Historical Fiction

#BookedInTime

I‘m just putting it out there for all to see. I will still do a monthly post. As a reminder, all are welcome to join this very low-key Buddy-read. All genres are included from graphic novels to spy thrillers, horrors and actual history books.

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AllDebooks Looking forward to it 😀 2w

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BarkingMadRead Ohhhhh I‘m going to try and not fail epically at this one, time to plan ahead 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures Yay! Thank you for putting this together and leading us! I am excited lots of fun times here. 2w

Mollyanna Looking forward to another year! Thank you for hosting. 2w

Amiable Great time periods! 2w

Deblovestoread Fantastic! Looking to a bunch of these. Thank you for putting the whole year together. 💙🩵💙 2w

Bookwormjillk Piracy and Famine! Count me in! Seriously though thanks for putting this all together. Looking forward to a great reading year. 2w

dabbe I've already got January covered! Thanks for hosting, m'dear! 💙❄️💙 2w

Jess861 Great list!! I'm really hoping to participate more next year - this year was so busy and different from normal that reading took a backseat.

I just read a short on the Irish Famine - looking forward to reading a bit more about it. 2w

Cuilin @AllDebooks 💜🩵 2w

Cuilin @BarkingMadRead ✅💜🩵 2w

Cuilin @ChaoticMissAdventures @Mollyanna @Deblovestoread @Bookwormjillk you‘re welcome ☺️ 2w

Cuilin @Amiable thank you 🙏 2w

Cuilin @dabbe I may have to try Dissolution 🤔 2w

Cuilin @Jess861 oh life!! It can really mess up my reading too. Join in whenever you can. 🩵 my favorite book of all time is set during the famine

Star of the Sea

dabbe @Cuilin Oh, you'd love it! 🤩 2w

julieclair For those who use StoryGraph, I have set up a challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/2cdac7b0-0085-4e6b-b601-f63cbd6... I find it helpful for keeping track of what books I might want to read for each prompt. 2w

Cuilin @julieclair thanks, I filled in my last book for this year!!! Challenge completed ✔️🎉 2w

kspenmoll Thanks. @julieclair for the storygraph set up & thanks @Cuilin for hosting this again! 16m

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Cuilin

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

Here‘s the plan for the next few months, I‘m including some links for March and April. Join all or one. All are welcome.

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/44827.Ancient_Ireland_Celtic_Mythology_and_H...

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/spanish-inquisition

https://feedly.com/i/top/historical-fiction-blogs

Cuilin @dabbe @desha @rachel52 @rubyslippersreads @chaoticmissadventures @barkingmadread
@megnews @sblbooks
@thebookgeekfrau @bookwormjillk @deblovestoread @jenniferw88
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Cuilin http://www.historicalnovels.info/Medieval-Celts.html 11mo

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lil1inblue Ooh! I'm intrigued! 😍 11mo

Cuilin @lil1inblue you‘re welcome to join in. We‘re an historical fiction group. Pick a book of your liking that fits the monthly prompt. Would you like me to add you to the tag list? 11mo

lil1inblue @Cuilin For sure! This is right up my alley. And I love the prompts! 11mo

Cuilin Wonderful, I‘ll add you. February prompt is the Russian revolution if you care to join in. I haven‘t even started mine yet. 🤦‍♀️ 11mo

Bookwormjillk Fun! 11mo

jenniferw88 Thanks for this! Can you please clarify the dates for the biblical fiction one? 11mo

Cuilin @jenniferw88 absolutely, the first few books of the Bible took place during the Babylonian exile in 5-6 century BCE and was completed in the first two centuries of CE. It‘s quite a large timeframe. 11mo

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 11mo

Mollyanna Great prompts. Looking forward to finding books. I‘ve had The Red Tent on my TBR for ages, so that‘ll be my Biblical fiction book. Now to find selections for the other three 🤩 11mo

Cuilin @Mollyanna I loved the Red Tent. 11mo

Mollyanna Oh that‘s good to know. I am excited to finally pick it up. 11mo

rwmg @Cuilin @dabbe For Ireland I will probably read “Act of Mercy“, the next up in the Sister Fidelma series set in the 600s AD.

Act of Mercy: A Celtic Mystery

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rwmg @Cuilin @dabbe For biblical fiction, I will probably read “Damascus“ about Saul/Paul of Tarsus

Damascus

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rwmg @Cuilin @dabbe I'm not sure what the parameters are for the Spanish Inquisition, but can I recommend “Leo Africanus“ (aka “Leo The African“) about a Moor whose family was forced to flee Granada after the Reconquest? It hasn't been long since I read it so I'm not sure I'm ready to re-read it just yet. (edited) 11mo

Cuilin @rwmg Acts of Mercy sounds great 11mo

Cuilin @rwmg Damascus is perfect 11mo

Cuilin @rwmg We‘re an open minded flexible group. I‘ll accept something even if written by Monty Python, 😂 I think I‘ll read

Cathedral of the Sea: A Novel

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dabbe @Cuilin @Mollyanna ... so did I. 🤩 11mo

dabbe @rwmg On the spreadsheet! 🤩 11mo

dabbe @Mollyanna On the spreadsheet! 🤩 11mo

dabbe @rwmg On the spreadsheet! 🤩 11mo

dabbe @Cuilin On the spreadsheet! 🤩 11mo

Mollyanna Thank you @dabbe 11mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @Cuilin I am so scattered right now can you remind me what February is? I need to get on it! I can't seem to find the post. 11mo

Cuilin @ChaoticMissAdventures no worries, Russian Revolution Era. I haven‘t started mine either. (edited) 11mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @Cuilin thanks! I remember now I was going to read

Doctor Zhivago

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sblbooks Since next month is middle grade March, I'm going with juvenile fiction

Tales from Old Ireland

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julieclair These prompts sound great! 😃 11mo

Cuilin @sblbooks how wonderful 💚☘️ 11mo

Cuilin @julieclair 😊 11mo

sblbooks @Cuilin I was already planning on reading this book set in Ireland, but it wasn't Celtic. I had to find another one.

Nory Ryan's Song

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Cuilin @sblbooks oh, that looks good. I think next year we‘ll choose an Irish book prompt in March again and this time I‘ll choose something during the famine or 1840s Ireland. So you‘ll be ready if you haven‘t read it before then. 11mo

sblbooks @Cuilin Sounds good. There's several for that time period. I won't have any trouble. 11mo

sblbooks My April pick for the Spanish Inquisition is

Incantation

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sblbooks My May pic for biblical fiction is

Land of Silence

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sblbooks My June pick for the Dust Bowl is

West with Giraffes

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Cuilin @sblbooks my favorite book of all time was set during 1840‘s Ireland

Star of the Sea

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Cuilin @sblbooks i‘m loving all your picks 11mo

sblbooks @Cuilin thanks, and I stacked Star of the Sea. 11mo

Bluebird As I‘m trying to stick with my plan to pick from my TBR mountain whenever possible. …For March I‘ll be reading

Here Be Dragons

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Cuilin @Suet624 👍☘️💚 10mo

Cuilin @Bluebird this is on my TBR too! Though I‘m going to read

The Greener Shore: A Novel of the Druids of Hibernia

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kspenmoll My book for March is

Suffer Little Children: A Sister Fidelma Mystery

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Cuilin @kspenmoll looks fabulous 10mo

kspenmoll I could not find Spanish Inquisition except for non fiction-any ideas? Found Italian Inquisition- it may be a century later - if that substitution is ok?

The Name of the Rose

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Cuilin @kspenmoll I‘m totally fine with any substitutions. I‘m reading

Cathedral of the Sea: A Novel

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kspenmoll @sblbooks Incantation sounds good- 9mo

kspenmoll @Cuilin oh that looks good! 9mo

Cuilin @kspenmoll here‘s some other suggestions https://historical-fiction.com/category/spanish-inquisition/ (edited) 9mo

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Pauline121

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

How Do You Read Historical Fiction? (Best Techniques)
https://www.bookavatar.com/how-do-you-read-historical-fiction/

WanderingBookaneer

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

Historical Fiction: Do I vote for the most powerful or for the most pleasurable reading experience?

Soubhiville The one that will stay in your mind the longest. 5y

baes My vote was for What the Wind Knows. That book has stuck with me. Maybe not the most powerful in terms of history, but it was so unique and emotional. 5y

LibrarianRyan I would go with the one you will still be recommending 5 years from now. 5y

marleed Ohh, check to see if one book makes another list, as well. I was struggling in one category and then noticed one book was also in the New Author. So boom, problem solved! 5y

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suvata

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

I think someone was planning an historical fiction exchange but it I can‘t find the post. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Jerdencon I don't know - but I'd be interested too 6y

tammysue Hi Suellen, would you please tag me if you find out who 6y

suvata @whatshesreadingnow will do 6y

Wife I remember something about that too. But never heard anything more. It‘s probably been a few months. But I‘m interested too. 🌹 6y

LapReader I‘d be interested too. (edited) 6y

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JazzFeathers

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

Everyone! I thought l'd give you an heads-up for this blog scavenger hunt.

I've join in with other 11 authors to offer a bundle of 14 books to one lucky reader who will complete the circuit. Who knows, it might be you!

Discover all about it here https://theoldshelter.com/historytellers-scavenger-hunt/

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Texreader

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

1. Historical fiction
2. Yes. 🐛
3. A pilot
4. About 65F
5. 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

#friyayintro

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Tove_Reads

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

How‘s everyone doing with #SubjectOfTheMonth? #historicalfiction I have finished two chunksters and about to read the third. Any good ones the rest of us should read?

Tove_Reads @EadieB @Andrew65 @Crewgurl @CouronneDhiver @CaroPi @mindea @BookwormAHN @JacqMac @TheBookHippie 6y

CaroPi @Tove_Reads I read "the shape of the ruins" a very good book that takes place in Colombia and it talks about two very important historical moments that are surrounded by conspiracy theories. @Liberty recommended the book last year as part of the list of the best books she read. ? proud of it. I will see if I can start another one next week. 6y

Crewgurl I read The Hollow of Fear. It‘s another in the Lady Sherlock series. I love it! 6y

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Andrew65 So far Read Lamentation (768 Pages) by C J Sansom, Endurance : Shackleton‘s Incredible Journey (304 Pages) by Alfred Landsing, Murder on Astor Place (278 Pages) by Victoria Thompson and Murder on St. Mark‘s Place (288 Pages) by Victoria Thompson. Just over half way through Ireland : Awakening (944 Pages) by Edward Rutherford and a quarter of the way through The Air You Breathe by Frances De Pontes Pebbles (464 Pages). 6y

Tove_Reads @andrew65 👍🏽 I read the first by Vic Thom, wasn‘t too impressed. Is it worth going on? I‘m about to read the first Irish Rutherford. Everyone is raving about the air. Is it good? (edited) 6y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads I accidentally read the second book first even though downloaded them at the same time. I think I enjoyed the second one more. I do intend to continue but did them as audiobooks and works well in that format. 6y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads I really enjoyed the first Irish Rutherfurd. I chose The Air We Breathe for #BOTMBuddyRead and enjoying it so far but behind with the Read! 6y

Tove_Reads @andrew65 Behind! Behind? Who are you? AndrewBrexit65???? 6y

Tove_Reads @Andrew65 if I start the first one now, will I catch up with you? 😂 6y

Tove_Reads @andrew65 They say there are no accidents... 6y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Quite possibly at moment, reading slowed due to work. (edited) 6y

JacqMac It has been a slow reading month for me. I‘ve been super busy. But I‘m starting The Gown tomorrow. Only the zombie apocalypse will stop me.

The Gown: A Novel

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Tove_Reads

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

We will start with HISTORICAL FICTION in January! #subjectofthemonth Any ideas what you‘ll be reading? Share the list with the rest of us for ideas and possible buddy reads! Please share! Everyone is welcome to join the party!

CouronneDhiver I haven‘t decided yet, but I totally recommend Lauren Willig to anyone looking for an idea. 6y

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JacqMac

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

Canadian Amazon is having an historical fiction kindle sale today. Historical fiction is my favourite. I am proud that I limited myself to five. #bookhaul

RaimeyGallant Well done. :) 6y

Melissa_J Good job! 6y

Crazeedi Excellent choices! 6y

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SilversReviews

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

My answer is yes.

I don‘t go outside of historical fiction, mystery, and women‘s fiction.

TrishB No. I enjoy some more than others but I‘ll try lots of different things. 7y

LorieL I read just about everything, but I gravitate towards historical, fantasy, and mystery. 7y

Q84 I will read just about anything but horror. My favorite genres are historical fiction and mystery. 7y

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hufflepuff-ish Oh, no! I always like to read something new and different. 🌸 7y

MrsMalaprop I do most genres except maybe fantasy and romance, but I‘ll even consider those if well written. And not a big fan of sci-fi either. 7y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego No. I've got to change it up, and I like trying out new genres. 7y

alisiakae I read just about everything! 7y

Amie I definitely have my favorites genres (historical fiction, mysteries) that I read the most, but I also read anything in other genres that sounds interesting. 7y

sprainedbrain Nope...I will read just about anything! 7y

SilversReviews @TrishB That‘s good....I just can‘t move out. :) 7y

SilversReviews @LorieL I can‘t get into fantasy...I guess I never tried, though. 7y

Maria514626 I read most things except horror and sci-fi. Litsy is helping me move out of my historical fiction comfort zone! 😄 7y

SilversReviews @Q84 I definitely will not read horror. 7y

SilversReviews @hufflepuff-ish 😍😍😍 7y

SilversReviews @MrsMalaprop I don‘t like sci-fi either. 7y

SilversReviews @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego 😍😍😍 I am a stick in the mud. 7y

BookishMe I am scared to pick up a Joe Hill or Stephen King. That said I am enjoying this elegantly written

The Small Hand

SilversReviews @4thhouseontheleft 😍😍😍 Great!! 7y

SilversReviews @amie I guess I am in the minority and stay with the same three. 😍😍😍 7y

SilversReviews @sprainedbrain 😍😍😍 7y

Q84 That's how I feel but I like mysteries, suspense, thrillers and I enjoy biographies, memoirs, and other nonfiction as well. I read some literary fiction, contemporary, classic, and fantasy. Young Adult, Childrens, middle grade,(although I have children 7,10,13,15) along with adult. I will try anything really! 7y

AmyG Litsy has pulled me into Fantasy and I just love it. 7y

Pamwurtzler I‘m with you @SilversReviews , but I do pick up some psychological thrillers occasionally. 7y

Purrfectpages I typically read the same genres. I do try to go for something different once in a while, but I usually end up going back to my comfort zone. 7y

CouronneDhiver I like to dabble in several ... variety is fun! 7y

SilversReviews @Q84 You are braver than I am. 😍😍😍 7y

SilversReviews @AmyG That is interesting...GREAT!! I can‘t get into it. 7y

SilversReviews @Pamwurtzler Oh yes....psychological thrillers fit in with mystery for me. :) 7y

SilversReviews @Purrfectpages Definitely a comfort zone that I have, and I stay in it. 😍😍😍 7y

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CrowCAH

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

#FriYayIntro

1. Don‘t play games on my phone
2. Historical fiction
3. Chocolate eggs
4. (People) my writing friends!
5. @Cinfhen @LeahBergen

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LeahBergen And right back atcha! 😘😘 7y

CrowCAH @LeahBergen ☺️❤️😍📚 7y

Cinfhen Awww, thank you so much and pairing me with the incredible @LeahBergen is extra special💋💋 7y

CrowCAH @Cinfhen you were my first introduction to how a picture challenge post host should act. You‘re amazing! 😍❤️📚😘 7y

Cinfhen Thank you kindly 🙏🏻that means a lot, honestly💋 7y

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Cinfhen

Historical Fiction | Alfred Duggan

Congrats to @DGRachel on reaching a Litsy milestone 🎉💕🎉💕🎉 When friends ask for recommendations, I feel like historical fiction is always a great genre to suggest and these are some old & new books that will stand the test of time.....Thanks for the generous #giveaway #ShareTheLitsyLove

DGRachel Yes! Some of my favorite novels fall in this genre. Good choice! 7y

Cinfhen Thanks @DGRachel and congrats again 💜 7y

Velvetfur I'm intrigued by the one at the top - the 'gentleman in' one...what is it, please? 7y

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thereadingowlvina I love historical fiction! 😊 7y

Cinfhen Sorry @Velvetfur it's

A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel

Cinfhen And it's awesome❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ 7y

Cinfhen Me too @thereadingowlvina 🙂 7y

AmyG All those books are great suggestions. 7y

Velvetfur @Cinfhen Thank you! I'll look it up 😊 7y

DGRachel @Velvetfur It‘s so good!!!! One of my favorite reads of 2016. I actually hugged the book to my chest for a few minutes with tears pouring down my face when I finished it. 7y

Velvetfur @DGRachel Oohh....powerful.... I'll get some of my challenge books out of the way first, then head to the library in search of this 👍 7y

lauraleebc The Dovekeepers is historical fiction at its best! One of my faves 💞 7y

TNbookworm I really loved Cutting for Stone. 7y

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