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In reply to Post #18
Yeah I read all of the Conqueror series. My Dad and my brother rave about the Emperor books but since we've had the boy I've just not had time to read anything other than carp stuff!
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In reply to Post #17
Did you read the whole series?
I loved the first two but I think I jumped to the fourth and got a bit lost with it. I'll have to give it another go if they're still in the loft
The roses series and emporer series are well worth a read too, I think I binge read them in about 6 weeks 
The fantasy trilogy was OK, but just didn't have the depth of Tolkien, Martin etc
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In reply to Post #11
Conn Iggulden
Wolf of the Plains is literally one of the best books I've ever read mate 
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In reply to Post #13
It's good when you find a local connection as you did.
I was reading a WWII Naval book about getting the supply lines open to Malta, and the battles with the Italian Navy. One of the ships my dad was on got a mention. Just need to dig out his service record to see if he would have been involved at that time. I know from his medals that he was in the North Atlantic, Med and Pacific, so he could have been.
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In reply to Post #14
If you like the Sharpe series, you will probably like the Jack Lark series (Paul Fraser Collard). It starts with the Scarlet Thief, which is set in the Crimean War.
Maybe a few too many similarities with Sharpe, but still a good read.
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In reply to Post #12
Last Kingdom series read all of them brilliant, only halfway through the Sharpe series but getting there.
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In reply to Post #12
I really enjoyed the TV show, but when I tried the books I struggled a bit, it just seemed off the way its written, like an autobiography, I did this, I thought that...
I tried another one of his that wasn't from that series and it was much the same.
I will order azincourt tho, the battle is mentioned a lot in the war of the Roses series.
What I like about the genre, I'll often come across a bit of local history. For example when I read igguldens dunstan, it mentioned a coronation stone in Kingston, where athelstan was crowned, the first king of all England among others. Id walked past it tons of times without knowing
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In reply to Post #11
I struggled with the Saxon/Last Kingdom books of his. I started on the Sharp series, of which I think there’s about 25. Enjoyed them all.
I don’t know anyone who has started and not finished Azincourt. One of the best books I have ever read, and is probably on level par with Papillon.
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In reply to Post #7
I keep trying to read Cornwell books, but I just can't get into them. I might grab that book tho
Conn iggulden is my favourite author for historical fiction, the three big series he did were great, he's started a new series on the greek/Persian war, I'm hoping for the second installment soon.
By the time George Martin releases the next got book I'll have to read that lot again!
I've started a lot of fishing books but only finished a couple
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In reply to Post #9
I have. I think i started reading his books once i had finished the Hornblower series.
Just checked the titles, and i think there are a few i've not read. I know the last one I read was Desolation Island - must get onto the rest - thanks for the reminder.
I would normally read all books by an author before moving on, but i think after i finished Desolation Island, a new Jack Lark book (Paul Fraser Collard) was released, so probably got onto that.
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In reply to Post #7
Have you tried the Patrick Obrien Jack Aubrey books mate?
For historical fiction
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In reply to Post #7
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In reply to Post #1
I struggle to read fishing books apart from a select few - Carp County, Redmire Pool, In the Still of the Night, all of which i have read more than once.
I'm a fairly prolific reader of historical novels - one that i have read a few time over the years is Azincourt - Bernard Cornwell. A good yarn and you learn a bit about history as well.
Another recommend is First Light by Geoffrey Wellum "Two months before the outbreak of WWII, seventeen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF" - Couldn't put it down. Gives a really good insight into what these pilots went through.
Ross, a good starting point is to find a subject/genre that interests you. Personally i can't get into detective type novels. Struggle to get past the first couple of chapters.
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if its not a fishing book I'm reading its real crime or Jeremy Clarkson..halfway through Eddie blundels book at mo and Kenny noyes...
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In reply to Post #4
Yer a guy I worked with used the audio books and he said he rather use them than a normal book. Something wort looking at
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NON Carp stuff