Sunday, January 21, 2024

Historical Fiction Index

Classified By Type

Based Strictly on Real Historical People and Events

Alexander the Great Trilogy by Mary Renault
--Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault 
--The Persian Boy by Mary Renault, 
--Funeral Games by Mary Renault,
Alexander the Great Trilogy by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
--Alexander: Child of a Dream by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
--Alexander: The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
--Alexander: The Ends of the Earth by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, 
An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris,
Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min
Cicero Trilogy by Robert Harris
--Imperium by Robert Harris
Masters of Rome Series by Colleen McCullough
--Caesar by Colleen McCullough
--The October Horse by Colleen McCullough
Thomas Cromwell Trilogy by Hilary Mantel
--Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel ,
Tyrant by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
(For my definition of historical fiction, see HERE)

Fictional Characters and Historical Figures are Mixed Together

Flashman Series by George MacDonald Fraser
Kidnapped and Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson
Ninety-Three by Victor Hugo
Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
Rebels and Traitors by Lindsey Davis
Rosa by Jonathan Rabb
The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Butterfly in Amber by Kate Forsyth
The Voice of the People by Jean Vautrin
The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore
Tides of War by Steven Pressfield
To Kill a Tsar by Andrew Williams
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Set During Historical Events or Time Periods, But Mostly Fictional Characters

The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz
--Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz
--Palace of Desire by Naguib Mahfouz
--Sugar Street by Naguib Mahfouz
The Debacle by Emile Zola
The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
The Gods Will Have Blood by Anatole France
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
The Time of the Dragons by Alice Ekert-Rotholz

Inspired by Real History

Bakunin, An Invention by Horst Bienek 
Beloved by Toni Morrison (inspired by Margaret Garner)
Shogun by James Clavell (inspired by William Adams)
(See also: Mythology)

Alternative History

1632 by Eric Flint
Anno Dracula Series by Kim Newman
--Anno Dracula by Kim Newman

Classified by Subject

The Bible
King David

Ancient Greece
Persian Wars
Peloponnesian War
Tides of War by Steven Pressfield
Alexander the Great
Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault 
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault, 
Funeral Games by Mary Renault,
Alexander: Child of a Dream by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
Alexander: The Sands of Ammon by Valerio Massimo Manfredi,
Alexander: The Ends of the Earth by Valerio Massimo Manfredi, 

Roman Empire
End of the Roman Republic
Imperium by Robert Harris
Conspirata by Robert Harris,
Dictator by Robert Harris,
Caesar by Colleen McCullough
The October Horse by Colleen McCullough
Julio-Claudian dynasty

British History
War of the Roses
The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
Tudors
English Civil War
Rebels and Traitors by Lindsey Davis
The Butterfly in Amber by Kate Forsyth
Twenty Years After by Alexander Dumas
The Vicomte De Bragelonne by Alexander Dumas
British Empire
Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz

French History
Louis XI
Louis XIII and Louis XIV
The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas
Twenty Years After by Alexander Dumas
The Vicomte De Bragelonne by Alexander Dumas
Ten Years Later by Alexander Dumas
Louise de la Valliere by Alexander Dumas
The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexander Dumas
The French Revolution
The Paris Commune
The Insurrectionist by Jules Valles (possibly roman a clef memoirs)

Japanese History
Shogun Era
Shogun by James Clavell 
World War II
The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
Student Movement 1960s
Sweden by Matthew Turner

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