How Many Fantasy Fans Also Read Historical Fiction?

[Extollager]

Eugene Vodolzakin's Laurus should be getting more attention soon. I'm really enjoying it. I could see it being nominate for an award as an historical novel and as a fantasy novel. It doesn't have elves and wizards, but maybe some fantasy fans are ready for a novel like this one.

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/eugene-vodolazkin/laurus/

I've about a hundred pages to go, but I recommend it now.

And: welcome, ChrisCostick!

 

[Brian G Turner]

Just joined this site, so first a hi.

Welcome to chronicles.

I also enjoyed Brian McClellan's Promise of Blood, and hoping for the rest of the series at Christmas.

In the meantime, I posted an interview with him a while back
Interview with Brian McClellan

and a review of Promise of Blood here:
Review: Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

He's also a member here, though he hasn't posted very often.

 

[Toby Frost]

Does anyone know the novels of Julian Rathbone? I've read The Last English King and Kings of Albion and, while they're really historical novels rather than fantasies, Rathbone plays deliberately fast and loose with the words he uses and references a lot of things you wouldn't expect to see in a straight historical novel. I don't think they'd be to everyone's taste, but I enjoyed both books. I gather that he's also written some near-future science fiction, which I've not read.

 

[Bugg]

If nothing else, historical fiction can awaken an interest in a period.

This is very much what has happened with me, and I think that's one of the best aspects of historical fiction. Since reading Mantel, Sansom, Clements etc I have been very interested in Tudor England. McCullough, Harris, Saylor and others awakened my interest in Ancient Rome, and Cornwell and particularly O'Brian in the Napoleonic Wars. They've all inspired me to go and read history books about each period. I have several more coming at Christmas (I hope! ).

Coincidentally, I'm currently reading Winter King: The Dawn of Tudor England by Thomas Penn and so far it is excellent