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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chris (17 Lists)



The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael KingThe Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth KnoxPotiki by Patricia GraceSeason Of The Jew by Maurice ShadboltDaylight by Elizabeth Knox
Books By New Zealand Authors
878 books — 378 voters
Rubicon by Tom HollandPompeii by Robert HarrisThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey DavisImperium by Robert HarrisShadows in Bronze by Lindsey Davis
Best Books About Ancient Rome
761 books — 1,161 voters

The First World War by John KeeganThe Face of Battle by John Keegan
Military History of the First World War
310 books — 124 voters
The Pagan Lord by Bernard CornwellStormbird by Conn IgguldenDominion by C.J. SansomThe Invasion of Gaul by S.J.A. TurneyTabula Rasa by Ruth Downie
2014 The Intended Reading List
152 books — 42 voters

Sharpe's Tiger by Bernard CornwellSharpe's Fortress by Bernard CornwellSharpe's Eagle by Bernard CornwellLords of the North by Bernard CornwellAgincourt by Bernard Cornwell
Best War Novels
1,721 books — 1,472 voters
The Janissary Tree by Jason GoodwinParadise Lost by Giles MiltonLords of the Horizons by Jason GoodwinThe Snake Stone by Jason GoodwinThe Ottoman Centuries by John Patrick Douglas Balfour
Mediterranean Melting Pot (III): Byzantium and Turkey
166 books — 212 voters

The Histories by HerodotusHistory of the Peloponnesian War by ThucydidesRubicon by Tom HollandThe Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. EvansA People's Tragedy by Orlando Figes
Best History Books
4,111 books — 4,731 voters
Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner
2013 NY Times Best-Sellers - Fiction
147 books — 615 voters

Imperium by Robert HarrisHannibal by Ben KaneTyrant by Christian CameronTraitor's Blood by Michael ArnoldKiller of Men by Christian Cameron
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
195 books — 504 voters
Genghis by Conn IgguldenAgainst Walls by Bryn HammondPeople of the Book by Geraldine BrooksMedicus by Ruth Downie
Historical fiction worth reading
1,375 books — 791 voters

The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Pale Horseman by Bernard CornwellLords of the North by Bernard CornwellThe Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Best Middle Ages Books
1,321 books — 1,933 voters
Case Histories by Kate AtkinsonThe Poet by Michael ConnellyThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonAngels Flight by Michael ConnellyThe Snowman by Jo Nesbø
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,436 books — 2,735 voters

The Secret River by Kate Grenville
Best Modern Australian Literature
576 books — 677 voters
The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Pale Horseman by Bernard CornwellLords of the North by Bernard CornwellThe Whale Road by Robert LowBlood Eye by Giles Kristian
Viking Historical Fiction
211 books — 305 voters

Conspirata by Robert HarrisThe Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,208 books — 28,382 voters
From The Dead by Mark BillinghamIce Cold by Tess GerritsenWar by Sebastian JungerFaithful Place by Tana French
Best Books of 2010
1,580 books — 2,477 voters

The Face of Battle by John KeeganWar by Sebastian Junger
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,279 books — 2,627 voters