I've read the whole series of Poldark books and am now mourning them but never re-read books. I've read several books since but nothing is matching up and I can't get into anything properly. Any recommendations from fellow Poldark lovers for something else that might match up?
Since finishing the last one I've read The Art of Racing in the Rain which I thought was crap, the first Clifton Chronicles book by Jeffrey Archer which was OK but not great, and an Ian Rankin (I'm working my way through the Rebus series but it's just so dour compared to Poldark...) and next on my list is Decline and Fall as I haven't read any Evelyn Waugh before.
If you like historical fiction then maybe the Shardlake series by C J Sansom, or the Giordano Bruno series by S J Parris. Both series are good. Or perhaps The Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor.
Try Dorothy Dunnet. She's very good. Anne O'Brien, although her novels are stand-alones, not a series. Sharon Kay Penman. She has several books out that stand alone, but are also a series. Try Here Be Dragons, Falls the Shadow and The Reckoning. Then go onto When Christ and His Saints Slept, Time and Chance and The Devil's Brood. Then there's Lionheart and King's Ransom, plus 4 medieval mystery novels, which are stand alone, but follow along chronologically.
Thanks for the suggestions. I've listened to a couple of Shardlakes as talking books when I've driven to Europe but seem to remember I found them dull. A friend of mine who's a Poldark fan also recommended Wilbur Smith. Keep them coming if you think of any more
How about Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. There are 8 in the series at the moment and she's writing more. I'm a huge Poldark fan and love these just as much.
If you can get over the initial time travel bit, the Outlander books are a pretty much straightforward historical romance set against the political backdrops of the time. Other than the fact that Claire fell through time and is obsessed with the safekeeping of her first husband, there is no fantasy in the first 4 books. The time travel gets a bit more input in the later books, but it's really a very minor part of the story.
Norah Lofts, The House Trilogy Cazalet Chronicles Flambards (OK, so children's books but I still love them!) Mary Stewart - some of hers are historical, others set in 20th century A S Byatt John Galsworthy Mary Wesley
Thanks @dresdenshepherdess - I particularly like the sound of the Norah Lofts trilogy. I loved the Flambards books when I was a kid. Many thanks for the other suggestions too, lots to go on there.
I can tell from the cover that Hideaway Bay isn't going to be for me, I'm not a beach reads type
If you go to your local library they may have a book that is called:- Who writes like ...... and it gives suggestions of various Authors that you may find helpful and enjoyable. I hope that with the advise people are giving and the book if you manage to get you will be enjoying books for a while. I am not a Poldark Reader yet but there is always time I am more of a Crime/Psycological Thriller type books myself. So if you ever become bored of Historical Novels get in touch
Outlander, dont be put off by the time-travel element, it's a gorgeous, gorgeous series. I have had actual RL conversations with my bff about who would win in a fight, Ross or Jamie
I would like to read Poldark but is it the same as the series? I must say I prefer reading a book before watching dramatisations. Are there any surprises in the books?
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