Jan 24, 2020 · Useful info, particularly for those of you who write historical fantasy.

Nov 25, 2024 · Is it really important to have real historical characters than fictional ones? Could you not perhaps have fictional confidants who manipulate famous people into doing things that support their …

Nov 30, 2005 · Historical Fiction - Ancient Rome I've heard that there are a number of writers out there recreating Ancient Rome. Can anyone bandy any names about, along with any particular comments …

Nov 23, 2002 · Oh - and Byzantium, by Stephen Lawhead. That's 3 historical fiction, and 2 historical fantasy. Surely more? If you find chronicles helpful, help chronicles: upgrade your membership to …

Apr 17, 2004 · Thank you all for your suggestions in regards to 1940's fiction. I'm also now starting to get very interested in the period of 1890 - 1910, especially anything set in England (but definitely not …

Jan 25, 2012 · The historical aspect gives characters and settings, but even the most mainstream historical fiction have those changed around. Anything without an aspect of fantasy is a history book, …

Jul 5, 2018 · I think there's a grey area between fantasy fiction and historical fiction - sometimes labelled "historical fantasy", where the inspiration of the real world is clear, but there's limited or no attempt to …

Mar 8, 2012 · For historical fantasy, I really loved Stephen Lawhead's Byzantium, which is about a Celtic monk whose task of travelling from Ireland to Constantinople becomes an epic adventure. The …

May 6, 2013 · Is it time we classed these works solely as Historical Fantasy and keep Epic Fantasy reserved for High Fantasy stories full of magic? Or, perhaps more interestingly, is the fantasy genre …

Nov 27, 2014 · A lot of people (me included) are trying to write fantasy that at least echoes the real world. However, in previous eras a person would have done different things at different ages and …