I appear to be in the midst of a John Maddox Roberts phase. This wasn’t intentional. I simply got caught up in the Stormlands series. Then, during a trip back to Portland and the obligatory visit to Powell’s Books, I picked up the second of his S.P.Q.R. novels. Not wanting to start with book two, I bought the first. Now, I’ve just finished the third. And this week I’m beginning the fifth, and final, volume of Stormlands. Yesterday, during a trip to the used bookstore, I happened to find the fourth S.P.Q.R. novel while the HA was finding something for herself.
I have other JMR books on my shelf. King of the Wood is a terrific alternate history adventure novel. And I have one of The Falcon novels, which he wrote as Mark Ramsay, part of a series of men’s historical adventures. So I just want to take a moment to acknowledge JMR as a prolific and talented writer of adventure stories. If you haven’t given his stuff a try, you might consider it.
You might also consider something of mine while you’re out shopping for JMR books.