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Historical Fiction

I'm the first one to admit it:

I love historical fiction.

Whether it's time travel, or it's a take on the era from an unlikely character, or a fantasy, or a romance... I love them. (Not, of course, the badly written ones; there are some of those in every genre.)

Maybe it's the fact that you can imagine the events actually happening.
Or maybe it's just the amazing characters.
Or perhaps the covers...

So HERE are my top three novels set in the past, along with my top three favorite historical movies...

Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer

Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of London, a thirteen-year-old orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British warship set for high sea adventure in search of pirates.

Soulless by Gail Carriger
See my fan made trailer here.

Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette.

Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire — and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate.

With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart?

The Pirate Queen by Alan Gold

Grace O'Malley commanded a dozen ships and the obedience of thousands of men. Her empire stretched from Connaught on the Irish coast to the cobalt aters of Africa. Through the daring of her piracy, Grace nearly bankrupted the English treasury-and her outright defiance brought embarrassment to Elizabeth I. Yet the lives of these two amazing women were inextricably intertwined-and their eventual meeting during the most brilliant and romantic era that Europe has ever known would shock the world.

And top three movies...
(Come on, after reading the blog, you guys should expect these first two.)

This was inspired because I watched The Young Victoria yesterday. Such a good movie... for those into things like that. (If you don't like history, you really won't like it, though the romance is amazing.)

What are your thoughts of historical fiction?