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
EL TERCER TESTIGO by Juan José Soriano LluchThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Dovekeepers by Alice HoffmanThe Blood of Flowers by Anita AmirrezvaniEqual of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani
Historical Fiction - Middle East
137 books — 83 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret GeorgeThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Ashford Affair by Lauren WilligHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Historical fiction: Africa
126 books — 49 voters

Shadow Of The Moor by Michael Nash-WhitmoreThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahThe Rose Code by Kate QuinnThe Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerThe Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray
Historical Fiction 2021
474 books — 1,053 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

America's First Daughter by Stephanie DrayThe Secret Language of Stones by M.J. RoseThe Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie BenjaminThe Vatican Princess by C.W. GortnerLilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Historical Fiction 2016
356 books — 898 voters
When the Future Comes Too Soon by Selina Siak Chin YokeThe Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds by Selina Siak Chin YokeThe Ghost Bride by Yangsze ChooThe Forgotten Promise by Paula  GreenleesThe Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Historical Fiction - Southeast Asia
92 books — 91 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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