Historical Fictionistas discussion

Hi there all, so I'm thinking of doing something a little bit different for this one. I want to do two group reads - one historical fiction and one any genre. Neither is mandatory, but I think that it would be fun to do something a little different.

So, please list your nominations here. Please remember to link to the title, and to list the author as well as why you'd like to read it. You can nominate 1 book from each category.

Thanks!

Edit to add: Nominations will be open until Saturday May 22nd, and then we'll vote.

So, here are my nominations to get the ball rolling. :)

HF: The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R King. I recently read "A Study in Scarlet" (the first Sherlock Holmes story) and this book was recommended to me. It looks very interesting, and I love me some Victorian era mysteries. :)

Any genre: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson because it looks really interesting, and has been recommended to me numerous times. :)

HF: I really want to read The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant. Several friends that have quite similar tastes to mine have recommended this one to me.

Any genre: YA - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Again, very highly recommended by lots of friends and I want to read this series. First, The Hunger Games in June, then in July, Catching Fire and then in August, Mockingjay, when it is first released.

I loved The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. They are great books. :)

I own the Hunger Games so I vote for that one.

You'll have to vote in the poll Jayme... Meanwhile do you want to add any nominations?

HF: To Shield the Queen by Fiona Buckley. This one seems interesting because it combines HF with mystery so it's a little different than other books we've read in the group. Plus I own it and it will help me lessen my owned TBR mountain. :-)

Any Genre: Soulless by Gail Carriger. This falls in the genre of steampunk, which is one not many people have been exposed too or heard of. Here is the wiki explaining the genre- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk
A couple of GR friends have read this one and highly enjoyed it. Plus, I've seen it recommended in other groups. Help me be in the in-crowd and vote for this one. :D

Ooh To Shield The Queen looks interesting, and I loved Soulless... Good nominations, Jackie! :D

Yay, thanks! Vote for my noms ;) *does presidential wave*

Oooo ladies! I'm happy with Hunger Games or Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. Both have been highly recommended to me, both have been on my TBR forever and both I have recently purchased. Great noms ladies.

Felina wrote: "Oooo ladies! I'm happy with Hunger Games or Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. Both have been highly recommended to me, both have been on my TBR forever and both I have recently purchased. Great noms ladies."


You.Have.To.Read.Hunger Games....even if it doesn't get voted in. It's soooooooo good!

yeah, no need to nominate anything else, because the current nominations are great!

don't let that stop you though ;)

P.S. Read the Hunger Games!!

Stop discouraging nominations!! LOL

no O_o

:(

aww, I was just kidding :)

*shuts up immediately*

My sister gushes about Hunger Games; I definately need to read it before she looses control and spoils it!

I'm reading Hunger Games on the plane. I just hope it will be choosen...two birds and all.

yeah right Fiona. Like those will win. *snickers*

Shaddap Alli-chan! I'll be voting for After Dark, I think. I really want to read it.

:P*

Oh children... Don't make me pull this car over. O_o

Yes ma'am.

<---- was only kidding anyway :P I don't have After Dark, but I DO wanna read something by him :)

LOL I'm going to have to start deleting stuff in here just to keep my sanity! :P

nah, don't do a crazy thing like that :P

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3...

New random thread for you Chatty Cathys!

Allison wrote: "nah, don't do a crazy thing like that :P"

What? Keep my sanity? :P

(Oh poo, I'm such a bad example.)

Here's our nomination recaps!

HF:
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
The Birth of Venus
To Shield the Queen
The Secret Scripture

Any Genre:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Hunger Games
Soulless
After Dark

How about:

HF: Aztec by Gary Jennings. Someone nominated this awhile back and I became interested in the blurb. Plus, a good friend recommended it. It looks epic and is supposed to have some sex in it.

Any genre: The Lions of al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay. Historical fantasy, so it's not all that far off the theme. Kay's books are fantastic and this is supposed to be one of his better ones.

Chris wrote: "How about:

HF: Aztec by Gary Jennings. Someone nominated this awhile back and I became interested in the blurb. Plus, a good friend recommended it. It looks epic and is supposed to have some sex in it."

Chris, you're my kind of man. lol.

I want to re-nominate Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Vanora Bennett as my HF nomination.

For my non-HF nomination, I want to nominate Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus by Orson Scott Card. It's a time travel novel that deals with history in a very interesting way.

Chris knows us too well :P

Stop stop. Way to many good books that I want to read being nominated. Chris wins with Lions. I've wanted to read that forever!!

I went to the poll to vote but didn't see these books? Am I looking in the wrong place?

We're still nominating Gina. Becky will let you know when it's time to vote. Would you like to nominate something?

Yes, I would love to nominate Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. There is so much buzz about it. It seems to be a dark mystery. For my HF nomination, definitely Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks. I have had this book for a year and am dying to read it. The reviews are great!

Ooh, I want to read Year of Wonders too

Years of Wonder was great! It was a sad story, but the writing was beautiful.

Good choices Gina, I've been eyeing Gillian FLynn's books for a while. :)

Oooh! Year of Wonders!

The Fire: A Novel by Katherine Neville (sequel to The Eight)

I, Claudius by Robert Graves *the sequel is just as good*

Hi all, this just a reminder that today is the LAST DAY to get your nominations in before the voting starts!!

Heather wrote: "I have absolutely no clue what I'll end up voting for this round. There are usually a couple that I'll end up leaning toward, but this round, my gosh every one of them sounds good!"

Same here.

Ok, where's the poll? It's not up yet and I want to vote! :-)

LOL Sorry... I guess I was hoping that we'd actually get some more nominations. I'll put it up right now.

Well phooey....both my votes came in second.

I have already read The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo earlier this year and enjoyed it. I was not as enthralled as a lot of people have been, but then I have read that the story improves even more with the next two books in the series which I plan to get to sometime soon.

I am so looking forward to reading I, Claudius! I, too, have read The GWTDT and am looking forward to discussing it also.