Bad Quote by Antony Beevor

“History shows us a window into our past. Historical fiction can take us by the and and lead us into that world.”

— Judith Geary

The power of story is potent and that's why historical fiction can be an extraordinarily significant way of teaching people logical truth propositions, moves…

— Hank Hanegraaff

Fiction is ideally suited to re-creating the important emotional aspects of history.

— Alix Kates Shulman

Historical fiction is simply fiction set in the past, and should be judged as such.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

Historical fiction is not only a respectable literary form; it is a standing reminder of the fact that history is about human beings.

— Helen Cam

History tells us what people do; historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt.

— Guy Vanderhaeghe

Historical fiction of course is particularly research-heavy. The details of everyday life are there to trip you up. Things that we take for granted,…

— Sara Sheridan

As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen.

— George R. R. Martin

Historical novels, in particular, allow us to relive the past without the neatness of history, and with all the complexity of the present.

— Laila Lalami

“Writing historical fiction has many common traits with writing sci-fi or fantasy books. The past is another country - a very different world -…

— Sara Sheridan

Historical fiction is not history. You're blending real events and actual historical personages with characters of your own creation.

— George R. R. Martin

We've all faced the charge that our novels are history lite, and to some extent, that's true. Yet for some, historical fiction is a…

— Saul David