![]() ![]() Martin, who calls them the "original Game of Thrones." How’s that for marketing? I haven’t watched any of the show and although we have the books (my son is a huge fan), I’m daunted by the investment of time it will take to read them. These books are more than fifty years old but the English translations are being re-released with a foreword and recommendation by George R.R. These French historical novels set in the Middle Ages begin with Philip the Fair and the demise of the Knights Templar and take the reader through to the start of the Hundred Years War. (It is historical fiction, after all.) So I’m thrilled to have come across Maurice Druon’s The Accursed Kings series. But I really love historical novels where the history is the focus, even if there’s a little embellishment of the facts to enliven the story. And I enjoy novels that sidestep the history that’s going on in the background to present a nice love story or mystery. I love historical novels that plop me right down in the middle of serious history. ![]()
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