The History Genie
Interview
1. What is new in the genre?
The newest stories in the history genre are actually currently at Zone: History. There's quite a variety for all history readers and writers: Narratives of Early America centers on the American Revolution, The Virgin Queen is the story of Queen Elizabeth's rule at the cusp of the Spanish Armada, Age of Vikings focuses on the Scandanavian Vikings, and Sacred Dancers is the tale of pre-contact Native Americans. Our newest story is one set in World War I that promises to be a great read: Some Desperate Glory.
2. What are the old faithfuls?
There are a lot of history novels that have been around Pan for quite a few years and they're still going strong! PiRamesses, set in ancient Egypt, is currently experiencing a revival and has been at Pan since the site's inception. Another early novel that's still sailing the high seas is Ile de Torture: Tales of Pirates and Buccaneers. It's a must-read for all the pirate lovers out there! And of course, all roads lead to Rome. *G* Century of Chaos has been been wreaking havoc in ancient Rome for four years now and shows no sign of stopping.
3. How does the genie cope with such a large genre?
The History genre is the largest at Pan so it can be hard to juggle all the novels and keep up on what's happening in all of them, but since I'm such a huge history nerd I love reading as much of the novel postings as I possibly can. *G* I've also just acquired a new
4. What are the gems that might be overlooked?
Souvenir de la Mal Maison is a unique story to Pan focusing on psychiatry at the turn of the 19th century. For anyone who's interested in the beginnings of the science and the inmates who tested theories to pave the way to the modern day, it's an intriguing novel! The Last Trojan is a beautiful novel set after the Trojan War that's also seeing a resurgence of writing. They have a wonderful story going. Really, all of the history novels are gems- there's something for everyone!
