FREE/BARGAIN - Historical Fiction - 2014

[bgalbrecht]

Barnes & Noble has up to 80% off sale going on today, and one of the books on sale for $1.99 is The Pagan Lord, the 7th book in the Bernard Cornwell Warrior Chronicle series. ATDrake reported on a sale of the Canadian omnibus of the first 6 volumes the other day.

Also on sale for $2.99 is The Name of The Rose by Umberto Eco.

[mitford13]

The Pagan Lord now $1.99 at amazon, too. Thanks!

http://smile.amazon.com/Pagan-Lord-S...dp/B00DB32RH2/

[peachiekene]

Barnes & Noble has up to 80% off sale

Looks like some of these might be price matched else where. (The Pagan Lord is $1.99 at Kobo as well.)

[Little.Egret]

A famous author - Endeavour reprints free for a few days

The Rider of the White Horse by Rosemary Sutcliff

This is the story of a marriage.
Yet is also the story of England's civil war, as seen through the eyes of
Sir Thomas Fairfax and his indomitable wife Anne, who trailed in the wake of
her husband's army for three exhausting years, so that she could be with him when he needed her.
Sir Thomas Fairfax, who was to become commander-in-chief of Cromwell's Army, is the stirring hero of this dramatic historical novel.

Rosemary Sutcliff CBE (14 December 1920 - 23 July 1992) was a British
novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and
retellings of myths and legends. For her contribution as a children's writer
Sutcliff was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1974.
Although she was primarily a children's author, some of her novels were
specifically written for adults. Her other adult works include `Blood &
Sand' and `The Flowers of Adonis'.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OTFSDCO/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OTFSDCO/
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00OTFSDCO/
http://www.amazon.jp/gp/product/B00OTFSDCO/

[mitford13]

.99 on Amazon:

As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann

http://smile.amazon.com/Meat-Loves-S...dp/B004Z5PNHG/

PW:
The 17th-century English revolution serves as backdrop to this brilliant, ambitious epic, the story of a compelling antihero who struggles against his own violent tendencies to little avail. Jacob Cullen, the well-intentioned but volatile narrator, is forced to flee his wedding ceremony with bride Caro and brother Zebedee when he learns that he is about to be accused of a murder he rashly committed, perhaps in self-defense. Shocked by Jacob's brutality, Caro takes off with Zeb, and the bereft Jacob is forced to become a soldier in Cromwell's army after being rescued by a soldier named Christopher Ferris. When Christopher deserts, he brings Jacob with him, giving him shelter in his family home in London. Their friendship, already charged, slips gradually into clandestine romance, and the two become passionate lovers. The trajectory of their relationship shapes the second half of the novel, as does a utopian project undertaken by Christopher with Jacob's help. Disillusioned with society, Christopher attempts to cobble together a tiny, independent farming colony, an effort that brings out the bully in Jacob and strains their relationship as the authorities move in to break up the group. Jacob, meanwhile, edges closer to learning the fate of Caro and Zebedee. The first half of McCann's narrative is rather slow moving, but she does a superb job of mustering historical detail and atmosphere in the service of a stunning character portrait of the troubled but charismatic Jacob. The scope of the narrative, the unusual conceit and the resonant writing combine to make this a powerful, unusual debut.

[pdurrant]

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