tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post4776579572340565043..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: James III and the Second Battle of BannockburnDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-80448931037972980192015-05-25T04:44:30.601-07:002015-05-25T04:44:30.601-07:00What a great post! Thank you for this entertaining...What a great post! Thank you for this entertaining and thorough presentation into a dismal father-son relationship and its consequences. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-1290837372432340852015-05-23T07:58:55.173-07:002015-05-23T07:58:55.173-07:00Absolutely! Here's a confession: when I start...Absolutely! Here's a confession: when I started writing historical fiction, I hadn't read any DD. I eventually bought my first DD novel a decade ago (Pawn in Frankincense) , couldn't get into it because I couldn't stand Lymond, but patiently waded through Niccolo Rising because I felt, "So many readers can't possibly be wrong." <br /><br />It still didn't do it for me, but this year, I tried again. I read 'Niccolo Rising' a second time, found it like getting through wholemeal porridge (wholesome, nutritious, satisfying and good for you). Then, halfway through 'The Spring of the Ram,' the moment that I suspected would arrive all along actually happened. Something clicked and I am now well and truly hooked. <br /><br />The researching of this post was quite amusing. As I read up on James III once again (bear in mind I'm currently reading 'Spring of the Ram' for the first time...), I stumbled across references to 'Anselm Adorne,' and suddenly, the brilliance of DD's novels from the historical (as opposed to the literary) perspective was made clear to me. <br /><br />In fact, I think I appreciate her work all the more having researched and written novels in the same general period myself - sometimes, I stumble across a little kernel of detail in this historical record and think, "Ah-hah! So that's where you got that from!" Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06614407068699582907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-84950569174216689742015-05-23T04:08:41.380-07:002015-05-23T04:08:41.380-07:00For those historical fiction readers interested in...For those historical fiction readers interested in the reign of James III, it is the backdrop to the latter half of Dorothy Dunnett's House of Niccolo series which starts with "Niccolo Rising". The focus of the series shifts to the Scotland of James III with the books The Unicorn Hunt, To Lie With Lions, Caprice and Rondo and the final book of the Series, Gemini, which which the Lauder Bridge events play a significant part. James's marriage to Margaret of Denmark and the relationships with the Boyds all feature prominently in the series. www.dunnettcentral.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com