David Thorpe

91 books

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

378 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ literary romance adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
A Spy Alone by Charles Beaumont

A Spy Alone

The Oxford Spy Ring #1

Charles Beaumont

302 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction mystery adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
State of Emergency: Britain, 1970-1974 by Dominic Sandbrook

State of Emergency: Britain, 1970-1974

Dominic Sandbrook’s History of Britain #3

Dominic Sandbrook

768 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Under the Eagle by Simon Scarrow

Under the Eagle

Eagles of the Empire #1

Simon Scarrow

448 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous funny fast-paced
The Verdict by Nick Stone

The Verdict

Nick Stone

512 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Virgin Earth by Philippa Gregory

Virgin Earth

Tradescant #2

Philippa Gregory

661 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative slow-paced
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

Max Brooks

420 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction horror science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Written in Bone by Simon Beckett

Written in Bone

David Hunter #2

Simon Beckett

491 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Alamo by Mark Dawson

The Alamo

John Milton #11

Mark Dawson

450 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction thriller dark tense fast-paced
Barbarian by Simon Scarrow, T.J. Andrews

Barbarian

Roman Arena #1

Simon Scarrow, T.J. Andrews

missing page info • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous medium-paced