Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,281 books — 25,480 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShōgun by James ClavellTai-Pan by James ClavellThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckA Passage to India by E.M. Forster
Transcultural Fiction
421 books — 209 voters

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Valley of Horses by Jean M. AuelThe Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. AuelThe Plains of Passage by Jean M. AuelThe Shelters of Stone by Jean M. Auel
Best Pre-History Fiction
195 books — 371 voters
The Egyptian by Mika WaltariNefertiti by Michelle    MoranRiver God by Wilbur SmithThe Heretic Queen by Michelle    MoranThe Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
Best Egyptian Historical Fiction
193 books — 441 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearSilent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
942 books — 1,187 voters
The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Winter King by Bernard CornwellHild by Nicola GriffithZoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad AkreyiPope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Fiction set in 5th to 10th centuries
172 books — 83 voters

I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerPompeii by Robert   HarrisThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultThe King Must Die by Mary Renault
Best Novels Set in the Ancient World
508 books — 389 voters