Suggest me a book/book series.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

The point is I delivered something in the historical fiction category then went into nerd mode.

[Loony BoB]

Oh, and for what it's worth, there is a romance sub-plot in the Raven series which is remarkably well written. It takes a little time to really kick in and is closer to Cloud & Tifa than it is to Squall & Rinoa (my romance knowledge is very limited, I have to say).

If you're after period drama-romance stuff I would probably have to ask Danielle, but to be fair she focuses on the famous stuff for the most part.

[Raistlin]

I will have to third the recommendation for Shogun. One of my favorite historical fiction books of all time. The rest of the series is also good, though I didn't like it as much.

Also, if you're at all interested in US historical fiction, The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is justifiably one of the most popular Civil War fiction books ever. It's sort of part of a series, as the author's son ended up writing both a prologue and a sequel, though they aren't as good.

[Vincent, Thunder God]

I like how boobs asked for historical fiction or romance, and every single person here mentions a fantasy/sci-fi book in their post. Oh EoFF, we sure have a type.

I'm about to re-read Shogun.

Also, if you're looking for a good long historical novel, I got a lot out of Hawaii by Michener,

[Miriel]

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. Preferably start with the Second Chronicles - it's the best of the three.

I said every single person mentioned a fantasy book. Which you did, as well as Sharky. I gave a bunch of non-fantasy book recommendations, but I *also* mentioned fantasy.

Is the point I was making really that hard to understand? People here really like fantasy.