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Chameleon
Black, Chris
Meet the Chameleon
Based on true events.
Kurt, a boy from the slums of Berlin is an orphan of WWI. He is taken in and raised by a wealthy Jewish couple, Mamma and Papa Kaufmann, who give him not only a loving home, but the best advantages in life money can buy. Educated at a prestigious gymnasium, when he graduates, Kurt has one burning ambition, to become an officer in the German army.
Liberal decadence and sexual freedom clash with political extremism, that grows ever more insidious and dangerous for gay men like Kurt, who must keep his sexuality a closely guarded secret.
Soon, Kurt draws the attention of the mysterious Oberst (colonel) Count Maximillian “Max” von Wallenberg from the Abwehr (German military intelligence). Max recognises the growing popularity of the Nazis and the threat posed to the Weimar Republic and he is resolved to do everything in his power to stop Hitler from becoming Chancellor of Germany. Kurt’s life and his destiny are about to change forever..
Historical Fiction
Nazi Germany 1928 - 1933
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Gods of Men, Amphipolis
Remus, Philip
Sparta hits back
The battle that made a hero, in the war that changed the world.
The power of Athens meets the might of Sparta in this epic Fourth Novel in the award-winning Gods of Men series. Brasidas of Sparta marches north.
Athens launches a daring offensive against Thebes.
Brasidas’s primary target is the fortified city of Amphipolis on the Strymon River, a jewel in the Athenian Empire vital to Athens’ ability to continue the war.
But not everybody falls for the sweet-talking Spartan, and his most important ally, Perdiccas of Macedon will lead him on unwanted adventures with disastrous consequences and betrayal. But Brasidas is a storm nothing can stop…
Historical Fiction
Ancient Worl, Greece
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Gods of men, Rise of the Wolf
Remus, Philip
The Wolf of Sparta is unleashed
A violent and bloody civil war breaks out on the Island of Corcyra. (Korfu).
Brasidas, with his young apprentice, Lysander at his side, spearheads a fleet of Peloponnesian ships into battle, engaging the Corcyraean fleet and some Athenian warships in battle.
Pylos in the Spartan territory of Messenia is occupied by a maverick Athenian adventurer and becomes bitterly fought over. Brasidas is once again at the fore and is gravely wounded.
Lysander is making a name for himself...
"Mind-blowingly accurate, unique perspective of the Peloponnesian War, with nail biting storytelling that I just couldn’t stop reading, much like in the other Gods of Men Books. Mr Remus is not only a superb storyteller, he’s an excellent historian, depicting the times very accurately. Great read from start to finish."
Historical
Ancient world, Greece
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Dods of Men, The Delian War
Remus, Philip
War is a spartan's destiny
Lysander, now a young elite warrior, longs for command and the much-anticipated war with the Athenian Empire to become the warrior he was born to be.
Far away from Sparta, a sea battle is fought between the fleets of Corinth and Megara against Corcyra, which has made an alliance with Athens, who have dispatched ten warships to join the Corcyraean fleet near some islands called Sybota.
As war looms, Sparta orders the largest army she has ever mustered to the Isthmus of Corinth ready to invade Attica. Ares walks the Earth
Historical fiction
Ancient World, Greece
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2.99
Gods of Men, whewre the Spartans are Made
Remus, Philip
Winner, Chaucer Book Awards for Historical fiction
As the road to a new war is steadily laid, the powerful city states of Athens and Sparta move steadily towards the inevitable conflict. As these great events unfold, the boy Lysander begins his long and violent education, and it’s not long before the boy herder recognizes that Lysander is no ordinary student.
From one of my Readers: "Remus has decided to tackle an extremely difficult subject and I dare say he is also the first to take that particular shot and having great results. Without resulting to dilute the story with the trivia of Spartan education, society and politics (something that plagues other stories of the type) he goes into depth on the multifaceted theme by having done actual research beforehand. The book's plot and characters manage to remain extremely engaging from start to finish which is a rarity in of itself. This work deserves much more time in the spotlight that it is being given. "Underrated" is a perfect description of this small masterpiece."
War, Politics, Spartan education
Ancient World, Greek
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Collegium, Brotherhood of Roagues
Remus, Philip
Finalist in the Chaucer Historical Fiction awards
Collegium, Brotherhood of Rogues” is based around historically factual events.
Egypt has fallen, Cleopatra and Antonius are dead by their own hands and Octavius Caesar is now the most powerful man on earth. But Caesar’s position is far from secure.
Enemies in the Senate are already plotting against him.
Renegade legionaries still loyal to Antonius are fermenting rebellion, among them, the renegade legate of the Third Aegyptus, Titus Eximius, who, sworn to topple the young tyrant, escapes from Egypt and turns to the Barbarians of Moesia to raise a Celtic army to invade Italy, financed by a vast treasure hidden by Marcus Antonius years ago.
Titus has no idea that Caesar’s legions are secretly poised to conquer Moesia to secure the empire’s frontiers along the mighty Danube River.
In Rome, an insidious group of senators and political enemies led by Fannius Caepio are plotting Caesar’s assassination, but they know they’re powerless without military assistance, and so, an alliance is made
War, espionage, crime
Ancient world, Roman
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the Devil’s Own
McDonald, Maria
What would you do with a serial killers diary?
After forty years in the Irish army, Brian is looking forward to retiring and spending time with his wife—though he worries about adjusting to civilian life. While clearing the attic before they move house, he makes a discovery: three journals dating back to the early twentieth century.
One was written by Arthur, an ex-Connaught Ranger; another by Arthur’s wife, Edith, a colonel’s daughter; and the third by Henry, a British soldier and Arthur’s best friend.
Brian and his wife are soon engrossed in reading the diaries and following the intertwined stories of these three people from the past. But it soon becomes chillingly clear that these diaries contain more than the daily adventures of ordinary lives. Because one of the three is a killer . . .
Historical fiction
WW1
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Rise of the First Wessex King
Proudfoot, A J
When the Saxons, invited to settle in Britannia by King Wyrtgeorn, brutally murder the father and brother of Ceredig, the second son of a fifth century Romano-British chieftain, he flees the land of his birth.
While the Saxons expand their control over Britannia, Ceredig grows up in Armorica, learning the ways of the Gewisse, and ultimately taking command of this elite force of warriors, who had remained loyal to his father, Elisedd.
Despite ruling as a chieftain in Armorica, Ceredig remains determined to return to his homeland, avenge his father and brother’s murder, and finally reclaim the lands his father had once ruled in southern Britannia.
After over forty years in exile, Ceredig, his son and a force of Gewisse warriors return to Britannia, joining a large army of Britons who are preparing to take on the Saxons in battle at Badonbyrg.
What happens next will go down in history…
Historical Fiction
Sub-Roman
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9.99
Secrets in the Sky
Parsons,Suzanne
Aviatrix adventures and the Great War in the air
Under British skies, Ayda de Corsi secretly delivers planes for war flying from factories to airfields to flying schools.Not everyone is happy though.And life is about to get a whole lot worse when she encounters the enigmatic but flawed ace, Major Rick Randal as he readies his elite squadron for combat.
For across the Channel, a brutal war is unfolding.Bloody April has left the Royal Flying Corps decimated and in need of a new fighter. Can they turn things around?
‘When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward…’
Take off on a trail of blast and burn, meet the aces, the planes.How those magnificent men turned their flying machines to war. And the intrepid aviatrix who watched them do so.The story of the First World War like never before—from the air.
Historical Fiction,Historical Aviation
WW1
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9.99
A TRYST IN PARIS
Armistead, Anne
The Carousel Time Traveler
When Mirabelle Montgomery visits the Luxembourg Carousel in Paris, a mysterious time shifter sweeps her into the Carousel’s time travel vortex and transports her to 1900 Paris. Her return is allowed once she completes her mission to restore a man’s fate gone wrong. But whose?
Upon meeting dangerously sexy Jacques Thibaut, Mirabelle believes she has found her man. His life’s purpose as a stellar police detective has been derailed by accusations of plotting with anarchists to overthrow the French government.
If she proves Jacques to be innocent, his life resets to its rightful providence. He will win back his job and those who once believed in him, including the woman he planned to marry.
Mirabelle’s determination to complete her mission kindles passion between them. But their falling in love jeopardizes everything, for his true destiny does not include her. Beside, she cannot remain with him in 1900 Paris . . . can she?
Five stars, highly recommended
Historical Time Travel
1900 Edwardian
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13.99
The Sea's Edge
Pettersen, Garth
Is the true enemy his own self-doubt?
In 1030 CE, King Cnute sends Harald, his middle son, to the Kingdom of Dublin to meet with his Norse-Irish allies. He is to coordinate an invasion of the northern Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd, to replace King Rhydderch who is growing too powerful on England’s borders. Harald is reluctant to be involved in affairs of state, but agrees to go, even though his beloved wife, Selia, is unwell. Harald tells Selia he will not have to take part in the fighting.
To appease the king of Dublin, Harald commits to leading their combined forces in the attack on Wales. The plan is to replace King Rhydderch with Iago, the weaker King of Anglesey. The more Harald learns of these monarchs, the more his allegiance leans toward the man he has been sent to kill.
Will Harald unseat a strong and just ruler to carry out his father/king’s commands, or will he tread a more righteous road, which will destroy the life he and Selia have built in England.
Historical Fiction
Viking
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4.99
The Cold Hearth
Pettersen, Garth
The sons of Cnute are dead men.
"The sons of Cnute are dead men." The dying words of his brother's assailant travel across the North Sea to the English Midlands.
Harald, the king's second son, receives the warning while rebuilding a hall where he hopes to farm and lead a peaceful life with Selia, his Frisian wife. But as the hall nears completion, they learn the family who lived there before them all perished in a single night of bloodshed. Could the grounds be cursed?
Now the threat of unknown enemies casts a long shadow. Should they distrust the brooding Saxon neighbor or the two weapon-bearers they hired for protection? Should they suspect either of the two women they have taken on with the other hirelings? Only their Jewish warrior friend, Ravya ben Naaman, seems above suspicion.
"This was quite a story, of course action and adventure, violence and mayhem; but also tenderness and caring, duty and honor and living with integrity." Books Are Theatre of the Mind Reviews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐