The Book Plank

With the Review Round-up  posts I try to capture the best books that I have read those months. Since I read about 20 books minimum each month and in the majority of the cases there are many books that I really enjoyed. But I am trying to narrow this down to a top 5 books for each month that are not per se my most highest rated books but they can also be extraordinary books of self published authors where they dare to engage into new idea's. Looking back at the genres that I read in November it again spans out over a many different genres: Steampunk, Epic, Sci-Fi, Urban, Young Adult, Horror, Historical Fiction. I had the chance to pick up one of the most unexpected  My top 5 of the November books are (not in this order): 1. Blood and Feathers (Solaris)  by Lou Morgan 2. The Falling Machine (Pyr)  by Andrew P. Mayer 3. Babylon Steel by (Solaris)  Gaie Sebold 4. Tomorrow the Killing  (Hodder and Stoughton)  by Daniel Polansky 5.  Phoenix Risin...

The King of Scotland is dead. The nobles fight over the succession, unaware that King Edward of England has plans of his own. For years, Edward has nurtured a fierce vision of conquest, inspired by the worlds of an ancient prophecy, that will change the face of Britain forever. In this divided land, a boy grows to manhood, his family torn apart by ambition and betrayal. The path he takes will never be smooth – he will serve his enemy and betray his friend before he finds himself But Destiny is waiting to claim him. His name is Robert the Bruce. And his story beings in insurrection. After reading the synopsis of Insurrection I thought this would be a medieval story about a fictitious character named Robert the Bruce. But was I wrong after reading the authors note in the back. Most of the characters used in Insurrection are based on real people. In Insurrection the first event prior and leading up to the Scottish War of Independence are told by followin...