Why Join?

  • Add New Books

  • Write a Review

  • Backpack Reading Lists

  • Newsletter Updates

Join Now

Filter:

Laughter in the Dark

Laughter in the Dark
  • Author(s): Vladimir Nabokov
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 1930s

Legionary: Dark Eagle (Legionary 8)

Legionary: Dark Eagle (Legionary 8)
  • Author(s): Gordon Doherty
  • Location(s): Syria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Iran, Istanbul (Constantinople), Türkiye (Turkey)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Late Antiquity, Late Roman Empire

A tale of vengeance and high adventure set in the war-torn late Roman Empire What hope has one forgotten soldier of bringing an emperor to justice? Winter, 382 AD. The Gothic War is over. After years of bloodshed, the...

Legionary: Empire of Shades (Legionary 6)

Legionary: Empire of Shades (Legionary 6)
  • Author(s): Gordon Doherty
  • Location(s): Serbia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Istanbul (Constantinople), Türkiye (Turkey)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Late Antiquity, Late Roman Empire

A tale of adventure and military brotherhood in the legions of Rome 379 AD: Thracia has fallen to the Gothic horde… With the ashes of Adrianople still swirling in the air, the Eastern Roman Empire is in turmoil. The...

Legionary: Gods & Emperors (Legionary 5)

Legionary: Gods & Emperors (Legionary 5)
  • Author(s): Gordon Doherty
  • Location(s): Bulgaria, France, Germany, Istanbul (Constantinople), Türkiye (Turkey)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Late Antiquity, Late Roman Empire

A tale of adventure and military brotherhood in the legions of Rome The fate of the East rests on the edge of a sword as the legions and the Goths march to war… 378 AD: Fritigern’s Gothic horde tightens...

Legionary: The Blood Road (Legionary 7)

Legionary: The Blood Road (Legionary 7)
  • Author(s): Gordon Doherty
  • Location(s): Bulgaria, France, Germany, Istanbul (Constantinople), Türkiye (Turkey)
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Late Antiquity, Late Roman Empire

A tale of adventure and military brotherhood in the legions of Rome 381 AD: The Gothic War draws to a brutal climax, and the victor’s name will be written in blood… The great struggle between the Eastern Roman Empire...

Legionary: The Scourge of Thracia (Legionary 4)

Legionary: The Scourge of Thracia (Legionary 4)
  • Author(s): Gordon Doherty
  • Location(s): Bulgaria, France, Germany, Istanbul (Constantinople), Serbia, Türkiye (Turkey)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): Late Antiquity, Late Roman Empire

A tale of adventure and military brotherhood in the legions of Rome The legions are in tatters, and the Gothic hordes are gathering beyond the mountains . . . 377 AD: Thracia’s legions are few and broken in the...

Letter From a Stranger

Letter From a Stranger
  • Author(s): Barbara Taylor Bradford
  • Location(s): Türkiye (Turkey), Connecticut, Germany, Istanbul (Constantinople), New York City (NYC), United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 2004; 1938-1945

Captivating and evocative, Letter from a Stranger will take you on an unforgettable journey from idyllic Connecticut to exotic Istanbul to war-torn Berlin then back to the present day. When award-winning film maker Justine Nolan returns to her beautiful...

Lilac Girls

Lilac Girls
  • Author(s): Martha Hall Kelly
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC), Paris, Ravensbrück
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction

New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939–and then sets...

Love Notes from a German Building Site

Love Notes from a German Building Site
  • Author(s): Adrian Duncan
  • Location(s): Berlin
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary - 2010s

Paul, a young Irish engineer, follows Evelyn to Berlin and begins work on the renovation of a commercial building in Alexanderplatz. Wrestling with a new language, on a site running behind schedule, and with a relationship in flux, he...

Magnus

Magnus
  • Author(s): George Mackay Brown
  • Location(s): Orkney Islands, Flossenburg
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 12th century and mid-twentieth century

Linking the martyrdom of the Earl of Orkney in the 12th century to the death of philosopher Dietrich Bonhoeffer in a Nazi concentration camp, Brown explores the questions of guilt, goodness, and sacrifice.

Would you like to add a book or a review or create a reading list? Join Today – It's FREE

Register Now