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Witty, entertaining and intellectually stimulating --Donna Marchetti, The Plain Dealer on The Riddle and the Knight [A] dandy, at times sparkling piece of literary sleuthing. --Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle on The Riddle and the Knight Giles Milton's exciting account of the dangerous voyages, bizarre transactions and desperate battles of the Spice Wars makes today's drug trade look like a church bazaar. --Leo Carey, The Washington Post on Nathaniel's Nutmeg Giles Milton rivals Evan Connell in his ability to tell a good story. . . A rousing historical romp. --Kevin Baker, The New York Times Book Review on Nathaniel's Nutmeg Exceptionally pungent, amusing and accessible...[Big Chief Elizabeth] yields an entertaining, richly informative look at the past. --Janet Maslin, The New York Times on Big Chief Elizabeth Just as novelist Michael Crichton took us back vividly to medieval France in his 1999 action thriller Timeline, so Giles Milton propels us to the brutal environs of the first English colonies in North America in his new history...Milton's well-researched book is popular history at its finest. --Chris Patsilelis, Houston Chronicle on Big Chief Elizabeth

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Giles Milton is the internationally bestselling author of over ten works of narrative history published in twenty-five languages, including Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy, Airman, Gangster, Kill or Die: How the Allies Won on D-Day; Big Chief Elizabeth; Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare; and Nathaniel's Nutmeg, serialized by the BBC. He lives in London and Burgundy.

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