Historical fiction: Africa

1.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,820 ratings
2.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
The Memoirs of Cleopatra 4.19 avg rating — 21,337 ratings
3.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,104 ratings
4.
The Ashford Affair
The Ashford Affair 3.82 avg rating — 9,567 ratings
4.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,477 ratings
6.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating — 78,541 ratings
7.
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone 4.33 avg rating — 417,406 ratings
8.
A Spear of Summer Grass
A Spear of Summer Grass 3.87 avg rating — 4,686 ratings
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The African Queen
The African Queen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,132 ratings
10.
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1)
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 42,968 ratings
11.
Trade Wind
Trade Wind
by: M.M. Kaye
3.99 avg rating — 3,135 ratings
11.
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland 3.79 avg rating — 4,309 ratings
13.
When the Lion Feeds (Courtney publication, #1; Courtney chronological, #10)
When the Lion Feeds (Courtney publication, #1; Courtney chronological, #10) 4.24 avg rating — 19,469 ratings
14.
Pieternella: Daughter of Eva
Pieternella: Daughter of Eva 4.09 avg rating — 484 ratings
15.
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1)
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77,760 ratings
16.
Islands
Islands 3.62 avg rating — 437 ratings
17.
The Old Drift
The Old Drift 3.73 avg rating — 7,423 ratings
18.
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida
Amarna Book I: Book of Ida 3.94 avg rating — 72 ratings
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Amarna Book II: Book of Hawara
Amarna Book II: Book of Hawara 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Amarna Book III: Book of Raia
Amarna Book III: Book of Raia 4.67 avg rating — 21 ratings
21.
The Covenant
The Covenant 4.22 avg rating — 21,710 ratings
21.
The Lost History of Stars
The Lost History of Stars 3.75 avg rating — 1,149 ratings
23.
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2)
The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2) 4.34 avg rating — 24,610 ratings
24.
The Story of an African Farm
The Story of an African Farm 3.53 avg rating — 3,028 ratings
24.
The Levant Trilogy
The Levant Trilogy 4.35 avg rating — 1,449 ratings
26.
The Mulberry Forest
The Mulberry Forest 4.04 avg rating — 570 ratings
26.
The Last Hero
The Last Hero 4.37 avg rating — 129 ratings
28.
Mark of the Lion (Jade del Cameron Mysteries, #1)
Mark of the Lion (Jade del Cameron Mysteries, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 1,444 ratings
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Circling the Sun
Circling the Sun 3.94 avg rating — 81,020 ratings
30.
The Sunbird
The Sunbird 4.02 avg rating — 7,487 ratings
31.
Child of the Morning
Child of the Morning 4.14 avg rating — 4,468 ratings
32.
Circles in a Forest
Circles in a Forest 4.32 avg rating — 3,043 ratings
33.
The Shadow King
The Shadow King 3.66 avg rating — 14,622 ratings
34.
The Empire of Darkness (Queen of Freedom, #1)
The Empire of Darkness (Queen of Freedom, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 957 ratings
34.
When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra
When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra 4.05 avg rating — 4,465 ratings
34.
The Blood of Titans
The Blood of Titans 4.04 avg rating — 49 ratings
34.
Scoop
Scoop 3.79 avg rating — 22,003 ratings
34.
A Rebel Star
A Rebel Star it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
34.
The Fever Tree
The Fever Tree 3.71 avg rating — 7,052 ratings
34.
How Fast Can You Run
How Fast Can You Run 4.21 avg rating — 126 ratings
34.
Hearts Among Ourselves
Hearts Among Ourselves really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
34.
Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon 3.96 avg rating — 106 ratings
34.
A Boy Ten Feet Tall
A Boy Ten Feet Tall 3.91 avg rating — 57 ratings
34.
War Serenade
War Serenade 4.46 avg rating — 26 ratings
34.
Homegoing
Homegoing
by: Yaa Gyasi
4.47 avg rating — 386,312 ratings
34.
Thembe's Cloth
Thembe's Cloth 4.68 avg rating — 31 ratings
34.
Victoire: My Mother's Mother
Victoire: My Mother's Mother 3.84 avg rating — 385 ratings
48.
Seer of Egypt (The King's Man, #2)
Seer of Egypt (The King's Man, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 502 ratings
48.
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter 3.96 avg rating — 30,378 ratings
48.
Leopard at the Door
Leopard at the Door 4.03 avg rating — 6,394 ratings
48.
Seeds of Slavery
Seeds of Slavery 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings
48.
The Children of Segu (Ségou, #2)
The Children of Segu (Ségou, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 250 ratings
53.
The Angels Weep (The Ballantyne Novels, #3)
The Angels Weep (The Ballantyne Novels, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 4,289 ratings
53.
The Twice Born (The King's Man #1)
The Twice Born (The King's Man #1) 4.19 avg rating — 742 ratings
53.
Whispered Kisses
Whispered Kisses 3.51 avg rating — 69 ratings
53.
A Treacherous Paradise
A Treacherous Paradise 3.55 avg rating — 3,565 ratings
53.
Lyrics Alley
Lyrics Alley 3.79 avg rating — 1,534 ratings
53.
Who Slashed Celanire's Throat?
Who Slashed Celanire's Throat? 3.60 avg rating — 390 ratings
59.
Naguib Mahfouz: Three Novels of Ancient Egypt
Naguib Mahfouz: Three Novels of Ancient Egypt 4.03 avg rating — 471 ratings
59.
The Sheltering Sky / Let It Come Down / The Spider's House
The Sheltering Sky / Let It Come Down / The Spider's House 4.17 avg rating — 287 ratings
59.
The Mistress of Nothing
The Mistress of Nothing 3.61 avg rating — 4,201 ratings
59.
Black Mamba Boy
Black Mamba Boy 3.74 avg rating — 2,310 ratings
59.
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf 3.96 avg rating — 4,069 ratings
59.
Segu (Ségou, #1)
Segu (Ségou, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 1,994 ratings
65.
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa 3.86 avg rating — 5,552 ratings
65.
Shadows on the Nile
Shadows on the Nile 3.57 avg rating — 1,794 ratings
65.
The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2)
The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25,918 ratings
65.
Another Woman's Daughter
Another Woman's Daughter 4.08 avg rating — 1,045 ratings
65.
Amazir
Amazir 3.68 avg rating — 106 ratings
65.
A Sparrow Falls (Courtney publication, #3; Courtney chronological, #17)
A Sparrow Falls (Courtney publication, #3; Courtney chronological, #17) 4.28 avg rating — 10,169 ratings
65.
No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #2)
No Longer at Ease (The African Trilogy, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 12,586 ratings
72.
Twelfth Transforming
Twelfth Transforming 4.06 avg rating — 1,102 ratings
72.
Georges
Georges 3.80 avg rating — 748 ratings
72.
An Ice-Cream War
An Ice-Cream War 3.91 avg rating — 4,359 ratings
72.
The Abyssinian
The Abyssinian 3.98 avg rating — 1,488 ratings
72.
The Winter Vault
The Winter Vault 3.56 avg rating — 2,347 ratings
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The Servants' Quarters
The Servants' Quarters 3.12 avg rating — 463 ratings
72.
The Sultan's Wife
The Sultan's Wife 3.84 avg rating — 1,799 ratings
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The Horus Road (Lords of the Two Lands, #3)
The Horus Road (Lords of the Two Lands, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 800 ratings
79.
Ladysmith
Ladysmith 3.44 avg rating — 256 ratings
79.
Palace Circle
Palace Circle 3.30 avg rating — 653 ratings
79.
The Breaker: The Novel Behind Breaker Morant
The Breaker: The Novel Behind Breaker Morant 3.89 avg rating — 104 ratings
79.
The Clouds Beneath the Sun
The Clouds Beneath the Sun 3.33 avg rating — 428 ratings
79.
Kintu
Kintu 4.11 avg rating — 4,365 ratings
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Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah 3.85 avg rating — 4,491 ratings
86.
House of Dreams (Lady of the Reeds, #1)
House of Dreams (Lady of the Reeds, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,528 ratings
86.
Lord of the Kongo: A Novel
Lord of the Kongo: A Novel 3.90 avg rating — 42 ratings
86.
A Captive Freedom
A Captive Freedom 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings
86.
Prisoner of Paradise
Prisoner of Paradise 3.17 avg rating — 136 ratings
86.
Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #3)
Arrow of God (The African Trilogy, #3) 3.79 avg rating — 8,933 ratings
91.
The Oasis (Lords of the Two Lands, #2)
The Oasis (Lords of the Two Lands, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 868 ratings
92.
The Hippopotamus Marsh (Lords of the Two Lands, #1)
The Hippopotamus Marsh (Lords of the Two Lands, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 1,375 ratings
92.
Cleopatra's Heir
Cleopatra's Heir 3.90 avg rating — 621 ratings
92.
Olive the Lionheart: Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey to the Heart of Africa
Olive the Lionheart: Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey to the Heart of Africa 3.25 avg rating — 890 ratings
95.
House of Illusions (Lady of the Reeds, #2)
House of Illusions (Lady of the Reeds, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 1,085 ratings
95.
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall 3.82 avg rating — 3,649 ratings
97.
The Magic of Saida
The Magic of Saida 3.43 avg rating — 645 ratings
98.
Lord of Darkness
Lord of Darkness 3.94 avg rating — 212 ratings
98.
Softness of the Lime
Softness of the Lime 3.49 avg rating — 47 ratings
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For Destiny or Desire
For Destiny or Desire 2.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
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