And, interestingly enough, his son Jeff has followed in the late great's footsteps, and has several novels out.
But I'm really gonna talk about one I just finished reading, Ruled Brittania, by Harry Trutledove. I know there are people here who think that HT is a hack writer, and some of his stuff is not as good. But Ruled Brittania is absolutely superb. It deals with an "Elizabethan" England where good Queen Bess is locked into the Tower by Isabella and Albert, who jointly rule England after the successful conquest of that fair country by the legions on the Great Armada.
I willnot reveal the plot, but will tell you that Turtledove can write a Shakespeare play just as well as the Bard could. Every memorable Shakespeare line and many not so memorable are woven into the conversations of the characters, making the England of that era come alive on the pages.
It's a must read for anyone who loves or wants to learn more about Shakespeare. I oculd not recommend it more highly.
TEd
