Best historical fiction novels

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Enemy Women
Enemy Women 3.76 avg rating — 8,328 ratings
302.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3.92 avg rating — 239,371 ratings
303.
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal 4.27 avg rating — 142,725 ratings
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,813 ratings
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By Fire, By Water
By Fire, By Water 3.74 avg rating — 1,198 ratings
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The Saxon Shore (Camulod Chronicles, #4)
The Saxon Shore (Camulod Chronicles, #4) 4.24 avg rating — 5,077 ratings
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The Highlander (The Rise of the Aztecs, #1)
The Highlander (The Rise of the Aztecs, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 985 ratings
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The African Queen
The African Queen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,132 ratings
308.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,214 ratings
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The Tiger in the Well (Sally Lockhart, #3)
The Tiger in the Well (Sally Lockhart, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 13,410 ratings
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The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating — 1,895,177 ratings
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Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era
Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era 4.47 avg rating — 22,914 ratings
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Poland
Poland 4.05 avg rating — 11,694 ratings
314.
What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1)
What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 18,146 ratings
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Roma (Roma, #1)
Roma (Roma, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 8,665 ratings
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Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta, #4)
Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta, #4) 4.13 avg rating — 113,822 ratings
317.
Lion of Ireland (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn, 5)
Lion of Ireland (Celtic World of Morgan Llywelyn, 5) 4.14 avg rating — 4,303 ratings
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The Sojourn
The Sojourn 3.84 avg rating — 3,117 ratings
318.
The Midwife's Apprentice (Newbery Medal Book)
The Midwife's Apprentice (Newbery Medal Book) 3.73 avg rating — 43,210 ratings
320.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,372 ratings
320.
Darktown (Darktown, #1)
Darktown (Darktown, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 8,873 ratings
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Shining Through
Shining Through 3.96 avg rating — 3,659 ratings
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...And Ladies of the Club
...And Ladies of the Club 4.15 avg rating — 13,116 ratings
324.
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 140,295 ratings
325.
The Rebels (Kent Family Chronicles, #2)
The Rebels (Kent Family Chronicles, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 8,240 ratings
325.
Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9)
Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories, #9) 4.42 avg rating — 24,822 ratings
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1876
1876 3.86 avg rating — 3,312 ratings
328.
We Are Not Ourselves
We Are Not Ourselves 3.73 avg rating — 30,048 ratings
328.
Requiem: The Fall of the Templars (Brethren Trilogy #3)
Requiem: The Fall of the Templars (Brethren Trilogy #3) 4.03 avg rating — 2,223 ratings
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The Seekers (Kent Family Chronicles, #3)
The Seekers (Kent Family Chronicles, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 7,070 ratings
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A Soldier of the Great War
A Soldier of the Great War 4.33 avg rating — 7,867 ratings
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The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1)
The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 17,138 ratings
333.
City of Thieves
City of Thieves 4.30 avg rating — 162,024 ratings
334.
Jazz
Jazz 3.90 avg rating — 36,229 ratings
335.
The Song of Troy
The Song of Troy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,400 ratings
335.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Beneath a Scarlet Sky 4.43 avg rating — 374,089 ratings
337.
The Marlowe Conspiracy
The Marlowe Conspiracy 3.34 avg rating — 192 ratings
338.
Confessions of a Pagan Nun
Confessions of a Pagan Nun 3.90 avg rating — 2,840 ratings
338.
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower 4.18 avg rating — 18,787 ratings
340.
The Oracle Glass
The Oracle Glass 3.89 avg rating — 4,337 ratings
341.
At the Edge of the Orchard
At the Edge of the Orchard 3.68 avg rating — 22,764 ratings
342.
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1)
Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 9,385 ratings
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In Pursuit of the Green Lion (Margaret of Ashbury, #2)
In Pursuit of the Green Lion (Margaret of Ashbury, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 1,703 ratings
344.
City of Dreams (Old New York, #1)
City of Dreams (Old New York, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 4,081 ratings
344.
The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones
The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones 4.25 avg rating — 4,657 ratings
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The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2)
The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 178,459 ratings
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Cane River
Cane River 4.08 avg rating — 50,067 ratings
348.
Love and War (North and South, #2)
Love and War (North and South, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 18,809 ratings
348.
Someone Knows My Name
Someone Knows My Name 4.47 avg rating — 90,247 ratings
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The Known World
The Known World 3.84 avg rating — 44,325 ratings
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The Royal Physician's Visit
The Royal Physician's Visit 3.82 avg rating — 4,571 ratings
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The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2)
The Hollow Hills (Arthurian Saga, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 22,758 ratings
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A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 43,631 ratings
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Shiloh
Shiloh 4.10 avg rating — 5,587 ratings
355.
Virgin and the Crab: Sketches, Fables and Mysteries from the early life of John Dee and Elizabeth Tudor
Virgin and the Crab: Sketches, Fables and Mysteries from the early life of John Dee and Elizabeth Tudor 4.19 avg rating — 75 ratings
355.
Rubies of the Viper
Rubies of the Viper 3.60 avg rating — 317 ratings
355.
Ogniem i mieczem (Trylogia, #1)
Ogniem i mieczem (Trylogia, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 6,544 ratings
355.
Major Lord David (Regency Trilogy, #2)
Major Lord David (Regency Trilogy, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 742 ratings
355.
Deep in the Valley: Niall (Maclachlainn Saga #2)
Deep in the Valley: Niall (Maclachlainn Saga #2) 4.39 avg rating — 38 ratings
355.
The Devil's Fire (Devil's Fire, #1)
The Devil's Fire (Devil's Fire, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 1,471 ratings
355.
Boy Man Chief
Boy Man Chief 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Devil's Prize
Devil's Prize 3.81 avg rating — 37 ratings
355.
The Yankee Club (A Jake and Laura Mystery, #1)
The Yankee Club (A Jake and Laura Mystery, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 286 ratings
355.
Hagridden
Hagridden 4.16 avg rating — 94 ratings
355.
Bane of the Innocent
Bane of the Innocent 4.60 avg rating — 148 ratings
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Feather of Hawk - Rebellion: Epic historical fiction based on a true story.
Feather of Hawk - Rebellion: Epic historical fiction based on a true story. 3.85 avg rating — 34 ratings
355.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,411 ratings
355.
Aldaraia
Aldaraia 4.60 avg rating — 58 ratings
355.
Into the Unknown
Into the Unknown 4.18 avg rating — 207 ratings
355.
Lost Love's Return
Lost Love's Return 4.25 avg rating — 1,092 ratings
355.
Notes of Oisin: From an Irish Monk to a Skaldic Poet
Notes of Oisin: From an Irish Monk to a Skaldic Poet 4.68 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Sister Mother Warrior
Sister Mother Warrior 3.93 avg rating — 813 ratings
355.
The Heart of Touqar - THT - Epic - Vol 1
The Heart of Touqar - THT - Epic - Vol 1 4.93 avg rating — 90 ratings
355.
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania Station 3.93 avg rating — 173 ratings
355.
Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1)
Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1) 4.41 avg rating — 46 ratings
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The Sword of Attila: A Novel Of The Last Years Of Rome
The Sword of Attila: A Novel Of The Last Years Of Rome 3.92 avg rating — 788 ratings
376.
River of Ink
River of Ink 3.75 avg rating — 599 ratings
376.
Houdini's Last Handcuffs
Houdini's Last Handcuffs 4.77 avg rating — 31 ratings
379.
Defender of the North (Defender of England, #2)
Defender of the North (Defender of England, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 29 ratings
379.
High on a Mountain: Ailean (Maclachlainn Saga #1)
High on a Mountain: Ailean (Maclachlainn Saga #1) 3.85 avg rating — 345 ratings
379.
Dead Reckoning (Valkyrie, #2)
Dead Reckoning (Valkyrie, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 123 ratings
379.
The Iron Road
The Iron Road 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings
379.
All My Love, Detrick (All My Love, Detrick, #1)
All My Love, Detrick (All My Love, Detrick, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,560 ratings
379.
Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1)
Barbarian (Forgotten Legends of the Germanic Peoples Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings
385.
The Virgin's Tale
The Virgin's Tale 3.33 avg rating — 301 ratings
385.
Hemingway's Girl
Hemingway's Girl 3.89 avg rating — 5,741 ratings
385.
A Flicker of Light
A Flicker of Light 3.95 avg rating — 1,670 ratings
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Byzantium
Byzantium 4.21 avg rating — 5,341 ratings
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Devil's Deceit.
Devil's Deceit. 4.82 avg rating — 22 ratings
385.
Where the Lost Wander
Where the Lost Wander 4.40 avg rating — 73,649 ratings
391.
Ill Wind (Valkyrie, #1)
Ill Wind (Valkyrie, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 111 ratings
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A Place of Birds
A Place of Birds 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings
393.
The Angel of Darkness (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #2)
The Angel of Darkness (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,897 ratings
393.
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn 4.27 avg rating — 150 ratings
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The Widow of Rose House
The Widow of Rose House 3.83 avg rating — 6,916 ratings
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Tide of Fortune
Tide of Fortune 3.91 avg rating — 35 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 — 22,305 ratings
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Royal Blood (The Mound Builders Book 2)
Royal Blood (The Mound Builders Book 2) 4.41 avg rating — 41 ratings
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Child of the Phoenix
Child of the Phoenix 4.31 avg rating — 2,435 ratings
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Night in Shanghai
Night in Shanghai 3.72 avg rating — 1,245 ratings
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