For two centuries, a number of historically inaccurate legends and myths have circulated about certain aspects of the American War of Independence. I have debunked some of them in my award-winning crime fiction series set during the American Revolution, the latest book being A Hostage to Heritage. One myth worth… Read More »Religious Diversity in America During the Revolution by Suzanne Adair
There are many reasons why I love writing about historical figures in historical fiction. Chief among them is the chance to create scenes based on guesswork, an explanation of why people who shaped the past might have taken a particular action. Usually, the justification I offer is a lie. History… Read More »The necessity of lies in historical fiction by Lisa Yarde
The Books of the Dead (coming out in December), the third book in the series of the Elysium Texts (see The Hermetica of Elysium and The Necromancer’s Grimoire), takes place in the mountains of Persia. The adventurers meet up with Sufi dervishes in the mountains in their search for followers of Zarathustra and the… Read More »Sufi Whirling and the Elysium Texts, by Annmarie Banks
The facts are a constant thorn in the side of every author of historical fiction. HF readers hate it if you get your facts wrong so you sweat blood on research. God help you if you make a mistake. I once had a reader take me to task over a… Read More »WHY HISTORY IS A PAIN IN THE BUTT by Colin Falconer
Since I’m a sap for anything medieval, I knew I would probably enjoy Ridley Scott’s, Robin Hood, even if his movies are generally too violent for my taste. I have to say that I liked the movie more than I thought I would. He refrained from his usual slo-mo blood spray as… Read More »Robin Hood (2009) review (spoilers) by Sarah Woodbury