Best Historical Fiction (Literary)

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The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings 4.26 avg rating — 328,101 ratings
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The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6)
The October Horse (Masters of Rome #6) 4.33 avg rating — 6,481 ratings
203.
Saving the World
Saving the World 3.37 avg rating — 3,027 ratings
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A River Town
A River Town 3.63 avg rating — 280 ratings
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Her Own Special Island
Her Own Special Island 3.66 avg rating — 32 ratings
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The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds 4.25 avg rating — 361,092 ratings
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith 3.67 avg rating — 1,822 ratings
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The Day of the Butterfly
The Day of the Butterfly 3.65 avg rating — 194 ratings
207.
A Fall of Marigolds
A Fall of Marigolds 4.09 avg rating — 73,087 ratings
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Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3)
Fortune's Favorites (Masters of Rome, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 8,603 ratings
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The Book of Secrets
The Book of Secrets 3.67 avg rating — 225 ratings
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Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo 3.75 avg rating — 169,950 ratings
213.
Paarden stelen
Paarden stelen 3.81 avg rating — 37,113 ratings
213.
Eleanor the Queen
Eleanor the Queen 3.79 avg rating — 905 ratings
213.
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity 4.08 avg rating — 17,968 ratings
213.
The Wolves of Paris
The Wolves of Paris 4.09 avg rating — 148 ratings
217.
Héloïse and Abélard
Héloïse and Abélard 4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings
217.
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow 4.32 avg rating — 637,074 ratings
217.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,129 ratings
220.
Afternoon of an Autocrat
Afternoon of an Autocrat 4.08 avg rating — 228 ratings
220.
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk 4.10 avg rating — 32,931 ratings
220.
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 34,720 ratings
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Madselin
Madselin 3.87 avg rating — 210 ratings
223.
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers
The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers 4.26 avg rating — 28,700 ratings
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Lovers All Untrue
Lovers All Untrue 3.76 avg rating — 199 ratings
225.
Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing 4.37 avg rating — 3,480,049 ratings
225.
Now Face to Face (Tamworth Saga, #3)
Now Face to Face (Tamworth Saga, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 3,343 ratings
228.
The Homecoming (Suffolk, #2)
The Homecoming (Suffolk, #2)
by: Lofts
4.12 avg rating — 278 ratings
228.
The Night Tiger
The Night Tiger 3.86 avg rating — 65,371 ratings
228.
Dark Angels (Tamworth Saga #1)
Dark Angels (Tamworth Saga #1) 3.93 avg rating — 4,690 ratings
231.
The Maude Reed Tale
The Maude Reed Tale 4.14 avg rating — 236 ratings
231.
Daisy Jones & The Six
Daisy Jones & The Six 4.20 avg rating — 1,772,646 ratings
231.
Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV
Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV 3.81 avg rating — 2,956 ratings
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Pargeters
Pargeters 4.02 avg rating — 301 ratings
234.
Washington Black
Washington Black 3.95 avg rating — 70,672 ratings
234.
Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly 3.97 avg rating — 11,333 ratings
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The Old Priory
The Old Priory 4.16 avg rating — 333 ratings
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The Keepers of the House
The Keepers of the House 4.01 avg rating — 13,376 ratings
237.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,454 ratings
240.
Knight's Acre (Suffolk, #1)
Knight's Acre (Suffolk, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 439 ratings
240.
Pearl of China
Pearl of China 3.86 avg rating — 8,565 ratings
240.
Black Robe
Black Robe 3.78 avg rating — 1,474 ratings
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A Wayside Tavern
A Wayside Tavern 4.23 avg rating — 364 ratings
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The Commoner (Readers Circle Series)
The Commoner (Readers Circle Series) 3.52 avg rating — 5,081 ratings
243.
Comrades of War
Comrades of War 4.07 avg rating — 1,884 ratings
246.
The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3)
The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 44,967 ratings
246.
Bless This House
Bless This House 4.30 avg rating — 513 ratings
246.
Legion of the Damned
Legion of the Damned 3.99 avg rating — 5,476 ratings
249.
De lotgevallen van Ferdinand Huyck
De lotgevallen van Ferdinand Huyck 3.78 avg rating — 77 ratings
249.
The Lost Queen
The Lost Queen 3.71 avg rating — 838 ratings
249.
Becoming Madame Mao
Becoming Madame Mao 3.56 avg rating — 5,164 ratings
249.
Bluebird, or the Invention of Happiness
Bluebird, or the Invention of Happiness 3.22 avg rating — 246 ratings
253.
De Roos van Dekama
De Roos van Dekama 3.25 avg rating — 24 ratings
253.
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn 3.96 avg rating — 1,249 ratings
253.
The Book of Whispers
The Book of Whispers 4.21 avg rating — 623 ratings
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The Suffolk Trilogy: Knight's Acre / The Homecoming / The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #1-3)
The Suffolk Trilogy: Knight's Acre / The Homecoming / The Lonely Furrow (Suffolk, #1-3) 4.39 avg rating — 94 ratings
256.
The Slave Dancer
The Slave Dancer
by: Paula Fox
3.70 avg rating — 10,521 ratings
256.
Confederates
Confederates 4.07 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
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The House at Old Vine (House, #2)
The House at Old Vine (House, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 955 ratings
259.
Thief of Souls: A Novel
Thief of Souls: A Novel 3.74 avg rating — 348 ratings
261.
The Physician's Tale (The Plague Tales, #3)
The Physician's Tale (The Plague Tales, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 659 ratings
262.
Burning Road (The Plague Tales, #2)
Burning Road (The Plague Tales, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 736 ratings
263.
The Plague Tales (The Plague Tales, #1)
The Plague Tales (The Plague Tales, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 2,071 ratings
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Ashes of Roses
Ashes of Roses 3.98 avg rating — 4,385 ratings
264.
The Royal Succession (The Accursed Kings, #4)
The Royal Succession (The Accursed Kings, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 9,030 ratings
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Forgotten Fire
Forgotten Fire 4.27 avg rating — 2,727 ratings
266.
The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, #3)
The Poisoned Crown (The Accursed Kings, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 10,165 ratings
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At the Edge of the Orchard
At the Edge of the Orchard 3.68 avg rating — 22,767 ratings
268.
The She-Wolf (The Accursed Kings, #5)
The She-Wolf (The Accursed Kings, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 7,850 ratings
270.
The King Without a Kingdom (The Accursed Kings, #7)
The King Without a Kingdom (The Accursed Kings, #7) 3.41 avg rating — 4,826 ratings
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
by: Dai Sijie
3.64 avg rating — 67,018 ratings
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The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, #2)
The Strangled Queen (The Accursed Kings, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 12,291 ratings
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Unsheltered
Unsheltered 3.67 avg rating — 77,161 ratings
273.
The Lily and the Lion (The Accursed Kings, #6)
The Lily and the Lion (The Accursed Kings, #6) 4.22 avg rating — 6,842 ratings
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Under the Udala Trees
Under the Udala Trees 4.03 avg rating — 14,271 ratings
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The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 22,388 ratings
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The Buddha in the Attic
The Buddha in the Attic 3.70 avg rating — 62,392 ratings
277.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,488 ratings
279.
A Long Petal of the Sea
A Long Petal of the Sea 4.06 avg rating — 110,150 ratings
279.
City of Darkness, City of Light
City of Darkness, City of Light 3.95 avg rating — 1,325 ratings
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Count Belisarius
Count Belisarius 4.02 avg rating — 2,833 ratings
282.
The Meadow
The Meadow 4.19 avg rating — 2,168 ratings
282.
Rakóssy
Rakóssy 3.96 avg rating — 133 ratings
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The Lords of Vaumartin
The Lords of Vaumartin 3.64 avg rating — 100 ratings
285.
Flow Down Like Silver
Flow Down Like Silver 4.01 avg rating — 4,508 ratings
285.
The Firedrake
The Firedrake 3.89 avg rating — 222 ratings
287.
The Earl
The Earl 3.95 avg rating — 259 ratings
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem 3.88 avg rating — 396 ratings
289.
Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1)
Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 10,015 ratings
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Great Maria
Great Maria 4.09 avg rating — 592 ratings
291.
Epitaph
Epitaph 4.14 avg rating — 6,307 ratings
291.
Arundel
Arundel 4.22 avg rating — 1,729 ratings
293.
The Lover
The Lover 3.71 avg rating — 68,184 ratings
293.
Rabble in Arms
Rabble in Arms 4.33 avg rating — 1,174 ratings
295.
My Heart Lies Here
My Heart Lies Here 4.52 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage 4.19 avg rating — 3,182 ratings
297.
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 3.62 avg rating — 32,114 ratings
297.
Duchess of Milan
Duchess of Milan 3.84 avg rating — 292 ratings
299.
Baudolino
Baudolino 3.80 avg rating — 24,893 ratings
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Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie
Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie 4.04 avg rating — 6,051 ratings
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