Historical Fiction Fans Group
Top 5 Historical Fiction Books
Created by blazedale on Feb 13, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group.
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In reply to #9: I agree with your stance about this. I think authors who've lived in the time...
Posted by kwoo1213 on Apr 12, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group.
Well, I'll take the bullet on this one and toss in good ol' Sir Walter Scott. Muscle your way...
Posted by scott-locklear on Feb 15, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group.
I would add The Red Tent by Anita Diamant. Great story about less discussed names from the Bible.
Posted by allyson on Feb 15, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group.- In reply to #14: Master and Commander is a great one! Really exciting stuff. They even did a...
Posted by blazedale on Feb 14, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group. - In reply to #13: I have tried to read The Alienist, but I couldn't get into it. Maybe you can...
Posted by linda-allen on Feb 14, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group. 
I'll third Grendel, that was my top choice, historical fiction or not. :) I'm not really all that...
Posted by clane on Feb 14, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group.- I am a fan of E.L. Doctorow's work, such as Ragtime. I also like Caleb Carr-- has anyone read...
Posted by blazedale on Feb 14, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group. 
Reply to #8 and #9. The main characters in the OUTLANDER series are also up to their elbows in...
Posted by amy-lepore on Feb 14, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group.- In reply to #10: I love Cornwell's book about the building of Stonehenge. I have a couple of his...
Posted by linda-allen on Feb 13, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group. 
I like Bernard Cornwell's books, including his Grail Quest series and his Anglo-Saxon series. ...
Posted by malibrarian on Feb 13, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group.
In reply to #8: Completely disagree. Steinbeck was adamant in his letters and journals to...
Posted by jamie-wheeler on Feb 13, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group.- I wouldn't include Grapes of Wrath and Catch-22 in the category of historical fiction. I think...
Posted by linda-allen on Feb 13, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group. - In reply to #6: Whoops. I guess I lost my train of thought when agreeing to the Grendel...
Posted by jamie-wheeler on Feb 13, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group. - In reply to #4: I am somewhat confused, I was under the impression that historical fiction is a...
Posted by blazedale on Feb 13, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group. - In reply to #2: I'll second Grendel!http://www.enotes.com/grendel
Posted by jamie-wheeler on Feb 13, 2008 in the Historical Fiction Fans Group.
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