Forever Amber151 reviews Kathleen Winsor Chicago Review Press, 2000 Best book I ever read! + Needs a Sequel + Emotionally Spending + Non stop reading             The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)122 reviews Alexandre Dumas père Penguin Classics, 2003 The perfect tale of revenge & redemption + Favourite Book - ever! + Count of Monte Cristo + Very good             Queens' Play (Lymond Chronicles, 2)21 reviews Dorothy Dunnett Vintage, 1997 Lymond series No 2: brilliant but not for everyone + Book # 2 in the Lymond Chronicles and all is not what it appears + Wonderfully pleasurable and eminently educational This is the second book in a series which you will either love or hate. It is also one of those multi-book series which must if at all possible be read in the right order, which is 1) The Game of Kings 2) Queen's Play 3) The Disorderly Knights 4) Pawn in Frankincense 5) The Ringed ...             The Proud Breed37 reviews Celeste De Blasis Bantam, 1985 (4.5) Looking for a big, fat family saga set in Old California? + Greatest book I've ever read + Amazing Book + Agree that it is the best book I have ever read.................. + My favorite book EVER!!!             Daughters of the Grail14 reviews Elizabeth Chadwick Sphere, 2006 Dan Brown ripped off Chadwick! An amazing tale of romance, war, religion and magic. You MUST read this! + A relavent historical lesson in religious fanaticism + An exciting mix of adventure, history and mysticism + Absolutely Magical! + Absolutely Magical!             The Ringed Castle (Lymond Chronicles, 5)11 reviews Dorothy Dunnett Vintage, 1997 Philippa is a great character! + Book #5 in the Lymond Chronicles as Philippa matures and becomes a force to be reckoned with + Lymond series No 5: Brilliant, but not for everyone + Well worth the effort + Lymond In Russia, Philippa at Court             Devil's Brood15 reviews Sharon Kay Penman Putnam Adult, 2008 excellent extremely complex medieval saga + SENSATIONAL!!!!!! + Once again Penman has far exceeded my expectations! + Another unforgettable book by SKP + Penman never disappoints             The Winthrop Woman: A Novel31 reviews Anya Seton Chicago Review Press, 2006 A city on the hill? + A woman who dared to be true.... + FABULOUS BOOK!!!!!!!! + Vibrant and Rich             Zemindar1 review Valerie Fitzgerald Bantam, 1981 I just had to sit back and say WOW!! at the end of this book This was just outstanding,and I am sorry there was never a sequel and very sorry this author never wrote again. An incredible tale of Laura the poor relation on a journey to India with her newly married cousin Emily and her husband Charles (who Laura thought herself in love with). The book really ...             A Place Beyond Courage4 reviews Elizabeth Chadwick Sphere, 2007 John FitzGilbert: beyond the `hammers and anvils' + A good start to a great saga. + A Stunning Historical Novel + Chadwick never fails to deliver!             Katherine257 reviews Anya Seton Chicago Review Press, 2004 Katherine is a multi-read through the years + Interesting but sometimes annoying + one of the first, and still one of the best! Read it first in high school English (1968) and still re-read it. Excellent Historical Fiction which will probably snag you on Anya Seton's writing. I recommend The Winthrop Woman as well. And Theodesia.             Here Be Dragons153 reviews Sharon Kay Penman Ballantine Books, 1993 Welsh storytelling at its most beautiful + what can i say? + WOW! What a Book! + Sharron does it again + Great Reading, history comes to life             The Disorderly Knights16 reviews Dorothy Dunnett Vintage, 1997 best series ever written + Book #3 in The Lymond Chronicles and what a nail biting finish! + Lymond Series 3: Brilliant, but not for everyone + One gets used to the series after a while ... + Brilliant historical fiction             Sunne in Splendour144 reviews Sharon Kay Penman Ballantine Books, 1990 Bravo! + Great story of Edward IV and Richard III + Impressive + A Wonderful Read + The Sunne in Splendour             Pawn in Frankincense: Fourth in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles25 reviews Dorothy Dunnett Vintage, 1997 Lymond Series No 4: DO NOT READ THIS ONE FIRST + Wonderful + Book #4 in the Lymond Chronicles and a definite WOW book + Pawn In Frankincense Review + missing something?             The Far Pavilions83 reviews M. M. Kaye St. Martin's Griffin, 1997 This definitely stands the test of time + The par pavilions + One of the best HF ever written + Not just a good story - incredibly true to history + "That is the Truth, and You Must Face It..."             Legacy24 reviews Susan Kay Avon Books (Mm), 1987 There are no words... + Best Historical Novel + The Gold Standard + Historical fiction done well! + Amazing             The Game of Kings: The Lymond Chronicles117 reviews Dorothy Dunnett Penguin Books Ltd, 1999 The first of a wonderful historical series + Premeire of a Great Series + Behind Every Great Man....... I have just finished the last of the six - Checkmate. I was gripped from the first - Game of Kings. The writing is stunning, the plots complex and very exciting and the hero, Francis Crawford, is mesmerising. I highly recommend all six to anyone who is fond of historical fiction. The stories are ...             Gone with the Wind27 reviews Margaret Mitchell Scribner, 2007 This is More Than Five (5) Stars [24][26][36] + a whole different book. + gone .... + Best American Epic Ever Written             Shadows and Strongholds14 reviews Elizabeth Chadwick Time Warner Paperbacks, 2005 Just as Good as the Rest + A smashing good tale of medieval England that's based in fact. + Superb! Every bit as good as LORDS OF THE WHITE CASTLE, and possibly better ... + SHADOWS AND STRONGHOLDS IS SUPERB!