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Does historical fiction in medieval times exist besides Ken Follett's Pillars duology?
Most stories set in medieval times I have seen are some kind of fantasy, and I have never seen a true medieval historical fiction besides The Pillars Of The Earth, and its "sequel" World Without End. Have you seen any non-fantasy medieval fiction besides these two books? If so, tell me the name of the book and your thoughts on it.
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- Anonymous7 years agoFavorite Answer
Despite not being as popular as later periods, there are hundreds, tens of thousands of you include romance novels. Ever heard of a play called Hamlet? Historical fiction. Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott?
Umberto Eco for instance has written numerous such novels. The Name of the Rose is his most famous, which is a murder mystery set in an Italian monastery during the time of the Spiritual Franciscans.
A similar series would be the Brother Cadfael mysteries by Edith Pargeter.
Here is an entire goodreads list devoted to the subject.
- Rose DLv 77 years ago
There are tons. Murder mysteries and political thrillers are some of the most common books set in this period. Authors include Ellis Peters, Sharon Kay Penman, Umberto Eco, Bernard Cornwell, Elizabeth Chadwick, Philippa Gregory, Guy Gavriel Kay, Michael Jecks, Karin Maitland, Cora Harrison, Bernard Knight, Candace Robb, Peter Tremayne, PC Doherty and more.
- old ladyLv 77 years ago
I have indeed. There are dozens of books written set in medieval England, about the Plantagenets, etc.
