Welcome to the Historical Fiction Online forums: a friendly place to discuss, review and discover historical fiction.
If this is your first visit, please be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing posts, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

What Are You Reading? March 2011

Retired Threads
User avatar
SonjaMarie
Bibliomaniac
Posts: 5688
Joined: August 2008
Location: Vashon, WA
Contact:

Post by SonjaMarie » Wed March 30th, 2011, 5:49 pm

I've finished "Immortal With A Kiss: Emma Andrews, Vampire Hunter #2" by Jacqueline Lepore (346pgs, 2011). I'm really enjoying this series, and I know there'll be more (she can't leave it the way it is!), I just hope I don't have a long wait!

SM
The Lady Jane Grey Internet Museum
My Booksfree Queue

Original Join Date: Mar 2006
Previous Amount of Posts: 2,517
Books Read In 2014: 109 - June: 17 (May: 17)
Full List Here: http://www.historicalfictiononline.com/ ... p?p=114965

User avatar
Elysium
Reader
Posts: 182
Joined: December 2010
Location: Finland
Contact:

Post by Elysium » Thu March 31st, 2011, 6:17 pm

I'm reading Nefertiti by Nick Drake. I've already read the second book because i didn't realise it was part of a serie. Finally got my hands on this one!

User avatar
SonjaMarie
Bibliomaniac
Posts: 5688
Joined: August 2008
Location: Vashon, WA
Contact:

Post by SonjaMarie » Thu March 31st, 2011, 6:28 pm

[quote=""Elysium""]I'm reading Nefertiti by Nick Drake. I've already read the second book because i didn't realise it was part of a serie. Finally got my hands on this one![/quote]

I've read both, in order :) , the last one is out in Dec I believe.

SM
The Lady Jane Grey Internet Museum
My Booksfree Queue

Original Join Date: Mar 2006
Previous Amount of Posts: 2,517
Books Read In 2014: 109 - June: 17 (May: 17)
Full List Here: http://www.historicalfictiononline.com/ ... p?p=114965

Ash
Bibliomaniac
Posts: 2475
Joined: August 2008
Location: Arizona, USA

Post by Ash » Sat April 2nd, 2011, 1:59 am

Reading Sailing to Sarantium. I am enjoying the book so far, think it might be an interesting look at time of Justinan. I am a little bugged by his place names - he's making his own world thats sort of like Byzantium with name changes, but I'll get used to it.

annis
Bibliomaniac
Posts: 4585
Joined: August 2008

Post by annis » Sat April 2nd, 2011, 2:34 am

This is what Guy Gavriel Kay does. The majority of his novels are inspired by particular historical periods, but not set within them. Hard to categorize them exactly as they're not quite either fantasy or alternate history. I guess it gives him more room to play with capturing the flavour of a period without having to worry about strict historical accuracy.

He has a useful website here:
http://www.brightweavings.com

SCW
Avid Reader
Posts: 286
Joined: October 2010
Preferred HF: Lately World Two or the time immediately before and after this period
Location: Australia

Post by SCW » Sat April 2nd, 2011, 3:37 am

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons

User avatar
sweetpotatoboy
Bibliophile
Posts: 1641
Joined: August 2008
Location: London, UK

Post by sweetpotatoboy » Sat April 2nd, 2011, 9:31 am

[quote=""Ash""]Reading Sailing to Sarantium. I am enjoying the book so far, think it might be an interesting look at time of Justinan. I am a little bugged by his place names - he's making his own world thats sort of like Byzantium with name changes, but I'll get used to it.[/quote]

Yes, as Annis says, that's his style. I guess it gives him more freedom. Some work better than others for me, but I found the two Sarantium books among his best.

Ash
Bibliomaniac
Posts: 2475
Joined: August 2008
Location: Arizona, USA

Post by Ash » Sat April 2nd, 2011, 2:20 pm

Well, now that I have it in my head what he is doing, its fine, Im enjoying it. It probably helps that I know a few things about the time period anyway, so events, places and names are somewhat easy to match up (the map helps; a list of characters would have helped even more)

User avatar
Misfit
Bibliomaniac
Posts: 9581
Joined: August 2008
Location: Seattle, WA

Post by Misfit » Sat April 2nd, 2011, 2:31 pm

Starting Daneclere by Pamela Hill.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be

User avatar
LoobyG
Compulsive Reader
Posts: 568
Joined: April 2010
Location: Derbyshire, UK

Post by LoobyG » Sat April 2nd, 2011, 4:49 pm

Gave up on the Nevil Shute a couple of days ago, got through the first 40 odd pages and found it too slow to start - maybe later when I'm in a different mood :) Just finished 'The Kitchen Boy' by Robert Alexander and was absolutely gripped by it, especially loved the twist at the end.

Locked

Return to “Archives”