The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrWolf Hall by Hilary MantelBring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Non-Romantic Historical Fiction
108 books — 22 voters
Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanFalls the Shadow by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Reckoning by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Brothers of Gwynedd by Edith PargeterThe Heaven Tree Trilogy by Edith Pargeter
Fiction Set in 13th Century
46 books — 29 voters

The Prose Edda by Snorri SturlusonThe Nibelungenlied by UnknownThe Travels by Marco PoloSumma Theologica by Thomas AquinasThe Essential Rumi by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
Best Books of the 13th Century
72 books — 186 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. MartinThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienA Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Medieval Fantasy Books
493 books — 908 voters