Family Saga genre in books - Read one today

The Thorn Birds was one of the early Family Sagas that caught my attention in its television iteration. Others following a similar path were Roots, East of Eden, Dune and The Godfather, among many others. The Little House of the Prairie television show, based on the series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, certainly followed this path as well

Family Sagas typically follow generations of family through a period of history - in novels, or other story forms.

Join me in this journey to discover, to remember, and to celebrate this important Book Genre that is so often overlooked, in my opinion. We especially lack Family Sagas set here in the USA. So, I set out to write one. Don't miss my "Back to the Homeplace" and "The Homeplace Revisited" as the first two of the three novel trilogy in The Homeplace Series Family Saga to be enhanced with a novella and a collection of short stories.

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Starred Richard Chamberlain

Family Saga genre novels make great motion pictures and television programming, whether as single showings, mini-series specials, or continuing seasonal programs.

The Thorn Birds was a very successful TV Mini-series adaptation of the novel by Colleen McCullough that aired in 1983 and starred Richard Chamberlain, shown here. Click on the image to learn more about the actor.

I hope you will leave a comment about Family Saga, my favorite genre of reading materials! ;-)

Do you read Family Saga novels and stories?

Dune has been a very successful science fiction franchise based first on the Family Saga novel by Frank Herbert.

Some consider this the best science fiction series of stories ever.

Click on the image of the book cover to learn more about the story, the author, and the many offshoots that have been created over the years about this family.

Novel by Mario Puzo

The original novel, cover shown here, was a crime novel about a fictional Sicilian Mafia family based in New York City (and elsewhere) and headed by Don Vito Corleone.

The story eventually became three highly successful movies largely based on the interrelationships among the various members of the families entwined in the story lines.

The story was so powerful and so powerfully portrayed on film as well as in the novels that many say it had a strong impact on American culture in ensuing years. What do you think? Do you agree? To a certain extent, I certainly do. I feel more family sagas would have this kind of impact if they were more widely read (and written, for that matter)!

Click on the Novel Cover to learn more about this amazing sequence of events.

Created by George Lucas

Lucas created this Epic Space Opera as a nine-part Family Saga following members of a particular family in a "galaxy far, far away" - but they sure act like parts of typical families in terms of familial personal interrelationships.

An entire industry has spun off from this franchise - several industries, actually, and they continue to accumulate. Disney has recently purchased the franchise and this move will further expand the opportunities for the series of family stories be told and retold in many different and ever more exotic ways.

Click on the image of George Lucas to learn even more about the Star War phenomena.

Alex Haley's Family Saga novel

For many this is the most familiar Family Sagas - it changed the lives of many people.

After being exposed to the story in Roots, many people began to study their own family history in more detail, leading to a steady growth in family history and genealogy study that continues to this day.

Click the book cover image to learn even more about the story of Roots! ;-)