Karen's votes on the list Best Historical Fiction

Listopia > Karen's votes on the list Best Historical Fiction (63 Books)

1	Aztec (Aztec, #1) by Gary Jennings 4.27 avg rating — 20,941 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
2	When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.26 avg rating — 17,668 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
3	The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 115,324 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
4	The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye 4.20 avg rating — 45,440 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,891 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
6	Centennial by James A. Michener 4.26 avg rating — 45,567 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) by Hilary Mantel 3.91 avg rating — 239,123 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
8	Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.30 avg rating — 25,312 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman 4.41 avg rating — 22,950 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
10	Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 391,763 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco 4.14 avg rating — 404,163 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
12	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 3.88 avg rating — 1,029,127 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 851,865 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
14	One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez 4.12 avg rating — 1,138,002 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Hawaii by James A. Michener 4.22 avg rating — 82,405 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) by Mary Stewart 4.13 avg rating — 49,071 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Source by James A. Michener 4.30 avg rating — 46,167 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 3,581,351 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières 4.04 avg rating — 93,902 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Trinity by Leon Uris 4.30 avg rating — 25,758 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Master & Commander (Aubrey & Maturin, #1) by Patrick O'Brian 4.06 avg rating — 65,311 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) by Jean M. Auel 4.05 avg rating — 97,960 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) by Ariana Franklin 3.93 avg rating — 41,274 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 3.70 avg rating — 52,276 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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 Physician (Cole Family Trilogy, #1) by Noah Gordon 4.42 avg rating — 62,857 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset 4.32 avg rating — 15,252 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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	An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears 3.94 avg rating — 27,631 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
28	Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner 4.24 avg rating — 62,945 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
29	Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) by George MacDonald Fraser 4.06 avg rating — 16,414 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
30	King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) by James Clavell 4.20 avg rating — 45,433 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
31	Sacajawea by Anna Lee Waldo 4.26 avg rating — 16,467 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
32	سینوهه by Mika Waltari 4.22 avg rating — 29,041 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
33	Niccolò Rising (The House of Niccolò, #1) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.28 avg rating — 4,732 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
34	Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 17,848 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
35	Désirée by Annemarie Selinko 4.17 avg rating — 12,701 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
36	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 4.17 avg rating — 375,124 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
37	Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 30,405 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
38	Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.21 avg rating — 290,742 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
39	My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk 3.87 avg rating — 62,789 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
40	Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy 4.15 avg rating — 238,890 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
42	The Disorderly Knights (The Lymond Chronicles #3) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.58 avg rating — 4,185 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
43	Checkmate (The Lymond Chronicles, #6) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.70 avg rating — 3,821 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
44	Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2) by Sharon Kay Penman 4.29 avg rating — 9,571 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
45	Pawn in Frankincense (The Lymond Chronicles, #4) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.61 avg rating — 4,094 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
46	Sharpe's Rifles (Sharpe, #6) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 20,305 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
47	The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.57 avg rating — 3,711 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
48	Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham 4.16 avg rating — 62,849 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
49	Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini 4.18 avg rating — 18,038 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
50	King Hereafter by Dorothy Dunnett 4.25 avg rating — 2,274 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
51	The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 4.02 avg rating — 223,364 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
52	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 3,077,801 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
53	Poland by James A. Michener 4.06 avg rating — 12,251 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
54	The Spring of the Ram (The House of Niccolò, #2) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.42 avg rating — 2,993 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
55	Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernières 4.16 avg rating — 16,656 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
56	Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 4.21 avg rating — 858,339 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
57	The Power of One (The Power of One, #1) by Bryce Courtenay 4.36 avg rating — 96,049 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
58	Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter Naslund 4.04 avg rating — 45,516 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
59	Sharpe's Triumph (Sharpe, #2) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 19,921 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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
60	Race of Scorpions (The House of Niccolò, #3) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.44 avg rating — 2,638 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
61	The Unicorn Hunt (The House of Niccolò, #5) by Dorothy Dunnett 4.41 avg rating — 2,218 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
62	A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry 4.38 avg rating — 163,568 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
63	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 4.12 avg rating — 535,630 ratings Karen rated it 5 stars See Review	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
66	The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1–5) by T.H. White 4.06 avg rating — 120,505 ratings Karen rated it 4 stars See Review	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