The power of historical fiction for bad and for good can be immense in shaping consciousness of the past. — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
“I hope to God there are no wars for him or anyone to fight in after this one.” — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“Seems like we own the day! Now die like a good Christ! - Boniface de Monteferret, ON THE WALLS OF CHRIST As… — Earl Devere Copy Share Image
“It's history as it should have happened. It's history made better.” — R.A. McCandless Copy Share Image
“A sudden yearning to hold Artagan close overtakes me, to smell the scent of his skin and run my hands through his… — Mark Noce Copy Share Image
Historical novels are about costumery. I think that's the magic and mystery of fiction. I don't want to write historical fiction but… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
“I found out after reading quite a lot of it that it is not rated very high. He has a very descriptive… — Wilkie Collins Copy Share Image
There is no law that gods must be fair, Achilles,” Chiron said. “And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to… — Madeline Miller Copy Share Image
“Every time you go to see Hamlet you don't expect it to have a happy ending...you're still enthralled. (Interview BBC Radio 4… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
We've all faced the charge that our novels are history lite, and to some extent, that's true. Yet for some, historical fiction… — Saul David Copy Share Image
“[Evie] says the flu wanted to make barbarians of us, to have us think life is not precious and the dead are… — Susan Meissner Copy Share Image
“Why do you assume I'm human? I wasn't born; I was created just like this. First I was an idea. Then I… — Eliza Granville Copy Share Image
“JAKE BAKER JOINING THE UNION ARMY IN NEW ORLEANS "I'd prefer to be back in Texas, taking aim at the Rebs..., but… — Charles Phillips Copy Share Image
The annual award of $5,000 goes to an author for a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young… — Scott O'Dell Copy Share Image
“People think blood red, but blood don't got no colour. Not when blood wash the floor she lying on as she scream… — Marlon James Copy Share Image
“Yes, she had seen Alex's temper flare over his disappointment with a lack of his own regiment to command, but she saw… — Melissa de la Cruz Copy Share Image
“In the forest you may find yourself lost, without companions. You may come to a river which is not on a map.… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“Eliza had never seen Alex quite so happy and relaxed. She shook her head and laughed at the incongruity of it all:… — Melissa de la Cruz Copy Share Image
“There’s several colonies setup on islands that have not been touched yet by Europeans and I’m sure some of them will be… — Gordon Allard Copy Share Image
“Whenever doubts become a crime... whenever parents become afraid their children might turn them in; a country where the power of the… — Osiris Brackhaus Copy Share Image
“For Alex to be enveloped into one of New York State's blue-ribbon families helped put to bed a lifetime of doubts and… — Melissa de la Cruz Copy Share Image
“Selene’s life is a lesson to us that the trajectory of women’s equality hasn’t always been a forward march. In some ways… — Stephanie Dray Copy Share Image
“I just killed a man! This isn't the moment to discuss our marriage." "Nonsense. Marrying amid bloodshed is a de Clermont family… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
“A prince may be seen happy today and ruined tomorrow without having shown any chance in his character. For the prince who… — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
“There is life after death, happiness after misery, and the chance to create new memories that replace the old.” — The Doctor’s… — Shari J. Ryan Copy Share Image
Historical fiction of course is particularly research-heavy. The details of everyday life are there to trip you up. Things that we take… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Seven floors below us, tanks were lined up on the streets. Soldiers gathered by in green uniforms and fur-trimmed caps. They held… — Magdalena McGuire Copy Share Image
“What Mrs. Schuyler is saying," General Schuyler added, "is that it is the Schuylers who would be honored by a union woth… — Melissa de la Cruz Copy Share Image
With the historical fictions, I was already doing so much research, and so much of the stories was anchored by historical truth… — Debra Dean Copy Share Image
“One word was the method by which the state collected their information. They could reel in the informants and spread them out… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“How many men can say, as I must, 'I am a man whose only friend is the King of England'? I have… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
“...The queen's mocking laughter cut in. " This is your treasure, Lord Sheftu?" "Aye. The greatest treasure in Egypt—a maid whose loyalty… — Eloise Jarvis McGraw Copy Share Image
“As their figures recede, it strikes Filsan as ironic that they had delayed fleeing so they could take as many of their… — Nadifa Mohamed Copy Share Image
“Holding the bread to her chest, she made her way home, thinking of those dreamy winter afternoons, when the light looked as… — Alexis Landau Copy Share Image
“Readers will be swept up by the drama and fast pace of this powerful debut novel.” Reading Today Online, International Reading Association” — Sharon Lovejoy Copy Share Image
“I am a survivor. But I am not unique of the people that survived the great late war. We all have our… — Nancy B. Brewer Copy Share Image
I could write historical fiction, or science fiction, or a mystery but since I find it fascinating to research the clues of… — Jean M. Auel Copy Share Image
“I knew why earlier generations once believed that the sun circled the earth. Because, in our limited imaginations, that is how we… — Suzanne Anderson Copy Share Image
“Excuse me, Madame, but the president runs the country, not a factory. Your time is up! So please move along so that… — Rich DiSilvio Copy Share Image
“So why had he come? He'd said he'd had no choice, but for centuries men had chopped off their own limbs, faked… — Dominique Wilson Copy Share Image
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