Best Historical Fiction

1.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,082,483 ratings
2.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,257,987 ratings
3.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 809,413 ratings
4.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating β€” 2,802,006 ratings
5.
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€” 508,926 ratings
6.
The Red Tent
The Red Tent 4.20 avg rating β€” 623,951 ratings
7.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating β€” 996,381 ratings
8.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating β€” 768,662 ratings
9.
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating β€” 206,464 ratings
10.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating β€” 361,054 ratings
11.
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€” 278,681 ratings
12.
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose 4.14 avg rating β€” 387,247 ratings
13.
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) 4.32 avg rating β€” 268,980 ratings
14.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by: Lisa See
4.09 avg rating β€” 382,936 ratings
15.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating β€” 273,567 ratings
16.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating β€” 737,143 ratings
17.
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) 4.34 avg rating β€” 378,215 ratings
18.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating β€” 222,299 ratings
19.
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€” 696,657 ratings
20.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating β€” 793,927 ratings
21.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating β€” 901,299 ratings
22.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating β€” 163,543 ratings
23.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating β€” 248,105 ratings
24.
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers 4.10 avg rating β€” 340,204 ratings
25.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating β€” 1,904,413 ratings
26.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating β€” 71,598 ratings
27.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating β€” 551,944 ratings
28.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating β€” 1,069,906 ratings
29.
Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders 4.01 avg rating β€” 171,866 ratings
30.
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating β€” 489,763 ratings
31.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 1,131,934 ratings
32.
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) 4.35 avg rating β€” 264,733 ratings
33.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating β€” 452,137 ratings
34.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating β€” 90,449 ratings
35.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating β€” 179,472 ratings
36.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating β€” 3,430,027 ratings
37.
The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)
The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5) 4.26 avg rating β€” 223,040 ratings
38.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6)
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6) 4.44 avg rating β€” 188,401 ratings
39.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating β€” 933,497 ratings
40.
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate 3.95 avg rating β€” 387,444 ratings
41.
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1) 4.32 avg rating β€” 340,719 ratings
42.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating β€” 530,043 ratings
43.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating β€” 137,373 ratings
44.
Katherine
Katherine 4.21 avg rating β€” 35,119 ratings
45.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating β€” 157,958 ratings
46.
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Agony and the Ecstasy 4.09 avg rating β€” 93,727 ratings
47.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating β€” 22,483 ratings
48.
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating β€” 345,753 ratings
49.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating β€” 321,364 ratings
50.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating β€” 140,064 ratings
51.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 24,736 ratings
52.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera 3.94 avg rating β€” 535,554 ratings
53.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 227,506 ratings
54.
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13) 3.88 avg rating β€” 99,888 ratings
55.
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) 3.91 avg rating β€” 94,355 ratings
56.
Pope Joan
Pope Joan 4.10 avg rating β€” 73,850 ratings
57.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating β€” 304,580 ratings
58.
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1)
Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1) 4.20 avg rating β€” 138,219 ratings
59.
Sarum: The Novel of England
Sarum: The Novel of England 4.08 avg rating β€” 45,868 ratings
60.
Daughter of Fortune
Daughter of Fortune 3.94 avg rating β€” 138,047 ratings
61.
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1) 4.29 avg rating β€” 92,481 ratings
62.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating β€” 3,401,844 ratings
63.
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)
Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2) 4.31 avg rating β€” 57,461 ratings
64.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating β€” 1,893,999 ratings
65.
Alias Grace
Alias Grace 4.04 avg rating β€” 153,252 ratings
66.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating β€” 97,929 ratings
67.
Centennial
Centennial 4.26 avg rating β€” 44,543 ratings
68.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating β€” 80,871 ratings
69.
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale 3.98 avg rating β€” 323,007 ratings
70.
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
71.
Nefertiti
Nefertiti 4.09 avg rating β€” 40,480 ratings
72.
The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus 3.81 avg rating β€” 99,471 ratings
73.
North and South (North and South, #1)
North and South (North and South, #1) 4.21 avg rating β€” 62,168 ratings
74.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating β€” 83,119 ratings
75.
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1)
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1) 3.91 avg rating β€” 134,715 ratings
76.
Forever Amber
Forever Amber really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 19,447 ratings
77.
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
The French Lieutenant’s Woman 3.88 avg rating β€” 54,864 ratings
78.
The Forgotten Garden
The Forgotten Garden 4.15 avg rating β€” 234,156 ratings
79.
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 109,089 ratings
80.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules 4.17 avg rating β€” 192,661 ratings
81.
London
London 4.09 avg rating β€” 33,574 ratings
82.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating β€” 476,908 ratings
83.
The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels (5 Volumes)
The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels (5 Volumes) 4.76 avg rating β€” 2,316 ratings
84.
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) 3.84 avg rating β€” 89,426 ratings
85.
The Far Pavilions
The Far Pavilions
by: M.M. Kaye
4.20 avg rating β€” 44,841 ratings
86.
People of the Book
People of the Book 4.04 avg rating β€” 153,722 ratings
87.
Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire 4.40 avg rating β€” 42,071 ratings
88.
The Kitchen House
The Kitchen House 4.23 avg rating β€” 295,462 ratings
89.
Pompeii
Pompeii 3.88 avg rating β€” 51,566 ratings
90.
March
March 3.81 avg rating β€” 76,160 ratings
91.
Lincoln
Lincoln 4.25 avg rating β€” 9,731 ratings
92.
An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7)
An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7) 4.44 avg rating β€” 162,703 ratings
93.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 403,058 ratings
94.
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) 4.26 avg rating β€” 17,209 ratings
95.
The Source
The Source 4.30 avg rating β€” 45,002 ratings
96.
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White 3.89 avg rating β€” 44,667 ratings
97.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 47,929 ratings
98.
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1)
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating β€” 9,983 ratings
99.
Aztec (Aztec, #1)
Aztec (Aztec, #1) 4.27 avg rating β€” 20,225 ratings
100.
Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) 4.02 avg rating β€” 53,503 ratings
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