"Maori Wars Historical Fiction" Topic
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Nick Stern  | 09 Sep 2016 12:55 p.m. PST |
I am looking for recommendations for good historical fiction based on any of the New Zealand Colonial Wars. I have read Maurice Shadbolt, but he's not my cup of tea. I am looking for something to energize my imagination and stimulate some scenario ideas for an upcoming game set during the 1860's conflicts. I own a pretty decent sized library of nonfiction on the subject, including Cowan, Belich, Maxwell and Ryan and Parham. What I'm looking for is something along the lines of a good Flashman book. Too bad George MacDonald Fraser didn't live long enough to write one. |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 09 Sep 2016 1:53 p.m. PST |
I read Monday's Warriors,and enjoyed it,though the Maori characters were a little more tight-lipped than the impression I get from reading history. I don't know of any other authors. But some may have been published only in NZ. Henry did one,Maori and Settler,long ago. If you've read anything by him,you know what to expect. I assume you've seen Utu. |
| advocate | 09 Sep 2016 1:59 p.m. PST |
River Queen, and Utu – films, not fiction, I know. |
| Nick Stern | 09 Sep 2016 2:07 p.m. PST |
I have Utu and River Queen, thanks. And I read Monday's Warriors. Thanks for the rec's. Anyone read Kiwi Wars by Gary Douglas Kilworth? It's one of the Fancy Jack Crossman series. |
| deflatermouse | 02 Oct 2016 3:34 a.m. PST |
Errol Braithwaite The Flying Fish, Needle's Eye & Evil Day The First, Second and third books of Maori Wars and Williams Dragoons
Read part of the first many years ago, and am reading the third.
South Taranaki 1860s LOTS of excellent scenario ideas |
| NKL AeroTom | 12 Oct 2016 7:59 a.m. PST |
I have a few series you can check out, some very stimulating stuff! The Governor, from the 70s is set in the period, with some excellent battle scenes:
link And of course James Belich's "the New Zealand Wars":
YouTube link
Looks like most of the series is on youtube now :) |
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