Countenance of War
A Historical Novel of Scotland

Is there one more book to read in this series? Mechanics of good writing are fine. There may have been an error or two, but not enough to hinder my reading. This is my third book by this author, and all three have been exceptional reads. This book, about Scotland's 14th century war against England,......more

Once again, Tomlin has created a great story around the events of James Douglas' life. I only wish the book had been better edited and proofread.......more

This is a good enough book for me to read the final episode. However, there are some issues for me. It is primarily about battles and in that regard it goes from one battle to another without adequate character development. There is however pretty decent history development involved. As for the batt......more

In this second volume Jamie leads a guerrilla squadron against the English in their castles as the Scots fight for their freedom, bringing in some new techniques and crafty, careful, and well organized in his planning. Brutal English torturing leads to a painful loss of an aristocratic love interest......more

Another tale of the bravery and hardship of the Scots in medieval times This is a solid second novel in the trilogy centred around The Black Douglas. I enjoyed this story a little more than the first, probably because it took me a wee while to get used to the style in the first book. I was eagerly aw......more