomfortable neighbours but when Ned Elder’s father and brother are murdered and his sisters abducted by the Radcliffes, the young knight is forced to flee from his home. His sister Emma is torn from the quiet solitude of her household and forced into marriage. Eleanor, her wild and beautiful younger sister, is condemned to imprisonment in a remote nunnery.
But neither Ned nor his sisters are willing to concede all to the Radcliffes without a fight. And so the feud begins and the fate of the Elders will hang upon more than just Ned's skill with a sword, but on the courage of his sisters and the girl he loves, as the feud is played out amid the blood and misery of the Wars of the Roses.
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Thanks, Kenny. From book 2 on we do leave the empire but Ambrosius' story is very much about Britain amid the ruins of the empire. It's a shadowy period and Ambrosius is one of the few actual historical figures we know of. I hope readers will want to
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"This is a fine collection—it is rare to find an anthology by many authors without a weak moment here and there, but this is such. The stories follow on through time, chronologically, starting with Death At Feet of Venus, set in Roman times, by Derek "
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"I am quite often guilty when reading anthologies to dive in somewhere in the middle, so I was determined when reading Historical Stories of Betrayal to begin at the very beginning. After all it's the very best place to start in this fascinating antho"
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Britannia World's End (The Last of the Romans #2)
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“The day ahead would be the day of days: he would resolve the wrongs done to him, or fall.”
― Feud
― Feud
“I’m just a poor blind fool,” muttered Eleanor, “but I swear I heard a jaw drop…”
― The Blood of Princes
― The Blood of Princes
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― Feud
― Feud
“I’m just a poor blind fool,” muttered Eleanor, “but I swear I heard a jaw drop…”
― The Blood of Princes
― The Blood of Princes
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Jill wrote: "Lovely to meet you, Derek, and thank you for your friendship here on GRs."Hi Jill.
You too!
Take care,
Derek
Lovely to meet you, Derek, and thank you for your friendship here on GRs.
Sep 02, 2020 05:53PM
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