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Question: Jack Whyte - What do I read next!?
I've read all through Jack Whyte's stuff (with a particular liking for his "dream of eagles" or for non-Canadian readers "The Camolud Chronicles")!. I am particularly enthralled by the whole Arthurian legend business, as well as the roman empire and its workings, and right up into the era of knights and dragons!. I prefer historical fictions, whether its right on the time line or with plenty of artistic interpretations!. but i have no problem with downright fantasy, as long as it backs up its made up facts with some sort of theory or "truth"!.!.!.as much sense as that makes!.
For the record I've also loved Piers Anthony's works, as well as Richard Morgans fast-forward-to-the-future writings!.
also, stand alone books are okay, but i prefer series' since it gives me a prolonged enjoyment!.
Thanks for any suggestions!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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I slogged through all the Jack Whyte books too!. And loved them (I'm a sucker for historical fiction)!.
Have you read any Guy Gavriel Kay!? He tends to be a little more on the fantasy side, but they're all set in history!. For example, "A song for Arbonne" is about the troubadours and trouveres in southern France!. But he's also written some more "straight" history lately with "Sailing to Byzantium" and "lord of emperors" which is set in the Byzantine times and talks about the building of Saint Sophia cathedral in Istanbul!. Here's a link to a really comprehensive website:
http://www!.brightweavings!.com/books/inde!.!.!.
You could also read the books by C!.C!. Humphreys (another Canadian author) which are set in and around the war of 1812 and concern one Jack Absolute!. Some parts of these are laugh out loud funny!. He also has two books about the executioner of Anne Boleyn!. Here's his website:
http://www!.cchumphreys!.com/Site_2/Welcom!.!.!.
Shifting gears, you could read Bernard Cornwell's "The Grail quest" series!. His website is:
http://www!.bernardcornwell!.net/index2!.cf!.!.!.
Finally, if you haven't read "pillars of the earth" and "world without end" by Ken Follett, those are good too!. They are set in Middle ages England and involve the building of a cathedral!.
Happy reading!Www@QuestionHome@Com
I'd try the King of Ys series by Poul Anderson, a Roman centurion who becomes king of a Gaulish kingdom, Golden Bough style!. Poul Anderson also wrote a number of novelizations of the Icelandic sagas which are also good reads!.
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon, The King Arthur stories done in a feminist style, one of the earlier attempts to tell the tale "realistically"!.
T!.H!. White's Once and Future King, considered a classic in literature, said to have inspired both the Disney movie Sword in the Stone and the musical Camelot!.
Mary Stewert's series of Arthurian novels, which starts with the Crystal Cave!. Another attempt to tell the legend with historical accuracy, it is from the view of Merlin!.
These are just off the top of my head, I'd bet I've read another dozen retellings of the Arthur legends, so try the library for a variation you prefer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com