Looking for historical fiction suggestions

[Jenna]

The Sackett Series is great by Louis L'amour

[blixbrunner]

You can cover all the baiscs with the legendary Rosemary Sutcliff
www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/rosemary-sutcliff

look at all those books!!!!!!

[Danath]

Conn Iggulden't Emperor Series is pretty good, as well as Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels and of course the Aubrey/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian beginning with Master and Commander.

[dinadan]

chrystalized said:

I would recomend J. Ardien Lee's Outlaw sword series, really good series about the scots in the early 17 hundreds

I agree! And Mrs. Lee is one of the nicest people ever; she really cares about her fans and answers every email personally.

The series action title is the "Matheson Saga"

[Danath]

While they are not historical fiction, the works of Guy Gavriel Kay are pretty close. Many of them take place in an almost historical setting. For example, his two book Saratine Mosaic takes place in what is essentially the 6th century Byzantine Empire under Emperor Justinian. Others take place in a pseudo-medieval Spain.

[kaerie]

I haven't read any of his books recently, but I really enjoy John Jakes. He writes mainly historical fiction around the Civil War era and also the American frontier and such.
www.johnjakes.com

[kaerie]

I also haven't read any of these in awhile, but there's a series of "Cracker Westerns" that revolve around "Old Florida."

I just looked up "cracker western" in Amazon.com's search, and came up with a few of them. I live in the northern, backwoods part of Florida where "old Florida" still exists-- I bought a few of these books for my dad years ago, and I remember them to be a fun read.

[Janikz Rex]

If u want to continue with the whole Celtic theme I suggest author Morgan Llewelyn. She's one of my favorite authors. im not good with reviews so just look her up .... she's awesome though lol

[zoob]

Wallace Breem's Eagle in the Snow I would reccomend to anyone who's a fan of Lawhead's type of historical fiction. It's basically about the last Roman commander in the West preparing to make a final fight against the barbarians.

There are even a few overlapping elements: Eagle in the Snow begins and ends in post-Roman Wales, the Great Conspiracy and Magnus Maximus are in the early part of the book, and the ending foreshadows the coming of King Arthur.

Also, another historical series I'm just getting into is SPQR, by John Maddox Robberts, about a Roman homicide detective in the late Republic era. It's light reading but enjoyable.

[aprikores]

I really liked anything by Bernard Cornwall, he is an amazing writer with a huge amount of books, he did a great series on King Arthur (should go over well here) and I truly devoured a few of his books. He is a tremendously good researcher who makes you feel the grit of the times. I swear, you'll feel like you will need a shower after reading this book, so immersed are you in the harsh times.
I also loved the Sano Ichiro series by Laura Joh Rowland. It's a bit...raunchy but a really thrilling read. All that Asian swordplay is a blast to read and it will make you want to be a samurai!
If you are interested in Jewish history, I suggest the Ruach Ami (Spirit of my people) series, by Avner Gold. It's not hard for non-Jews to understand the work and it's amazingly well written. I know the author and it's what turned me on to history.
I have so many books but I'll stop rambling here!

[hamameliss]

I would highly recommend checking out Thomas Costain as an author, both for his historical fiction and his historical non-fiction. His history books on English history bring a storyteller's perspective on the history. He tells you what is the true history, then speculates on what might have really happened behind the records. His most famous book is "The Silver Chalice" which won and award and is about a silversmith who was commissioned to make a silver casing for the cup used at the Last Supper by Joseph of Arimathea. His other books span the Middle Ages, including one about Atilla the Hun (The Darkness and the Dawn) and one about an Englishman who travels to China and back (The Black Rose).

[dinadan]

Oh, The Silver Chalice is a great book (the movie, starring Paul Newman, is also not entirely horrible). I am happy to own a first edition of the book.

[Danath]

Let's not forget about James Clavell's work: Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-jin, etc.