Anyone know of any good historical fiction books out there?
2007-07-31 16:20:23 · 10 answers · asked by Nikita K 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
here are some historical novels. I read and enjoyed them all.
ashes of britannia by Haley Elizabeth Garwood
Swords across the Thames by Haley Elizabeth Garwood
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig
shield of three lions by Pamela Kaufman
Banners of Gold by Pamela Kaufman
Forgotten fire by Adam Bagdasarian
when my name was Keoko by Linda sue Park
2007-07-31 17:07:17 · answer #1 · answered by Armine 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some historical non-fiction I have read recently and really liked..
1776 by David McCullough
Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener
Children's Blizzard by David Laskin
However, I prefer what I call historical Fiction...where the settings, etc. are basically historic and you may have historical people in them, but the story is fiction.or it is rather autobiographical..I really enjoyed these:
Water for Elephants by Sara Guen
Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Lost Continent by Bill Bryson
Good Earth by Pearl Buck
Clan of the Cave Bear (series) by Jean Auel
All Creatures Great and Small (series) by James Herriot
2007-07-31 16:42:53 · answer #2 · answered by redbird5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure how close this comes to historical fiction, but I'll toss it in anyway.
Clive Cussler has written a number of adventure style books wherein he takes a historical theory, and develops a story around it. Not all, but many involve historical events. His main series involves a character who works for an agency called NUMA. Numa actually exists. They were involved in the raising of the Hunley of the coast of SC. He has also written a couple of non-fiction collections about shipwrecks, maritime battles during the civil war and stories of that nature. If you've ever seen the movie Sahara, it was based on one of his novels.
2007-07-31 23:17:30 · answer #3 · answered by Rappel_Welch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red Branch by Morgan Llewellyn and anything else by her
The Sunne In Splendor, Falls The Shadow, & Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
The Immortal Queen by Elizabeth Byrd
I, Claudius by Robert Graves
(these are just some of the books I've enjoyed!)
2007-08-01 01:34:37 · answer #4 · answered by Warren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
- The Waverley Novels, by Sir Walter Scott (over 40 distinct books)
- A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens
- Pharaoh, by Bolesław Prus
- Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden
2007-07-31 16:28:20 · answer #5 · answered by superman72489 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recently read "The Pillars Of The Earth" by Ken Follett. It is set in medeival England during a time of civil war between rivals for the crown. It is a long book, but I enjoyed it, and it is available in paperback.
2007-07-31 16:36:17 · answer #6 · answered by mindshift 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Dancing Through Fire" Katherine Laski
"The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963"
"Bud, Not Buddy"
Christopher Paul Curtis
"The Devil's Arithmetic"
Jane Yolen
2007-07-31 16:25:12 · answer #7 · answered by dancemusiclove 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shogun by James Clavell
or
North and South by John Jakes
2007-07-31 16:34:02 · answer #8 · answered by mrraraavis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Steven Saylor has written a series of mysteries set in ancient Rome which are very good.
2007-07-31 16:29:27 · answer #9 · answered by demimonde00 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Michael Shaara's "The Killer Angels" and any of his son Jeff's novels.
2007-07-31 16:25:30 · answer #10 · answered by knight1192a 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋