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Historical Fiction Suggestions?
Posted on 10/4/19 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 10/4/19 at 6:23 pm
I am looking for suggestions on good historical fiction. I have read most of the books by Bernard Cornwell, James Michener, James Clavell and Ken Follet. That being said, I am not set on any particular geographical area or time period.
Thanks in advance!!
Thanks in advance!!
This post was edited on 10/4/19 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 10/4/19 at 6:25 pm to chadm71
Fatherland is a good alternative history novel from about 25 years ago.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:16 pm to chadm71
A couple I really liked based on Japan right before and and post WWII.
December 6 - Martin Cruz Smith - think of Rick from Casablanca for the main character who is a Japanese American in Tokyo just before the war starts and caught in the middle.
The Emperor's General - James Webb. It's about the trial of a Japanese General after the war but it's really more about McArthur and making compromises. It's a very interesting look at Japan right after the war. The main character is fictional but otherwise it's pretty accurate historically.
December 6 - Martin Cruz Smith - think of Rick from Casablanca for the main character who is a Japanese American in Tokyo just before the war starts and caught in the middle.
The Emperor's General - James Webb. It's about the trial of a Japanese General after the war but it's really more about McArthur and making compromises. It's a very interesting look at Japan right after the war. The main character is fictional but otherwise it's pretty accurate historically.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:37 pm to chadm71
Shantaram
Potato Factory
Winds of War
Caine Mutiny
Potato Factory
Winds of War
Caine Mutiny
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:27 pm to chadm71
Gates of Fire - Pressfield
The 10,000 - Michael Curtis Ford
Killer Angels - Michael Shaara
The 10,000 - Michael Curtis Ford
Killer Angels - Michael Shaara
Posted on 10/5/19 at 7:48 am to chadm71
You already mentioned Clavell so this isn’t a suggestion, but man I really loved Shogun.
Posted on 10/5/19 at 1:53 pm to chadm71
Flashman series
Richard Sharpe series
Gates Of Fire
The Big Country
Little Big Man
Shogun
The Alienist
Was going to list The Pillars Of The Earth but w/ no actual historic figures, i'm not sure it counts. More of a book set in the past but true to history. Naked And The Dead like that too.
Richard Sharpe series
Gates Of Fire
The Big Country
Little Big Man
Shogun
The Alienist
Was going to list The Pillars Of The Earth but w/ no actual historic figures, i'm not sure it counts. More of a book set in the past but true to history. Naked And The Dead like that too.
Posted on 10/5/19 at 8:22 pm to chadm71
Lincoln by Gore Vidal is my favourite book of all time
Posted on 10/5/19 at 10:33 pm to chadm71
Any book by Erik Larson.
The Devil in the White City was one of my favorites.
The Devil in the White City was one of my favorites.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 12:17 am to chadm71
Seconding the following.
The Potato Factory.
The Pillars of the Earth.
Flashman Series (can’t recommend this enough).
Would also add the following.
The Company
The Historian
The Station Series by David Downing.
The Bernie Gunther series.
The Potato Factory.
The Pillars of the Earth.
Flashman Series (can’t recommend this enough).
Would also add the following.
The Company
The Historian
The Station Series by David Downing.
The Bernie Gunther series.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 3:43 pm to chadm71
If you like the medieval period check out Sharon K Penman. The Sunne in Splendour, the Welsh Trilogy, and the Devil's Brood series. Great stuff without the historical romance crap.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 5:39 pm to chadm71
The Saxon Series - its what the Last Kingdom TV show is based on.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 7:29 pm to chadm71
City of Thieves.
Short, easy read set in the Siege of Leningrad. Bit of action and some laughs all rolled into one.
Short, easy read set in the Siege of Leningrad. Bit of action and some laughs all rolled into one.
Posted on 10/7/19 at 11:40 pm to chadm71
Herman Wouk about WWII
Wilbur Smith about all things Africa..
Wilbur Smith about all things Africa..
Posted on 10/8/19 at 7:24 am to chadm71
I’ll add in the Lonesome Dove saga
Posted on 10/23/19 at 1:12 pm to chadm71
The Accursed Kings series- covers the reign of Philip the Fair and his children, and inspired George RR Martin to write Game of Thrones. The first 6 books are absolutely amazing (7 was written a lot later, in a different style- a skip for me).
Posted on 11/1/19 at 9:12 pm to chadm71
A Gentleman in Moscow. Great book.
Posted on 11/30/19 at 10:32 am to chadm71
The Frozen Hours by Jeff Shaara. Novel of the Korean War.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 7:43 pm to chadm71
Did you like Cornwall's Sharpe series? If so, the Hornblower series and the Master and Commander series are excellent, the former for action and the latter for character development.
My favorites are the trilogy about Cicero starting with Inspirata and I, Claudius.
My favorites are the trilogy about Cicero starting with Inspirata and I, Claudius.
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