Ryan’s Comments (group member since Jan 06, 2012)

Ryan’s comments from the Edmonton group.

These books are based on real people and/or real events (more or less, give or take). There is no real magic or mythical creatures. I think there might be some praying to pagan gods in the first one but that's about it.

The timeline for the first one is about 850 AD is about an English boy that was spared by the Vikings in one of their raids and raised as a Viking. He later has to decide on where his loyalties lay. I think the main character might be fictional but he interacts with some characters that were real in history.

The timeline for the second book is about 1150 AD or so (about the time of Robin Hood?) and is about the life of a real knight.

In both cases, the authors appear to fill in the gaps in history to make the story entertaining.

Hi Kelly and Mike, I am afraid that my preferences may be unusual. The best couple of books that are first in a series that I have read lately is:

1) The Last Kingdom
2) The Greatest Knight

For me they were both page turners and made me want to read the next book in the series.

Hello Group,

I mostly read historical fiction and some non-fiction. Right now my interest is in and around Europe during middle ages. I am occasionally lucky enough to make a trip to Europe and sometimes visit a landmark that was in one of the novels I read. I usually read one book at a time as I borrow most of them from the library.

I would be interested in hearing what others find interesting and fun to read.