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Rooferkev

Anything by Bernard Cornwell

Dngrsone

The Difference Engine By William Gibson and Bruce Stirling

In a related vein (that is, cyberpunk authors), there is Neil Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, and his Baroque Cycle books, Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World are also good reads, though of course it would take longer to read a trilogy than a standalone.

ocnbrze

the best historical book i ever read is Pillars of the Earth by ken follet.

it is one of the best books ken follet ever wrote in my opinion. it is such an epic and it made me fall in love with gothic cathedrals and the architecture behind it. it is very well written and the characters are fantastic.....check it out.

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huh

one of my favorites..Emma
by Jane Austen

ramar35

Colleen McCullough's Master of Rome series (7 books) is really great historical fiction and my absolute favorite. Wilbur Smith's Egyptian series is pretty good too. Below is a list of authors you can check out:
Alex Haley
Alison Weir
Bernard Cornwell
Boris Pasternak
C J Sansom
Chris Bradford
Christian Cameron
Colleen McCullough
Conn Iggulden
Dorothy Dunnett
Eiji Yoshikawa
Elizabeth Chadwick
Ellis Peters
Erich Maria Remarque
Gary Jennings
Georgette Heyer
James Clavell
Jean M Auel
Jean Plaidy
Jeff Shaara
Ken Follett
Larry McMurtry
Laura Joh Rowland
Leon Uris
Lindsey Davis
Mary Renault
Mary Stewart
Maurice Druon
Michael Jecks
Michael Shaara
Philippa Gregory
Robert Graves
Robert Harris
Sharon K Penman
Simon Scarrow
Sir Walter Scott
Steven Pressfield
Steven Saylor
Tim Severin
Tom Holt
Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Wilbur Smith

I cannot overlook Nicholas Guild who is a master story teller. His two book series The Assyrian and The Blood Star are excellent reads.