Waterloo: The Forgotten Night

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.

I picked this up out of curiosity and ended up reading it in a couple of sittings. The atmosphere is fantastic, and the idea of a hidden horror unfolding before Waterloo is really well done. Gritty, tense, and very memorable. I’ll definitely be checking out more from this author.

I really enjoyed this unique take on the eve of Waterloo. The single-night setting creates a constant sense of tension, and the muddy, storm-soaked atmosphere feels incredibly real. The horror elements are handled with restraint, which makes them even more unsettling. A gripping and original read.

Such a clever concept, and it’s executed really well. The single-night setting keeps everything tight and intense, and the atmosphere is properly eerie without overdoing it. It feels grounded in history but still delivers genuine chills. A very solid read.

What stood out most to me was the atmosphere, you can almost feel the rain and mud. The tension builds steadily throughout the night, and the horror elements are handled in a really subtle, effective way. A unique and gripping read.

What stood out most to me was the atmosphere, you can almost feel the rain and mud. The tension builds steadily throughout the night, and the horror elements are handled in a really subtle, effective way. A unique and gripping read.

The Forgotten Night imagines the untold hours before the Battle of Waterloo, where exhausted soldiers face a nightmare history never recorded. Combining meticulous historical atmosphere with relentless supernatural suspense, Steve Tovey delivers a dark, immersive tale of courage, fear, and survival that will appeal to fans of historical horror and military fiction alike.

This book is a combination of historical fiction about the Napoleonic Wars and some horror elements of supernatural nature. The plot happens around the Battle of Waterloo at the end of June 1815. It is a cloudy evening when Captain James Ashford and his squadron have their first encounter with the enemy, but it seems that the Frenchmen are far from being the real opponent.

The author did a fantastic job by finishing with a powerful finish, creating a vivid picture of the horrors of war. He masterfully portrays the omnipresent fear and suspense by juxtaposing the disciplined British camp during the night with the chaos of the soldiers’ mass battalions. The descriptions of Private Beckett shivering on the picket line and Dr. Weaver’s horrifying dissection of Corporal Gaines are particularly frightening.

I found the book genuinely scary and thrilling, as the author managed to capture a sense of the supernatural in war events perfectly. The book surely lived up to its promise of being similar to Bernard Cornwell’s historical novels combined with Stephen King’s horror writings.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this, but I actually really enjoyed it! The mix of the Battle of Waterloo with a darker zombie/horror twist was such an unusual idea and it worked surprisingly well. It felt tense and atmospheric, especially with the storm, mud and soldiers slowly realising something wasn’t right.

The characters also made it feel more than just a zombie story, and I found myself wanting to know who was going to make it through the night. Definitely different from the sort of book I’d normally pick up, but I’m glad I gave it a chance!

This is an interesting book to read, but it might not be for history lovers. The Battle of Waterloo is one of the most famous and debatable wars in history. The story begins with that, but with a twist in the form of a zombie attack, where French soldiers turn into zombies.

The eerie atmosphere of the stormy night intensifies the mystic characteristics of the thriller. The storm also represents the dilemma of a soldier, caught between fear, duty, and the uncertainty of survival. The mud soldiers are quite an innovative idea, and the atmosphere, along with the zombie mud soldiers, somehow depicts the dark, deep fears of the soldiers who are glorified only after an unglamorous and frightful life and death.

If you like the history so this book is for you. Tovey nails the atmosphere, taking the hours before the Battle of Waterloo and turns them into a horror story, with the French dead rising from the mud to stalk Captain Ashford’s exhausted men before dawn even breaks.

Waterloo: The Forgotten Night is a brilliant blend of history and horror. It’s perfect for fans of historical fiction who want a supernatural twist, or horror readers who appreciate atmosphere over shock value. Steve Tovey has crafted something genuinely eerie and emotionally resonant.

What an intriguing read! I loved finding something new to read. This gripped me until the very end. Loved it.