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I'm guessing everyone is going to nominate Pope Joan so I'll go to the beat of a different drummer.Avalon by Anya Seton
Dorothy Dunnett's King Hereafter, about MacBeth.
Misfit wrote: "I'm guessing everyone is going to nominate Pope Joan so I'll go to the beat of a different drummer.Avalon by Anya Seton
"I had this boo in my hands just yersterday, what a coincidence!!
Ooooo, I just bought Here be Dragons. Avalon looks good too, but not on kindle :-(
Madselin , by Norah Lofts ( it's about 1068, I hope that Ok in terms of time frame)
Cel wrote: "Sharon Penman's Here be Dragons."Definitely an awesome book, but unfortunately we already read it here (you can certainly dig through the older threads though and comment if you'd like)! Would you like to nominate a different book Cel?
Barbara wrote: "Madselin , by Norah Lofts ( it's about 1068, I hope that Ok in terms of time frame) "That's perfectly fine! Like I said, it's flexible! :)
Can I have another? If so, The Persian Boy, Mary Renault
Probably not the right sort of book but to go pre 1000's the Sister Fidelma mysteries are set in Ireland about ? 700's? Peter Tremayne I think is the author
Drat .I've just recycled Madeslin to the charity shop.I'd recommend the Persian Boy as the most accessible Mary Renault for newcomers.
Barbara wrote: "Can I have another? If so, The Persian Boy, Mary Renault"Sure, why not. :)
Cel wrote: "Probably not the right sort of book but to go pre 1000's the Sister Fidelma mysteries are set in Ireland about ? 700's? Peter Tremayne I think is the author"This is totally fine! It looks like Absolution by Murder is the first in the series, so does that work for you Cel?
Nominating is closed! I'll get a voting poll up sometime today.
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***ANY COUNTRY, FICTION OR NON-FICTION***
Okay everyone, it's that time of the month - time to nominate! Anyone who would like to nominate ONE book may do so in this thread.
The theme this month is ANCIENT HISTORY (PRE-1000) (any country, fiction or non-fiction). Very flexible here! The 1000 date isn't set in stone - I just picked it so people have some sort of time frame (what's the definition of "ancient" afterall?).
If you want to see if we have already read a book you are thinking of nominating, just look at the sections where we discuss the books (E. Royalty Monthly Group Read and History Monthly Group Read). The very first thread under each of those sections lists all the books we have read as a group (Books We Have Read as a Group).
Please try to check amazon or some other site to make sure the book is easily available - the last thing we want is to nominate some great book that no one can get! If you nominate more than ONE book, only the first book listed will make it into the voting thread (so save additional books for the next months!). Also, if the book doesn't fit the theme, I won't add it to this month's voting list, but I will carry it over to the next theme that it does fit under if you would like.
Feel free to nominate one book of your choice in this thread until February 15th, 9pm Eastern.
At around that time, I'll make a voting poll and list all the nominated books in it, and people can vote in the poll until the poll closes (set to last through February 19th). Discussion will start on April 1st.
Happy Nominating!