History Through Fiction (27 books)

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This list highlights historical fiction that goes beyond entertainment to illuminate the past through story. The novels here are rooted in careful research and crafted with the goal of teaching readers about history in an engaging, character-driven way. Whether through footnotes, bibliographies, or simply richly accurate world-building, these books invite readers to immerse themselves in both history and narrative.

History Through Fiction, the independent press that inspired this list, publishes works that combine the strengths of fiction and nonfiction—bringing history to life while also serving as a resource for understanding it. Add your favorite historically grounded novels, vote for the ones that most moved you, and discover stories that both entertain and educate.

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1	The Choir by Carol M. Cram (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	I Rode with Morgan: 20th Anniversary Edition by Jonathan M. Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.91 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	A Writing Upon the Sand by J.M. Kirkley (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 191 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	White Slaves: 15 Years a Barbary Slave: The shocking abduction of the citizens of Baltimore, Ireland by the famous Dutch corsair and pirate Murad Reis and the horror of the Barbary slave trade. by Nicholas Kinsey (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Water Lilies of Mishipeshu by Karla Cruise 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Kentucky Choirboy by Nicholas Kinsey (Goodreads Author) 4.91 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850 by Colin Mustful (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Remembrance Man by Nicholas Kinsey (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Boy With the Jade by Charles Bush 4.50 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	An Absolute Secret: A Spy Thriller set in wartime Sweden by Nicholas Kinsey (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Porcelain Menagerie by Jillian Forsberg (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 222 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	PLAYING RUDOLF HESS: An Imposter Story by Nicholas Kinsey (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Education of Delhomme by Nancy Burkhalter 4.12 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Shipwrecked Lives by Nicholas Kinsey (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	My Mother's Secret: A Novel of the Jewish Autonomous Region by Alina Adams 4.17 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Go On Pretending by Alina Adams 4.26 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Aziola's Cry: A Novel of the Shelleys by Ezra Harker Shaw (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Notes from a Deserter: A Soldier's Journey Home by C.W. Towarnicki (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Wretched and Undone by J.E. Weiner 3.90 avg rating — 144 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	An End of Troubles by Hilary Coyne 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	South of Sepharad: The 1492 Jewish Expulsion from Spain by Eric Z. Weintraub (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 104 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Aziola's Cry by Ezra Harker Shaw (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Reclaiming Mni Sota: An Alternate History of the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 by Colin Mustful (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 106 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Rhino Keeper by Jillian Forsberg (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 843 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The King's Anatomist: The Journey of Andreas Vesalius by Ron Blumenfeld (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 115 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower by Patricia Bernstein (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 154 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Sky Worshipers by F.M. Deemyad (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars