Historical Fiction my recommends - please add yours
Discussion
.Sansom: Dissolution (Shardlake 1) completed.
Hmm, not a page turner but that probably wasn't the intention. Well staged. A steady evolution of both plot and characters. The number of blind alleys was perhaps over used and the hero's doomed romantic attachment overplayed. Put me in mind of especially early Morse.
I'll be getting the next one soon
Hmm, not a page turner but that probably wasn't the intention. Well staged. A steady evolution of both plot and characters. The number of blind alleys was perhaps over used and the hero's doomed romantic attachment overplayed. Put me in mind of especially early Morse.
I'll be getting the next one soon
Taita said:
Has anyone read Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden (of Conqueror series)
Got a few days off coming up so might give it a go.
I have just finished the book and I’m not sure how it gets such good reviews – I nearly stopped reading it half way through. Got a few days off coming up so might give it a go.
The second half is a bit more interesting.
Not enough action for me and too much’ political intrigue’
4 out of 10
You might like to try "The Walking Drum" by Louis Lamour, yes the doyen of classic cowboy tales did write other stories too.
He did some 'colonising America' type stories too but "The Walking Drum" was set in Europe long before America was anything but vague race memories of Nordic warriors.
It seems it was intended to be a trilogy (and I would have ripped off any book seller's hands holding a sequel) but he passed away before writing them.
Try it, nobody yells heehaw.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&a...
He did some 'colonising America' type stories too but "The Walking Drum" was set in Europe long before America was anything but vague race memories of Nordic warriors.
It seems it was intended to be a trilogy (and I would have ripped off any book seller's hands holding a sequel) but he passed away before writing them.
Try it, nobody yells heehaw.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&a...
andyxxx said:
I am terrible at searching out books and hate it!
Would anybody like to recommend and share any historical fiction for me to try?
I like realistic graphic fiction with very little romance and particularly like ancient/Napoleonic/westerns but have enjoyed some WWI and II
Some of my favourites that I would mark 5 out of 5:
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurty) my fave book - and pretty much all his writing
Legion (William Altimari)
Dawn of Empire (Sam Barone) a great series of books
The Falcon of Sparta (Conn Iggulden)
Angels in Iron (Nicholas C Prata)
Sons of Zeus (Noble Smith)
Well, my new one launches pretty soon (this 10th July coming) and it is historical - so on this invitation, hope no-one will mind me mentioning it here:Would anybody like to recommend and share any historical fiction for me to try?
I like realistic graphic fiction with very little romance and particularly like ancient/Napoleonic/westerns but have enjoyed some WWI and II
Some of my favourites that I would mark 5 out of 5:
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurty) my fave book - and pretty much all his writing
Legion (William Altimari)
Dawn of Empire (Sam Barone) a great series of books
The Falcon of Sparta (Conn Iggulden)
Angels in Iron (Nicholas C Prata)
Sons of Zeus (Noble Smith)
https://voredabooks.com/clives-latest-book/
CostaBrava1972 said:
Well, my new one launches pretty soon (this 10th July coming) and it is historical - so on this invitation, hope no-one will mind me mentioning it here:
https://voredabooks.com/clives-latest-book/
While now it's actually launched (safely, at an outdoor event) here's the direct link, so see what you think...https://voredabooks.com/clives-latest-book/
https://voredabooks.com/lawyers-of-lugvalio/
Raising this thread from the near dead to second (or third or fourth) the Patrick O’Brian Aubrey/Maturing novels, really excellent, well-researched works and to add: Alexander Fullerton’s Everard novels in particular the first two: The Blooding of the Guns a fictionalised but seemingly very accurate account of the Battle of Jutland and Sixty Minutes for St.George which does a similar job for the Zeebrugge raid in 1917.
Additionally, although somewhat overshadowed by O’Brian, the CS Forester Hornblower novels are superbly written and well worth reading. They are (only slightly) let down by a few minor inconsistencies due to the fact that they weren’t written in chronological order.
Additionally, although somewhat overshadowed by O’Brian, the CS Forester Hornblower novels are superbly written and well worth reading. They are (only slightly) let down by a few minor inconsistencies due to the fact that they weren’t written in chronological order.
Wiccan of Darkness said:
I tried Wolf Hall but couldn't get in to it for some reason.
Never has an author pissed me off as much Mantel did. Brilliant subject matter and very well written - right up to the point where the reader hits the first dialogue.I mean, f
k me, how can such an accomplished writer make such a hash of dialogue? Utterly infuriating.That aside, most of my suggestions have been already spoken about, so I'll add -
Alexander Dumas's The Three Musketeers and The Count Of Monte Cristo.
jet_noise said:
Sansom: Dissolution (Shardlake 1) completed.
Hmm, not a page turner but that probably wasn't the intention. Well staged. A steady evolution of both plot and characters. The number of blind alleys was perhaps over used and the hero's doomed romantic attachment overplayed. Put me in mind of especially early Morse.
I'll be getting the next one soon
I read all of the Shardlake books.Hmm, not a page turner but that probably wasn't the intention. Well staged. A steady evolution of both plot and characters. The number of blind alleys was perhaps over used and the hero's doomed romantic attachment overplayed. Put me in mind of especially early Morse.
I'll be getting the next one soon
They weighty and take their time to develop the plot and characters but I feel all the better for it.
dukeboy749r said:
jet_noise said:
Sansom: Dissolution (Shardlake 1) completed.
Hmm, not a page turner but that probably wasn't the intention. Well staged. A steady evolution of both plot and characters. The number of blind alleys was perhaps over used and the hero's doomed romantic attachment overplayed. Put me in mind of especially early Morse.
I'll be getting the next one soon
I read all of the Shardlake books.Hmm, not a page turner but that probably wasn't the intention. Well staged. A steady evolution of both plot and characters. The number of blind alleys was perhaps over used and the hero's doomed romantic attachment overplayed. Put me in mind of especially early Morse.
I'll be getting the next one soon
They weighty and take their time to develop the plot and characters but I feel all the better for it.
Searching for the next book reveals a Disney+ TV series is imminent.
Anyone a subscriber?
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