Best Historical Fantasy

1.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,813 ratings
2.
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 69,721 ratings
3.
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 109,168 ratings
4.
The Lions of Al-Rassan
The Lions of Al-Rassan 4.30 avg rating — 25,403 ratings
5.
Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2)
Son of the Shadows (Sevenwaters, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 33,722 ratings
6.
Deathless
Deathless 3.93 avg rating — 22,508 ratings
7.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,200 ratings
8.
A Song for Arbonne
A Song for Arbonne 4.24 avg rating — 15,348 ratings
9.
Stardust
Stardust 4.10 avg rating — 476,202 ratings
10.
Sailing to Sarantium (The Sarantine Mosaic, #1)
Sailing to Sarantium (The Sarantine Mosaic, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 16,530 ratings
11.
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 — 129,509 ratings
12.
Conquist
Conquist 4.63 avg rating — 51 ratings
13.
Heart's Blood
Heart's Blood 4.09 avg rating — 17,558 ratings
14.
Child of the Prophecy (Sevenwaters, #3)
Child of the Prophecy (Sevenwaters, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 24,421 ratings
15.
Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1)
Under Heaven (Under Heaven, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 16,595 ratings
16.
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 224,612 ratings
17.
Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1)
Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 31,969 ratings
18.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,912 ratings
19.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,359 ratings
20.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,248 ratings
21.
Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1)
Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 17,846 ratings
22.
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1)
Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 44,715 ratings
23.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,928 ratings
24.
Lord of Emperors (The Sarantine Mosaic, #2)
Lord of Emperors (The Sarantine Mosaic, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 13,975 ratings
25.
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate, #1)
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 21,502 ratings
26.
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 83,224 ratings
27.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,294 ratings
28.
Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1)
Bridge of Birds (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 10,582 ratings
29.
The Last Light of the Sun
The Last Light of the Sun 3.97 avg rating — 9,676 ratings
30.
I Am Lilith
I Am Lilith 3.82 avg rating — 224 ratings
31.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,860,966 ratings
32.
The Once and Future Witches
The Once and Future Witches 4.03 avg rating — 99,517 ratings
33.
Fevre Dream
Fevre Dream 3.90 avg rating — 32,582 ratings
34.
A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 44,616 ratings
35.
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 866,367 ratings
36.
The Serpent's Shadow (Elemental Masters, #1)
The Serpent's Shadow (Elemental Masters, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 11,272 ratings
37.
Lavinia
Lavinia 3.86 avg rating — 16,450 ratings
38.
The Girl with No Face (The Daoshi Chronicles, #2)
The Girl with No Face (The Daoshi Chronicles, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 747 ratings
39.
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 94,191 ratings
40.
Servant of the Underworld (Obsidian and Blood, #1)
Servant of the Underworld (Obsidian and Blood, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 2,325 ratings
41.
Glamour in Glass (Glamourist Histories, #2)
Glamour in Glass (Glamourist Histories, #2) 3.76 avg rating — 5,786 ratings
42.
Cold Magic (Spiritwalker, #1)
Cold Magic (Spiritwalker, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 9,313 ratings
43.
The Once and Future King
The Once and Future King 4.07 avg rating — 116,431 ratings
44.
The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating — 4,419 ratings
45.
The Terror
The Terror 4.09 avg rating — 70,620 ratings
46.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 237,964 ratings
47.
The Historian
The Historian 3.80 avg rating — 273,560 ratings
48.
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,396 ratings
49.
The Desert of Souls (The Chronicles of Sword and Sand #1)
The Desert of Souls (The Chronicles of Sword and Sand #1) 3.74 avg rating — 1,199 ratings
49.
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)
Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 107,581 ratings
51.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, #1)
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 37,502 ratings
52.
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
The Ten Thousand Doors of January 4.01 avg rating — 160,275 ratings
53.
The Rose Garden
The Rose Garden 4.03 avg rating — 33,388 ratings
54.
Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2)
Kushiel's Chosen (Phèdre's Trilogy, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 41,464 ratings
55.
Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)
Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 54,311 ratings
56.
The Winter Sea (Slains, #1)
The Winter Sea (Slains, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 68,871 ratings
57.
The Bedlam Stacks (The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, #1.5)
The Bedlam Stacks (The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, #1.5) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,894 ratings
58.
The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1)
The Invisible Library (The Invisible Library, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 63,942 ratings
59.
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories 3.87 avg rating — 23,063 ratings
60.
The Witches at the End of the World
The Witches at the End of the World 3.49 avg rating — 1,419 ratings
61.
Timeless Fate: Love Adventure Through the Ages
Timeless Fate: Love Adventure Through the Ages 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings
62.
Kushiel's Avatar (Phèdre's Trilogy, #3)
Kushiel's Avatar (Phèdre's Trilogy, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 37,555 ratings
63.
Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic, #1)
Thirteenth Child (Frontier Magic, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 11,911 ratings
64.
Kushiel's Mercy (Imriel's Trilogy, #3)
Kushiel's Mercy (Imriel's Trilogy, #3) 4.34 avg rating — 18,141 ratings
65.
Firebird (Fairy Tales #1)
Firebird (Fairy Tales #1) 3.86 avg rating — 6,473 ratings
66.
River of Stars (Under Heaven, #2)
River of Stars (Under Heaven, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 7,773 ratings
67.
Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces 4.20 avg rating — 77,507 ratings
68.
The Binding
The Binding 3.86 avg rating — 85,336 ratings
69.
I, Coriander
I, Coriander 3.83 avg rating — 8,292 ratings
70.
Mairelon the Magician
Mairelon the Magician really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,952 ratings
71.
New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam, #1)
New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 1,739 ratings
71.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating — 1,275,991 ratings
73.
Kushiel's Scion (Imriel's Trilogy, #1)
Kushiel's Scion (Imriel's Trilogy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 22,649 ratings
73.
1632
1632 4.05 avg rating — 13,371 ratings
75.
Harbinger of the Storm (Obsidian and Blood, #2)
Harbinger of the Storm (Obsidian and Blood, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 814 ratings
76.
The Diviners (The Diviners, #1)
The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 101,041 ratings
77.
The Firebrand
The Firebrand 4.07 avg rating — 11,317 ratings
78.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,874 ratings
79.
The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)
The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 146,165 ratings
80.
The Ghost Bride
The Ghost Bride 3.81 avg rating — 36,610 ratings
81.
The Du Lac Devil (The Du Lac Chronicles, #2)
The Du Lac Devil (The Du Lac Chronicles, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 94 ratings
82.
The Du Lac Chronicles (The Du Lac Chronicles, #1)
The Du Lac Chronicles (The Du Lac Chronicles, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 214 ratings
83.
Orope - The White Snake (Whisperers of the Gods, #1)
Orope - The White Snake (Whisperers of the Gods, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 85 ratings
84.
Fudoki (Love/War/Death, #2)
Fudoki (Love/War/Death, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 1,012 ratings
85.
The Charwoman's Shadow
The Charwoman's Shadow 3.98 avg rating — 866 ratings
86.
Illusion
Illusion really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,581 ratings
87.
Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen
Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen 3.64 avg rating — 2,306 ratings
88.
Tomoe Gozen (Tomoe Gozen #1)
Tomoe Gozen (Tomoe Gozen #1) 3.77 avg rating — 457 ratings
88.
Winter's Tale
Winter's Tale 3.51 avg rating — 29,208 ratings
90.
The Secrets of Jin-shei
The Secrets of Jin-shei 3.90 avg rating — 1,983 ratings
90.
A Kiss of Fate (Guardians, #1)
A Kiss of Fate (Guardians, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 1,659 ratings
90.
The Bones of the Old Ones (The Chronicles of Sword and Sand #2)
The Bones of the Old Ones (The Chronicles of Sword and Sand #2) 4.04 avg rating — 361 ratings
90.
King's Dragon (Crown of Stars, #1)
King's Dragon (Crown of Stars, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 9,579 ratings
90.
Daughter of Mystery (Alpennia, #1)
Daughter of Mystery (Alpennia, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 979 ratings
95.
The House on Durrow Street (Mrs. Quent, #2)
The House on Durrow Street (Mrs. Quent, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 1,231 ratings
95.
Midnight Never Come (Onyx Court, #1)
Midnight Never Come (Onyx Court, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 2,512 ratings
95.
The Winter Prince (The Lion Hunters, #1)
The Winter Prince (The Lion Hunters, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,644 ratings
98.
Nobody's Princess (Nobody's Princess, #1)
Nobody's Princess (Nobody's Princess, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 13,389 ratings
98.
A Book of Tongues (Hexslinger, #1)
A Book of Tongues (Hexslinger, #1) 3.46 avg rating — 860 ratings
100.
The Fox Woman
The Fox Woman 3.89 avg rating — 1,744 ratings
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