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The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century by Joel F. Harrington

The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and Shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century

Joel F. Harrington

320 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

3.25jsmith26365's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
Light Bringer by Pierce Brown

Light Bringer

Red Rising Saga #6

Pierce Brown

682 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jsmith26365's review
fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Dark Age by Pierce Brown

Dark Age

Red Rising Saga #5

Pierce Brown

792 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0jsmith26365's review
fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney

The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt

Kara Cooney

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

4.75jsmith26365's review
nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S.C. Gwynne

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

S.C. Gwynne

371 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

4.5jsmith26365's review
nonfiction biography history challenging dark informative medium-paced
Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire by Eckart Frahm

Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire

Eckart Frahm

509 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

4.0jsmith26365's review
nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor

Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Unconventional Warfare in the Ancient World

Adrienne Mayor

432 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

4.25jsmith26365's review
nonfiction history science informative tense slow-paced
The Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor by Martin Meredith

The Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor

Martin Meredith

768 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

4.5jsmith26365's review
nonfiction history politics medium-paced
In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

In Ascension

Martin MacInnes

512 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

3.5jsmith26365's review
fiction literary mystery science fiction adventurous reflective medium-paced
Error of Judgement: The Birmingham Bombings and the Scandal That Shook Britain by Chris Mullin

Error of Judgement: The Birmingham Bombings and the Scandal That Shook Britain

Chris Mullin

464 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

4.5jsmith26365's review
nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced