by Shanescribe | Apr 28, 2023 | Book, Historical Fiction, Maximus, Rome
—1—SKIRMISH ON THERIVERSyria, 62 A.D. A blade swept past Maximus’ head. He jumped back, grinding his feet in the earth. Lunging with his own sword, weapons clashed, and he drove the man back. His opponent raised his sword above his head. Maximus crouched under it...
by Shanescribe | Nov 18, 2021 | Book, Historical Fiction, Maximus, Special Announcement, Uncategorized
This endorsement from John Fornof is special to me. I’ve been a huge fan of his writing from an early age as I enjoyed the episodes he wrote for the radio show Adventures in Odyssey. Now it’s amazing and truly humbling that he took the time to read my...
by Shanescribe | Aug 24, 2021 | Book, Book Review, Historical Fiction, Rome
One of my favorite books growing up was G.A. Henty’s Beric the Briton. Henty was really my first introduction to historical fiction, and I’ve never been the same since. His stories had that spark of adventure, that peril and action, and that virtuous...
by Shanescribe | Feb 3, 2021 | Bond, Book, Book Review, Historical Fiction
THE HOBGOBLINS, a novel on John Bunyan is the latest historical novel by author Douglas Bond. This book tells the amazing life of John Bunyan, renowned theologian and author of the best-selling novel of all time, The Pilgrim’s Progress. I always thought I...
by Shanescribe | Dec 2, 2020 | Book, Book Review, Historical Fiction
One of G. A. Henty’s most popular works of historical fiction, and my own personal favorite is For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem.In vivid detail, For the Temple shows the events leading to the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple...
by Shanescribe | Oct 13, 2020 | Book, Special Announcement
Maximus: the Quest for Greatness is now available! Maximus is getting rave reviews from historians, authors, and pastors like Douglas Bond, George Grant, and Bill Potter.It’s 64 A.D. at the height of the Roman Empire. Maximus is rising through the ranks of...
