Red_08 Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 I happen to be a book lover, historical-fiction being one of my favorites.I was looking for a good book one day, so a friend recommended G.A. Henty's books to me.I love the books, and the price.You can get them on Ebay for $3 in American Currency. (unless you get one of the very rare books. I saw one that was going at $2,600 dollars, and it had 3 days left on it!)My favorite one, being a medieval lover, is A Boy Knight.It's about King Richard of England and the Crusades.I 100% recomend it.I even gave a copy to Nathanael.He loved it...cough cough... didn't you Nathanael. *hint hint* Here is a link to an Ebay search:http://search.ebay.com/a-boy-knight_W0QQso...rectZ1QQfromZR8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paal_101 Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 I love Wilbur Smith's ancient Egypt books. River God is amazing, although Warlock is a little weird But they have good fights and action. Plus I love the original "historical" fiction book - The Illiad Anyone who hasn't read it, do so. I've read it three times and loved it even more each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeOptimist Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 As Josh said, I loved the book he gave me and finished another Henty book just a few days ago (For the Temple). Just as good as the first I'm going to see if I can get another one soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dathui Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 The Pillars of the Earth and by Ken Follet, it's placed in England during the 13th century Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaas Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 My all time favourite is I Claudius and Claudius the Great by Robert Graves. Pretty long, has its boring moments, but it has everything you look for in a book (or what I look for ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Giant Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 My list of good "historical" fiction settled in ancient times:- Rosemary Sutcliff: The Eagle Of The Ninth- Simon Scarrow: Under The Eagle- Simon Scarrow: The Eagle's Conquest- Simon Scarrow: When The Eagle Hunts- Simon Scarrow: The Eagle And The Wolves(all of these belong to the "Eagle" series of Simon Scarrow, which is still being continued - they feature the adventures of the two legionaries Cato and Macro, who participate in the conquest of Britain in 42 AD)- Hans Dieter Stöver: The Varus Case (German only, I think)- Hans Dieter Stöver: Spartacus, Slave and Rebell (German as well) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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