by Shanescribe | Jul 18, 2024 | Historical Fiction, Maximus, Rome
Maximus turned toward the city and jumped to his feet. Impossible. Passing his hand over his eyes, he looked again, trying to prove to himself it was not so. The Eternal City wasaflame. Huge pillars of the blackest smoke surged into thesky. It seemed the entire...
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 | Jan 6, 2021 | Historical Fiction, Maximus, Rome
A myriad of gardens surrounded the villa, lined with stone walls. Maximus dismounted at the foot of a stone arch, entering a garden vivid with color. To his left, Liliana met him with a smile. “Good day, Maximus,” she called as she rose from a marble bench. ...
