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Ellis Peters was the pen name of English novelist Edith Pargeter (1913-1995). During her literary career, she wrote mysteries, historical fiction, non-fiction and translated Czech classics. Edith wrote under several different pseudonyms (including John Redfern, Joylon Carr and Peter Benedict), but it was as Ellis Peters that she would gain the most fame, writing the […]
Matthew Corbett is the protagonist of a series of historical fiction/horror novels by American author Robert McCammon. The series is set in the late 17th century and into the early 18th century. Matthew Corbett is the assistant of magistrate Isaac Woodward.
The First North Americans is a series of historical fiction novels by American authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear. The series deals with the various civilizations and cultures that existed in prehistoric North America. The series starts out with the initial migration of the peoples who would become known as Native American.
Kathleen O’Neal Gear is an American author of historical fiction as well as a former state historian and archaeologist. Kathleen is best known for co-authoring the First North Americans series with husband W. Michael Gear, who she has co-authored many of her novels with.
W. Michael Gear is an American author of historical fiction in addition to being an archaeologist. After getting sick of reading historical fiction with historical inaccuracies, Michael immediately wrote a 550 page novel – his first attempt at a novel – that may not have read well, but was at least accurate historically. Michael frequently […]
The Cousins’ War is a series of historical fiction novels by British author Philippa Gregory. The series covers the Plantagenets and the House of York.
Philippa Gregory is a British novelist of historical fiction. Gregory writes novels set in various historical periods, most notably the Tudor era with her best known novel, The Other Boleyn Girl (which adapted to film). She has also written a few contemporary novels. She has received some criticism for historical errors in her novels.
Little House is a series of historical fiction children’s books by American author Laura Ingalls Wilder. The series is based on the childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder, although it is still considered a fiction series rather than non-fiction. The series begins in the 1860’s and is set in the Midwestern United States. It focuses on […]
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) was an American author of the Little House series – a series of children’s novels based on her own life growing up in a pioneer family. Before gaining fame as a novelist, Laura worked as a teacher as well as on the farm. The Little House series has been adapted several […]
Sharon Kay Penman is an American novelist of historical fiction. Her novels chronicle English and Welsh royalty during the Middle Ages and are set in England, Wales and France. Penman puts a lot of work into her research for the novels, which shows in the quality of her writing, including the various settings, events and […]