Historical Fictionistas discussion

Pretty excited for this, but also a little nervous.

Spaces and Tasks

Adventure Alley (Purples)
Marco Polo Parkway
-Read an adventure novel where the main character goes on a long journey over land
-Read an adventure novel that takes place outside of Europe
-Read a book with a purple cover (does not have to be an adventure genre)
Aloha Wanderwell Way
-Read an adventure novel where the main character takes a journey by air or sea
-Read an adventure novel featuring a female protagonist
-Read a book with an airplane or a ship on the cover

Biography Boulevard (Light Blue)
Royalty Road
-Read a biographical fiction novel about a member of a royal family
-Read a biographical fiction novel about a royal told from a perspective other than the royal’s
-Read a novel with a crown or castle on the cover
Start Up Street -Read a biographical fiction novel featuring a rags-to-riches character
-Read a biographical fiction novel about someone who is part of a resistance (slavery in the United States, Jewish resistance in WWII, Spanish Inquisition, etc.)
-Read a book with a light blue cover
Reputation Run
-Read a biographical fiction about a historical figure with a bad reputation (ie Catherine d’Medici, any Borgia family members, Mary I, Richard III)
-Read a biographical fiction about someone who has a job with a bad reputation (think bankers, prostitutes, royal officials (think Thomas Cromwell, Rasputin)
-Read a biographical fiction about someone who changes sides

Mystery Midway (Pink)
Amateur Avenue
-Read a historical mystery featuring an amateur detective/sleuth
-Read the first novel in a historical mystery series
-Read a historical fiction mystery novel with a body on the cover
Deduction Drive
-Read a book featured on The Idiot's Guide to Reading - Historical Sleuths List
The Cater Street Hangman - Anne Perry
The Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice - Laurie King
A Conspiracy of Paper - David Liss
Cut to the Quick - Kate Ross
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor - Stephanie Brown
The Last Kashmin Rose - Barbara Cleverly
Maisie Dobbs - Jacqueline Winspear
The Novice’s Tale- Margaret Frazer
The Queen’s Man - Sharon Kay Penman
Roman Blood - Steven Saylor
Shinju - Laura Joh Rowland
Silver Pigs - Lindsey Davis
To Shield the Queen - Fiona Buckley
- Read a historical fiction mystery novel where the protagonist’s profession is policeman/detective
- Read a book with pink on the cover
Dark Alley
- Read a historical fiction mystery where the mystery is something other than a murder
- Read a historical fiction mystery where the protagonist does not have a “sidekick” or partner
-Read a book featuring a dark road or alley on the cover

Alternate Fiction Highway (Orange)
As Things We Know It Ave
- Read a historical fiction novel where the outcome of a battle is different from what we know (Napoleon wins at Waterloo, Duke William doesn’t win, etc.
-Read a historical fiction novel where either WWI or WWII happens differently than what we know
- Read an historical fiction with a battle/war scene on the cover
Ancient Ways Circle
- Read an alternate historical fiction novel featuring an ancient empire (Romans, Greeks, Incas, etc.)
- Read an alternate historical fiction that takes place outside of Europe
- Read a book with orange on the cover
Never Happened Road
- Read an alternate historical fiction where a well-known ruler, military official, or other leader, never gets a chance to lead
- Read an alternate historical fiction where someone lives instead of dies or dies instead of lives
Read a historical fiction novel where one of the title words starts with “A” (a, an, and do not count)

Fantasy Freeway (Red)
Arthur Alley
- Read any novel about King Arthur
- Read a fantasy historical fiction featuring a witch/wizard who is not Merlin
- Read a historical fiction novel with something “glowing” on the cover
Magic Street
- Read a historical fiction fantasy that is a retelling of a myth or fairy tale
- Read a historical fiction fantasy novel where the protagonist does not have magical powers
- Read a historical fiction fantasy novel featuring “mythical” beasts
Power Pathway
- Read a historical fiction fantasy where the protagonist is a god/higher being
-Read a historical fiction fantasy featuring a battle
Read a historical fiction novel with red on the cover

Time to Change to Classic Circle(Yellow)
Slip Street
- Read a historical fiction time-slip novel featuring a mystery
- Read a historical fiction time-slip novel where the protagonist goes back to the Dark Ages
- Read a historical fiction time-slip novel where the protagonist goes back to a war
Back to Youth
-Read a young adult historical fiction novel that takes place during a time when your parents or grandparents were teenagers
- Read a young adult historical fiction novel that was made into a movie/television show
- Read any young adult historical fiction novel that is part of a series
Timeless Trail
Read any historical fiction novel that you think should be considered a classic (re-reads are allowed)
-Read any historical fiction novel by one of the following authors (re-reads are allowed but new authors/books are encouraged):
James Clavell
Dorothy Dunnett
Howard Fast
George MacDonald Fraser
Robert Graves
Georgette Heyer
Louis L’Amour
Norman Mailer
James Michener
Patrick O’Brian
Jean Plaidy
Mary Renault
Sir Walter Scott
Anya Seton
Irving Stone
Sigrid Undset
Leon Uris
Gore Vidal
Umberto Eco
Edward Rutherfurd
Elizabeth Chadwick
-Read any historical fiction novel with yellow on the cover

Literary Lane (Green)
Traveler’s Way
-Read a historical fiction literary novel about an immigrant
-Read a historical fiction literary novel that takes place more than 500 miles away from your current location
- Read a historical fiction literary novel by an author who lives in a different country than you
Lover’s Row
- Read a historical fiction literary novel featuring a pair of “star crossed” lovers
Read a historical fiction literary novel that features male and female point of views
-Read a historical fiction novel by an author you love (re-reads will be allowed)
All Over Avenue
- Read a historical fiction literary novel that takes place in South/Central America
-Read a historical fiction literary novel that takes place in Asia
- Read a historical fiction literary novel that takes place in Europe before WWII

Saga Street(Dark Blue)
Family Matters Row
- Read any historical fiction saga that features an American family
- Read any historical fiction saga that features a family that relocates
On and On Alley
-Read any historical fiction saga that is part of a series with three or more books
-Read any historical fiction saga with 500+ pages

Other Spaces
Community Chest
-Have a group member pick a historical fiction novel for you based on your TBR
Have a moderator pick a historical fiction novel for you based on your TBR
-Have a group member pick the historical subject or person - you pick the book

Chance
Randomize your TBR. Read the book that appears in the top spot - does not have to be historical fiction
-Randomize your TBR - Read the first historical fiction book on the list

Water Works
-Read a historical fiction novel that takes place on a boat
-Read a historical fiction novel that takes place in a country that borders a major body of water
-Read a book that shows a body of water (ocean, lake, river, etc.) on the cover

Electric Company
-Read any historical fiction novel that deals with an important discovery/invention
-Read any historical fiction novel that takes place before the invention of the light bulb (1879)
-Read any historical fiction novel with the word “light” in the title

Reading Railroad
-Read a book that takes place after the printing press was invented (after 1450)
-Read a book that takes place before the the printing press was invented (before 1440)
-Read a historical fiction novel with a book on the cover

Pennsylvania Railroad
-Read a historical fiction novel featuring a non-royal leader (president, prime-minister, dictator, etc.)
-Read a historical fiction novel about the American Revolution
-Read a book with a white building on the cover

B.&O. Railroad
-Read a historical fiction novel written by an author who only uses initials as their “first” name
-Read a historical fiction novel by an author whose name starts with a “B” or an “O” (first or last name)
-Read a historical fiction novel with a black cover

Shortline Railroad
-Read a “short” historical fiction novel- less than 250 pages
-Read a historical fiction novel with lines on the cover
-Read a historical fiction novel that is part of a “short” series - duology or trilogy

Go to Jail
- Read a book of your choosing with 400+ pages. For every 800 pages read, you earn a get out of jail free card. Mods will help track cards earned.

Luxury Tax
- Read any historical fiction novel that takes place in England during the reign of George III
-Read any historical fiction novel with money or jewels on the cover
-Take the number of pages read in your last book and add 15%. Read a historical fiction novel with 15% more pages

Number Rolled: 2
Space Landed On: Community Chest
Task to Complete: Have a mod pick a historical fiction novel for you based on your TBR.
Book to be Read: The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers
Date Finished: 3/22/19

Number Rolled: 6
Space Landed On: Startup Street
Task to Complete: -Read a book with a light blue cover
Book to be Read:
Date Finished: 4/15/19

Number Rolled: 6
Space Landed On: Dark Alley
Task to Complete: -Read a historical fiction mystery where the mystery is something other than a murder
Book to be Read: The Huntress
Date Finished: 5/10/19

Number Rolled: 5
Space Landed On: Never Happened Road
Task to Complete: Read a historical fiction novel where one of the title words starts with “A” (a, an, and do not count)
Book to be Read: American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt
Date Finished: 10/17/19

Number Rolled: 3
Space Landed On: Chance
Task to Complete:Randomize your TBR. Read the book that appears in the top spot - does not have to be historical fiction
Book to be Read: The Turn of the Key
Date Finished: November 7, 2019

Number Rolled: 2
Space Landed On: Power Pathway
Task to Complete: Read a historical fiction novel with red on the cover.
Book to be Read:
Date Finished: February 10, 2020

Number Rolled: 5
Space Landed On: Timeless Trial
Task to Complete: Read any historical fiction novel that you think should be considered a classic (re-reads are allowed)
Book to be Read: Code Name Verity
Date Finished: April 19, 2020

Number Rolled: 3
Space Landed On: Lover's Row
Task to Complete: Read a historical fiction literary novel that features male and female point of views
Book to be Read: The Borgia Confessions
Date Finished: May 21, 2020

Number Rolled: 2
Space Landed On: All Over Avenue
Task to Complete: Read a historical fiction literary novel that takes place in Europe before WWII
Book to be Read: The Mirror & the Light
Date Finished: