I’m usually not one for history novels, unless it involves time travel or other such alterations of the physical constants of the universe. Well, here is a handy list of some of the better-known alternate history novels available to you.
You’ve got everything from “the Nazis won the war” stories to one of my favorites with Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, which looks at a Victorian England where magic is a scholarly pursuit. I have been meaning to get around to Her Majesty’s Dragon series. Anyone recommend that?
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I have been meaning to get around to Her Majesty’s Dragon series. Anyone recommend that?
I read the first one in the series; the “voice” of the dragon is awesome. Temeraire comes across as a very sweet and incredibly precocious child. I didn’t find the story that gripping, but this may be because the book’s part of a series, and nothing much resolves by the end of that first book.
Still, it’s well written, and if you have the patience for a series-novel, I thought it was pretty fresh and interesting. I would certainly recommend it.
I guess I’ll have to give it a try, though to be honest, I’ve always had a difficult time getting engaged with novels set in this time period. I know…you’d think dragons would be enough to keep me interested.