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eShirl

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3. Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series was excellent

Reply to hippywife (Original post)

Sat Feb 12, 2022, 12:19 PM

Feb 2022

And I say that as a lover of ancient history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Rome

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Historical Fiction Frustrations. [View all] hippywife Feb 2022 OP

Agree! RockCreek Feb 2022 #1

I'm not entirely sure Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #2

That might be interesting. Thanks! nt hippywife Feb 2022 #19

Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series was excellent eShirl Feb 2022 #3

I can't believe I forgot that one! hippywife Feb 2022 #6

Excellent series kimbutgar Feb 2022 #23

Bernard Cornwell has a lot -- a LOT- of well-researched historical series viva la Feb 2022 #4

A lot of them, including Michener hippywife Feb 2022 #9

That's the problem with British historical fiction... viva la Feb 2022 #15

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, One Hundred Years of Solitude Ocelot II Feb 2022 #5

I've read Wolf Hall hippywife Feb 2022 #8

But at least they're not romance novels! Ocelot II Feb 2022 #11

Wolf Hall is wonderful-- viva la Feb 2022 #18

Just read The Silence of the Girls and was pleasantly surprised despite the weird title. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #7

Thanks, I'll check it out. nt hippywife Feb 2022 #12

I love The Circle of Ceridwen series for its historical vanlassie Feb 2022 #10

Thanks for the rec. hippywife Feb 2022 #13

Yea, it's not, actually. vanlassie Feb 2022 #24

That was the impression I got hippywife Feb 2022 #26

I totally agree! CrispyQ Feb 2022 #14

I'd be against hippywife Feb 2022 #16

They're old, but Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #17

How about Edward Rutherford? He does big fabulous books Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #20

Thanks, hippywife Feb 2022 #21

Have you read any Gary Jennings books? kimbutgar Feb 2022 #22

Yes, I read Aztec because a friend sent it to me after she finished. hippywife Feb 2022 #25

Good stuff! madamesilverspurs Feb 2022 #27

I've re-read a few of Michener's. hippywife Feb 2022 #30

You could try Dorothy Dunnett... malthaussen Feb 2022 #28

WWII, WESTERN werdna Feb 2022 #29

I love good historical fiction I just re-read, The Little Book, Selden Edwards, have you read it? ShazamIam Feb 2022 #31

Here are some authors that I like quite a bit. You might enjoy some of them. japple Feb 2022 #32

Thank you. hippywife Feb 2022 #33

The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek - about the blue people of Kentucky. patricia92243 Sep 2022 #34