Well, then. It’s sure that time of year when people list their lists of lists of the previous year. And I’m no different.
As previous years, this is a list of the book I read in 2017. Some Thriller, some Non-Fiction, some Historical Fiction, I think you’ll find. It was a year where I again tried to get up to date with all the series I have going. I’ve nearly made it. And it explains why so many by Lee Child and the late Vince Flynn. Yes, you could go back over the blog posts, but this is easier to laugh at see. If you click on the title of the book, you’ll go to the review (if I’ve done it yet).
Following on from the list, I’ll come up with a couple of the best of the year.
The Enemy : Lee Child
Extreme Measures : Vince Flynn
Hereward. The Bloody Crown : James Wilde
Pursuit of Honour : Vince Flynn
The Last Man : Vince Flynn
The Survivor : Vince Flynn (with Kyle Mills)
The Emperor’s Silver : Nick Brown
Order To Kill : Vince Flynn with Kyle Mils
Valley of the Templars : Paul Christopher
One Shot : Lee Child
Kin of Cain : Matthew Harffy
The Hard Way : Lee Child
Mississippi Blood : Greg Iles
The One From The Other : Philip Kerr
Bad Luck And Trouble : Lee Child
Lost City of the Templars : Paul Christopher
Nothing To Lose : Lee Child
The Nazi Hunters : Neal Bascomb
The Lone Warrior : Paul Fraser Collard
Rise of the Wolf : Steven A. McKay
The Eichmann Trial : Deborah E. Lipstadt
Spy Out The Land : Jeremy Duns
Gone Tomorrow : Lee Child
Keane’s Challenge : Iain Gale
61 Hours : Lee Child
The Secret of the Templars : Paul Christopher
Worth Dying For : Lee Child
Killer of Kings : Matthew Harffy
The Affair : Lee Child
A Wanted Man : Lee Child
The Bourne Enigma : Eric Van Lustbader
Never Go Back : Lee Child
No Going Back : Matt Hilton
Personal : Lee Child
Make Me : Lee Child
Night School : Lee Child
Saviour of Rome : Douglas Jackson
The Scathing : C. R. May
A Quiet Flame : Philip Kerr
The Holocaust : Lawrence Rees
The Earthly Gods : Nick Brown
The Lions of Lucerne : Brad Thor
The Last Legionnaire : Paul Fraser Collard
Enemy of The State : Kyle Rees
Orphan X : Gregg Hurwitz
The Bourne Initiative : Eric Van Lustbader
Winter’s Fire : Giles Kristian
Eagles At War : Ben Kane
Rules of Honour : Matt Hilton
Viking Fire : Justin Hill
Term Limits : Vince Flynn
The Third Reich In Power : Richard J. Evans
Inauguration Day: Peter G. Pollak
Ardennes 1944 : Antony Beevor
White Water, Black Death : Shaun Ebelthite
The Abbey of Death : Steven A. McKay
The Empty Throne : Bernard Cornwell
Warriors of the Storm : Bernard Cornwell
Hunting The Eagles : Ben Kane
The Lawless Kind : Matt Hilton
The Flame Bearer : Bernard Cornwell
The White Light of Tomorrow : D. Pierce Williams
Field Grey : Philip Kerr
Path of The Assassin : Brad Thor
Wings of the Storm : Giles Kristian
The Jesus Family Tomb: Simcha Jacobovici
Blood and Steel : Harry Sidebottom
The Nowhere Man : Gregg Hurwitz
Eagles in the Storm : Ben Kane
Siberian Red : Sam Eastland
Glory of Rome : Douglas Jackson
The Prague Fatal : Philip Kerr
Goodreads have put together a kind of infographic, I think it is called, you can see mine here.
So, my most favourite book I read this year?
Viking Fire. Justin Hill.
The one that had the biggest effect on me, was Viking Fire. Nothing other than masterclass in how to write enjoyable, powerful, and, above all, cliche-free Historical Fiction. Even if we have to wait umpteen years more for another from Justin, it’ll be worth it.
Honourable mentions to:
Field Grey.
Simply impeccable.
Mississippi Blood. Greg Iles.
If I had to recommend one series for you to read, whatever the genre, it’d be Greg Iles’ Natchez Burning. As I’ve said time and time again, for sheer jaw-on-the-floor what the FUCK superbness, this has them all beat.
The Scathing. C.R.May.
Both the nicest guy and rapidly becoming the most consistent writer of/in Historical Fiction around.
Killer of Kings. Matthew Harffy.
More than fulfilled the promise of the short story Kin of Cain, Matthew delivered in spades and then some, with this one.
The Abbey of Death. Steven A. McKay.
Another case of less is more. This short story packs so much nuance, thought, reflection and sheer story-telling power into it, that many writers can’t do over a whole series.
And, in terms of stars to pages, this would be the winner!
Whatever you read in 2017, I hope you enjoyed it. I also hope you read more enjoyable books in 2018.
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