Best historical fiction novels

101.
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1)
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 42,966 ratings
102.
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2)
The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 13,048 ratings
103.
The Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #1)
The Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #1) 4.13 avg rating — 14,016 ratings
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Agincourt
Agincourt 4.16 avg rating — 31,309 ratings
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The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10) 3.91 avg rating — 94,356 ratings
106.
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.45 avg rating — 1,681,608 ratings
107.
The White Queen
The White Queen 3.96 avg rating — 180,699 ratings
108.
Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders 4.01 avg rating — 171,870 ratings
109.
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 8,602 ratings
110.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,156 ratings
111.
The Saints of Swallow Hill
The Saints of Swallow Hill 4.11 avg rating — 36,005 ratings
112.
Woman of Light
Woman of Light 3.64 avg rating — 13,617 ratings
113.
A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3)
A Column of Fire (Kingsbridge, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 120,937 ratings
114.
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2) 4.38 avg rating — 172,971 ratings
115.
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 92,482 ratings
116.
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3)
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 32,090 ratings
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Exodus
Exodus
by: Leon Uris
4.34 avg rating — 100,894 ratings
118.
The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, #4)
The Plains of Passage (Earth's Children, #4) 3.86 avg rating — 61,105 ratings
118.
Night Angels
Night Angels 4.22 avg rating — 16,811 ratings
120.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,317 ratings
121.
All the Ways We Said Goodbye
All the Ways We Said Goodbye 4.03 avg rating — 22,351 ratings
122.
Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5)
Caesar (Masters of Rome, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 8,267 ratings
123.
Daughter of Fortune (Involuntary, #1)
Daughter of Fortune (Involuntary, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 138,050 ratings
124.
Russka
Russka 4.03 avg rating — 14,927 ratings
125.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,028 ratings
126.
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Perfume. The story of a murderer 4.04 avg rating — 530,056 ratings
127.
Longsword: Edward and the Assassin (Return of the son Book 1)
Longsword: Edward and the Assassin (Return of the son Book 1) 4.11 avg rating — 207 ratings
128.
La catedral del mar (La catedral del mar, #1)
La catedral del mar (La catedral del mar, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 61,949 ratings
129.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 3.98 avg rating — 122,126 ratings
130.
Beyond the Moonlit Sea
Beyond the Moonlit Sea 4.15 avg rating — 48,094 ratings
131.
Innocent Traitor
Innocent Traitor 3.98 avg rating — 34,673 ratings
132.
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2)
Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 31,749 ratings
133.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,024 ratings
134.
Becoming Mrs. Lewis
Becoming Mrs. Lewis 4.05 avg rating — 48,057 ratings
135.
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 109,088 ratings
136.
Above the Bay of Angels
Above the Bay of Angels 4.20 avg rating — 31,453 ratings
137.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,106 ratings
138.
Oathbreaker (Return of the son Book 2)
Oathbreaker (Return of the son Book 2) 4.43 avg rating — 42 ratings
139.
Maus: A Survivor's Tale I: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
Maus: A Survivor's Tale I: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 365,563 ratings
140.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow 4.13 avg rating — 1,251,560 ratings
141.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,450 ratings
142.
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6)
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6) 4.33 avg rating — 6,481 ratings
143.
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) 4.09 avg rating — 508,931 ratings
144.
Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire 4.40 avg rating — 42,072 ratings
145.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,469 ratings
145.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring 3.93 avg rating — 768,668 ratings
147.
London
London 4.09 avg rating — 33,574 ratings
147.
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,061 ratings
149.
Mila 18
Mila 18
by: Leon Uris
4.32 avg rating — 26,365 ratings
150.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,529 ratings
151.
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4)
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, #4) 4.37 avg rating — 26,666 ratings
152.
An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7)
An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7) 4.44 avg rating — 162,706 ratings
153.
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)
Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7,613 ratings
154.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,599 ratings
155.
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 24,738 ratings
156.
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 44,305 ratings
157.
Deep Creek
Deep Creek
by: Dana Hand
3.82 avg rating — 1,127 ratings
158.
Lincoln
Lincoln 4.25 avg rating — 9,731 ratings
159.
The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5)
The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 40,006 ratings
160.
The Singing Trees
The Singing Trees 4.23 avg rating — 44,465 ratings
161.
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 51,532 ratings
162.
Jackdaws
Jackdaws 4.08 avg rating — 42,374 ratings
163.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,369 ratings
163.
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 60,114 ratings
165.
Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6) 4.31 avg rating — 33,169 ratings
166.
The Light Between Oceans
The Light Between Oceans 4.04 avg rating — 473,452 ratings
167.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,862 ratings
168.
Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3)
Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 114,823 ratings
169.
Lady of Hay
Lady of Hay 4.07 avg rating — 8,325 ratings
170.
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1)
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conqueror, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 36,858 ratings
171.
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 40,599 ratings
172.
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 17,571 ratings
172.
The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)
The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7) 4.36 avg rating — 29,954 ratings
174.
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,270 ratings
175.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars 3.86 avg rating — 192,455 ratings
176.
Penmarric
Penmarric 4.13 avg rating — 6,726 ratings
177.
Orphan Train
Orphan Train 4.20 avg rating — 458,514 ratings
178.
Centennial
Centennial 4.26 avg rating — 44,543 ratings
179.
Shadow on the Sun (The Mound Builders Book 1)
Shadow on the Sun (The Mound Builders Book 1) 4.22 avg rating — 59 ratings
180.
The Secret River
The Secret River 3.81 avg rating — 24,634 ratings
181.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating — 165,981 ratings
182.
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125,848 ratings
183.
Beauty and the Beastly Earl (A Fairytale Retelling, #2)
Beauty and the Beastly Earl (A Fairytale Retelling, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 89 ratings
183.
A Wolff in the Family: A Novel
A Wolff in the Family: A Novel 4.24 avg rating — 62 ratings
185.
Nefertiti
Nefertiti 4.09 avg rating — 40,481 ratings
186.
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by: Lisa See
3.92 avg rating — 160,767 ratings
187.
The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1)
The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 33,032 ratings
188.
The Sister Queens
The Sister Queens 3.99 avg rating — 2,374 ratings
188.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,405 ratings
190.
The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)
The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8) 4.38 avg rating — 27,242 ratings
191.
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,051 ratings
192.
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 15,646 ratings
193.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating — 417,359 ratings
194.
Noble House (Asian Saga, #5)
Noble House (Asian Saga, #5) 4.27 avg rating — 42,048 ratings
195.
I, Elizabeth
I, Elizabeth 4.02 avg rating — 13,544 ratings
196.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,450 ratings
197.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,875 ratings
198.
Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7)
Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7) 4.05 avg rating — 6,149 ratings
198.
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating — 489,772 ratings
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The Crown (Joanna Stafford, #1)
The Crown (Joanna Stafford, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 4,366 ratings
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