I absolutely loved the first book in that series you're reading from, "The Shadow of the Lion", and would strongly recommend it to anyone who thinks the words "historical fantasy" could appeal to them.
If you liked that series and want to check out some other good historical fiction, you might also like:
- the Belisarius series (starting with "An Oblique Approach") by Eric Flint and David Drake which is an alternate history / military science fiction series chronicling Belisarius' (one f the all time great Roman generals) war of survival against a being from our far future. My description doesn't really do it justice... it's a great read.
- the Ring of Fire series (starting with "1632"), also by Eric Flint, in which a small West Virgina mining town is suddenly moved to somewhere in Germany during the 30 Year's War. The first book is a little too pro-union for my taste, but it's still a good read. The series really blossoms a couple of books in when Flint opens things up into a shared universe and invites a lot of other authors to come and play
