I really enjoy history. books with a focus or history intertwined are very enjoyable to me. one of my all time favorites is Gates of Fire. Another is War of the Rats.
The Physician by Noah Gordon. Follows a young orphaned barbers apprentice from 11th century England who travels to the learning centers of Persia to become a doctor.
BernardFerguson1944 on
*The Killer Angels* by Michael Shaara.
*The Once and Future King* [5th-century Britain] by T.H. White.
*Firelord* [5th-century Britain] by Parke Godwin.
*Beloved Exile* [5th-century Britain] by Parke Godwin.
*Sherwood* [11th-century Britain] by Parke Godwin.
*Ivanhoe* [12th-century Britain] by Walter Scott.
*The Walking Drum* [12th-century Europe] by Louis L’Amour.
DarthDregan on
Gary Jennings 4 big ones. Aztec, Raptor, Spangle, and The Journeyer
Black Cross by Greg Iles
Almost all of the Kingsbridge novels by Ken Follett (the latest one isn’t doing the job IMO, the closer he gets to modernity, the less I like him)
Almost anything you pick up by Bernard Cornwell. Agincourt, The Warlord Chronicles series, for a start.
If you’re interested in Rome, I recommend Steven Saylor (who I don’t think I’ve ever seen mentioned here yet) and Colleen Mccullough.
I’m currently reading the Matthew Corbett series by Robert McCammon, and it’s fantastic.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell is beautiful.
Alamut by Vladimir Bartol
And if you like a good Indiana Jones kind of adventure, look up Napoleon’s Pyramids by William Dietrich
helderdude on
Ken follet has excellent Historic fiction. From different ages, pre Historic, middle ages first and second World War.
And The Conqueror Series by Conn Iggulden a fictional telling of Genghis Khan life and the lifes of his successors.
penubly on
* Piece of Cake
* A Good Clean Fight
Both WWII by Derek Robinson
YakSlothLemon on
I just finished The Pretender by Jo Harkin and absolutely loved it. It’s set during and just after the War of the Roses and is based on a true story, and it’s totally immersive.
Little by Edward Carey is marvelous as well, it’s about a totally unforgettable woman who works as a servant in Versailles, and then gets caught up in the French revolution.
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The Physician by Noah Gordon. Follows a young orphaned barbers apprentice from 11th century England who travels to the learning centers of Persia to become a doctor.
*The Killer Angels* by Michael Shaara.
*The Once and Future King* [5th-century Britain] by T.H. White.
*Firelord* [5th-century Britain] by Parke Godwin.
*Beloved Exile* [5th-century Britain] by Parke Godwin.
*Sherwood* [11th-century Britain] by Parke Godwin.
*Ivanhoe* [12th-century Britain] by Walter Scott.
*The Walking Drum* [12th-century Europe] by Louis L’Amour.
Gary Jennings 4 big ones. Aztec, Raptor, Spangle, and The Journeyer
Black Cross by Greg Iles
Almost all of the Kingsbridge novels by Ken Follett (the latest one isn’t doing the job IMO, the closer he gets to modernity, the less I like him)
Almost anything you pick up by Bernard Cornwell. Agincourt, The Warlord Chronicles series, for a start.
If you’re interested in Rome, I recommend Steven Saylor (who I don’t think I’ve ever seen mentioned here yet) and Colleen Mccullough.
I’m currently reading the Matthew Corbett series by Robert McCammon, and it’s fantastic.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell is beautiful.
Alamut by Vladimir Bartol
And if you like a good Indiana Jones kind of adventure, look up Napoleon’s Pyramids by William Dietrich
Ken follet has excellent Historic fiction. From different ages, pre Historic, middle ages first and second World War.
And The Conqueror Series by Conn Iggulden a fictional telling of Genghis Khan life and the lifes of his successors.
* Piece of Cake
* A Good Clean Fight
Both WWII by Derek Robinson
I just finished The Pretender by Jo Harkin and absolutely loved it. It’s set during and just after the War of the Roses and is based on a true story, and it’s totally immersive.
Little by Edward Carey is marvelous as well, it’s about a totally unforgettable woman who works as a servant in Versailles, and then gets caught up in the French revolution.