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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Thanks for the ideas, everyone!
I'm interested in good historical mysteries as good reads, though they're not as useful for the market research side of my historical fiction project. (I do hate how compartmentalized the publishing industry is, but it's not like I have any power to change it.)
Ok, Sharan Newman writes a series set in 12th century France(mostly) which is good.(I'm currently reading the most recent one, The Witch in the Well)Caroline Roe has a series set in 14th century Spain. Alan Gordon's books are good.(The series focuses on Feste from 12th Night, and is quite interesting)
Edward Marston has a bunch of series out. I've read most of the series that's set around the time of Shakespeare, featuring an acting troupe. I'm a bit behind on the Domesday Book series.(Set, as you might guess, in 11th century England) I've read his series set in Restoration England, but I'm not sure if those are published here.
Another set of historical mysteries is the Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th century England.
I thought that Caleb Carr did an excellent job of bringing turn-of-the-century New York City to life with The Alienist.
wrod... sorry, I missed the "historical" portion, I think of the poster's question, but "The Alienist" was quite brilliant.
Anne Perry also has a new series set at the beginning of WWI.
Susan W. - for hsitorical recs Mary Stewarts Authorian legend series. Also Parke Godwin Firelord, Beloved Exile Last Rainbow. Maybe borderline fantasy - but much more historical than fantansy IMO. (Though both authors picked a good story line over good history - and will cheerfully admit it.)
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Well did cheerfully admit it. NSM now.
My LJ friend who did the list of rules for romance heroines has tackled the heroes: [link]
Whoa...Stephenson's Snow Crash becomes even more real... [link]
Thanks for linking that, Plei! So true--and I'm so especially sick of "I hate all women because one woman done me wrong." But I feel like I can't rant about it as much as I'd like to when contest entries or CPs do it, because obviously it sells. Grr.