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Historical fiction shapes our collective memory, personifies key events and periods, reveals the deeper roots of contemporary crises, unsettles neat chronologies, challenges the historical record ...

Historical fiction novels often tell fantastical tales set in real places or times. ... If a dream cast steps in, however, for example, Jodie Comer as Caris, the dragons might not be missed.

Historical fiction in anime and manga drives narratives that explore modern themes and engage with complex ideas using the past as a backdrop. ... For example, Wu Cheng'en's 16th-century novel, ...

Historical fiction was once considered a fusty backwater. Now the genre is having a renaissance, attracting first-rank novelists and racking up major prizes.

There are many examples of historical fiction that are not considered historical romances, even if they share similarities. There may be a strong — perhaps very strong — love story included in ...

Historians turning their hands to fiction are all the rage. Since Alison Weir led the way in 2006, an ever-growing number of established non-fiction writers – Giles Milton, Simon Sebag ...

Realist historical fictions, with the rustling demands of their costumes and their period-appropriate speech, often depend on painstakingly described physical veracity, sensory believability, to ...