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Many thanks Pyan. Yes, at least five historical ones: the two Claudius novels, King Jesus, The Golden Fleece, and Count Belisarius. His best work, though, (IMHO) is one I've read dozens of times over the last umpty-um years, is his study of poetic inspiration, The White Goddess. D.
I've also come across a self-published writer called Gordon Doherty, who has written a string of Roman historical fiction, and has a series based in the Byzantine Empire, named Strategos: Strategos: Born in the Borderlands (Strategos 1) eBook: Gordon Doherty: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
By "open" historical fiction, I mean that I'd like the setting to be from a real period and place in history, but take it from there in whatever way you wish -- staying with plain history, twisting it with SF or fantasy, making it horror or a detective story, or wherever your imagination takes you. The historical world is your lobster!
Aug 27, 2007. #1. Thank you all for your suggestions in regards to 1940's fiction. I'm also now starting to get very interested in the period of 1890 - 1910, especially anything set in England (but definitely not limited to it). I think it's come from re-reading my old fave A Woman Of Substance, of which a big chunk is set in this time period.
I didn't read this thread before I submitted - mine's just plain old historical fiction, and I didn't think to add in anything twisty! I don't think a twist is necessary, The Judge specifically states that plain old historical fiction is in the brief.
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I read The Bull From the Sea and The King Must Die (its precursor) earlier this year, and really enjoyed them. . Probably the latter (the first written) is the more coherent narrative, which deals with Theseus's adventures in Minoan Cre
Overall, this is a professional-standard novel with a great premise and an engaging story that's well-worth taking a close look at if you have any kind of interest in fantasy, historical fiction, or post-apocalytpic settings. Although self-published, it easily sits among the better traditionally published books out there, and I'm very much ...
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