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So are these the best historical fiction there is?
There is romance, camaraderie among bros, pretty detailed battles and really good world building and I frankly haven't read any other book series that came so close to having everything I want from a story.
Anyway if I want to read something close to this what could you recommend me?

>> No.10857140

>>10857076
Dude, this is one of my favorite series;
Try out Cornwell`s Grail trilogy too; not as epic, but has some of the same elements;
I also loved Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield, about the 300 of Sparta;
I also read Musashi more or less on the same age as pic related, and it`s amazing; detailed battles/duels, some romance, great characters and all; hope this helps!
Also Derfel best bud of all buds

>> No.10857661

>>10857076
Cornwell is pretty great, read his Saxon and Grail series too

>Anyway if I want to read something close to this what could you recommend me?
very different setting but James Clavell's Asian saga has pretty much all the same attributes you mentioned, they are great if you want some Asian historical fiction.

Also The Accursed Kings series by Maurice Druon. It's basically a historical Game of Thrones about Philippe IV of France and his children, fun stuff.

>> No.10858473

Definitely read Azincourt, possibly his best book desu.

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10858552

Cornwell is great, I've read through the entire saxon series twice now

>> No.10858748

>>10858552
Isent the saxon series like... "Eternal"?
I read it that it won't have a ending, just so he can keep publishing in the scenario.

>> No.10859595

Has anyone read Fools and Mortals? Is it worth a read?

>> No.10859605

>>10857140
>>10857661
The grail is more traditional high medieval right?

>>10858473
Is this from the english or the french perspective?

>>10858552
Is that the one which is used as source material for the last kingdom tv show.

>> No.10859669

>>10857076
I read eleven of the 13 Peninsular Campaign Sharpe's over the summer and thoroughly enjoyed them. Read them on the heels of the Hornblower and Bolitho nautical series which are almost as good.

>> No.10859710

I liked the Grail Quest series.

>> No.10859729

The best historical fiction I've read is Augustus by John Williams

>> No.10860462

>>10859605
>The grail is more traditional high medieval right?
yes

>Is this from the english or the french perspective?
English, Cornwell's book always take the English/British perspective

>> No.10861697

>>10857076
I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves are both superb.

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10862089

>>10859729
>Augustus
This and Butcher's Crossing

>> No.10862281

The King Must Die
The Persian Boy
The Name of the Rose
The First Man in Rome

>> No.10863530

>>10857076
>the best historical fiction
That would be Gore Vidal.