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"Three Roads to the Alamo" by William C. Davis(The lives and fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis.)
My nominations are:1. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
2. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
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(The lives and fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis.)"
Is this a fiction novel? It seems like a biography to me, and that would make it non-fiction and ineligible for a nomination this month.
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Fantasy.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HFTBU8U/r..."
I said no paranormal books; this is not straight historical fiction and not eligible for this month's nominations.
A.F.,I have a question regarding the historical fiction. Am I correct in understanding that any story that is historical fantasy would not meet the requirements? Because Marshall's book, Guiamo, weaves myths and legends as well as history it is not straight historical fiction as you call it. I didn't want to nominate it if it didn't meet the criteria.
Thanks,
Tracey
Tracey wrote: "A.F.,I have a question regarding the historical fiction. Am I correct in understanding that any story that is historical fantasy would not meet the requirements? Because Marshall's book, Guiamo,..."
I'm not absolutely positive; however, from your description, I believe this novel would fit better into the "alternative history" genre.
Jim,Not quite sure as Marshall really tries to stick to the historical facts in his stories but adds the fantasy elements in where they are appropriate. His first novel has many of Caesar's battles in it. I've listed the book below if you want to take a look at it.
Guiamo
A.F., I have another question when you say no romance, are you saying it can not have any romance as a part of the story or that it shouldn't be the main theme? I've read many great historical novels but most have some romance involved.
A.F. wrote: "Jim wrote: ""Three Roads to the Alamo" by William C. Davis(The lives and fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis.)"
Is this a fiction novel? It seems like a biography t..."
Although the author, William C. Davis, exhaustively researches the historical accuracy of his books regarding the major events - in this case, the events leading to , during, and after the fall of the Alamo, he uses poetic license to add or exaggerate certain elements to create an entertaining narrative and creates fictional encounters and conversations as well to occasionally support a subjective theory.
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Not quite sure as Marshall really tries to stick to the historical facts in his stories but adds the fantasy elements in where they are appropriate. His first novel has many of Caesar's battl..."
To answer your questions: Any book that features magic, gods as characters, portrays myths as real, would be considered historical fantasy, and not eligible for this session.
And when I say romance, I mean the romance genre: a book where the main plot is the love story of two characters. If there is a romance within the book in addition to the historical plot line, that's fine.
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(The lives and fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis.)"
Is this a fiction novel? It seems like ..."
Even with fiction elements, it still seems more of a biography than a novel, but I'll consider it. No guarantees it will make the poll, though.
A.F., Thanks for the clarification. That's what I thought, but sometimes people put the book in historical fiction so I thought I'd ask. I find some groups don't even have a historical fantasy section. I'll have to check the other books I was thinking of. Interested in what is picked.
I'll nominate Washed in the Water: Tales from the South - yes, it's my own collection of short stories set between 1950-1980.
Chrys wrote: "My nominations are:1. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
2. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
"I've read The Other Boleyn Girlit is pretty good.
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The Theme For January is:
Historical Fiction
The Rules:
-No historical romance novels, no mystery books set in the past, no paranormal/fantasy fiction with a historic setting. In other words, no genre crossovers. This is for straight up historically based fiction.
-Group members who are authors may nominate their own books.
-A maximum of two book nominations per member.
Books that do not meet these rules will not make the final poll.