Waterloo: The Forgotten Night
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Before the cannons thundered, the dead walked…
June 1815. On the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, a British camp waits in the rain and mud, bracing for Napoleon’s assault at dawn. But in the darkness beyond the barricades, another enemy rises — one that no drumbeat or bugle call could prepare them for.
The fallen French do not rest. They stir, they hunger, and they march once more.
Captain James Ashford and a dwindling band of soldiers must fight through the longest night of their lives, as comrades turn and shadows lurch closer with every hour. Courage, fire, and bayonet steel hold back the tide — but dawn brings no reprieve, only the promise of history resuming as if nothing ever happened.
Blending the gritty realism of Bernard Cornwell with the creeping dread of Stephen King, Waterloo: The Forgotten Night is a chilling tale of horror, war, and sacrifice. The battle that shaped Europe began not at sunrise, but in the midnight terror no one dared to record.
Fans of historical horror, supernatural thrillers, and dark war stories will be gripped until the final page.
Praise for this book
This is a well written book, but a bit weird. The author gives a very realistic sense of the English camp, the night before the battle of Waterloo. It centres around a young English private, a battle hardened sergeant, an information obsessed camp surgeon, and the Captain of their platoon. The ‘weird’ thing is that the French soldiers that are attacking the camp are unusual. I’d rather not say more or it will spoil the book and the reading.
Waterloo: The Forgotten Night takes one of the most documented battles in history and finds terror in the silence before it. Setting the entire novel in the single storm-soaked night before Waterloo is inspired, and the horror unfolds slowly, relentlessly, and convincingly.
This is a brilliant book, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I'll be looking out for more books by this author.
This is an amazing book. I absolutely loved it. I am a big fan of Steve Tovey, really enjoying his work.
A tense, atmospheric horror set in the single night before Waterloo. Dark, unsettling, and beautifully written, with a brilliant historical twist.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It's well written and kept me hooked. I look forward to reading more from Steve Tovey.
This is another excellent book from Steve Tovey. I really enjoyed reading this, it had me gripped till the end.