'The Man in the High Castle' was not the first alternative history novel, nor even the first Nazis-win-the-war novel, but it is still probably the most influential book in the genre.
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'The Man in the High Castle' is still the best what-if-the-Axis-had-won novel.
'The Man In High Castle' is one of Dick's most imaginative and captivating works, and certainly one of my favorites.
If you're looking for a book that's not been influenced by 21st century popular culture and that's guaranteed to be a good read because it's stood the test of time, you can't go wrong with the classics.
'Undertones of War' by Edmund Blunden seems to get less attention than the memoirs of Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves, but it is a great book.
One novel that I think is an overriding influence in my life is 'All the King's Men,' the most beautiful book written in the U.S.
If I had to name one book that has had the most lasting influence on my work, I would pick 'The Big Sea' by Langston Hughes.
I've read pretty broadly on the Holocaust - both fiction and non-fiction - and to me, 'The Lost Wife' is one of the best. The horrors of war serve as a backdrop to a love affair that spans a lifetime, and that love story stayed with me long after I put down the book.
I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre.
I actually love history. I've devoured book after book of stories from World War I and World War II. They're really two sections of world history that really interest me.
The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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