Historical Fiction Book Reviews

Making history come to life in an engaging way is a daunting challenge for many authors, but with his impressive career as a historian and a lifelong lover of the written word, author George Robert Minkoff delivers The Dragons of the Storm, an outstanding second installment of his historical trilogy. Following onwards from The Weight of Smoke, the first book of the In the Land of Whispers series, this second novel delves deeper into storytelling and myth, as well as the historical realities surrounding Captain John Smith’s legendary journey and tenure as the president of the Jamestown colony.

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Historical fiction is a genre founded on making the past come alive, and few authors in recent memory have done that with the skill of George Robert Minkoff, the masterful author of The Weight of Smoke. This is the first book in a trilogy that dives into the legend of Captain John Smith and the fascinating mythos surrounding the British Empire and its beginnings, and this audiobook brings alive the past in riveting detail. Blurring the lines between historical fiction and historical fact through linguistic acrobatics alone, it is impossible not to be drawn into this gripping slice of […]