Historical Fantasy

Historical fantasy is a subgenre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic) into the narrative. There is much crossover with other subgenres of fantasy; those classes as Arthurian, Celtic, or Dark Ages could just as easily be placed in Historical Fantasy. Stories fitting this classification generally take place prior to the 20th century.

The Unicorn Hunters
This Immortal Heart
Muñeca
It Came from Neverland
The Shrouded Queen
Tillinghast
A Prince Among Pirates
Queenswood
Their Will Undone
The Tinder Box
Letters from the Last Apothecary (Tressport Magic, #1)
This Blade of Ours (This Monster of Mine, #2)
The League of Dangerous Young Ladies (Deluxe Edition)
These Immortal Truths (Peaches & Honey, #1)
Six Savage Thrones (Queens of Elben, #2)
Babel
The Everlasting
The Poet Empress
The Devils (The Devils, #1)
I, Medusa
The Sirens
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
The Rose Bargain (The Rose Bargain, #1)
Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
The Thorn Queen (The Rose Bargain, #2)
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
The Familiar
The Unicorn Hunters
The Amalfi Curse
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingElla Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Children's Fantasy of the 1990s
162 books — 48 voters
Blackhearts by Nicole CastromanBloody Jack by L.A. MeyerDaughter of the Pirate King by Tricia LevensellerDaughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia LevensellerCurse of the Blue Tattoo by L.A. Meyer
YA & Middle Grade Pirates
115 books — 53 voters

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikThe Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel KaySon of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
Best Historical Fantasy
355 books — 315 voters
Fourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosHell Bent by Leigh BardugoWitch King by Martha WellsThe Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon ChakrabortyTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Most Anticipated Adult Fantasy, 2023
428 books — 364 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Prestige by Christopher PriestThe Magician's Lie by Greer MacallisterThings Half in Shadow by Alan Finn
Magicians in Historical Fiction
61 books — 60 voters
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWildwood Dancing by Juliet MarillierThe Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
YA Historical Fantasy
332 books — 441 voters

Babel
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
The Familiar
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
The Night Circus
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
Half a Soul (Regency Faerie Tales, #1)
The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)
The Song of Achilles
Circe

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