Books like 'The Hammer and the Cross'
Readers who enjoyed The Hammer and the Cross by Harry Harrison & John Holm also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
historical fantasy alternate history military, war & conflict europe scandinavia historical-fiction myths war medieval
-
First Lord's Fury by Jim Butcher
35 ratingsFor Gaius Octavian, life has been one long battle. Now, the end of all he fought for is close at hand. The brutal, dreaded Vord are on the march against Alera. And perhaps for the final time, Gaius Octavian and his legions must stand against the enemies of his people. And it will take all his intelligence, ingenuity, and furycraft to save their world from eternal darkness...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction medieval military war action-adventure alternate-history audiobook -
![Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher]()
Cursor's Fury by Jim Butcher
37 ratingsThe power-hungry High Lord of Kalare has launched a rebellion against the aging First Lord, Gaius Sextus, who with the loyal forces of Alera must fight beside the unlikeliest of allies-the equally contentious High Lord of Aquitaine... -
![Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher]()
Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher
37 ratingsIn his acclaimed Codex Alera novels, bestselling author Jim Butcher has created a fascinating world in which the powerful forces of nature take physical form. For millennia, the people of Alera have used their unique bond with these elementals for protection. Now, as enemies become allies, and friends become bitter foes, a danger beyond reckoning looms. . . -
![The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner]()
The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
29 ratingsBy scheming and theft, the Thief of Eddis has become King of Attolia. Eugenides wanted the queen, not the crown, but he finds himself trapped in a web of his own making.Then he drags a naive young guard into the center of the political maelstrom. Poor Costis knows he is the victim of the king's caprice, but his contempt for Eugenides slowly turns to grudging respect...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction medieval myths war action-adventure alternate-history audiobook -
-
![The Tiger's Time by Marc Alan Edelheit]()
The Tiger's Time by Marc Alan Edelheit
14 ratingsThe fourth installment of the award-winning Chronicles of an Imperial Legionary Officer series is here! A nobleman from an infamous family, imperial legionary officer, and born fighter, Ben Stiger is trapped in the past and cut off from everything he has known. The World Gate is sealed behind him and Delvaris the man he traveled through time to save, is dead...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military war action-adventure adult alternate-history anthologies -
![Lost Legio IX by Marc Alan Edelheit]()
Lost Legio IX by Marc Alan Edelheit
15 ratingsBestselling, award-winning author of STIGERS TIGERS, Marc Alan Edelheit, delivers a new action-packed fantasy epic filled with gods and magic. One of history’s greatest mysteries, the Ninth Imperial Legion guarding Rome’s northernmost frontier in Britannia disappeared around the year 122 AD. This is their story...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military war action-adventure adult alternate-history ancient-civilization -
![Excalibur by Bernard Cornwell]()
Excalibur by Bernard Cornwell
26 ratingsIn The Winter King and Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell demonstrated his astonishing ability to make the oft-told legend of King Arthur fresh and new for our time. Now, in this riveting final volume of The Warlord Chronicles, Cornwell tells the unforgettable tale of Arthur's final struggles against the Saxons and his last attempts to triumph over a ruined marriage and ravaged dreams... -
![Enemy of God by Bernard Cornwell]()
Enemy of God by Bernard Cornwell
26 ratingsThe balance of King Arthur's unified kingdom is threatened by Merlin's quest for the last of Britain's 13 Treasures; by the conflict between the ancient religion and the new Christianity; and by Britain's war with the Saxons. A master storyteller continues his retelling of the Arthurian legend... -
![Stiger by Marc Alan Edelheit]()
Stiger by Marc Alan Edelheit
14 ratingsThe long awaited prequel to the Award Winning Chronicles of an Imperial Legionary Officer series that started with the bestselling military fantasy book Stiger’s Tigers. A nobleman from an infamous family, Ben Stiger finds himself freshly assigned to Third Legion, Seventh Company as a lowly lieutenant in the opening stages of war between the Empire and the Kingdom of the Rivan...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military war action-adventure adult alternate-history audiobook -
![The Tiger by Marc Alan Edelheit]()
The Tiger by Marc Alan Edelheit
16 ratingsAbandoned and cut off from friendly lines, Stiger takes the fight to the enemy! A nobleman from an infamous family, imperial legionary officer, fighter, and a right proper bastard of a man…Captain Ben Stiger captured Castle Vrell and rid it of a minion of a dark god...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military war action-adventure adult alternate-history anthologies -
![The First Compact by Marc Alan Edelheit]()
The First Compact by Marc Alan Edelheit
10 ratingsThe Bestselling, award-winning author of STIGERS TIGERS Marc Alan Edelheit delivers the third action-packed book in his fantasy epic, The Karus Saga. One of history’s greatest mysteries, the disappearance of ancient Rome’s Ninth Imperial Legion, is now revealed in this untold story... -
![The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay]()
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
26 ratingsThe ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands, but over centuries, seduced by the sensuous pleasures of their new land, their stern piety has eroded. The Asharite empire has splintered into decadent city-states led by warring petty kings... -
![The Long Sword by Christian Cameron]()
The Long Sword by Christian Cameron
13 ratings'One of the finest historical fiction writers in the world' Ben KanePisa, May 1364.Sir William Gold is looking forward to a lucrative career as a hired sword in the endless warring between Italy's city states. But when a message comes from the Grand Master of the Hospitaliers, William is forced to leave his dreams of fame and fortune behind him...Categorized as:
historical-fiction medieval military war action-adventure adult alternate-history audiobook -
![Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell]()
Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell
25 ratingsHe is a man of many names. Some call him the Golden One; others, the Lord of the Silver Bow. To the Dardanians, he is Prince Aeneas. But to his friends, he is Helikaon. Strong, fast, quick of mind, he is a bold warrior, hated by his enemies, feared even by his Trojan allies. For there is a darkness at the heart of the Golden One, a savagery that, once awakened, can be appeased only with blood...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military myths retellings war action-adventure alternate-history -
-
![The Tiger's Fate by Marc Alan Edelheit]()
The Tiger's Fate by Marc Alan Edelheit
16 ratings2017 Gold Medal Winner for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror E-Book Independent Publisher Book Awards The third installment of the award-winning Chronicles of an Imperial Legionary Officer series is here!A nobleman from an infamous family, imperial legionary officer, fighter and a right proper bastard of a man…Captain Ben Stiger has successfully thwarted the attack from an army of the...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military war action-adventure adult alternate-history anthologies -
![Sword in the Storm by David Gemmell]()
Sword in the Storm by David Gemmell
25 ratingsFierce and proud, the Rigante dwell deep in the green mountain lands, worshiping the gods of air and water, and the spirits of the earth. Among them lives a warrior who bears the mark of fate. Born of the storm that slew his father, he is Connavar, and tales of his courage spread like wildfire...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military war action-adventure adult alternate-history audiobook -
![The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner]()
The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
33 ratingsRevengeWhen Eugenides, the Thief of Eddis, stole Hamiathes's Gift, the Queen of Attolia lost more than a mythical relic. She lost face. Everyone knew that Eudenides had outwitted and escaped her. To restore her reputation and reassert her power, the Queen of Attolia will go to any length and accept any help that is offered... she will risk her country to execute the perfect revenge...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction medieval myths war action-adventure alternate-history audiobook -
![The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell]()
The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
32 ratingsUther, the High King, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, the loyal and gifted warlord Arthur, now rules as caretaker for a country which has fallen into chaos - threats emerge from within the British kingdoms while vicious Saxon armies stand ready to invade... -
![A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay]()
A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay
24 ratingsBased on the troubadour culture that rose in Provence during the High Middle Ages, this panoramic, absorbing novel beautifully creates an alternate version of the medieval world...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction medieval war 20th-century action-adventure adult alternate-history -
![Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell]()
Lion of Macedon by David Gemmell
19 ratingsOver and again, the aged seeress Tamis scried all the possible tomorrows. In every one, dark forces threatened Greece; terrible evil was poised to reenter the world. The future held only one hope: a half-caste Spartan boy, Parmenion. So Tamis made it her mission to see that Parmenion would before the deadliest warrior in the world -- no matter what the cost... -
![Rise of Kali: Duryodhana's Mahabharata by Anand Neelakantan]()
Rise of Kali: Duryodhana's Mahabharata by Anand Neelakantan
16 ratingsTHE MAHABHARATA ENDURES AS THE GREAT EPIC OF INDIA. While Jaya is the story of the Pandavas, told from the perspective of the victors of Kurukshetra, Ajaya is the tale of the Kauravas, who were decimated to the last man. From the pen of the author who gave voice to Ravana in the national bestseller, ASURA, comes the riveting narrative which compels us to question the truth behind the Mahabharata...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction myths retellings war action-adventure adult alternate-history -
![Stiger's Tigers by Marc Alan Edelheit]()
Stiger's Tigers by Marc Alan Edelheit
18 ratingsThe empire has endured many centuries but is now threatened by multiple wars and a major rebellion in the South. A nobleman from an infamous family, imperial legionary officer, fighter and a right proper bastard of a man… Captain Ben Stiger finds himself reassigned from a crack legion to the rebellion simmering in the South...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military war action-adventure adult alternate-history ancient-civilization -
![The Fell Sword by Miles Cameron]()
The Fell Sword by Miles Cameron
20 ratingsTHE RED KNIGHT was one of the most acclaimed fantasy debuts of 2012 - and now he rides again. Prepare for one epic battle...In The Fell Sword the Red Knight and his company go across the mountains to the Morea and Thrake - those are the kingdoms to the east of Alba - to put down what appears to be a local rebellion and proves to be larger... -
![Red-Robed Priestess by Elizabeth Cunningham]()
Red-Robed Priestess by Elizabeth Cunningham
6 ratingsAfter a long, eventful life that has brought her through slavery to the Resurrection garden, through the controversies of the early Church to a hermit cave in southern Gaul, Maeve, the Celtic Magdalen, comes full circle. With her daughter Sarah, Maeve returns to the British Isles to seek her first-born daughter taken from her by the druids more than forty years ago...Categorized as:
historical-fiction military myths retellings war adult alternate-history ancient-civilization -
-
![War God: Return of the Plumed Serpent by Graham Hancock]()
War God: Return of the Plumed Serpent by Graham Hancock
8 ratingsThe conquistador Hernán Cortés is hell-bent on conquering Mexico for the Aztecs’ gold. Having destroyed the Maya at Potonchan, Cortés now marches on Tenochtitlan, the Golden City of the Aztecs, wrapped in the aura of a returning, vengeful god.His small force of just five hundred men will have to defeat the psychotic emperor Moctezuma and the armies of hundreds of thousands he commands... -
![A Radical Act of Free Magic by H.G. Parry]()
A Radical Act of Free Magic by H.G. Parry
8 ratingsA tale of revolution and wonder in a world not quite like our own, A Radical Act of Free Magic is the conclusion to this genre-defying series of magic, war, and the struggle for freedom in the early modern world.The Concord has been broken, and a war of magic engulfs the world... -
![Kingdom by Robyn Young]()
Kingdom by Robyn Young
10 ratingsOn the 700th anniversary of a pivotal event in Scottish history comes the conclusion of Robyn Young's epic trilogy about Robert the Bruce, one of history's greatest rebels.Robert the Bruce has achieved his great ambition to be crowned King of Scotland, but in so doing has provoked the wrath of Edward of England...Categorized as:
historical-fiction medieval military adult alternate-history book fiction historical -
![Project 19 by Matt Jackson, James Rosone]()
Project 19 by Matt Jackson, James Rosone
10 ratings. What if Saddam Hussein ……hadn’t stopped with Kuwait?Project 19 might have worked.No one knows how close Iraq came to invading Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. They wanted their money, and Saddam wanted revenge. In a world where the USSR ran a lend-lease program with the Iraqis, Saddam felt emboldened... -
![Odalisque: The Baroque Cycle #3 by Neal Stephenson]()
Odalisque: The Baroque Cycle #3 by Neal Stephenson
14 ratingsThe trials of Dr. Daniel Waterhouse and the Natural Philosophers increase one hundredfold in an England plagued by the impending war and royal insecurities -- as the beautiful and ambitious Eliza plays a most dangerous game as double agent and confidante of enemy kings...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military myths 21st-century action-adventure adult alternate-history -
![Baron by Ed Nelson]()
Baron by Ed Nelson
15 ratingsAn Engineer finds himself in an Alternate reality, Cornwall, in the year 715 A.D. He awakens in the body of a young Baron.Retired Lieutenant General, former head of the Army Corp of Engineers, lies dying at the age of ninety-two. Leading a full life, he is a decorated veteran of World War II, Korea, and Viet Nam.His love of Engineering has him taking university courses his entire life... -
![The Pen and the Sword by Olan Thorensen]()
The Pen and the Sword by Olan Thorensen
17 ratingsDestiny’s Crucible: Joe Colsco boarded a flight from San Francisco to Chicago to attend a national chemistry meeting. Through a freak accident, he never sets foot on Earth again. He is unaware he has been poured into a crucible, where time and trials will transform him in ways unimagined, and that will send him and his descendants to a destiny beyond one planet...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military war action-adventure adult aliens alternate-history -
![The Silver Hand by Stephen R. Lawhead]()
The Silver Hand by Stephen R. Lawhead
18 ratingsThe great king, Meldryn Mawr, is dead, and his kingdom lies in ruins. Treachery and brutality rule the land, and Albion is the scene of an epic struggle for the throne. Lewis Gillies returns as Llew, seeking the true meaning behind a mysterious prophecy - the making of a true king and the revealing of a long awaited champion: Silver Hand...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction medieval myths war action-adventure alternate-history arthurian -
![A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay]()
A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay
18 ratingsInternational bestselling author Guy Gavriel Kay's latest work is set in a world evoking early Renaissance Italy and offers an extraordinary cast of characters whose lives come together through destiny, love, and ambition. In a chamber overlooking the nighttime waterways of a maritime city, a man looks back on his youth and the people who shaped his life...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction medieval war action-adventure adult alternate-history assassins -
![Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay]()
Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay
19 ratingsThe bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels Under Heaven and River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay is back with a new book, set in a world inspired by the conflicts and dramas of Renaissance Europe. Against this tumultuous backdrop the lives of men and women unfold on the borderlands—where empires and faiths collide... -
-
![The Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell]()
The Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell
26 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback—the first book in the Grail Series--a spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail... -
![The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden]()
The Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden
27 ratingsRarely, if ever, does a new writer dazzle us with such a vivid imagination and storytelling, flawlessly capturing the essence of a land, a people, a legend. Conn Iggulden is just such a writer, bringing to vivid life one of the most fascinating eras in human history... -
![Dark Prince by David Gemmell]()
Dark Prince by David Gemmell
17 ratingsThe chaos spirit had chosen the child Alexander to be its human host. But Parmenion, most powerful warrior of ancient Greece, had won a small victory over the darkness that sought to rule through Alexander. The boy's soul had not been destroyed by evil, but instead had merged with it -- and now Parmenion aided Alexander in the battle between light and dark that constantly raged within him...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military myths retellings action-adventure adult alternate-history -
![Rebirth by Craig Zerf]()
Rebirth by Craig Zerf
6 ratingsWill you survive? A series of solar flares smash the world back into the Dark Ages. Chaos follows. Millions die in the post-apocalyptic aftermath.One man is changed by the radiation. Marine Sergeant Hogan. Turning him into a superhuman being. Faster, stronger and able to create magic.He has become - The Forever Man. Oorah!But even he is not ready for what happens next...Categorized as:
epic military myths retellings action-adventure aliens alternate-history apocalyptic -
![The Invisible Chains - Part 3: Bonds of Blood by Andrew Ashling]()
The Invisible Chains - Part 3: Bonds of Blood by Andrew Ashling
6 ratingsAnaxantis, prince of Ximerion.Not certain who he can trust, Anaxantis keeps recruiting and training troops, with dogged tenacity, to face the barbarian invasion... -
![The Secret of the Nagas by Amish Tripathi]()
The Secret of the Nagas by Amish Tripathi
39 ratingsToday, He is a God. 4000 years ago, He was just a man. The hunt is on. The sinister Naga warrior has killed his friend Brahaspati and now stalks his wife Sati. Shiva, the Tibetan immigrant who is the prophesied destroyer of evil, will not rest till he finds his demonic adversary. His vengeance and the path to evil will lead him to the door of the Nagas, the serpent people. Of that he is certain...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction myths retellings war action-adventure alternate-history audiobook -
![A Practical Guide to Conquering the World by K.J. Parker]()
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World by K.J. Parker
10 ratingsA Practical Guide to Conquering the World can be read by itself, but for those who like endings it can also be considered the refreshingly pragmatic conclusion to World Fantasy Award-winning author K.J. Parker’s acclaimed sequence of novels that began with Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City and continue with How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It."Full of invention and ingenuity . . -
![Something Human by A.J. Demas]()
Something Human by A.J. Demas
10 ratingsThey met on a battlefield and saved each other's lives. It's not the way enemies-to-lovers usually works.Adares comes from a civilization of democracy and indoor plumbing. Rus belongs to a tribe of tattooed, semi-nomadic horse-breeders. They meet in the aftermath of battle, when Rus saves Adares's life, and Adares returns the favour...Categorized as:
historical-fiction military myths war action-adventure adult alternate-history alternate-universe -
![The Wolf and the Raven by Steven A. McKay]()
The Wolf and the Raven by Steven A. McKay
10 ratingsIn the aftermath of a violent rebellion Robin Hood and his men must fight for survival with an enemy deadlier than any they've faced before... 1322. England is in disarray and Sir Guy of Gisbourne, the king's own bounty hunter, stalks the greenwood, bringing bloody justice to the outlaws and rebels who hide there... -
![Heavier Than a Mountain by Olan Thorensen]()
Heavier Than a Mountain by Olan Thorensen
15 ratingsBeware of creating your worst enemy. All Joe Colsco wanted out of life was a reasonably interesting job supporting a quiet, comfortable suburban lifestyle, eventually a small family, and time to pursue hobbies. Instead, a freak accident casts him naked onto a beach of another planet inhabited by humans with technology circa 1700...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military war action-adventure adult aliens alternate-history -
-
![Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky]()
Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky
16 ratingsThe first casualty of war is truth . . .First, Denland's revolutionaries assassinated their king, launching a wave of bloodshed after generations of peace. Next they clashed with Lascanne, their royalist neighbour, pitching war-machines against warlocks in a fiercely fought conflict. Genteel Emily Marshwic watched as the hostilities stole her family's young men...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction military war action-adventure adult alternate-history audiobook -
![River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay]()
River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay
18 ratingsIn his critically acclaimed novel Under Heaven, Guy Gavriel Kay told a vivid and powerful story inspired by China’s Tang Dynasty... -
![A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner]()
A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
27 ratingsSophos, under the guidance of yet another tutor, practices his swordplay and strategizes escape scenarios should his father's villa come under attack. How would he save his mother? His sisters? Himself? Could he reach the horses in time? Where would he go? But nothing prepares him for the day armed men, silent as thieves, swarm the villa courtyard ready to kill, to capture, to kidnap...Categorized as:
epic historical-fiction medieval myths war action-adventure alternate-history audiobook -
![The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood]()
The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood
6 ratingsA royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations…Windsor, 1940: War rages, and as bombs rain down across Britain, nowhere is safe: not even a royal palace.Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library at Windsor castle, where the princesses reside... -
![Tomb of the Khan by Matthew J. Kirby]()
Tomb of the Khan by Matthew J. Kirby
10 ratingsIn "Last Descendants," Owen and a group of other teens located the first piece of an ancient and powerful relic long considered a legend-the Trident of Eden. This piece was sought by the Brotherhood of Assassins and the Templar Order, but before either organization could take the piece, it was stolen by an unknown, third party...Categorized as:
historical-fiction military war action-adventure alternate-history audiobook book children-books -
![One King's Way by Harry Harrison, John Holm]()
One King's Way by Harry Harrison, John Holm
10 ratingsA craftsman, visionary, and warrior, Shef has risen from slavery to become king of a mighty Viking nation. But his growing kingdom menaces all of Europe, and he has made many powerful enemies.Chief among his enemies are the Knights of the Lance, a fanatical order of soldiers sworn to bring Shef down, no matter what the cost...
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.
