Three Favorite.... 1) Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 2) Battle Royale by Koushun Takami 3) The Long Walk by Stephen King I really don't read all that much historical literature as I mostly read in my leisure time. The Pillars of the Earth takes place in the 12th century and deals with Kings and hierarchies. Battle Royale is a book about a futuristic Japan in which one class of 9th graders get sent to an island and have to fight till the death. The Long Walk, which i have read 5-6 times now, is a short story originally penned by Richard Bachman, Stephen King's alias, in which 100 kids partake in a walk that takes place in Maine. The kids walk until they can't walk anymore, at that point they are shot and killed. The winner gets whatever they want. Good read, if you have an open night you can get it done pretty easily. The book I am reading as we speak, as school just got out and I have some time, is American Psycho. They made a movie starring Christian Bale of this book, but so far the gore and mayhem in the book is unmatched.