Historical Fiction Masterpieces

1.
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) 4.30 avg rating β€” 696,742 ratings
2.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating β€” 779,792 ratings
3.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating β€” 153,263 ratings
4.
True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating β€” 23,800 ratings
5.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating β€” 2,802,310 ratings
6.
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 206,493 ratings
6.
An Instance of the Fingerpost
An Instance of the Fingerpost 3.94 avg rating β€” 26,660 ratings
6.
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages 4.09 avg rating β€” 2,595 ratings
9.
The Paris Hours
The Paris Hours 3.70 avg rating β€” 15,047 ratings
9.
The Murmur of Bees
The Murmur of Bees 4.23 avg rating β€” 72,652 ratings
11.
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1)
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 174,909 ratings
11.
Star of the Sea
Star of the Sea 3.93 avg rating β€” 11,823 ratings
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The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) 4.12 avg rating β€” 11,312 ratings
11.
The Prophets
The Prophets 3.91 avg rating β€” 21,640 ratings
15.
Hunting Prince Dracula
Hunting Prince Dracula 4.19 avg rating β€” 83,455 ratings
15.
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1)
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, #1) 3.93 avg rating β€” 46,125 ratings
15.
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating β€” 17,574 ratings
15.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating β€” 624,000 ratings
19.
Escaping from Houdini (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3)
Escaping from Houdini (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3) 3.93 avg rating β€” 57,440 ratings
19.
Strumpet City
Strumpet City 4.27 avg rating β€” 1,907 ratings
19.
The Summer of the Danes (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #18)
The Summer of the Danes (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #18) 4.08 avg rating β€” 5,177 ratings
19.
A Fall of Marigolds
A Fall of Marigolds 4.09 avg rating β€” 73,072 ratings
23.
Capturing the Devil (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #4)
Capturing the Devil (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #4) 4.19 avg rating β€” 45,098 ratings
23.
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)
The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 15,445 ratings
23.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating β€” 1,894,899 ratings
26.
Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)
Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5) 4.30 avg rating β€” 14,875 ratings
26.
Cuckoo's Flight (Minoan Wings #3)
Cuckoo's Flight (Minoan Wings #3)
by: Wendy Orr
3.58 avg rating β€” 60 ratings
26.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating β€” 328,070 ratings
29.
The Girl with the Red Balloon (The Balloonmakers, #1)
The Girl with the Red Balloon (The Balloonmakers, #1) 3.76 avg rating β€” 5,601 ratings
29.
Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating β€” 121,015 ratings
29.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,904,715 ratings
29.
Horses of Heaven
Horses of Heaven 3.69 avg rating β€” 279 ratings
29.
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
34.
Survivor
Survivor 4.37 avg rating β€” 4,708 ratings
34.
Imperial Purple
Imperial Purple 3.93 avg rating β€” 320 ratings
34.
Mila 18
Mila 18
by: Leon Uris
4.32 avg rating β€” 26,365 ratings
37.
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) 4.04 avg rating β€” 415,430 ratings
37.
March
March 3.81 avg rating β€” 76,166 ratings
37.
Slave Girl
Slave Girl 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,423 ratings
37.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating β€” 703,418 ratings
41.
A Question of Holmes (Charlotte Holmes, #4)
A Question of Holmes (Charlotte Holmes, #4) 3.97 avg rating β€” 11,841 ratings
41.
Lust for Life
Lust for Life 4.27 avg rating β€” 30,952 ratings
41.
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by: Lisa See
3.92 avg rating β€” 160,774 ratings
44.
The Case for Jamie (Charlotte Holmes, #3)
The Case for Jamie (Charlotte Holmes, #3) 3.98 avg rating β€” 15,925 ratings
44.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating β€” 166,419 ratings
44.
Pearl of China
Pearl of China 3.86 avg rating β€” 8,565 ratings
47.
The Last of August (Charlotte Holmes, #2)
The Last of August (Charlotte Holmes, #2) 3.59 avg rating β€” 24,076 ratings
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The Given Day
The Given Day 4.07 avg rating β€” 28,126 ratings
47.
Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating β€” 608,427 ratings
50.
A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1)
A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1) 3.75 avg rating β€” 65,098 ratings
50.
The Sunne In Splendour
The Sunne In Splendour 4.41 avg rating β€” 22,485 ratings
50.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating β€” 137,383 ratings
53.
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper 4.09 avg rating β€” 64,231 ratings
53.
The Moor's Account
The Moor's Account 4.04 avg rating β€” 12,548 ratings
53.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 179,480 ratings
56.
The Lost Girls of Paris
The Lost Girls of Paris 3.91 avg rating β€” 110,502 ratings
56.
The Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune 4.15 avg rating β€” 3,531 ratings
56.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 24,741 ratings
59.
Daisy Jones & The Six
Daisy Jones & The Six 4.20 avg rating β€” 1,772,190 ratings
59.
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian 4.22 avg rating β€” 27,691 ratings
61.
Dark Descent Of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Dark Descent Of Elizabeth Frankenstein 3.90 avg rating β€” 22,454 ratings
61.
Sacred Hearts
Sacred Hearts 3.79 avg rating β€” 13,364 ratings
61.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 70,145 ratings
64.
Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1)
Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1) 4.14 avg rating β€” 167,463 ratings
64.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating β€” 248,110 ratings
64.
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 3.88 avg rating β€” 6,597 ratings
67.
The Diviners (The Diviners, #1)
The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 101,048 ratings
67.
The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1)
The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 30,935 ratings
69.
Chain of Gold (The Last Hours, #1)
Chain of Gold (The Last Hours, #1) 4.37 avg rating β€” 117,226 ratings
69.
The Last Temptation of Christ
The Last Temptation of Christ 4.18 avg rating β€” 15,287 ratings
71.
Chain of Iron (The Last Hours, #2)
Chain of Iron (The Last Hours, #2) 4.41 avg rating β€” 86,388 ratings
71.
The Killer Angels : A Novel of the Civil War
The Killer Angels : A Novel of the Civil War 4.33 avg rating β€” 90,457 ratings
73.
Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours, #3)
Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours, #3) 4.06 avg rating β€” 58,374 ratings
73.
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk 4.10 avg rating β€” 32,925 ratings
75.
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 866,434 ratings
75.
The Night Tiger
The Night Tiger 3.86 avg rating β€” 65,363 ratings
77.
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)
Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2) 4.42 avg rating β€” 578,231 ratings
77.
The Only Woman in the Room
The Only Woman in the Room 3.87 avg rating β€” 102,853 ratings
79.
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3) 4.55 avg rating β€” 470,160 ratings
79.
The Last Midwife
The Last Midwife 3.93 avg rating β€” 7,031 ratings
81.
The Women's March: A Novel of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession
The Women's March: A Novel of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession 3.60 avg rating β€” 4,251 ratings
82.
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 253,323 ratings
83.
Spring Moon: A Novel of China
Spring Moon: A Novel of China 3.99 avg rating β€” 2,929 ratings
84.
The Commoner (Readers Circle Series)
The Commoner (Readers Circle Series) 3.52 avg rating β€” 5,081 ratings
85.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,970 ratings
86.
Half Blood Blues
Half Blood Blues 3.70 avg rating β€” 17,537 ratings
87.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating β€” 386,291 ratings
88.
Ashes of Roses
Ashes of Roses 3.98 avg rating β€” 4,385 ratings
89.
Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1)
Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 331,928 ratings
90.
Lost Roses (Woolsey-Ferriday, #2)
Lost Roses (Woolsey-Ferriday, #2) 4.04 avg rating β€” 58,773 ratings
91.
The Darkest Child
The Darkest Child 4.38 avg rating β€” 16,724 ratings
92.
1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion
1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion 4.08 avg rating β€” 3,958 ratings
93.
A Royal Murder (Eleanor Roosevelt, #13)
A Royal Murder (Eleanor Roosevelt, #13) 3.58 avg rating β€” 182 ratings
94.
Let It Rain Coffee
Let It Rain Coffee 3.76 avg rating β€” 1,040 ratings
95.
My Heart Lies Here
My Heart Lies Here 4.52 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
96.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating β€” 176,470 ratings
97.
Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1)
Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1) 4.01 avg rating β€” 28,025 ratings
98.
How the GarcΓ­a Girls Lost Their Accents
How the GarcΓ­a Girls Lost Their Accents 3.62 avg rating β€” 32,111 ratings
99.
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1)
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1) 4.39 avg rating β€” 36,861 ratings
100.
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
Dreams of Joy (Shanghai Girls, #2)
by: Lisa See
4.10 avg rating β€” 67,692 ratings
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