Books based on Medieval times?

[Marconis]

Are there any books out there (preferably a mix of fiction and non-fiction) that are based during the Medieval time period that are really worth reading? I looked in Barnes and I wasn't really interested in any of them. I am looking for one with a really good plot filled with action and drama and that is also at least somewhat historically correct. One that also deeply focuses on the characters emotions as I like to be able to connect with the characters. Thanks

[Little Legionaire]

List may last longer... For a good start to smell medieval times try them

Umberto Eco:
Name of the Rose,
Baudolino

Amin Malouf:
Samarkand,
African Leo

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Bernard Cornwell:
The Grail Quest

[Maximilian I]

Jean-Francois Nahmias:
L'enfant de la toussaint: La baque au loup.

Tim Severin:
Viking, Odinn's child

Henryk Sienkiewicz:
Krzyzacy (teutonic knights) book is recognized internationally so was translated in many languages.

[Lord Rahl]

Timeline by Michael Crichton is a really good book. It is one of my favorites of Crichton's works. The movie was horrendous but the book is excellent.

[Mathius]

If you can stand the way the Victorian/edwardian english wrote their prose, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a couple of novels set around the hundred years war (there may be others but these are the two I've read): The White Company and Sir Nigel. Not sure they'll tick all the boxes you're after but they're interesting oddities if nothing else.

[Kanaric]

Romance of the Three Kingdoms - based in something of a chinese medieval era and written in the 1700s. Extremely good story, usually it comes in a volume box set as its more than one novel.

It follows the story of several important real life people during the Three Kingdoms era, something like a Chinese civil war, during the 2nd and 3rd century. It is ridiculously good so i'd suggest that over anything else.

[Marconis]

Thanks everyone, I am going to check and see if the library has these tomorrow. They all seem like cool books based on the amazon reviews.

[Manuel Komnenos]

Excellent first crusade - byzantine thriller
Mosaic of shadows 1st part
Knights of the Cross 2nd part
Siege of Haven 3rd part

All by Tom Harper.
Really excellent books.

[scurvywombat]

Bernard Cornwell's Saxon series is excellent.
http://www.bernardcornwell.net/index...=1&seriesid=10

[therussian]

Definitely get Maurice Druon's series called "The Accursed Kings" novels. They're excellent, and have great historical facts behind them (and some drama, but it only adds to the story)

Here's the list of books:
I. Le Roi de fer (The Iron King)
II. La Reine étranglée (The Strangled Queen)
III. Les Poisons de la couronne (The Poisoned Crown)
IV. La Loi des mâles (The Royal Succession)
V. La Louve de France (The She-Wolf of France)
VI. Le Lis et le Lion (The Lily and the Lion)
VII. Quand un Roi perd la France (When a King Loses France)

[mightyfenrir]

Are there any books out there (preferably a mix of fiction and non-fiction) that are based during the Medieval time period that are really worth reading? I looked in Barnes and I wasn't really interested in any of them. I am looking for one with a really good plot filled with action and drama and that is also at least somewhat historically correct. One that also deeply focuses on the characters emotions as I like to be able to connect with the characters. Thanks

I've only nonfiction and I'd say if you can find some of the Icelandic Sagas or any of Sturlsson's sagas you'll have a good read.

[Rush Limbaugh]

Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. Its got some historical backround but a great book.

[boofhead]

Anything by Nigel Tranter.

All his historical books are great - some good Viking/Highlander novels.

Do not ignore this guy - you won't regret it.

Google him.

[Henry of Grosmont]

Definitely get Maurice Druon's series called "The Accursed Kings" novels. They're excellent, and have great historical facts behind them (and some drama, but it only adds to the story)

Here's the list of books:
I. Le Roi de fer (The Iron King)
II. La Reine étranglée (The Strangled Queen)
III. Les Poisons de la couronne (The Poisoned Crown)
IV. La Loi des mâles (The Royal Succession)
V. La Louve de France (The She-Wolf of France)
VI. Le Lis et le Lion (The Lily and the Lion)
VII. Quand un Roi perd la France (When a King Loses France)

Second that.
Also, if you read French it's even better. I've read it in both French and English (English first) and found English translation somewhat weak.

Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott. Its got some historical backround but a great book.

C'mon, man. Walter Scott, meh...
P.S. Suggestion @Marconis. Once a few months somebody starts thread like this. Try to use search button...

[Tony83]

If you like "whodunnits" there's always the Cadfael (Ellis Peters) and Owen Archer (Candace Robb) series of books.

[s1on]

The song of Roland
The song of the Nibelungs
Beowulf

[Primvs Sextvs Loverlord]

How can anyone not mention Miguel de Cervantes' novel "Don Quixote de la Mancha"?

[joerd9]

I cannot recommend this one highly enough:
Wolf von Niebelschuetz - Kinder der Finsternis
English translation: The Badger of Ghissi, by Barrows Mussey, London (Allen&Unwin) 1963.
It's unique in it's language and very immersive, once you got used to the language. It is set in the fictional province of Kelguria, which is actually the Provence and is partly historic (Barbarossa, Cathars etc.) partly fictional. A must-read for anyone interested in books about the middle ages.