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The Runner is one of Christopher Reich’s most popular novels. Christopher Reich here departs from his usual financial thrillers to author a gripping historical thriller set in the backdrop of Post World War II Germany. Devlin Judge, an ex-New York City detective turned lawyer is on the hunt of Erich Seyss, an ex nazi soldier…
Tag Archive: Historical novel
Kenilworth
Kenilworth is one of Sir Walter Scott;s prominent novels, and like most of Scott’s work is a historic fiction deeply imbibed in Scottish history, with romance being the major plot. The novel, first published in 1821 tells the story of the secret but tragic marriage of Amy Robsart with Robert Dudley, the first Earl of…
Pillars of the earth
The Pillars of the Earth , published in 1989 is Ken Follet’s monumental historical novel, a mini epic in its own right. The novel deals with the story of building of a cathedral in Kingsbridge, England in the middle of the 12th century, a period known as the “Anarchy” for it was the time Thomas…
Outlaws of the Marsh
Outlaws of the Marsh or Marsh Chronicles is a 14th century Chinese novel about a group of outlaws who gather at Liangshan Mountain, and with the protection of the marshes, defy armies sent against them. The setting is the late 12th century, at the end of the Song Dynasty in China. The first part of…
The Bridge on the Drina
The Bridge over the Drina is a novel set in Bosnia, written in Serbo-Croatan by Ivo Andric, the noble prize winner and translated into English by Lovett F Edwards. The bridge in the title is based in history and was built in the 16th Century by a Turkish Grand Vizir, destroyed by the retreating Austrians…