Lists of Bests: jonmphillips1974's "Works of Historical Fiction"

Send to Printer jonmphillips1974's "Works of Historical Fiction" This is a list of works of historical fiction (not to include the genre of alternate history) that I have read and enjoyed or whose subjects I find intriguing and worthy of a quick read. I am only going to include works written since 1900 so works such as <i>Herny Esmond</i>, <i>Ivanhoe</i>, or <i>The Red Badge of Courage</i> will not be on the list.
	1.		I, Claudius : From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54 (Vintage International) by Robert Graves
	2.		Claudius the God: And His Wife Messalina by Robert Graves
	3.		Mask of Apollo by Mary Renault
	4.		The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
	5.		Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault
	6.		The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome) by Colleen McCullough
	7.		First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome) by Colleen McCullough
	8.		Caesar (Masters of Rome) by Colleen McCullough
	9.		Fortune's Favourites (Masters of Rome) by Colleen McCullough
	10.		Song of Troy by Colleen McCullough
	11.		The Afghan Campaign: A Novel by Steven Pressfield
	12.		The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great by Steven Pressfield
	13.		Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield
	14.		Tides of War by Steven Pressfield
	15.		The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War (Modern Library) by Michael Shaara
	16.		The Name of the Rose
	17.		Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories (Judge Dee Mysteries) by Robert van Gulik
	18.		The Source: A Novel by James A. Michener
	19.		Master & Commander by Patrick O'Brian
	20.	?	CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER: Vol. 1 BEAT TO QUARTERS
	21.		Sharpe's Rifles by Bernard Cornwell
	22.		Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) by Neal Stephenson
	23.		The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2) by Neal Stephenson
	24.		The System of the World (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 3) by Neal Stephenson
	25.		The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
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