Superbly Written Historical Fiction

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The Language of Flowers
The Language of Flowers 4.09 avg rating — 230,261 ratings
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The Financier (Trilogy of Desire, #1)
The Financier (Trilogy of Desire, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 7,826 ratings
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A Hidden Motive (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #6)
A Hidden Motive (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #6) 4.34 avg rating — 101 ratings
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,896 ratings
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Burial Rites
Burial Rites 4.04 avg rating — 121,023 ratings
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Longbourn
Longbourn
by: Jo Baker
3.67 avg rating — 61,411 ratings
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A Minor Detail (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #7)
A Minor Detail (The Fitzgeralds of Dublin, #7) 4.38 avg rating — 121 ratings
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The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 129,536 ratings
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Bell of the Desert: A Novel
Bell of the Desert: A Novel
by: Alan Gold
3.99 avg rating — 299 ratings
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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) 4.35 avg rating — 264,764 ratings
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The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,626 ratings
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War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 357,026 ratings
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The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)
The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 21,411 ratings
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Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,537 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 — 22,307 ratings
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Peony in Love
Peony in Love
by: Lisa See
3.64 avg rating — 49,988 ratings
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The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)
The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5) 4.26 avg rating — 223,067 ratings
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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 — 2,595 ratings
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Great Maria
Great Maria 4.09 avg rating — 592 ratings
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Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7,614 ratings
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Russka: the Novel of Russia
Russka: the Novel of Russia 4.03 avg rating — 14,928 ratings
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Until the Sun Falls
Until the Sun Falls 4.17 avg rating — 288 ratings
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Rakóssy
Rakóssy 3.96 avg rating — 133 ratings
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I, Elizabeth
I, Elizabeth 4.02 avg rating — 13,544 ratings
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Avalon
Avalon 3.90 avg rating — 4,464 ratings
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Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,065 ratings
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Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,443 ratings
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The Firedrake
The Firedrake 3.89 avg rating — 222 ratings
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The Lute Player
The Lute Player 3.82 avg rating — 642 ratings
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In the Skin of a Lion
In the Skin of a Lion 3.84 avg rating — 18,985 ratings
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The Town House (House, #1)
The Town House (House, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 1,511 ratings
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Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
by: Kim Izzo
3.89 avg rating — 1,795 ratings
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The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,092 ratings
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The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Biographical Novel of Michelangelo
The Agony and the Ecstasy: The Biographical Novel of Michelangelo 4.09 avg rating — 93,736 ratings
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The Angel of Darkness (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #2)
The Angel of Darkness (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,898 ratings
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The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,869 ratings
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The American Adventuress
The American Adventuress 4.08 avg rating — 2,087 ratings
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Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,126 ratings
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Ride the Wind: Story of Cynthia Ann Parker and the Last Days of the Comanche
Ride the Wind: Story of Cynthia Ann Parker and the Last Days of the Comanche 4.39 avg rating — 6,242 ratings
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The River Midnight
The River Midnight 3.94 avg rating — 841 ratings
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner
The Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner 4.02 avg rating — 157,975 ratings
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The Maude Reed Tale
The Maude Reed Tale 4.14 avg rating — 236 ratings
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The King's Pleasure
The King's Pleasure 3.91 avg rating — 1,210 ratings
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Murder on the Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher, #3)
Murder on the Ballarat Train (Phryne Fisher, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 12,335 ratings
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Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn 3.96 avg rating — 1,249 ratings
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True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating — 23,802 ratings
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Affinity
Affinity 3.75 avg rating — 28,187 ratings
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Nefertiti
Nefertiti 4.09 avg rating — 40,491 ratings
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The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,487 ratings
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Pope Joan
Pope Joan 4.10 avg rating — 73,858 ratings
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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,129 ratings
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Chicot the Jester (The Last Valois, #2)
Chicot the Jester (The Last Valois, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 1,545 ratings
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Maiden's Veil
Maiden's Veil 3.95 avg rating — 77 ratings
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The Spire Chronicle
The Spire Chronicle
by: Anonymous
4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Under Total Eclipse We Will Tremble Like Birds Without Song
Under Total Eclipse We Will Tremble Like Birds Without Song
by: Lee Vidor
4.14 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Seduction (Reincarnationist, #5)
Seduction (Reincarnationist, #5)
by: M.J. Rose
3.79 avg rating — 1,663 ratings
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End of the Civil War (Drew Steele Civil War Mystery, #2)
End of the Civil War (Drew Steele Civil War Mystery, #2) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Temple of a Thousand Faces
Temple of a Thousand Faces 3.84 avg rating — 1,435 ratings
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Destiny
Destiny 4.01 avg rating — 1,363 ratings
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Risking Exposure
Risking Exposure 4.06 avg rating — 127 ratings
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Hagridden
Hagridden 4.16 avg rating — 94 ratings
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Ageless Spy
Ageless Spy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Fugitive Colors
Fugitive Colors
by: Lisa Barr
4.19 avg rating — 2,163 ratings
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Legacy of Hunger (Druid's Brooch #1)
Legacy of Hunger (Druid's Brooch #1) 3.95 avg rating — 671 ratings
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The Unruly Passions of Eugénie R.
The Unruly Passions of Eugénie R. 3.42 avg rating — 778 ratings
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The 7th Wife of Henry the 8th (Royal Sagas #1)
The 7th Wife of Henry the 8th (Royal Sagas #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 571 ratings
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Song at Dawn: 1150 in Provence (The Troubadours Quartet #1)
Song at Dawn: 1150 in Provence (The Troubadours Quartet #1)
by: Jean Gill
3.79 avg rating — 903 ratings
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Seasons of Love and War
Seasons of Love and War 4.53 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Vlad: The Last Confession
Vlad: The Last Confession 3.91 avg rating — 3,415 ratings
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Savage Girl
Savage Girl 3.20 avg rating — 1,135 ratings
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Fierce Kingdom
Fierce Kingdom 3.52 avg rating — 24,626 ratings
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Kingdom's End (Royal Sagas #4)
Kingdom's End (Royal Sagas #4) 4.29 avg rating — 169 ratings
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Dragon Prow Shadow
Dragon Prow Shadow 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
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A Contrary Wind: a variation on Mansfield Park (Mansfield Trilogy Book 1)
A Contrary Wind: a variation on Mansfield Park (Mansfield Trilogy Book 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 85 ratings
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The Wartime Sisters
The Wartime Sisters 3.83 avg rating — 7,829 ratings
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Making Faces
Making Faces 4.30 avg rating — 79,719 ratings
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The Virgin and the Bull (Exenchester, #1)
The Virgin and the Bull (Exenchester, #1)
by: Erato
4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Infiltration (A Relative Invasion #2)
Infiltration (A Relative Invasion #2) 4.65 avg rating — 40 ratings
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Amarna: The Complete Series
Amarna: The Complete Series 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Daughters of Northern Shores (Blackbird Mountain, #2)
Daughters of Northern Shores (Blackbird Mountain, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 1,491 ratings
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Only You (Duke of Rutland, #3)
Only You (Duke of Rutland, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 166 ratings
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Cecilia House
Cecilia House 4.18 avg rating — 33 ratings
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In the Realm of Ash and Sorrow
In the Realm of Ash and Sorrow 4.27 avg rating — 113 ratings
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Into the Unbounded Night
Into the Unbounded Night 4.03 avg rating — 78 ratings
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The Rise of the Maccabees (Lions of Judea #1)
The Rise of the Maccabees (Lions of Judea #1)
by: Amit Arad
4.26 avg rating — 279 ratings
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All That Lingers
All That Lingers 4.43 avg rating — 242 ratings
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The Vatican Must Go
The Vatican Must Go it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Walnut Tree
The Walnut Tree it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Early Thursday: A War, A Hurricane, A Miracle!
Early Thursday: A War, A Hurricane, A Miracle! 4.62 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Taming Julia (Burrton Springs Brides, #1)
Taming Julia (Burrton Springs Brides, #1) 4.37 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon 4.33 avg rating — 33 ratings
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The Undrowning Lotus
The Undrowning Lotus 4.31 avg rating — 62 ratings
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The Lion's Cub (The Philalexandros Chronicles, #1)
The Lion's Cub (The Philalexandros Chronicles, #1)
by: L.M. Zorn
4.06 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Chains Across the River - A Novel of the American Revolution
Chains Across the River - A Novel of the American Revolution 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Princess of Independence
Princess of Independence 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings
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The Troika of Osip Teitelbaum
The Troika of Osip Teitelbaum it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT KISS WOMEN: Origin of " EL HOMBRE QUE NO BESABA A LAS MUJERES"
THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT KISS WOMEN: Origin of " EL HOMBRE QUE NO BESABA A LAS MUJERES" 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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After You Died
After You Died 3.62 avg rating — 80 ratings
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A Hero's Welcome
A Hero's Welcome 4.51 avg rating — 57 ratings
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When Rivers Collide: Adventures of a Victorian Soldier - Book 2
When Rivers Collide: Adventures of a Victorian Soldier - Book 2 4.42 avg rating — 107 ratings
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