Vicky answers “This book is full of revisionist history...”

Lynn Williams asked this question about Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3):

This book is full of revisionist history and incorrect statements! I know it is fiction but so full of propaganda.

Vicky I think that we all know that just because something isn't in the history books, doesn't mean it didn't happen. That is why I love historical fiction …moreI think that we all know that just because something isn't in the history books, doesn't mean it didn't happen. That is why I love historical fiction - what is not commmonly known, or what is commonly believed but cannot be irrefutably proven, can be included in creative and representative terms. Hopefully, it inspires the reader to do some research and see what really happened "back then". Even if you were around "back then", doesn't mean you know what happened. Finding out that what we believed to be true just isn't can be quite difficult - but hopefully mind expanding. Cheers!(less)

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Jane "HISTORY BELONGS TO THE VICTORS; those who win the war write the story." ...more
Dec 19, 2014 08:09PM · flag

Danpirat96 Exactly, there are some facts, and based on them, Follett can do anything about it, as far as it is coherent and credible. That's the beauty of histor ...more
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