If you have been to my personal website Top Fiction Books To Read you will know I love historical novels – especially those set in the ancient world.
Not so long ago I scoured Borders, Dymocks, Angus and Robertson for a selection of historical fiction novels I have wanted to read.
Unlike other main genres (e.g. sci fi, crime thrillers, fantasy) historical fiction never seems to be set aside in its own category and is just lumped in with the A – Z novels.
The page on my website Historical Fiction For Sale aims to correct that within the limited capacity as a website. It is in addition to what you can find via the historical fiction section where I am more specific about certain authors.
We are keen to promote novels based on history simply because so many are great reads and can keep you enthralled as the past is brought alive.
Most of the links are for Amazon – as they often have the best prices – and also because many others don’t show specific books or authors. Clicking any of my links will help me maintain this site – so thanks in advance. Also when there use their search box for others by the same authors as many ar series.
These are a few I have listed
The Golden Mean is a tale of Aristotle and Alexander the Great. It is a different insight into Alexander whose youthful mind was partly formed by the influence of one of ancient Greece’s most revered philosophers and pedagogues. It is told from the tutor’s perspective. I think from reviews I have read that you will find it different, but worthwhile.
The Rage of Achilles is a re-telling of Homer’s The Illiad in modern prose but retaining the original plotline and characters. This ought satisy those who found the totally unnecessary changes in the movie Troy to be frustrating and annoying (like I did!).
It ought be a good companion to Colleen McCullough’s The Song of Troy which is an excellent version of the Trojan War as told from the perspectives of different participants.
Ransom by David Malouf is Priam’s story from Homer’s The Illiad books 16 to 24….beginning with Achilles mourning the death of Patroclus and his vengeful killing of Hector, culminating in Priam’s appeal for the return of his son’s body for honourable burial. This was well done in the movie Troy due to the excellent Peter O’Toole.
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood. Did you ever wonder what Penelope did or got up to while Odysseus was at the trojan war and then lost for another 1o years journeying home?
Mika Waltari
author of “THE EGYPTIAN”, the story of Sinuhe, also wrote other novels set in the ancient world – which I didn’t know about. They include “The Roman”; and “The Etruscan” – clicking the link above can also get you the link for them at Amazon.
