It hasn't been long since I started enjoy reading. After a few books I found my interest in the historical fiction genre. Stories adapted from real historical events but novelised for the extra oomph.
Three series have fascinated me to the extent that I would reserve their newest book from the library, pretty amazing for someone who hardly read anything other than textbooks just a few years ago.
1. Simon Scarrow's Eagle series: One of the first novel series I picked up. Story on Rome and its conquest fascinated me even more after I started playing Rome: Total War.
2. Simon Scarrow's Revolution series: While I was waiting for the next book in the Eagle series, I took a read on the Revolution series that got me hooked. Very interesting to find out more on Napoleon and Wellington's march against each other.
3. Conn Iggulden's Conqueror series: I first saw this book in a San bookstore in PS. It was the cover of the Lords of the Bow that etched in my mind. I then started reading right from the start. Story tells of the history of Genghis Khan. Book 3 ended with Genghis death and I recently realised they are publishing a book 4. Can't wait to read that.
The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. ~James Bryce
