I have recently gotten into reading historical fiction, if your interested. I recently finished New York by Edward Rutherfurd and am going to start on Sarum. New York follows a couple families through the rise of the city from the 1700's until the 2000's. It's Interesting to follow people through the history of a city it really gives you a story to follow while Learning. Sarum which I will be starting shortly is the same idea of following a couple families through history but this one is based on England's history. There are a couple books you could almost call expansions to Sarum as well that delve more into specific areas of England and stories of England's past. Another author I have heard of that writes great historical fiction is James Mitchener. I haven't personally read any of his works, but I recently picked up cheseapeak and I'm excited to check it out.
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Historical Fiction is one of my favourite genres. I love how authors can take a bit of history and add a bit of flourish to it, making a story that could be believable. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll add them to my goodreads. If you're getting into historical fiction, there are four series I want to recommend to you then. One is about Genghis Khan, the other about Julius Caesar, another about King Arthur and Camelot (well more about his ancestors and how he came to be), and the last is about William Wallace. So first, check out Jack Whyte (he lives in Winfield) - His series A Dream of Eagles is my favourite series ever. It's about King Arthur. Next check out "The Guardian". It's about William Wallace and surprisingly interesting. Nothing like Braveheart at all haha.
Next author to check out is Conn Iggulden. He's the one that writes about Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan. Man does he spin a tale. I think one was called the Conqueror Series (the Genghis one) and the other was called...I actually don't remember.
Just read them. You won't regret it.