Morgarten
They chose to defy an empire

Yep, it was as good as the first book, Altdorf. Mysteries revealed, wars fought, good prevailed. I burned through this in two days, work days mind you. And for those co-workers who may read this review, I did not read all day at my desk. Only at lunch. As a lover of historical fiction it was refresh......more

The history lovers will admire details about everyday life of Swiss people in the XIV century. Even more interesting was to read about how people of that epoch could organize themselves and could prepare for war. And I absolutely loved how the author explained the invention of halberds, the famous S......more

I read Altdorf first and just had to read Morgarten. Why? Most important for me were the engaging characters. I find when I "can't wait" to read more, the author has done a great job of making the characters "real" even when some are fictional. Swift has done his research and woven a plausible tale......more

Parts of this book were 5 stars but it was a bit slow and depressing for a few chapters (maybe that was just me during Covid-19 shelter in place)? I really loved the historical information at the end. Fascinating time period and location, and great fictional characters portrayed realistically (mostl......more

It's a good read but the mystic stuff is a little over done. It kept my interest enough to read through quickly (most of my reading time is about 30 minutes before bed) which is why I gave it 4 stars but again the mystic Druid stuff bordered on a fantasy novel set in history.......more