Request some historical fiction recommendations

[OhSoAppy]

I absolutely love Pillars of the Earth, and World Without End by Ken Follett.

Both books take place in 12th Century England. Excellent books if you are interested in that time.

[Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake']

I haven't read but have seen Ariana's Pride by Margaret Lake (it's on Kindle):

http://www.amazon.com/Arianas-Pride/dp/B0028K3CAA/?tag=fxsouandmag-20

I don't know how much it follows the true historical line or real people, but here's the blurb:
Unfortunately my knowledge of history is such that I am more familiar with Crazy Horse and if I'm going to read historical stuff, I'm more inclined down that route, but this title caught my attention. 

Maria

Thanks for the recommendation, Maria.  The characters are fictional, but the historical background is accurate.  I love researching history. 

[Figment]

The mention of Crazy Horse by Maria made me think of



which, while available for Kindle is not so linked here (since I don't know how to do the Kindle book links, and the others are so-o-o-o simple).

My period for historical fiction tends to be Medieval and Renaissance (pretty much anything, but most particularly English history, a subject about which I know WAY too much given that my Masters is in Medieval French Literature).  Nevertheless, I truly enjoyed this book, which I read in its DTV.

[almeisan]

I read lots of historical fiction. Some of my recent favourites are:

Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran - what happened to Cleopatra's children after her death




The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir - fictional account of Elizabeth I before she became queen

[earthlydelites]

thanks for the recs guys, I'm more into history books than historical fiction, however I'm always on the lookout for something new

[Malweth]

I don't know the genre well, and this book might not fit in perfectly, but I just completed an excellent book, The Remains of the Day. It's a butler's retrospective on his life and service of a political figure surrounding WWI and WWII. It's an incredibly complex book, but a simple read.

Unfortunately, the Kindle title is not available in the USA. I changed my Kindle address (very temporarily) to the UK and it was purchasable.

[nelmsm]

Unfortunately, the Kindle title is not available in the USA. I changed my Kindle address (very temporarily) to the UK and it was purchasable.

How does that work?  I'd love to buy the Flashman books by Fraser but only a later few are available in the US but the rest are available in the UK.

[Malweth]

You go to your Kindle Page ("Manage Your Kindle") on Amazon, and go to the "Your Country" section.
Press "Edit" and enter a valid UK address (I used a parliament building's address).
Buy the book(s), change your address back (you'll be able to select from the drop-down this time), and delete the UK address.

[nelmsm]

You go to your Kindle Page ("Manage Your Kindle") on Amazon, and go to the "Your Country" section.
Press "Edit" and enter a valid UK address (I used a parliament building's address).
Buy the book(s), change your address back (you'll be able to select from the drop-down this time), and delete the UK address.

Many thanks!

[MariaESchneider]

Don't know why I didn't think of him earlier--Michael Jecks.  Only a few of his are on Kindle, but certainly enough to give you the flavor.  He researches endlessly and writes stories about the moor in Devon, England in the 14th century (the period right after the Knights of Templar).  I haven't read all the books (historicals really aren't my thing) but I loved the front matter where he discusses some of his research in details--little facts that didn't make the book!  The books themselves revolved around two investigators and there is always a death (or 3) to be solved.  Clever little historical mysteries.

[worktolive]

I visited Peru last year and bought this book to take on my trip. It's quite dense, but I found most of it to be an interesting read. The author is a journalist, not a historian so it's more readable than the usual history text.



1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

[Mandy]

I've been reading a fictitious memoire of Mary Todd Lincoln by Janis Cooke Newman.  It's very long (636 pages in paperback but available for Kindle), but I'm liking this so much.  I've read more history than historical fiction.

I'm intrigued by this one, thanks for the recommendation!

[BasicGreatGuy]

Gods and Generals - Jeff Shaara http://www.amazon.com/Gods-and-Generals-ebook/dp/B000FC1IDG/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2

[Mandy]

Let me preface this with the fact that I don't really enjoy historicals so I am by no means an expert! 

One that I did enjoy was a fictional retelling of Crazy Horse--Stone Song by Win Blevins. It's a DTB only, but it's basically a story set up as a fictional memoir.  I learned quite a bit from it and it sure beat reading dry history.   I know that Blevins has written other historicals set in the same time period about mountain men and so on.  The writing is crisp and the storytelling excellent.


Unfortunately my knowledge of history is such that I am more familiar with Crazy Horse and if I'm going to read historical stuff, I'm more inclined down that route, but this title caught my attention. 

Maria

Maria, my favorite historical fiction is Ride the Wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson (DTB only). It's about a young white girl who was kidnapped by the Comanche. Many years later, she was taken back by her white family, and she tried in vain to return to the Comnache. She's the mother of Quanna Parker, famous Comanche chief. Great book, I really wish it was available for the Kindle, but Mrs. Robson isn't having much success convincing the publisher, unfortunately.

[Author Eyes]

Mine's historical fiction-- RADIUM HALOS. It is based on a true story from the early 20th century.

http://www.amazon.com/Radium-Halos-novel-Painters-ebook/dp/B002FL3K40/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2

[Author Eyes]

And another I read recently that I really liked: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=dead+weight&x=0&y=0






Shelley Stout,
Author of RADIUM HALOS

[Jen]

I absolutely love Pillars of the Earth, and World Without End by Ken Follett.

Both books take place in 12th Century England. Excellent books if you are interested in that time.

These are 2 of my favorite books of ALL TIME and are what got me into historical fiction.  If you have not read them, put them at the top of your list!!!