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Title: Broken Faith

Author: Toby Clements

Narrator: Jack Hawkins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-08-16

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Set during England's bloody and brutal War of the Roses, this is the second novel in an epic historical fiction series. If you liked Conn Iggulden's Stormbird, you will love Toby Clements' Kingmaker novels.

October 1463. England is a divided nation. In the north the Lancastrian king struggles to hold power while in the south the princes of the house of York prepare for war. Across this land, pursued by the church and the law, a young man, Thomas, and a young woman, Catherine, make their way, bearing proof of a secret both sides will kill to learn.

Bent on revenge for a past outrage, Thomas and Catherine journey to the mighty castle of Bamburgh to join a weakening king as he marshals his army to take up arms in one of the most savage civil wars in history: the War of the Roses.

Members Reviews:

Good, if a little harrowing

I started this straight after the first book. I found it quite draining, to be honest, as there is little let-up in the sequence of harrowing events that befall the main characters. It could have used some light relief at some point, as sometimes I felt like I was listening to Hardy's Jude the Obscure, but with even more death and misery!

Still, the plot was engaging, if a little tenuous at times. A little more description and character development would have improved it considerably as otherwise it ended up being a bit of a trashy thriller, which it didn't have to be. But overall I enjoyed this book and will crack on with the third installment.

Just too good

so pleased don't have to wait long for the next one :-) didn't get any work done while listening to this and I wouldn't mind but that is why I use audible s

I was there!

Wonderfully written, warts blood and all and the listener is treated to the feeling that you are there, on the spot , watching the proceedings. Each chapter enfolds taking the principle characters this way and that through history but with an underlining love story! Hope there is another book to follow on! Really enjoyed it, thank you!

Brilliant

This is a great book I think that the performance of the reader enhances the overall audible experience.

This is a well written and very entertaining book, and I was sorry when it came to the end.

I found it totally believable and accurate. The fight scenes were well described and with just enough blood and guts, I loved it.

I thought that the narrator did an excellent job of portraying the different characters and in my opinion he added greatly to my overall audible experience. I can't wait to listen to the final instalment.

Cracking Good Read

This is Book Two in the Kingmaker series of the Wars of the Roses saga. I have to say that if you're a real history buff this book will possibly disappoint as this is less of a history book and more of a cracking good story.

I love historical novels, amongst other types of books, but I can take the genre in lots of different guises. This series is turning into a brilliant series with Thomas and Katherine (Kit) on another set of adventures in pursuit of.....well I'm not quite sure...but along the way there are some brilliant twists and turns and loads of new, interesting characters to keep readers enthralled.

The book ends with a real cliff hanger but no spoilers here, you'll have to listen/read it to find out.

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Title: Follow the Gandy Dancers

Subtitle: Origins of the Gandy Dancer

Author: Fred A. Brede

Narrator: Tim Halligan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-16

Publisher: Locust and Honey Productions

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In 1901, journalist John Doelan finds much more in Frederic, Wisconsin, than a story on the Gandy Dancers. A conspiracy, a murder, and Elizabeth all contribute to the path John pursues to advance his professional and personal lives. Follow John as he helps to solve a major mystery and unwittingly falls in love. We never know what life will bring us, but fate has its own rewards.

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Title: Waiting for a Comet

Subtitle: Jo Harper, Book 1

Author: Richard Prosch

Narrator: Ashley Lucas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-16

Publisher: Lohman Hills Creative

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

During the long, hot spring of 1910 it seemed all 12-year-old Jo Harper could do was wait. Wait for her father, wait for her friends, wait for the comet that might appear in the sky and wipe out the whole town of Willowby, Wyoming, once and for all. But when Wild West legend Abby Drake arrives in town lugging an orphaned baby calf, an old-fashioned revolver, and a mystery shrouded with superstition, it's up to Jo to take action. Why is Abby in town? Who is she after? And what secrets can Jo coax out of her own arch enemy, Emily Bly?

Action, humor, and real-life history combine for an exciting mystery about one girl's summertime quest for family, friendship, and justice on the wind-burnt Wyoming range at the dawn of a new century.

Members Reviews:

Impetuous Nature

The first book in the Jo Harper series by Richard Prosch. Jo is twelve years old in 1910. The west may not be quite as wild and woolly as it had been twenty-five years back, but it's still full of excitement and Jo Harper is a spitfire ready to tackle whatever comes her way. In this book, Jo teams up with Abby Drake, a famous law woman of the west who has grown old but hasn't given up her urge for justice, in a case involving rustled cattle. While Halley's Comet fills the sky overhead, Jo uses her wits and "impetuous nature" to help Abby solve the mystery.

What a fun story, ideal for younger readers but still just perfect for some of us older readers too. I very much enjoyed it and will be reading others in this series.

This Comet Is Worth The Wait

Generally speaking, I don't read a lot of YA titles. But one of my "automatic" reads is anything carrying the Richard Prosch byline. So when Prosch writes a YA novella, there I am flipping the pages (or, to be totally accurate, tabbing the forward arrow button on my Kindle reader) and congratulating myself for expanding my reading zone a bit.

Simply put, WAITING FOR A COMET is a delight. Part Mark Twain, part Rooster Cogburn, a dose of H.G. Wells, and all Prosch. The time is 1910, the setting this time around (instead of Prosch's favorite setting of Nebraska) is the small town of Willowby, Wyoming.

Rambunctious, 12-year-old Jo Harper, daughter of the town's newspaper editor/publisher is left to her own devices during most summer days while her father puts in long hours to get the paper out on time. Jo, often accompanied by her pal Frog, has no trouble finding adventures and mischief to fill her time. But this summer, all of that is being made easier for her. First off, there is the pending arrival of Halley's Comet, destined â according to doomsayers â to come streaking across the sky leaving a vapor trail of cyanide that will kill multitudes of earthlings. But ahead of that, arriving in Willowby unheralded yet still bigger than life and demanding almost as much attention as the comet, is Abigail Drake, a former sharpshooter with Buffalo Bill's Wild West and more recently a pistol-packing, legendary, town-taming marshal.

Abby and Jo hit it off right away and, before the summer is through, the adventure they rustle up together rival even the arrival of the comet.

This is a crackerjack of a yarn, richly detailed, filled with colorful characters, quirky humor, and all told in Prosch's distinct, subtly stylistic style.

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Title: A Want of Kindness

Author: Joanne Limburg

Narrator: Helen Lloyd

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-03-16

Publisher: Lamplight Audio

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The wicked, bawdy Restoration court is no place for a child princess. Ten-year-old Anne cuts an odd figure, but as King Charles' niece, Anne is also a political pawn who will be forced to play her part in the troubled Stuart dynasty.

Forced to overcome grief for her lost children, the political manoeuvrings of her sister and her own betrayal of her father, she becomes one of the most fascinating figures of English history.

Members Reviews:

A Great Novel About Queen Anne!

A Want of Kindness chronicles the life of Anne Stuart, just before she is named queen. Anne was never meant to be queen. Her father was a duke, and her uncle was Charles II. She also had an older sister named Mary. However, due to unforeseen events, one of which she led a betrayal of her father, Anne rises to be a princess and an heiress of England. This historical novel follows Anneâs personal tragedy and triumphs as the reader learns the true cost of what it means to be queen.

In the beginning of the novel, ten year old Anne is a sickly child. Yet, she loves to have fun. She likes acting, playing cards, sweets, and gossip. While Anne still loves to indulge in these pastimes, as she gets older she becomes more mature. She is often faced with hard choices and personal tragedy. Anne is also a strong Protestant. It is her Protestantism that makes her choose to betray her father. However, it is also her faith that consoles her when she has to deal with her personal tragedy, such as the deaths of her children.

Overall, the author writes an in-depth psyche about Queen Anne and her motives. Queen Anne is a complex woman, yet it seems that she was a strong woman in the face of many hardships and obstacles. With meticulous research, the author did a great job portraying the times of Queen Anne. She made her times come alive. The author incorporates and includes real primary sources into her story. Because of this, the reader can have an insight into who Anne actually was. This novel is full of political intrigue and drama. Lovers of historical fiction will devour novel novel up for it will appeal to fans of C.W. Gortner, Philippa Gregory, Jean Plaidy, and Allison Pataki.

(Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.)

Queen Anne Stuart Life and Times.

A Novel of Queen Anne

Joanne Limburg

I have read extensively about Queen Anne Stuartâs reign, so I borrowed Limburgâs A Want of Kindness - paperback - from the library in the U.K, and began it with enthusiasm. Unfortunately, when I read the first chapters my enthusiasm waned. Although I appreciate Limburgâs research, I donât appreciate the style in which the novel is written.

Instead of allowing Anne to have her own voice, Limburg tells the reader about Anne. This distanced me from the main characters, so I put the no

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Title: Sirius

Author: Jonathan Crown

Narrator: Mark Meadows

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-03-16

Publisher: Lamplight Audio

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Germany, 1938: In Berlin, his owners christened him Levi. When they fled to America, he became Hercules - star of the silver screen in Hollywood's golden age. Then he caught the eye of Hitler, who called him Hansi.

A pure-bred lapdog - privy to all the Führer's secrets. But he was known to the Resistance as Sirius. The insider who could bring peace to a world at war... Now it is time for his story to be told.

Critic Reviews:

"Crown has written a lovely novel about Nazi Germany. The success of his light approach to serious subject matter owes much to Sirius [] but it's clear that beneath the comic veneer, a grave imperative drives his storytelling." (Independent)

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

brilliant. Also get "Look who's back"

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Title: Noget fremmed

Author: Lars Kjaedegaard

Narrator: Lars Kjaedegaard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-16

Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

ret er 1864, og Danmark er i knae. Nederlaget ved Dybbl har kostet en stor del af riget og sat sig varige, pinagtige spor i den nationale selvbevidsthed. Men landet er ogs i forandring. Det oplever den unge Rasmus, da han som invalid krigsveteran vender hjem til Helsingr.

Og byen er den egentlige hovedperson i "Noget fremmed", Lars Kjaedegaards store historiske roman om maend og kvinder, kaerlighed og vold, gamle traditioner og hastig udvikling. Jernbanen kommer til byen. Dermed fr den direkte livlinje til hovedstaden Kbenhavn, med alt hvad deraf flger. Mange slags konflikter i og omkring byen spidser til: mellem en gammel feudal godsejerklasse p landet omkring byen og et nyt, i vidt omfang jdisk handelsborgerskab, mellem generationerne - og mellem maendene og deres stadig mere frigjorte kvinder.

For kaerligheden, erotikken og aegteskabet er heller ikke hvad det har vaeret. Hvad enten det er godsejerfruen, der vaelger at forsvinde sporlst fra sin afstumpede mand, kropigen, der beslutter at arbejde sig op i verden, eller den prostituerede, der drmmer om et bedre liv. I midten af alle spaendingerne str Rasmus og hans jdiske ven Benjamin. Det er fra den lille by i provinsen, at deres verden gr. Men de ved ogs begge, at de hver p deres mde og ud fra hver deres baggrund er ved at blive fremmede for den - og omvendt.

©2016 Lindhardt og Ringhof (P)2016 Lindhardt og Ringhof

Critic Reviews:

"Noget fremmed" fjer sig flot til den vrige del af Lars Kjaedegaards forfatterskab... Dette er hans frste historiske roman, men forhbentlig ikke den sidste.

-- Litteratursiden.dk

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Titel: Die Rose der Welt

Autor:: Peter Prange

Erzähler: Reinhard Kuhnert

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 9 hrs and 39 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-25-16

Herausgeber: Argon Verlag

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Robert und Paul sind jung und arm, doch sie haben einen Traum. Sie wollen studieren, an der Sorbonne in Paris - genannt die "Rose der Welt". Doch die beiden Freunde geraten mitten in den Konflikt zwischen Gottesfurcht und der Freiheit des Denkens, zwischen Kirche, Krone und neuen Ideen. Und beide kämpfen um die Liebe derselben Frau.

©2016 S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main (P)2016 Argon Verlag GmbH, Berlin

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Title: The Wool-Pack

Author: Cynthia Harnett

Narrator: Jamie Glover

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-16

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Compelling historical thriller, winner of the Carnegie Medal.

A compelling 15th-century thriller set against the background of the Cotswold wool trade. Rich with period detail, the story of Nicholas Fetterlock's apprenticeship in his father's business and his political betrothal to the daughter of a linen merchant is nonetheless immensely accessible to 21st-century children.

As his father embarks on a deal with Italian Lombards, Nicholas, Cecily and their friend, Hal, unearth a sabotage plot of smuggling and piracy that will have repurcussions all over Europe. But can they find someone to believe their tale before it is too late?

Critic Reviews:

"Harnett likes human beings, warts and all; she is, above all, at home with childhood, its frankness and playfulness and exuberance and vulnerability. And she sees it, like the past, as another country. In 1953, aged 12, all I knew was that it was thrilling to read a story about smuggling and skulduggery. First and foremost, Harnett knew how to tell a story. " (Kevin Crossley-Holland, 'Books to Remember' in The Guardian, February 2001)

Members Reviews:

... this book when I was 10 or 12 and loved it. Reading it again as an adult

I read this book when I was 10 or 12 and loved it. Reading it again as an adult, it was even better.

Lifestyle and Mystery in the English Cotswolds in 1493.

I read this book to learn about the lifestyle in England during this period and got far more than I bargained for. It's jam packed with detailed sketches and information of unfamiliar objects with their uses being part of the story. The careful and remarkably thorough research into clothing, food, housekeeping, personal hygiene, houses, daily routine, prearranged marriages, the wool industry, world trade, pirates, and world exploration are all intricately woven into this little mystery.

This is a timeless classic that should be read by anyone wanting to know more about the history of the merchant class in England when Chrisopher Columbus discovered the New World.

delightful

This is a charming story about the Middle Ages. It portrays the life of a young boy in a fairly well to do merchant family. We are given insights into such diverse subjects as arranged marriages and the catching of fleas. The style is simple and clear and the characters are believable. If the plot is not fast and thunderous, it is still interesting. Well worth reading.

Well-researched historical kids book

I was attracted to The Wool Pack after reading Cynthia's earlier work - The Writing on the Hearth. The Wool Pack is the fourth book in a series that stretches from the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 through to the evnts described in the Wool Pack. Cynthia has researched his books extremely well, and by reading these delightful stories we can get an idea of what life was like in the 15th century. Is Cynthia Harnett still alive?

Very enjoyable

The simpleness and clarity of the writing style makes this book a fun read as well as an educational one. I found myself learning about daily life in the era even as I enjoyed following the character's way through it. Nice bit of action, too.

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Title: Maggie

Author: Bonnie S. Johnston

Narrator: Johanna Oosterwyk

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-16

Publisher: bonnie johnston

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Maggie is the remarkable story of Margaret Swisic Ward Riffle Wintermute, a frontierswoman who outlived three husbands, moved from Virginia to Ohio, and endured an Indian attack that took the life of her daughter. She eventually settled in Darke County, Ohio, and left numerous descendants. Her grandson, Aaron Riffle, was one of the first Civil War soldiers to be buried in Arlington Cemetery.

Members Reviews:

Another good read of Bonnie Johnston

I liked this easy to read story, which kept my interest, and always ready to pick it up. As in her other book, The Dark Side of the Mountain, it gave me a more and clear insight of the very early days of our country, and how the families lived and survived. Maggie, another strong woman.

Great read.

Loved this book. Easy read. Maggie Ward was my 5th great grandmother. I've heard family tales, but this book brought her to life.

I really enjoyed it!

well written, I really enjoyed it !!

Four Stars

good read

Five Stars

My only wish was to be able to see the genealogy citations that led to the book.

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Titel: Die Tote im Klosterbrunnen (Schwester Fidelma ermittelt 4)

Autor:: Peter Tremayne

Erzähler: Susanne Dobrusskin

Format: Abridged

Spieldauer: 6 hrs and 31 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-19-16

Herausgeber: LifeTime Film & Audio

Kategorien: Fiction, Historical

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Anno Domini 666. In einer irischen Schwesternabtei findet man im Klosterbrunnen eine junge Frau, nackt und enthauptet. Man ruft Schwester Fidelma, eine Nonne königlichen Geblüts, um das Verbrechen aufzuklären. Fidelma, die unabhängige und selbstbewusste Heldin dieser Krimiserie, agiert in einer Welt des frühen Christentums, in der keltische Mythen und Bräuche noch starken Einfluss haben. Toleranz und Aufgeklärtheit der gebildeten Frau sichern ihr Macht und Einfluss.

Peter Tremayne wurde am 10. März 1943 in Coventry, England geboren. Er ist ein anerkannter Historiker, der sich auf die versunkene Kultur der Kelten spezialisiert hat. Seine im 7. Jahrhundert spielenden Romane mit Schwester Fidelma sind zurzeit die älteste und erfolgreichste historische Krimiserie auf dem deutschen Markt.

Schwester Fidelma, eine irische Nonne von königlichem Geblüt und gleichzeitig Anwältin bei Gericht, löst darin auf kluge und selbstbewusste Art die schwierigsten Fälle.

©1996 / 2000 Peter Tremayne / "The Subtle Serpent" (Originalausgabe) Headline Book Publishing / Aufbau Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin (P)2016 LifeTime Audio