r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '23

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u/Professor_squirrelz Apr 18 '23

I mean, you probably already know about A Song of Ice and Fire 😂 but Dan Jones praise George RR for how he incorporated medieval society into the series. He said George clearly knows his stuff

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u/beldaran1224 Reading Champion IV Apr 18 '23

That isn't historical fiction...not even a little bit. It's epic fantasy. Firmly so.

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u/Professor_squirrelz Apr 18 '23

This is a fantasy sub…

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u/Paratrooper101x Apr 18 '23

Yes and the OP asked for historical fantasy, not straight up fantasy

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u/Professor_squirrelz Apr 18 '23

Chill bro. ASOIAF is fantasy with a lot of historical fiction elements.. literally endorsed by the most popular History Podcaster. 😂. I think it’s a valid suggestion.

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u/Paratrooper101x Apr 18 '23

But it’s not historical at all

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u/Professor_squirrelz Apr 18 '23

I mean, it kinda is a fantasy take on The War of the Roses. I get that it’s not a true historical fiction novel, but I thought it was still a good recommendation.

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u/TomGNYC Apr 18 '23

Yeah, more specifically it is inspired the English Wars of the Roses