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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CCamfield" data-source="post: 1601570" data-attributes="member: 8123">Oh - looking at the original poster's handle, I'm reminded of the amazing book (released in the US as a series of multiple books) Ash: A Secret History, by Mary Gentle.It's supposedly a "secret history" - there are parts which are email exchanges between historians who have discovered a lost medieval manuscript, telling the story of a mercenary commander named Ash, and her company.  The trouble is, things described in the manuscript don't make any sense.Such as, Visigothic Carthage is mentioned in the manuscript.  The Visigoths were a people back in the 5th century, but so far as I know they never conquered Carthage, and anyhow North Africa had long been controlled by the Arabs by the 14th century.And then there's the mention of Carthaginian war golems which the professors can't understand...  and a strange voice in Ash's head that advises her on battle tactics...If you like Martin or Erikson I suspect you'll like this.  It's gritty and very, very good.</blockquote>