History of Magic: Term XXVI, Activity 08 History Rec

[caitieness.livejournal.com]

Activity: History Rec
Points: 10 points participation
Deadline: Thursday August 29 at 11pm UTC (7pm EDT)
Details: Recommend a novel / short story / biography that relates to history in some way! This can be historical fiction, medieval fantasy or even nonfiction. Include Title, Author, and a brief summary. Use the textbox provided to submit & sign with your name and house (or a sigtag) for points!

<B>Title/Author</b>: <B>Historical Time Period:</b> (can be specific like 1900 or general like medieval England) <B>Brief summary:</b> name/house/sigtag

Don't forget to sign the roster to receive bonus points!
 

Comments

[cyn-ful.livejournal.com]

Title/Author: Outlander, Diana Gabaldon
Historical Time Period: Jacobite Uprisings (1688-1746), The entire series goes through the Revolutionary War in the US
Brief summary: Claire is a nurse in the 1940's and she is taken back in time in the middle of the Jacobite uprisings. The story is an adventure, love story, but it is filled will history surrounding the uprising in Scotland and different information on the Highland Lords. It is a very fast read, and I know I couldn't put it down when I read it.

Cyn/Slytherin

[sanalith.livejournal.com]

+1!!!!

This was the very first time-travel historical fiction book I ever read, and I absolutely adored it! It's really clear Diana did her research, too, which is a real breath of fresh air for fiction writers. Did you read the rest of the series? I got through book four, when I felt the quality started to take a nose dive, though her historical accuracy remained as strong as ever.

[cyn-ful.livejournal.com]

I loved the books. At one point I had 1 - 5 in hardback (they ended up being left in Baltimore when I was supposedly going to move back there). I started Fiery Cross and I think it was because I had to wait so long, I wasn't able to finish it or even get into it.

The others I read more than once. What was great, I read Outlander the first time in high school. It was a few more years and I found it again plus that it had a sequel. I got so excited.

That is why I decided this book would be great historically. Diana did so much work into it and each book takes you through different struggles. I know that it was going all the way to the revolutionary war. The only other that I have ever found with that in depth of a background was Clan of the Cave Bear (can't finish for the same reason, took too long for the next books). All I can say is thank goodness JK only kept us waiting a few years and I found the fandom, otherwise I may never have finished HP.