Recommended Historical Fiction

1.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating β€” 2,801,777 ratings
2.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,257,959 ratings
3.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 809,357 ratings
4.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating β€” 2,961,760 ratings
5.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating β€” 996,343 ratings
6.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 1,131,898 ratings
7.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating β€” 387,222 ratings
8.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,082,407 ratings
9.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating β€” 508,916 ratings
10.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating β€” 163,539 ratings
11.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating β€” 901,281 ratings
12.
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 206,443 ratings
13.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating β€” 768,631 ratings
14.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating β€” 356,937 ratings
15.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating β€” 222,247 ratings
16.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating β€” 623,925 ratings
17.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating β€” 268,959 ratings
18.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating β€” 278,672 ratings
19.
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers 4.10 avg rating β€” 340,192 ratings
20.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,904,209 ratings
21.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating β€” 71,595 ratings
22.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating β€” 90,440 ratings
23.
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 109,076 ratings
24.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating β€” 343,968 ratings
25.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating β€” 140,061 ratings
26.
Master & Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1)
Master & Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) 4.07 avg rating β€” 61,942 ratings
27.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,069,823 ratings
28.
Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating β€” 35,115 ratings
29.
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy 4.09 avg rating β€” 93,725 ratings
30.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating β€” 846,726 ratings
31.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 179,466 ratings
32.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating β€” 97,928 ratings
33.
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) 3.96 avg rating β€” 180,692 ratings
34.
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) 3.70 avg rating β€” 101,118 ratings
35.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 227,488 ratings
36.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 24,735 ratings
37.
The Butcher of the Forest
The Butcher of the Forest 3.87 avg rating β€” 7,282 ratings
38.
Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy, #1)
Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy, #1) 3.56 avg rating β€” 32,652 ratings
39.
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 527,860 ratings
40.
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2) 4.40 avg rating β€” 396,337 ratings
41.
All the Murmuring Bones
All the Murmuring Bones 3.91 avg rating β€” 11,875 ratings
42.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating β€” 22,482 ratings
43.
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
by: Brom
4.23 avg rating β€” 73,786 ratings
44.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating β€” 157,951 ratings
45.
Centennial
Centennial 4.26 avg rating β€” 44,543 ratings
46.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating β€” 80,869 ratings
47.
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating β€” 116,431 ratings
48.
Book of Night (Book of Night, #1)
Book of Night (Book of Night, #1) 3.54 avg rating β€” 81,606 ratings
49.
Glow (The Plated Prisoner, #4)
Glow (The Plated Prisoner, #4) 4.14 avg rating β€” 145,718 ratings
50.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating β€” 50,446 ratings
51.
The Salt Grows Heavy
The Salt Grows Heavy 3.55 avg rating β€” 25,370 ratings
52.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating β€” 529,983 ratings
53.
Pompeii
Pompeii 3.88 avg rating β€” 51,558 ratings
54.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating β€” 123,979 ratings
55.
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) 4.34 avg rating β€” 378,200 ratings
56.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.67 avg rating β€” 526 ratings
57.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating β€” 108,680 ratings
58.
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1) 4.32 avg rating β€” 340,696 ratings
59.
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 53,355 ratings
60.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 211,200 ratings
61.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating β€” 248,095 ratings
62.
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1)
The First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 23,948 ratings
63.
Lincoln
Lincoln 4.25 avg rating β€” 9,731 ratings
64.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating β€” 10,488 ratings
65.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating β€” 1,893,403 ratings
66.
His Forefathers and Mick 2nd Edition
His Forefathers and Mick 2nd Edition 4.31 avg rating β€” 8,980 ratings
67.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating β€” 361,043 ratings
68.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,864 ratings
69.
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1)
Dissolution (Matthew Shardlake, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 60,121 ratings
70.
Lust for Life
Lust for Life 4.27 avg rating β€” 30,946 ratings
71.
The Source
The Source 4.30 avg rating β€” 45,001 ratings
72.
Agincourt
Agincourt 4.16 avg rating β€” 31,307 ratings
73.
The Robe
The Robe 4.23 avg rating β€” 26,917 ratings
74.
Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1)
Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1) 3.85 avg rating β€” 12,542 ratings
75.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 86,559 ratings
76.
Victor's Blessing
Victor's Blessing 4.34 avg rating β€” 6,300 ratings
77.
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) 4.31 avg rating β€” 60,109 ratings
78.
The Raven and the Nine (The Viking Blood and Blade Saga, #6)
The Raven and the Nine (The Viking Blood and Blade Saga, #6) 4.50 avg rating β€” 1,646 ratings
79.
The Marriage Portrait
The Marriage Portrait 4.01 avg rating β€” 187,052 ratings
80.
The Alice Network
The Alice Network 4.32 avg rating β€” 592,848 ratings
81.
The Huntress
The Huntress 4.30 avg rating β€” 199,827 ratings
82.
Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 67,097 ratings
83.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame 4.02 avg rating β€” 213,341 ratings
84.
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) 4.36 avg rating β€” 51,530 ratings
85.
The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3)
The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children, #3) 3.96 avg rating β€” 76,468 ratings
86.
Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire 4.40 avg rating β€” 42,066 ratings
87.
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2) 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,456 ratings
88.
The Steel Wave (World War II: 1939-1945, #2)
The Steel Wave (World War II: 1939-1945, #2) 4.28 avg rating β€” 8,105 ratings
89.
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 94,548 ratings
90.
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 9,983 ratings
91.
Rose Under Fire
Rose Under Fire 4.12 avg rating β€” 23,853 ratings
92.
Chesapeake
Chesapeake 4.22 avg rating β€” 26,869 ratings
93.
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
by: Leon Uris
4.17 avg rating β€” 10,232 ratings
94.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating β€” 45,692 ratings
95.
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) 3.96 avg rating β€” 43,628 ratings
96.
The Consequence of Anna
The Consequence of Anna 4.14 avg rating β€” 11,927 ratings
97.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating β€” 382,923 ratings
98.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating β€” 83,114 ratings
99.
The Painter's Apprentice (Venetian Artisans, #1)
The Painter's Apprentice (Venetian Artisans, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 1,074 ratings
100.
Oil and Marble
Oil and Marble 4.08 avg rating β€” 11,198 ratings
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