Last night, I finished reading a book that closes out one of the most fantastic series of novels I have read to date.  It is called the “Camulod-Eagles” series written by fellow Canadian Jack Whyte.   The genre of the series is “historical fiction”.  When I picked up the first book to read, I was skeptical as to whether I would enjoy something that was categorized as historical fiction.  I’m more of a fantasy/sci-fi reader.  But it didn’t take long to fall in love with this type of novel and ever since, I’ve been addicted to historical fiction. 

The Camulod-Eagles series is based around the legend of King Arthur.   It spans across several generations beginning with Arthur’s great-grandparent’s generation which consisted of the last remaining outpost of Romans that were occupying current day Britain.  The thread of the series deals with what life was like in post-Rome Britain and surrounding areas (current day Scotland, Ireland, France).  (more…)

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