Wednesday, January 18, 2012

If You Liked...


Who’s up for a little historical fiction?

The bar is set high for publishable manuscripts in this genre. So you can almost be sure that when you pick up a historical novel it will be filled with a rich landscape and details galore. In this sense, historical fiction can rival the world building in the most high fantasy books. Decide for yourself if today’s selections are worthy of their place on the historical shelf.

If you liked…

The queen's own fool: a novel of Mary Queen of Scots by Jane Yolen
Called La Jardiniere, a resourceful and clever jester to the queen's court, Nicola was a most unlikely person to end up "fool" and friend to Mary, Queen of Scots. But Nicola isn't an ordinary comedian clowning before the court; her sharp tongue is rare amongst the fawning nobles. As fate takes Mary from France to Scotland, and into confrontations with rebellious lords and devious advisors, Nicola remains deep in the queen's inner circle. But when the Scots start to turn on Queen Mary, Nicola struggles to find something-anything-that she, just a fool, can do to save her friend.



Then you might like…

The Lacemaker and the Princess by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

In 1788, eleven-year-old Isabelle, living with her lacemaker grandmother and mother near the palace of Versailles, becomes close friends with Marie Antoinette's daughter, Princess Therese, and finds their relationship complicated not only by their different social class but by the growing political unrest and resentment of the French people.



Sphinx’s Princess by Esther M. Friesner

Although she is a dutiful daughter, Nefertiti's dancing abilities, remarkable beauty, and intelligence garner attention near and far, so much so that her family is summoned to the Egyptian royal court, where Nefertiti becomes a pawn in the power play of her scheming aunt, Queen Tiye.



Nine days a queen: the short life and reign of Lady Jane Grey by Ann Rinaldi
I had freckles.

I had sandy hair.
I was too short.

Would my feet even touch the ground if I sat on the throne?
Lady Jane Grey, who at sixteen was Queen of England for nine days before being executed, recounts her life story from the age of nine.

8 comments:

Mrs. Silverstein said...

Oooh, I love historical! I feel like I've picked up Sphinx's Princess in the bookstore before and put it down, but now I can't remember why...

Colin Smith said...

Lady Jane Grey is a fascinating historical figure. If she had been given the opportunity to reign, the English Reformation would have looked VERY different. I'd be interested to check that one out, to see how this author deals with her.

Jennifer Hoffine said...

I love historical, but I haven't read any of these. *heads over to my library site*

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