Historical Fiction Novels
The great thing about historical novels is that they take you to a period that was real and re-create it for us – opening up both intriguing stories, plus also informing us of the actual history of the times, people and places – usually with accuracy and attention to historical fidelity.
The standard of writers in this genre make these novels some of the top fiction books you can read… simply as reading for pleasure or to learn more of times past in a fun way.
The variety is almost limitless – from the intimate to the epic – we can become intrigued by romance, unfettered ambition, murderous intrigue, political manipulations, unbridled passions – and the humanity of the people who strode across history’s stage so much larger than life – Pharaoh Rameses 11; Alexander the Great; Julius Caesar; Henry 11 and Eleanor of Aquitaine; Llewelyn of Wales; Mary, Queen of Scots…