Books of gods

Double Eagle comes to a close, and Only in Death is ordered for great victory.
My only criticism is that Double Eagle ends very abruptly after reaching an epic climax, the unification of the characters that had up until that point belonged to their own separate stories and their entrance into one final gigantic Battle of Britain style showdown was cool, but the conclusion pretty much consists of 'and then the battle ended, the Imperials won the war, and everyone that was still alive lived happily ever after'. Still a good read for any 40k Black Library or Gaunt's Ghosts fan.

In search for books to ask for Christmas (aside from Initial D, obviously) I had a look at the Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam and the Crusades after certain reviews favorably highlighted it, however in my infinite quest for balance in all things I found some negative reviews that were slightly more than the gripes of disgruntled kids, one of them critically spoke of the book simply building itself on ridiculous sources, and as I had a look at a few pages online I could see that it was spouting absurd snippets of misinformation in 'did you know' segments that even I could see through with my limited knowledge of the prophet Muhammad.
In one of these negative reviews the book God's War: A New History of the Crusades was suggested as an alternative, but at an epic 1040 pages this is reportedly a very dry read.
I will continue my search for new novels, and books on Islam and the Crusades, but am expecting a difficult time of it.