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I have many historical fiction books on my overall TBR list this year. I’m sure I will tackle a few.Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
1. The Immortalists (currently reading)
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Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
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Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
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Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
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Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
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Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)1. Aztec 1/2
2. The Painted Veil 1/6
Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
3. The Beggar King 1/7
4. The Spy 1/8
Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
5. The Foretelling 1/12
6. The Arabian Nights 1/13
7. Hangman Blind 1/14
Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
8. Sword Song 1/21
9. The Accidental Empress 1/27
10. Alice I Have Been 2/1
Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
11. A Tale of Two Cities 2/1
12. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 2/1
13.Before We Were Yours 2/8
14. Varina 2/10
15. The Moon in the Palace 2/11
This maxi challenge is for those who want to explore the genre of Historical Fiction in more depth. Historical Fiction for our purposes is defined as anything set in the past, in a time that the author did not directly experience.
You can choose to complete this challenge a few different ways:
- Focus on a single time-period
- Focus on a different time-period for each level (your choice)
- Read anything you want as long as it's historical
Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
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Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
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Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
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Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
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Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
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Historical fiction is my favorite genre! So I’m excited for this one!
Let's see how far I get:Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
1. Timebound
2. The Other Einstein
Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
3. Hotel Sacher
4. The Whip
Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
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Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
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Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
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i love historical fiction but i rarely read it. hopefully this challenge can help fix that! count me in :)
Hey finished my first historical fiction of the year and I think everyone should read it! It is now one of my favorite books! The themes the characters all make it book you won’t want to put down! Check out As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner! Let me know what you think!!
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Level 1: Ancient ancestors
1. The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain
2. The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg
Level 2: Medieval mayhem
3. The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andrić
4. Khufu's Wisdom by Naguib Mahfouz
Level 3: Days of empire
5. The Big Green Tent by Lyudmila Ulitskaya
6. They Were Counted by Miklós Bánffy
7. Heaven to Betsy by Maud Hart Lovelace
Level 4: Wars of old
8. The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
9. How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
10. The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Level 5- The past is past
11. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
12. Breathing Room by Marsha Hayles
13. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
14. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
15. The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston
I am joining this challenge.
Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
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Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
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Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
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Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
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Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
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Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
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Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
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Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
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Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
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Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
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Challenge CompletedLevel 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
1. Aztec 1/2
2. The Painted Veil 1/6
Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
3. The Beggar King 1/7
4. The Spy 1/8
Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
5. The Foretelling 1/12
6. The Arabian Nights 1/13
7. Hangman Blind 1/14
Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
8. Sword Song 1/21
9. The Accidental Empress 1/27
10. Alice I Have Been 2/1
Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
11. A Tale of Two Cities 2/1
12. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 2/1
13.Before We Were Yours 2/8
14. Varina 2/10
15. The Moon in the Palace 2/11
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You can always do another round if you like. That applies to all our other challenges too.
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Abbie DiscoSuperFly wrote: "Challenge Completed
Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
1. Aztec 1/2
2. The Painted Veil 1/6
Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
3. The Beggar King 1..."
Wow, great job! I haven't even started with this challenge yet (and I'm only on book 7 of the year).
I'd like to know which books you enjoyed the most and would recommend?
Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
1. Aztec 1/2
2. The Painted Veil 1/6
Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
3. The Beggar King 1..."
Wow, great job! I haven't even started with this challenge yet (and I'm only on book 7 of the year).
I'd like to know which books you enjoyed the most and would recommend?
I don't read a lot of historical fiction but I used to love it and want to read more. I'm going to keep this broad and just count anything historical! Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
1. The Night Watch
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Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
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Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
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Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
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Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Whip (other topics)The Colony of Unrequited Dreams (other topics)
Death Comes for the Archbishop (other topics)
Life After Life (other topics)
Hotel Sacher (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Wayne Johnston (other topics)Willa Cather (other topics)
Kate Atkinson (other topics)
Marsha Hayles (other topics)
Mildred D. Taylor (other topics)
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Historical Fiction for our purposes is defined as anything set in the past, in a time that the author did not directly experience.
You can choose to complete this challenge a few different ways:
- Focus on a single time-period
- Focus on a different time-period for each level (your choice)
- Read anything you want as long as it's historical
Level 1 - Ancient Ancestors (2 Books)
1.
2.
Level 2 - Medieval Mayhem (4 Books)
3.
4.
Level 3 - Days of Empire (7 Books)
5.
6.
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Level 4 - Wars of Old (10 Books)
8.
9.
10.
Level 5 - The Past is the Past (15 Books)
11.
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13.
14.
15.