MY TOP 25 HISTORICAL NOVELS OF ALL TIME

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27.Cold mountain 26. All the light we cannot see 25. Bernard cornwell 24. The guardship - james L. 23. Dissolution 22. Emperor at the gates of Rome - conn Iggulden 21. Patrick - O'Brian 20. Neal stephenson - confusion , quick silver , system of the world 19. Zane grey - riders of the purple sage 18. Russka - edward rutherfurd 17. Borderlords 16. Roma - steven saylor 15. Louis lamour - the californios 14. The last kingdom - bernard cornwell 13. Ken follett - Fall of giants 12. The bastard - john jakes 11. Birds of prey - wilbur smith 10. Sharpe's tiger - bernard cornwell 9. The killer angels - michael shaara 8. Dragon fly in amber - diana gabaldon 7. The winds of war 6. The first man in rome - colleen M. Cullough 5. North and south - john jakes 4. Alaska - james A. Michener 3. Shogun - james clavell 2. Pillars of the earth - ken follett 1. Lonesome dove - larry Mc murtry

Man, I was looking for (unbiased -emphasis on that-) historical fiction recommendations to read with my spouse and I quickly ignored all and went with you because of your picture of the video. Not only is the sword and pistol awesome but it was the Raiders attire that got me. Huge fellow Raiders fan here! And I have to tell you, I’m now a fan of yours as well. I loved listening to you. Your enthusiasm is so charming. If you had a podcast I would listen. I think you should.

This a truly wonderful list, but I was SHOCKED that Horatio Hornblower missed the cut! There's also some very good classics in the genre that still hold up today, such as The Three Musketeers and I, Claudius.

"Aztec" by American Gary Jennings is a superbly researched masterpiece that you will never forget.

I like your lists. You do a great job giving a bit about each one and I'm grateful for your work here!

awesome list.. I'm halfway through Pillars. it's incredible. Looking forward to checking out some more on your list.

Great list! Shogun and Pillars are also in my top 5. Never read Lonesome Dove or the Stand. Will have to get on that!

Good list. I highly recommend the Flashman Series of novels if you have any interest in British Empire history

never cried more than I did reading the last arc of Lonesome Dove. top 10 greatest books ever written of all time!!!!!

These recs are gems, all of them

The more the merrier! Plus it helps us viewers discover more books!

Amazing list! I’ve added so many to my TBR- thank you!!

What a great list! Thanks so much for doing this. Your channel is fantastic!

I love your videos. Always interesting. You've grown my TBR list, that's for sure. Was hoping to see Hornblower make your top historical list, but maybe next time.

Love the energy as always Brian. Keep up the good content 👏

Had to come back to this video to comment. I have now finished the whole Lonesome Dove Saga, and I can't recommend it enough. What an adventure and such great characters who you really become attatched to.

I commend your recommendations, especially The First Man Of Rome by Colleen McCullough. I, myself never read it the old fashioned way, however, I got the lucky chance to listen to an unabridged version on cassette tape years ago and it was read superbly by David Ogden Stiers. Stiers played Major Windchester on the TV show, M*A*S*H and BOYYY can he read. Superb is not a big enough word. Probably another hard to find audio now, but another goldmine find!!

Robert Graves The golden fleece, I Claudius, Claudius the God, Maurice Druon, The accursed kings

Some obviously all time great books here. I was surprised though that there was no Steven Pressfield on your list. He has around 3 or 4 great historical novels with his "Gates of Fire" about the Battle of Thermopylae being one of my all time favorite books.