Review:Wards of Faerie
I will place my review with this, the first book in the series, although I went on to read the second and third books in the series also. The series is aptly named as the "Dark Legacy of Shannara." These volumes are indeed dark. They are even somewhat depressing at times. Most of the lead characters are slain in the books. Quite a few of the characters are very evil, including the Straken Lord, and later Grianne Ormsford, who becomes a new Straken Lord. Stoon, an assassin, is... Read more

Review:I loved this little book! I've read everything Bujold has written as soon as I could find it. Her writing is so good. Her descriptions of the people and places in this world she created are so layered and interesting. I like the people very much, especially the goodness and kindness of the most central characters. Read more

Review:I was greatly intrigued by the characters in The Curse of Chalion, and enjoyed the new twists added in The Paladin of Souls, but this third volume is mostly just "more of the same", and disappointing in comparison. Still, though, there are some new ideas, and Lois McMaster Bujold is always good in comparison to most other writers. If you liked either of the first two you should read it. Read more

Review:After I got past all the old English names for people and places, it was a great read. There was lots of action and authenticity. I'm looking forward to the sequel. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoyes historical fiction. Read more

Review:I haven’t read many of the Sharpe’s books, but I picked this one up to see what I could learn about Trafalgar. Well, I certainly got an eyeful, as expected! What I didn’t expect was how long it took to get there; we had to go through about 2/3 of the book before everything was in place. Since Sharpe is a landlubber, it took some doing to position him on a ship, but naturally Cornwell worked it all out and Sharpe was able to contribute his strong arm to the fighting scenes. We had a romance, too,... Read more

Review:The fort is another great book by Bernard Cornwell. If you want to understand what life was like or serving in either army competing in long ago wars was like this is your author. You will love his main characters like they were your own family. Great sub plots. Amazing how accurately history is told while being entertained. In my option one of the top fiction authors ever. Read more

Review:I have been enjoying the Richard Sharpe books from the beginning. This is the seventh book in the series. Cornwell does a great job with these historically based novels. If you like history, action and suspense, then you will enjoy this series. Read more

Review:This is the first Sharpe novel I've read and what a mistake it was to wait so long. My general avoidance of fiction, especially of the serial nature, caused me to foolishly ignore this series. Sharpe's Tiger was a mixed blessing: Yes, I loved the book, but as another reviewer warned, I am now addicted. Thankfully, I picked the right book to start with, this being the first chronologically in Sharpe's military career.
Now, rather than go into detail about the plot and characters (which have... Read more

Review:Another powerful work from one of the best historical novelists of this or any generation. One comes away with period information, while being entertained and educated. Glad I decided to give this series a shot... Read more

Review:This is an excellent historical novel. Do not start with this book. Read the first two in the series. This exciting novel by Bernard Cornwell gives the reader an excellent impression as to what life was like during this time period. The pace was excellent the characters were well-developedand the battle scenes were captivating Read more