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Historical Fiction

(Cross-genre with fantasy)
His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik

When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes its precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Capt. Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future - and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature. Thrust into the rarefied world of the Aerial Corps as master of the dragon Temeraire, he will face a crash course in the daring tactics of airborne battle. For as France's own dragon-borne forces rally to breach British soil in Bonaparte's boldest gambit, Laurence and Temeraire must soar into their own baptism of fire.

Originally Posted by Jazemon

One of the only books that manages to mix fantasy and history together nicely. It's very well written and it's easy to get lost in the story, never a slow point.

The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver

In 1959, a fierce, evangelical Baptist, Nathan Price takes his four young daughter, his wife, and his mission to the Belgian Congo - a place, he is sure, where he can save needy souls. Told from the perspective of Price's family, it's a story of mistakes, consequences, heartbreak, and the parallel destruction of a family and a nation.

Originally Posted by johnny

This book is just beautifully written and tragic. I read it for my Literature class a few semesters ago, and it's become one of my favorite books. Kingsolver's words paint an image of the Congo exquisitely, and illustrate the tragedy of the characters just as well.