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title: "Ironfire: An Epic Novel of Love and War Paperback – April 26, 2005"
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# Ironfire: An Epic Novel of Love and War Paperback – April 26, 2005

**Brand:** david ball
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- **What is this?** Ironfire: An Epic Novel of Love and War Paperback – April 26, 2005 by david ball
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Fun historical novel -- the defense of Malta
  

*by R***P on Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2010*

This is a historical novel telling the story of the 16th century conflicts in the Mediterranean between the forces of Christianity, particularly the Knights of St. John on the island of Malta, and the forces of Islam and the Ottoman Empire.  The story primarily focuses on three characters, a brother and sister from Malta and a French knight, and follows them as their lives are intertwined with historical events and personages.  Their stories are passionate and well structured.  They are, I think, believable and interesting characters and the story comes to a rousing climax.  It's a fun book.You might like it if you like historical novels like Gai-Jin or Post Captain.  I also read The Enemy at the Gate which is straight history of the siege of Vienna.  Needless to say, Ironfire was more fun!I thought some of the comments were strange because they suggested that there was a lot of sex in the book but there wasn't.  I honestly don't know what they're talking about.  Its not that nothing like that ever happens but I wouldn't say it's really that steamy on the whole and it's never very explicit at all.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    AN ENTERTAINING HISTORY LESSON
  

*by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2006*

IRONFIRE took David Ball three years to write and is quite a creative and research achievement. It's an entertaining way to learn some of the history of the long-standing Christian-Muslim or East-West conflict, which we have inherited today. A 667-page epic, IRONFIRE is crammed with incident about a Maltese brother and sister and their separation as children when Muslim sea raiders capture Nicoloas Borg and carry him away into slavery. What happens to Nico and his sister Maria up to and through the siege of Malta by the Ottoman Turks consitutes the main thread of the story with many fascinating minor and not-so-minor other characters thrown into the pot. Normally, I do not like stories about children but the adventures of these two siblings are adult enough (as one might expect in cruel times) to keep things interesting. Mr. Ball's writing is at its best when he is narrating action and describing scenes. There is a journey in the hold of a pirate galley that is worth the price of the book. Such scenes are the fruit of Mr. Ball's obviously thorough research. He is on less sure ground when it comes to dialogue between his characters, especially between men and women. His  writing in that regard gets a bit melodramatic and soap-operaish and just doesn't ring quite true to my ear. Unless you just like that kind of juvenile romanticism, you can quickly scan over those passages and enjoy the rest of the ride of this historical adventure. And what a ride it is! We are taken from Malta to Algiers to Istanbul to France and back to Malta. We live in palaces, castles, hovels, caves, dungeons and on board ship. We fight battles on the sea between Christian and Muslim galleys rowed by slaves and endure a terrible, summer-long siege of Malta that cost the Muslims thirty thousand dead and the Christians seven thousand. The siege of Malta was the last battle of the Crusades. Let's hope IRONFIRE is not Mr. Ball's last book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Truly brilliant
  

*by P***S on Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2014*

I planned a trip to visit Malta and wanted to read something about the history of this fascinating country.  Found this gem through a search on Amazon.  I wasn't expecting much.  David Ball didn't seem a known author, but it was the closest to what I was looking for.His writing blew me away.  This book is a page turner.  As some others have said, you truly care for the characters and want the story to go on and on, whilst learning lots and lots of valuable details about Malta's history and the Order of Knights.  This was specially exciting as I could visit many places mentioned in the book.  The author, David Ball, made a great work with his descriptions of the places, customs and specific problems of the era (16th century).  You can almost feel the dust coming from the construction sites and the heat, hearing the busting workers and sea men coming from sea.If you like Malta, historic novels and good writing, then this is a remarkable book for you!

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