Call for Nominations for Medieval/Inquisition Poll

[Michael, Mod Prometheus]

We need nominations for the Medieval/Inquisition poll. Let us know what book you are suggesting.

Rules
* can't nominate your own book
* only one nomination per person
* first 6-8 books will be chosen
* need to tell us why you are suggesting this book
* be respectful of other people's choices

[Sanne]

In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages by Hella S. Haasse

Simply the best historical fiction set in the Middle Ages I've read up to date. Haasse is a wonderful author, and in this book she takes you to the world of the high aristocracy in the Hundred Years War.
It's an historical fiction that's character driven instead of plot driven (rare in this genre, in my opinion).

[Lauren]

The Name of the Rose

I have heard only wonderful things about this novel and really want to read it with a group.

[Michael, Mod Prometheus]

Lauren wrote: "The Name of the Rose

I have heard only wonderful things about this novel and really want to read it with a group."

Sorry, we are gonna have to deny this one as we have already read it for this group

[Sonali]

I am nominating 'The friar of Carcassonne:the revolt against the Inquisition in the last days of the Cathars' by Stephen O'Shea.

[[deleted user]]

I'd like to nominate Samarkand -it's a novel about the writing and history of the Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam - it sounds really good

[Karen]

I would like to nominate Ivanhoe by Walter Scott, mostly because I can't believe I've never read it, but also because it's got a little something chivalric for everyone. Richard the Lion-Hearted? check. Robin Hood? check. Templars? check. Distressed Damsels? Fighting for the right? Courtly love? check, check and check. Seems like it might be fun. :)

[Zulfiya]

How about the book about the suppression of the Cathars in medieval France - Labyrinth by Kate Mosse?

[Mary, Quiet Observer]

I'd like to nominate The Pillars of the Earth.

I have read Labyrinth before and i just started the miniseries based on that book. Its pretty interesting too.

[Michael, Mod Prometheus]

6 nominations so far, might wait for one or two more

In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
The Friar of Carcassonne: Revolt Against the Inquisition in the Last Days of the Cathars
Samarkand
Ivanhoe
Labyrinth
The Pillars of the Earth

[M.L.]

Nominate The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis, gothic, set in Madrid during the Spanish Inquisition. It was Lewis's only novel and he wrote it when he was only 20.

[Michael, Mod Prometheus]

Awesome, thanks everyone