Historical

Historical fiction presents a story set in the past, often during a significant time period. In historical fiction, the time period is an important part of the setting and often of the story itself.

Historical fiction may include fictional characters, well-known historical figures or a mixture of the two. Authors of historical fiction usually pay close attention to the details of their stories (settings, clothing, dialogue, etc.) to ensure that they fit the time periods in which the narratives take place.

In some historical fiction, famous events appear from points of view not recorded in histor
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Japanese Gothic
Thistlemarsh
The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton
Honor & Heresy
This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History
The Antiquarian's Object of Desire (Love's Academic, #3)
Honey in the Wound
Odessa
The Duke
The Witch and the Huntress
City of Iron and Ivy
Burn the Sea
Mrs. Benedict Arnold
Livonia Chow Mein
Aphrodite in Pieces
Lessons in Chemistry
The Four Winds
Lake Effect
The Thorn Queen (The Rose Bargain, #2)
In the Great Quiet
Alchemy of Secrets (Alchemy of Secrets, #1)
1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History – and How It Shattered a Nation
The Violin Maker's Secret
Wait for Me
Lázár
The Friend of the Family
Family of Spies
Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan (A Gentle Apocalypse #1)
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
Call of the Camino
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Historical Fiction 2020
377 books — 530 voters
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Historical Fiction 2019
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The Diary of a Young Girl
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
To Kill a Mockingbird
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