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Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated A Star-Reckoner's Lot (A Star-Reckoner's Legacy, #1) in Books

Feb 21, 2018

A Star-Reckoner's Lot was unlike anything I have read before. This story was part historical fiction, part fantasy, and all adventure. I was not at all familiar with pre-Islamic Iranian culture and lore before reading this book. The author didn't waste words on excessive description, or spell everything out for the reader, but it was easy enough to figure out what was going on just by following Ashtadukht, Tirdadin, and Waray across the sands as they hunt for the mystical being that killed Ashtadukht's husband. Fantasy lovers, historical fiction fans, and anyone who likes a good story should really enjoy this book.

<i>Note: I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review</I>.

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The Bastard (The Kent Family Chronicles Book 1)

John Jakes

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Meet Phillipe Charboneau: the illegitimate son and unrecognized heir of the Duke of Kentland. Upon...

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Oct 16, 2025

☢️ In the shadow of the atomic age, one mother dares to challenge the government’s deadly secrets to save her child—and countless others.

Trisha T. Pritikin’s Then Came The Summer Snow blends historical fiction, dark humour, and atomic-era feminism in a powerful story of courage, truth, and maternal love against impossible odds.

📖 Read the fascinating Guest Post where the author shares how her personal experiences with the medical world influenced the story as part of the #BlogTour with #TheCoffeePotBookClub:
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💬 Do you enjoy historical fiction inspired by real struggles for justice and survival?

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The Newcomer

Suzanne Woods Fisher

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In 1737, Anna Konig and her fellow church members stagger off a small wooden ship after ten weeks at...

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Jamie Lee Curtis recommended Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) in Books (curated)

"When I was 12, I spent three weeks isolated on the island of Sardinia with my father and his young family. I found a copy of Clavell on the bookshelf in the home that we were renting and it saved me. Historical fiction became a lifelong love, and James Clavell a guide."

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Lisa Ling recommended Midnight's Children in Books (curated)

Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

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"Rushdie combines historical reality and mythical fiction to deliver a magnificent and magical account of India’s transition to independence and partition. It tells the story of a young man born along with hundreds of others at the very moment India becomes independent and through these new lives come hopes, dreams, curses and complication."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated What Girls Are Good For: A Novel of Nellie Bly in Books

Oct 5, 2020 (Updated Oct 5, 2020)

Nellie Bly was possibly the world's first under-cover, investigative journalist - both male or female - and her story is well worth investigating through this intense biographical, historical fiction novel "What Girls are Good For: A Novel of Nelly Bly" by David Blixt. <br/>https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/01/11/a-female-journalistic-pioneer/

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Ribbons of Scarlet in Books

Oct 5, 2020

This unique book brings six, talented historical fiction authors together to tell the story of seven (well, almost eight) women who played important roles in the French Revolution. Find out what I thought of this special collaboration through my review on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/09/27/liberty-equality-sorority/