14 must-read fiction books like Hereward, the Last of the English by Charles Kingsley

Cover of Hereward, the Last of the English by Charles Kingsley

Hereward, the Last of the English

By: Charles Kingsley

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

Work by Charles Kingsley, a prolific English novelist and author whose main power lay in his descri…

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Cover of Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3) by Bernard Cornwell

1. Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.18

Format: 412 pages, Mass Market Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer’s Tale and Vagabo… read more

Similar categories in Bernard Cornwell's Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3) book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • medieval
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Fiat voluntas tua,"

-Bernard Cornwell, Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3)

"Acho que o Santo Graal é um sonho que os homens têm, um sonho de que é possível tornar o mundo perfeito. Se ele existisse, todos nós teríamos sabido que o sonho não pode se transformar em realidade."

-Bernard Cornwell, Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3)

"-"I have kept the faith, Planchard." -"Then you are the only man who has" Planchard said, "and it is an heretical faith." -"They crucified Christ for heresy" Vexille said, "so to be named a heretic i…"

-Bernard Cornwell, Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3)

"It would cause nothing but madness, Thomas thought. Men would fight for it, lie for it, cheat for it, betray for it and die for it. The Church would make money from it. It would cause nothing but evi…"

-Bernard Cornwell, Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3)

Cover of Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3) by Terry Pratchett

2. Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3)

By: Terry Pratchett

4.25

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Tiffany Aching is a trainee witch — now working for the seriously scary Miss Treason. But when Tiff… read more

Similar categories in Terry Pratchett's Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3) book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • fiction
"...Roland de Chumsfanleigh (it wasn't his fault)."

-Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3)

"Mrs. Earwig said the village women know what to do,"

-Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3)

"Because no man wants to be a coward in front of a cheese."

-Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3)

"Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side!"

-Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith (Discworld, #35; Tiffany Aching, #3)

Cover of Hostile Witness (Witness, #1) by Rebecca Forster

3. Hostile Witness (Witness, #1)

By: Rebecca Forster

3.86

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

ASIN moved from less recent edition When sixteen-year-old Hannah Sheraton is arrested for the mu… read more

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  • fiction
"I had to figure out if I was happier being with a live woman or living with the memories of a dead one."

-Rebecca Forster, Hostile Witness (Witness, #1)

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4. The Path of the King

By: John Buchan

4.35

Format: None pages,

What is the true root of royal blood? A band of gold belonging to a young Viking prince is passed f… read more

Similar categories in John Buchan's The Path of the King book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Stand into Danger (Richard Bolitho, #4) by Alexander Kent, Douglas Reeman

5. Stand into Danger (Richard Bolitho, #4)

By: Alexander Kent , Douglas Reeman

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In 1774, Richard Bolitho is a newly appointed Third Lieutenant, joining the 28-gun frigate Destiny.… read more

Similar categories in Alexander Kent's Stand into Danger (Richard Bolitho, #4) book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Potter's Field (Inspector Montalbano, #13) by Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli

6. The Potter's Field (Inspector Montalbano, #13)

By: Andrea Camilleri , Stephen Sartarelli

3.80

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

A New York Times bestseller, Winner of the Crime Writers' Association's International Dagger and lo… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Camilleri's The Potter's Field (Inspector Montalbano, #13) book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • fiction
Cover of Sloop of War (Richard Bolitho, #6) by Alexander Kent, Douglas Reeman

7. Sloop of War (Richard Bolitho, #6)

By: Alexander Kent , Douglas Reeman

3.95

Format: 161 pages, Paperback

The year is 1778, the ship is the 18-gun HMS Sparrow, England's finest sloop of war, and the Captai… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Trial of Elizabeth Cree

By: Peter Ackroyd

3.42

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The year is 1880, the setting London's poor and dangerous Limehouse district, home to immigrants an… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1) by Bernard Cornwell

9. The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

From New York Timesbestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback--the first book … read more

Similar categories in Bernard Cornwell's The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1) book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • medieval
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. Vagabond (The Grail Quest, #2)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer's Tale--the spell… read more

Similar categories in Bernard Cornwell's Vagabond (The Grail Quest, #2) book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • medieval
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

11. The Defence of Duffers Drift

By: Ernest Dunlop Swinton

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In the 100 years since The Defence of Duffers Drift was first published in Great Britain, the face … read more

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12. Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley, #3)

By: Elizabeth George

3.73

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

When thirteen-year-old Matthew Whately goes missing from Bredgar Chambers, a prestigious public sch… read more

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13. Death Without Company (Walt Longmire, #2)

By: Craig Johnson

3.56

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

Walt investigates a death by poison in this gripping novel from theNew York Times bestselling autho… read more

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14. Fatherland

By: Robert Harris

3.56

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

It is twenty years after Nazi Germany's triumphant victory in World War II and the entire country i… read more

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15. West with the Night

By: Beryl Markham

4.33

Format: None pages,

West with the Nightis the story of Beryl Markham--aviator, racehorse trainer, beauty--and her life … read more

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Cover of The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) by John Buchan

16. The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

By: John Buchan

3.60

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

Adventurer Richard Hannay, just returned from South Africa, is thoroughly bored with London life—un… read more

Similar categories in John Buchan's The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"By God!' he whispered, drawing his breath in sharply, 'it is all pure Rider Haggard and Conan Doyle."

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"If you’re going to be killed you invent some kind of flag and country to fight for, and if you survive you get to love the thing"

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"I am an ordinary sort of fellow, not braver than other people, but I hate to see a good man downed, and that long knife would not be the end of Scudder if I could play the game in his place."

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

"All this was very loose guessing, and I don't pretend it was ingenious or scientific. I wasn't any kind of Sherlock Holmes. But I have always fancied I had a kind of instinct about questions like thi…"

-John Buchan, The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)

17. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

By: C.S. Forester

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Here we meet Horatio Hornblower, a young man of 17, in this Volume #1 of what becomes the 11 volume… read more

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Cover of Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones

18. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

By: Dan Jones

4.41

Format: 636 pages, Hardcover

An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more

Similar categories in Dan Jones's Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • medieval
Cover of Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) by Patrick O'Brian

19. Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

By: Patrick O'Brian

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as… read more

Similar categories in Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • literature
  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Most men find [peace] entirely unlike what they had expected - like love..."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

"The Navy speaks in symbols and you may suit what meaning you choose to the words."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

"How wonderfully strange,' he thought, 'to be upset by this trifle; yet I am upset."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

"What's wrong with (Captain) Jack Aubrey?" "Everything, since he has a command and I have not."

-Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)

Cover of The Corfe Castle Murders (Dorset Crime #1) by Rachel McLean

20. The Corfe Castle Murders (Dorset Crime #1)

By: Rachel McLean

4.15

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

***KINDLE STORYTELLER AWARD WINNER 2021***Meet DCI Lesley Clarke. She’s a straight-talking city cop… read more

Similar categories in Rachel McLean's The Corfe Castle Murders (Dorset Crime #1) book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • fiction
Cover of Hereward, the Last of the English by Charles Kingsley

21. Hereward, the Last of the English

By: Charles Kingsley

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

Work by Charles Kingsley, a prolific English novelist and author whose main power lay in his descri… read more

Similar categories in Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English book and Charles Kingsley's Hereward, the Last of the English

  • classics
  • school
  • british literature
  • literature
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • medieval

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Bernard Cornwell

4.18

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John Buchan

4.35

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Alexander Kent , Douglas Reeman

3.69

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Alexander Kent , Douglas Reeman

3.95

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Dudley Pope

4.14

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Alexander Kent , Dudley Pope

4.02

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Julian Stockwin

4.20

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Dudley Pope

3.98

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