Best Historical Fiction

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aulsmith
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LisaMaria_C, Doey, gypsysmom,aulsmith ,Jarandel
Erklärungen
aulsmith : Fantasy
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kageeh, elkiedee, gypsysmom, Laura1124,aulsmith
Erklärungen
aulsmith : Not historical by my definition.
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Cecrow, Doey, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, ahef1963, DDreawriter, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707,aulsmith ,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
leslie.98 : not historical fiction
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kageeh, Nickelini, kiwiflowa, rainpebble, Cecrow, roby72, sjmccreary, richgatlin, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, brenzi, michalsuz, thecoroner, elkiedee, kcorrea, Ameise1, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, GerrysBookshelf, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, rplinke, fredasteele, KarlaC,longway ,smcwl ,aulsmith ,lewbs ,Matteocalosi ,leigonj ,Luisali ,leslie.98
Erklärungen
smcwl : Not written as historical fiction.
elkiedee: I think historical fiction can be set in the relatively recent past. 10 years after the war writers in countries on all sides might well have had a very different perspective on those events. I would have no problem regarding a novel written this year but about the Iraq war that started in 2003 and ending before this, as historical fiction. Or a book set in Britain under the last Labour government, or the US just after Obama was elected or reelected, as historical fiction. I think it might be a bit soon to consider a pandemic novel historical fiction, but maybe within 5 years it will be part of our history.
Matteocalosi : Partly autobiographical and written only 10 years after the end of the war, not historical fiction
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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Edward, hipdeep, .Monkey., chgstrom, sjmccreary, richgatlin, skyrad43, freetrader, brenzi, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, RobPoulton, nagasravika.bodapati, bcrowl399, Lyn5r, sugandh, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, Asimina.Palaiou, ShawIslandLibrary, KarlaC,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,leslie.98
Erklärungen
aulsmith : Doesn't meet my definition of historical fiction.
sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and based partly on his experiences.
elkiedee: Historical fiction is set in the past but it can be a period within the author's lifetime - the past can look very different from 25 or 40 years later. I hope no one who argues this isn't a historical novel believes that either Possession or The Daughter of Time, both above this in the list, are historical fiction. They are brilliant novels which I would recommend to fans of historical fiction but they are both contemporary novels with significant interest for historical fiction readers.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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karen_o, Ravic, varielle, rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, Doey, Bluewolf0411, Twixi, John_Vaughan, ElectricPhase, bcrowl399, jaromdl, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, cindyi1218,longway ,aulsmith ,Matteocalosi ,RobPoulton
Erklärungen
longway: It is a thriller novel about an attempt to kill French President De Gaulle, written aroud ten years later the real attempt which inspire the novel
Matteocalosi : Not historical fiction
RobPoulton : contemporary adventure fiction
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hipdeep, freetrader, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, mspixieears, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,cpg ,smcwl ,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lewbs ,alex68 ,acceptance ,RobPoulton ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
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aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Vonnegut was actually in Dresden.
sturlington : Science fiction.
RobPoulton : Most definitely not historical fiction.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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brewergirl, ehines, kiwiflowa, souloftherose, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda, ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,hoddybook ,Jarandel
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aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition. Main characters are not from historical time period.
sturlington : Science fiction.
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hipdeep, gregchief, jaromdl,aulsmith
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aulsmith : Not fiction
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rainpebble, Cecrow, roby72, thecoroner, cfk, Doey, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, leslie.98, NinieB, jaromdl, Laura1124, fredasteele, CharleneLB, KarlaC, Kathyk22,aulsmith
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aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
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eshaw27, rainpebble, Cecrow, merrystar, deldevries, elkiedee, ValLloyd, Doey, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter, Laura1124, This-n-That, Daviette, fredasteele, KarlaC,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Erklärungen
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
elkiedee: It was written several decades after it was set, perhaps more than 50 years later, and while it was somewhat autobiographical it was also fictionalised and presented as a novel. Although it's loosely based on the author's life and that of her family, lots of details have been changed, added, left out and this is historical fiction.
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varielle, rainpebble, deldevries, Ameise1, Himalmitra, ahef1963, dsp501, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary,smcwl ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
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aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Author participated in similar events.
sturlington : Not historical fiction.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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Doey, ahef1963, megschristina, DDreawriter,smcwl ,aulsmith ,sturlington
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aulsmith : Not historical
sturlington : Fantasy.
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cfk, Doey, gypsysmom,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington
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aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition. Main characters are not from the time period.
sturlington : Science fiction.
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Doey, megschristina, DDreawriter,aulsmith
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aulsmith : Takes place in the future.
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von Virgil
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DeltaQueen50, gypsysmom, ShawIslandLibrary,aulsmith
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aulsmith : More legendary than historical
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Nickelini, charl08, Cariola, rainpebble, sturlington, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, jaromdl, madhatter73, mspixieears, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele,aulsmith ,oakdale
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aulsmith : This is a mix of historical and contemporary fiction. I would have preferred it to be one or the other.
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von Homer
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Matteocalosi, Doey, gypsysmom, GerrysBookshelf,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
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aulsmith : Took place during the author's life time. Not historical fiction.
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Cecrow, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
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aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Takes place during the author's life time.
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rainpebble, brenzi, ValLloyd, Doey, gypsysmom, bcrowl399, dsp501, Laura1124, Maybelline, steller0707,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
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aulsmith : Takes place during the author's life time. Not historical fiction.
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Ravic, DDreawriter,aulsmith ,lewbs
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lewbs : Events in the book are contemporary to the author. Excellent book though.
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Ravic, rainpebble, jaromdl,aulsmith ,lewbs
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lewbs : Events in the book are contemporary to the author. Good book though.
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Ravic,aulsmith ,lewbs
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lewbs : Events in the book are contemporary to the author. Good book though.
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Ravic,aulsmith ,lewbs
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lewbs : Events in the book are contemporary to the author.
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DeltaQueen50, LisaMaria_C,aulsmith ,RobPoulton
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RobPoulton : Science Fiction
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gypsysmom, mspixieears, DDreawriter, Laura1124,aulsmith ,sturlington
Erklärungen
sturlington : Not historical fiction.