hist-novels-msg - 7/3/05 ਀ഊReviews of various historical novels. Recommendations. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: movies-msg, Gram-Letter1-art, intro-books-msg, SCA-authors-msg, SCA-romance-msg, child-books-msg, border-stories-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊSubject: [Ansteorra] Period novels [was Newcomer Question] ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㈀ 一漀瘀 ㈀　　㄀ ㄀㄀㨀㔀㌀㨀㔀㜀 ⴀ　㘀　　ഊFrom: "C. Weed" ਀吀漀㨀 㰀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀䰀愀搀礀 䴀攀搀戀 䰀椀愀琀栀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊWell, not really. Most historical novels are not good sources. Most of ਀琀栀攀洀 愀爀攀 瀀漀漀爀氀礀 爀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀攀搀Ⰰ 挀漀洀瀀愀爀愀琀椀瘀攀氀礀 猀瀀攀愀欀椀渀最⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 猀漀洀攀 漀甀琀ഊthere, and they are worth the time to read them, just be choosy and use good ਀樀甀搀最攀洀攀渀琀⸀ഊ ਀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀ഊ ਀䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 愀渀搀 洀漀猀琀 爀攀愀搀愀戀氀攀 栀椀猀琀漀爀椀挀愀氀 渀漀瘀攀氀猀 椀猀 ∀吀椀爀愀渀琀 䰀漀ഊBlanc" by Joanot Martorell. To me it's pretty much the period version of S. ਀䴀漀爀最愀渀猀琀攀爀渀猀 ∀倀爀椀渀挀攀猀猀 䈀爀椀搀攀∀⸀  圀爀椀琀琀攀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㐀　　猀Ⰰ 椀琀✀猀 猀琀椀氀氀 爀愀挀礀 愀渀搀ഊrompus enough to have warranted a bodice-ripper marketing in the late 1970s ਀栀攀爀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 匀琀愀琀攀猀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 眀椀琀栀 䘀愀戀椀漀 愀渀搀 䐀ⴀ挀甀瀀猀⸀  䜀爀攀愀琀 爀攀愀搀⸀⸀⸀ 愀渀搀 礀漀甀ഊcan't really beat it for a period source. Required reading for my squires ਀椀渀 琀栀攀 猀挀愀⸀ഊ ਀䘀椀最栀琀椀渀最Ⰰ 爀漀洀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 瘀椀氀氀愀椀渀猀Ⰰ 搀愀爀椀渀最ⴀ搀漀Ⰰ 猀攀砀Ⰰ 搀愀洀猀攀氀猀 椀渀 搀椀猀琀爀攀猀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊplotting. I'm surprised it hasn't made it to the big screen, actually. ਀ഊThis will get you to amazons least expensive Tirant page (although they list ਀愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀㔀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀猀 爀愀渀最椀渀最 甀瀀 琀漀 ␀㘀　⤀㨀ഊ ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀愀洀愀稀漀渀⸀挀漀洀⼀攀砀攀挀⼀漀戀椀搀漀猀⼀䄀匀䤀一⼀　㐀㐀㘀㌀㈀㔀㠀㐀㠀⼀焀椀搀㴀㄀　　㔀㔀㠀㜀㈀㄀㔀⼀猀爀㴀㄀ⴀ㄀⼀爀攀昀㴀ഊsr_1_8_1/107-1585001-8206900 ਀ഊSir Dieterich ਀ഊP.S. Warning: if you read this book you *might* just have to alter your ਀瘀椀攀眀 漀昀 眀栀愀琀 愀 琀漀甀爀渀愀洀攀渀琀 椀猀 愀氀氀 愀戀漀甀琀⸀⸀⸀  ⨀眀椀渀欀 愀渀搀 渀漀搀⨀ഊ ਀ഊSubject: RE: [Ansteorra] Period novels [was Newcomer Question] ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㈀ 一漀瘀 ㈀　　㄀ ㄀㈀㨀㄀㐀㨀　㐀 ⴀ　㘀　　ഊFrom: Jane Sitton ਀吀漀㨀 㰀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀䄀渀搀 䤀✀搀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀 䌀栀攀氀猀攀愀 儀甀椀渀渀 夀愀爀戀爀漀✀猀 瘀愀洀瀀椀爀攀 猀攀爀椀攀猀 ⠀戀攀最甀渀Ⰰ 䤀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀Ⰰഊbefore Anne Rice's) that spans Egyptian times through modern day. The best ਀漀渀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀攀爀椀攀猀Ⰰ 椀渀 洀礀 攀猀琀椀洀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 椀猀 琀栀攀 漀渀攀 猀攀琀 椀渀 一攀爀漀✀猀 刀漀洀攀㨀  ∀䈀氀漀漀搀ഊGames". Ms. Yarbro is quite a scholar, but manages to make history come ਀愀氀椀瘀攀⸀  䠀攀爀 戀漀漀欀猀 愀爀攀 瘀攀爀礀 爀攀愀搀愀戀氀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀愀瘀攀 欀攀瀀琀 洀攀 甀瀀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 眀攀攀 栀漀甀爀猀ഊof the morning, turning pages as quickly as I could. ਀ഊLy Madelina de Lyndesaye ਀ഊ ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀䔀㨀 嬀䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀崀 倀攀爀椀漀搀 渀漀瘀攀氀猀 嬀眀愀猀 一攀眀挀漀洀攀爀 儀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀崀ഊDate: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 16:00:35 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䌀漀渀渀椀攀 䌀愀爀爀漀氀氀∀ 㰀䌀漀渀渀椀攀⸀䈀甀渀渀礀 愀琀 眀漀爀氀搀渀攀琀⸀愀琀琀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊTo: ਀ഊ> And I'd recommend Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's vampire series (begun, I believe, ਀㸀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 䄀渀渀攀 刀椀挀攀✀猀⤀ 琀栀愀琀 猀瀀愀渀猀 䔀最礀瀀琀椀愀渀 琀椀洀攀猀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀䌀栀攀氀猀攀愀 儀甀椀渀渀 夀愀爀戀爀漀 椀猀 愀 猀挀栀漀氀愀爀 眀栀漀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀琀氀礀 爀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀攀猀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 昀漀爀ഊher novels. Just take a look at her acknowledgement lists. Her research is ਀漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 爀攀愀猀漀渀猀 䤀 猀琀爀漀渀最氀礀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀 栀攀爀 戀漀漀欀猀⸀ഊ ਀圀栀椀氀攀 䤀 愀氀猀漀 氀漀瘀攀搀 䈀氀漀漀搀 䜀愀洀攀猀Ⰰ 䈀氀漀漀搀 刀漀猀攀猀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀攀搀椀挀椀猀ഊis marvalous! ਀ഊMistress Bunny ਀ഊ ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀䔀㨀 嬀䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀崀 倀攀爀椀漀搀 渀漀瘀攀氀猀ഊDate: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 05:10:23 -0800 (PST) ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 爀漀最攀爀 眀愀氀欀攀爀 㰀搀爀愀攀最愀渀㠀㠀 愀琀 礀愀栀漀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊTo: ਀ഊAnother very good (in my opinion) period writer is ਀吀栀漀洀愀猀 䈀⸀ 䌀漀渀猀琀愀椀渀⸀  䤀 栀愀瘀攀 爀攀愀搀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 漀昀 栀椀猀ഊnovels. My favorite being "Below the Salt". It takes ਀瀀氀愀挀攀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 漀昀 䬀椀渀最 䨀漀栀渀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀椀最渀椀渀最 漀昀ഊthe Magna Carta. It is VERY full of detail. ਀ഊOTAR ਀ഊ ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 嬀䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀崀 䌀漀猀琀愀椀渀 䈀漀漀欀猀ഊDate: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:12:24 EST ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 㰀刀䔀匀吀伀刀䴀䔀䰀㄀ 愀琀 挀猀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊTo: ਀ഊGreetings. Thomas B. Costain is an amazing author. He has several books ਀琀栀愀琀 戀爀椀渀最 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 愀最攀猀 琀漀 氀椀昀攀⸀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀䄀 昀漀甀爀 戀漀漀欀 猀攀爀椀攀猀㨀ഊThe Conquering Family ਀吀栀攀 吀栀爀攀攀 䔀搀眀愀爀搀猀ഊThe Magnificent Century ਀吀栀攀 䰀愀猀琀 倀氀愀渀琀攀最攀渀攀琀猀ഊ ਀䠀攀 愀氀猀漀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊBelow the Salt - about the time surrounding the signing of the Magna Carta ਀吀栀攀 䈀氀愀挀欀 刀漀猀攀 ⴀ ⠀挀愀渀✀琀 爀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 琀栀攀 猀琀漀爀礀 氀椀渀攀 漀昀昀 栀愀渀搀⤀ 戀甀琀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 戀漀漀欀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 匀椀氀瘀攀爀 䌀栀愀氀椀挀攀 ⴀⴀ 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 爀椀最栀琀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 搀攀愀琀栀 漀昀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀ഊThe Darkness and the Dawn -- about Attila the Hun. ਀ഊAll great reads from a wonderful author! ਀䠀漀渀漀爀ഊ ਀ഊSubject: Re: [Ansteorra] Costain Books ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㄀㐀 一漀瘀 ㈀　　㄀ ㄀　㨀　㌀㨀㐀㄀ ⴀ　㘀　　ഊFrom: "Shana Hardy" ਀吀漀㨀 㰀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀㸀䜀爀攀攀琀椀渀最猀⸀  吀栀漀洀愀猀 䈀⸀ 䌀漀猀琀愀椀渀 椀猀 愀渀 愀洀愀稀椀渀最 愀甀琀栀漀爀⸀  䠀攀 栀愀猀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 戀漀漀欀猀ഊ>that bring different ages to life.... ਀ഊHonor, ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 愀最爀攀攀 眀椀琀栀 礀漀甀⸀  䤀✀瘀攀 爀攀愀搀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 漀渀挀攀 愀渀搀ഊalways enjoyed them. ਀ഊTangwystl ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀爀漀猀椀渀攀∀ 㰀渀漀琀栀椀渀最戀甀琀愀搀愀洀攀 愀琀 椀渀琀栀攀⸀猀挀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊTo: ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䴀攀椀搀攀瘀愀氀 倀栀礀猀椀挀椀愀渀 ⠀眀愀猀㨀 吀眀漀 瀀氀攀愀猀愀渀琀 愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀洀攀渀琀猀⤀ഊDate: Wed, 28 May 2003 02:24:59 -0400 ਀ഊ As an aside, if you enjoy reading books set "in period" and done well, I ਀猀琀爀漀渀最氀礀 猀甀最最攀猀琀 琀栀攀 ∀䤀猀愀愀挀 漀昀 䜀椀爀漀渀愀∀ 猀攀爀椀攀猀 戀礀 䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 刀漀攀 ⴀ 栀攀✀猀 愀 ㄀㈀琀栀ഊ(?) century Jewish physician in Spain, learned, smart, blind - who has found ਀栀椀洀猀攀氀昀 椀渀 琀栀攀 瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 戀攀椀渀最 琀栀攀 瀀栀礀猀椀挀椀愀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 氀漀挀愀氀 䈀椀猀栀漀瀀⸀ 嘀攀爀礀ഊwell researched, very well written. The stories are murder mysteries, but ਀椀琀✀猀 栀愀爀搀氀礀 渀漀琀椀挀椀愀戀氀攀Ⰰ 猀漀 眀攀氀氀 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀搀 椀猀 琀栀攀 氀椀昀攀 漀昀 愀 洀椀搀ⴀ猀椀稀攀搀 琀漀眀渀Ⰰഊit's relationship with it's Jewish quarter and the denizens, and the inner ਀眀漀爀欀椀渀最猀 漀昀 愀 䈀椀猀栀漀瀀✀猀 栀漀甀猀攀栀漀氀搀⸀ഊ ਀刀漀猀椀渀攀ഊ ਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris hist-novels-msg 4 of 4 ਀ഊ ਀ഊ