4 Star Historical Fiction

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,307 ratings
2.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,231 ratings
3.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,342 ratings
4.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,402,259 ratings
5.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,801 ratings
6.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,044 ratings
7.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,863 ratings
8.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating — 624,007 ratings
9.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,986 ratings
10.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,494 ratings
11.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating — 417,390 ratings
12.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,777 ratings
13.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,634 ratings
14.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,936 ratings
15.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,623 ratings
16.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating — 382,955 ratings
17.
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by: Lisa See
3.92 avg rating — 160,775 ratings
18.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,542 ratings
19.
Innocent Traitor
Innocent Traitor 3.98 avg rating — 34,676 ratings
20.
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2)
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 22,756 ratings
20.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,132,025 ratings
22.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,735 ratings
23.
Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating — 35,120 ratings
24.
Shantaram
Shantaram 4.28 avg rating — 233,172 ratings
24.
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3)
The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 16,506 ratings
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These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories (Sarah Agnes Prine, #1)
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories (Sarah Agnes Prine, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 80,367 ratings
27.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,703 ratings
28.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,704 ratings
29.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,543 ratings
30.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,457 ratings
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Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek 3.99 avg rating — 23,067 ratings
32.
The Dry Grass of August
The Dry Grass of August 3.92 avg rating — 23,783 ratings
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O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! 3.90 avg rating — 57,280 ratings
34.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,417 ratings
35.
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 180,705 ratings
36.
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 378,247 ratings
37.
Shogun
Shogun 4.41 avg rating — 206,495 ratings
37.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating — 22,083 ratings
39.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,767 ratings
40.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 71,605 ratings
41.
Green Darkness
Green Darkness 3.97 avg rating — 6,873 ratings
42.
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 10,899 ratings
43.
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
44.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,358 ratings
45.
True Grit
True Grit 4.17 avg rating — 68,489 ratings
46.
Tulip Fever
Tulip Fever 3.53 avg rating — 12,929 ratings
47.
Penmarric
Penmarric 4.13 avg rating — 6,728 ratings
47.
Lonesome Dove, Part 1 of 3
Lonesome Dove, Part 1 of 3 4.67 avg rating — 1,699 ratings
49.
Dances With Wolves
Dances With Wolves 4.23 avg rating — 28,557 ratings
49.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,536 ratings
49.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,875 ratings
52.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,073 ratings
53.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,799 ratings
54.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler 1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler 1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,480 ratings
55.
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon 4.12 avg rating — 32,887 ratings
56.
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
by: M.M. Kaye
4.20 avg rating — 44,842 ratings
57.
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici 3.99 avg rating — 10,732 ratings
58.
Daughter of Fortune (Involuntary, #1)
Daughter of Fortune (Involuntary, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 138,058 ratings
59.
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) 3.91 avg rating — 94,360 ratings
60.
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 94,557 ratings
61.
Master of Illusion, Book One
Master of Illusion, Book One 4.08 avg rating — 38 ratings
61.
My Enemy, the Queen
My Enemy, the Queen 3.90 avg rating — 3,093 ratings
61.
Eli's Promise
Eli's Promise 4.12 avg rating — 5,606 ratings
61.
Notes of Oisin: From an Irish Monk to a Skaldic Poet
Notes of Oisin: From an Irish Monk to a Skaldic Poet 4.68 avg rating — 25 ratings
65.
The Roots of Betrayal (Clarenceux, #2)
The Roots of Betrayal (Clarenceux, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 592 ratings
65.
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1)
The Pack: Addison (The Pack, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 37 ratings
65.
Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1)
Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings
68.
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth 3.94 avg rating — 11,804 ratings
69.
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay
Rebellion Book I: Book of Quay 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings
70.
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
by: Lisa See
4.10 avg rating — 67,692 ratings
71.
Lucretia
Lucretia 3.93 avg rating — 59 ratings
72.
East of the Sun
East of the Sun 3.71 avg rating — 8,467 ratings
73.
Lady's Maid
Lady's Maid 3.86 avg rating — 2,248 ratings
74.
Jasmine Nights
Jasmine Nights 3.50 avg rating — 1,873 ratings
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The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3)
The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3) 4.58 avg rating — 4,096 ratings
76.
Queens' Play (The Lymond Chronicles, #2)
Queens' Play (The Lymond Chronicles, #2) 4.45 avg rating — 4,728 ratings
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Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.97 avg rating — 22,305 ratings
78.
The Load of Unicorn
The Load of Unicorn 4.22 avg rating — 140 ratings
79.
The Blood of Flowers
The Blood of Flowers 3.99 avg rating — 19,492 ratings
80.
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1)
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 138,226 ratings
80.
Afternoon of an Autocrat
Afternoon of an Autocrat 4.08 avg rating — 228 ratings
82.
Orphan Train
Orphan Train 4.20 avg rating — 458,536 ratings
83.
A Wayside Tavern
A Wayside Tavern 4.23 avg rating — 364 ratings
83.
Lincoln
Lincoln 4.25 avg rating — 9,731 ratings
85.
The Heretic Queen
The Heretic Queen 4.21 avg rating — 26,345 ratings
86.
The Source
The Source 4.30 avg rating — 45,006 ratings
87.
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea 4.35 avg rating — 244,795 ratings
88.
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 58,927 ratings
89.
Gad's Hall / The Haunting of Gad's Hall (Gad's Hall, #1-2)
Gad's Hall / The Haunting of Gad's Hall (Gad's Hall, #1-2) 4.29 avg rating — 206 ratings
90.
Follow the River
Follow the River 4.23 avg rating — 22,889 ratings
91.
We Speak No Treason
We Speak No Treason 4.09 avg rating — 273 ratings
91.
The Owl Killers
The Owl Killers 3.82 avg rating — 4,342 ratings
93.
Out of the Easy
Out of the Easy 4.03 avg rating — 70,097 ratings
94.
The Visitant (The Anasazi Mysteries, #1)
The Visitant (The Anasazi Mysteries, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 1,946 ratings
95.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,878 ratings
96.
Pargeters
Pargeters 4.02 avg rating — 301 ratings
97.
Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders 4.01 avg rating — 171,887 ratings
97.
The Praise Singer
The Praise Singer 3.97 avg rating — 1,598 ratings
97.
King's Fool
King's Fool 3.96 avg rating — 1,404 ratings
100.
Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine 4.09 avg rating — 76,310 ratings
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