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Ah I'm really excited for the second book! May the process go smoothly.

In regards to suggestions... there are just too many interesting historical figures, but you seem to like the ancient/royal figures (with good reason, they're extremely interesting).

Perhaps Hypatia of Alexandria? She's a very underrated historical figure who is a personal hero of mine and one more people should know about. Her contributions to math are downplayed, which is too bad. If you talk about Euclid, you should also talk about her. Her genius is recorded but I have yet to find good historical fiction about her, though not too many may be interested in a female mathematician, astronomer and philosopher from the fourth century.

I look forward to reading whatever you decide to explore next. Best wishes from the Bard's gal!

Too many! Catherine the Great, Genghis Khan (who has a tremendous genetic legacy to this day), Esther from the Bible (always a favorite story of mine), Napoleon, Marco Polo ... you could do justice to any of them.