Historic Fiction


The Book Thief
All the Light We Cannot See
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Nightingale
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
The Help
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Women
The Song of Achilles
The Alice Network
The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Gone With the Wind
A Gentleman in Moscow
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Stolen Queen by Fiona  DavisThe Queens of Crime by Marie BenedictThe Amalfi Curse by Sarah PennerThe Sirens by Emilia HartThe Other March Sisters by Linda Epstein
Historical Fiction 2025
331 books — 167 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoMistress of Rome by Kate QuinnBlood & Beauty by Sarah DunantThe Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantPompeii by Robert   Harris
Historical Fiction - Italy
265 books — 108 voters

The Alice Network by Kate QuinnThe Orphan's Tale by Pam JenoffBefore We Were Yours by Lisa WingateThe Women in the Castle by Jessica ShattuckWe Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
Historical Fiction 2017
357 books — 873 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de BernièresClytemnestra by Costanza Casati
Historical Fiction - Greece
86 books — 35 voters

In This Moment by Gabrielle MeyerThe Woman in the Castello by Kelsey JamesBladestay by Jackie  JohnsonThe Mitford Affair by Marie BenedictHomecoming by Kate Morton
Historical Fiction 2023
383 books — 252 voters
Lágrimas saladas by Luis Caparrós MirónThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónReign of Madness by Lynn CullenThe Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Historical Fiction - Spain / Portugal
137 books — 36 voters

Maddy Kobar
Two towering beasts were brought to us. I do not say this lightly for I am the tallest man I know and Alexander isn't that much shorter than me. These great horses looked me squarely in the eye; which was something most people couldn't manage. They were rather terrifying to behold; made entirely of muscle and grit. "Yes, they're perfect." Alexander smiles and I wonder if he has lost his mind. He puts a hand to each of their large muzzles. Rather than destroy him, the two massive horses seem c ...more
Maddy Kobar, From Out of Feldspar

Maddy Kobar
Bart stood quietly by me, letting me spill my senseless tears with the patience of a saint. I don't know how he managed to tolerate me so well. I didn't even tolerate myself that much. ...more
Maddy Kobar, From Out of Feldspar

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