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Cold Mountain by Charles FrazierLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonThe Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
Best 1800s Historical Fiction
480 books — 306 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Help by Kathryn StockettBring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,138 books — 1,175 voters

Burr by Gore VidalRoots by Alex HaleyThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Journeyman by Elizabeth Yates
History through Novels: 1800-1859 United States
18 books — 15 voters
Gates of Fire by Steven PressfieldThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraShōgun by James ClavellCold Victory by Helena P. SchraderThe Shield of Marathon by Rory Headren
Historical Military Adventure
360 books — 234 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,897 books — 4,162 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best War Novels
1,720 books — 1,471 voters

Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraKhost by Vincent HobbesQuartered Safe Out Here by George MacDonald FraserAn Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson
Best War/ Action Books
37 books — 26 voters
War and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Iliad by HomerAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraHenry V by William Shakespeare
Major Battles in History and Fiction
234 books — 84 voters

City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra ClareThe One by Kiera CassCress by Marissa MeyerIgnite Me by Tahereh MafiThe Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
YA Novels of 2014
1,533 books — 8,834 voters
Liars, Inc. by Paula StokesThe Orphan Queen by Jodi MeadowsThe Glass Arrow by Kristen SimmonsBeware the Little White Rabbit by Shannon DelanyThe Conspiracy of Us by Maggie Hall
2015 Young Adult and Up Book Releases!
149 books — 197 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books That Made An Impact On My Life
2,565 books — 1,311 voters
Winter by Marissa MeyerRed Queen by Victoria AveyardThe Heir by Kiera CassSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoFairest by Marissa Meyer
YA Novels of 2015
1,466 books — 8,379 voters


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