HISTORICAL FICTION 2015


This challenge is hosted by Passages to the Past.
Challenge period: 1st January to 31st December, 2015
Sign up: anytime during the year

Being an avid reader of historical fiction I just had to sign up for this challenge. Any sub-genre is acceptable: Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, Family Sagas, Historical Fantasy, Young Adult Historical Fiction, Military and Nautical Historical Fiction etc. All the details are available on the sign-up page.

There are six different reading levels: 20th Century Reader (2 books), Victorian Reader (5 books), Renaissance Reader (10 books), Medieval (15 books), Ancient History (25 books) and Prehistoric (50+ books).

As I read well over 100+ books last year I have committed to reading 50+ books, the Prehistoric level. I will add the titles here with links to my reviews as they are written. My Reading Pile has over 50 books listed, so I'll start with those.

Books Read:

01. WINTER SIEGE by Ariana Franklin & Samantha Norman
02. THE ANATOMIST'S WIFE by Anna Lee Huber
03. AFTER FLODDEN by Rosemary Goring
04. WHAT ANGELS FEAR by C.S. Harris
05. A CRUEL NECESSITY by L.C. Tyler
06. MORTAL ARTS by Anna Lee Huber
07. WHEN GODS DIE by C.S. Harris
08. FORGET THE GLORY by Elizabeth Darrell/Emma Drummond
09. THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPH by Kate Riordan
10. THE WIDOW'S CONFESSION by Sophia Tobin
11. THE WINTER GUEST by Pam Jenoff
12. PLAGUE by C.C. Humphreys
13. A FATAL TIDE by Steve Sailah
14. A FINE SUMMER'S DAY by Charles Todd
15. SHORES OF DARKNESS by Diana Norman
16. THE FRENCH EXECUTIONER by C.C. Humphreys
17. BLOOD ROYAL by Diana Norman
18. THE ABSOLUTIST by John Boyne
19. THE GREATCOAT by Helen Dunmore
20. THE ANCHORESS by Robyn Cadwallader
21. GALLIPOLI STREET by Mary Anne O'Connor
22. THE DARK DREAM by Lilly Sommers (re-read)
23. SIR HARRY HOTSPUR OF HUMBLETHWAITE by Anthony Trollope 
24. SCAPEGALLOWS by Carol Birch
25. THE RISING TIDE by Patrick Easter
26. THE COLOUR OF MILK by Nell Leyshon
27. THE HANOVER SQUARE AFFAIR by Ashley Gardner (e-book)
28. MOONFLEET by John Meade Falkner
29. WILD WOOD by Posie Graeme-Evans 
30. SOUTH OF DARKNESS by John Marsden
31. THE LAST CONFESSION OF THOMAS HAWKINS by Antonia Hodgson
32. SPILT MILK by Amanda Hodgkinson
33. DIFFERENT TIDES by Janet Woods
34. AMY SNOW by Tracy Rees
35. SALAMANCA COTTAGE by Mary Fitgerald (e-book)
36. THE GLASS HOUSE by Ashley Gardner (e-book)
37. HOMELAND by Clare Francis
38. WE SHALL REMEMBER by Emma Fraser
39. BEAUX, BALLROOMS AND BATTLES by Jillian Chantal et al (e-book)
40. THE BELTON ESTATE by Anthony Trollope
41. THE GOVERNOR'S HOUSE by J.H. Fletcher
42. THE HIGHWAYMAN'S CURSE by Nicola Morgan
43. LORD ROWORTH'S REWARD by Carola Dunn
44. ON TRACK FOR MURDER by Stephen Childs (e-book)
45. THE SILENT TOUCH OF SHADOWS  by Christina Courtenay
46. TIMESTORM by Steve Harrison (e-book)
47. THE HIGHWAYMAN'S FOOTSTEPS by Nicola Morgan
48. BEAUX, BALLROOMS AND BATTLES by Jillian Chantal et al (e-book)
49. BELTON ESTATE, THE by Anthony Trollope
50. CASTLE INN, THE by Stanley J. Weyman
51. BEAU BROCADE by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
52. CAPTAIN INGRAM'S INHERITANCE by Carola Dunn
53. KIT by Marina Fiorato
54. LETTERS TO THE LOST by Iona Grey
55. MISBEGOTTEN, THE by Katherine Webb
56. RACHEL RAY by Anthony Trollope
57. SILENT TIDE, THE by Rachel Hore
58. TIDEWATCHERS, THE by Lisa Chaplin
59. VICAR'S WIFE, THE by Katharine Swartz
60. LADY OF THE BUTTERFLIES by Fiona Mountain
61. LAST EMBRACE, THE by Pam Jenoff
62. LOVE OF A LIFETIME, THE by Mary Fitzgerald
63. NOONDAY by Pat Barker
64. MRS. SINCLAIR'S SUITCASE by Louise Walters
65. THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY by Karleen Koen
66. WARATAH HOUSE by Ann Whitehead
67. LORD SOMERTON'S HEIR by Alison Stuart
68. DACRES WAR by Rosemary Goring
69. THE RIGHT-HAND MAN by K.M. Peyton
70. CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth Wein
71. THE CRIMES OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE by James Tully
72. ROSE UNDER FIRE by Elizabeth Wein
73. TIME OF TRIAL by Hester Burton
74. THE ROYALIST by S.J. Deas
75. GATHER THE BONES by Alison Stuart
76. A CIVIL CONTRACT by Georgette Heyer
77. THE FLIGHT OF THE HERON by D.K. Broster

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