Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amanda Dee (39 Lists)



Shadow on the Sun by Zoe SaadiaWhirlwind by James ClavellGai-Jin by James ClavellTai-Pan by James ClavellObsidian Puma by Zoe Saadia
Awesome Historical Reads - Fiction & Non-Fiction
84 books — 31 voters
Whirlwind by James ClavellKing Rat by James ClavellShōgun by James ClavellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Historical Fiction - Japan
54 books — 38 voters

Whirlwind by James Clavell
Best Books Ever
76,154 books — 283,102 voters
Shadow on the Sun by Zoe SaadiaObsidian Puma by Zoe SaadiaTwo Rivers by Zoe SaadiaDark Before Dawn by Zoe SaadiaRoyal Blood by Zoe Saadia
Best Historical Fiction/Novels Ever
184 books — 53 voters

Shadow on the Sun by Zoe SaadiaDark Before Dawn by Zoe SaadiaRoyal Blood by Zoe Saadia
Historical Fiction that GUYS like, too!
546 books — 249 voters
Shadow on the Sun by Zoe SaadiaDark Before Dawn by Zoe SaadiaRoyal Blood by Zoe Saadia
History through Novels: Pre-1800s North America
42 books — 29 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Around the World One Book from Each Country
1,068 books — 971 voters
The Highlander by Zoe SaadiaObsidian Puma by Zoe SaadiaThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniTwo Rivers by Zoe Saadia
Books About Forgotten History - People and Events That Don't Get Taught in History Class
222 books — 57 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniShōgun by James ClavellObsidian Puma by Zoe SaadiaThe Highlander by Zoe SaadiaThe Young Jaguar by Zoe Saadia
A book from every country in the world
65 books — 29 voters
Obsidian Puma by Zoe SaadiaBeyond the Great River by Zoe SaadiaTwo Rivers by Zoe SaadiaShōgun by James ClavellThe Highlander by Zoe Saadia
HIstorical Action-Adventure
23 books — 51 voters

The Highlander by Zoe Saadia
Books Set in Mexico
474 books — 187 voters
Obsidian Puma by Zoe SaadiaThe Triple Alliance by Zoe SaadiaThe Sword by Zoe SaadiaField of Fire by Zoe Saadia
Aztecs in fiction
41 books — 27 voters

The Caine Mutiny by Herman WoukMila 18 by Leon Uris
WWII Historic Fiction
1,456 books — 1,531 voters
The Caine Mutiny by Herman WoukKing Rat by James ClavellMila 18 by Leon Uris
World War II Fiction
1,391 books — 2,020 voters

The Highlander by Zoe SaadiaCrossing Worlds by Zoe SaadiaThe Emperor's Second Wife by Zoe SaadiaCurrents of War by Zoe SaadiaTwo Rivers by Zoe Saadia
Historical Native American romances where both the hero and heroine are native americans .
75 books — 22 voters
Best Novels Set in the Ancient World
509 books — 392 voters

Two Rivers by Zoe SaadiaAt Road's End by Zoe SaadiaThe Jaguar Warrior by Zoe SaadiaThe Warrior's Way by Zoe SaadiaCrossing Worlds by Zoe Saadia
Foreign Lands
2,348 books — 2,192 voters
Pre-Columbian & Early Post-Columbian History of the Americas
159 books — 59 voters

Troubled Waters by Zoe SaadiaThe Warpath by Zoe Saadia
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,427 books — 2,346 voters
Exodus by Leon Uris
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,791 voters

The Foreigner by Zoe SaadiaBeyond the Great River by Zoe SaadiaThe Triple Alliance by Zoe SaadiaCaptain Alatriste by Arturo Pérez-ReverteThe Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,648 books — 3,590 voters
Beyond the Great River by Zoe SaadiaThe Foreigner by Zoe SaadiaThe Great Law of Peace by Zoe SaadiaAcross the Great Sparkling Water by Zoe SaadiaTroubled Waters by Zoe Saadia
Native American Fiction
837 books — 639 voters

Beyond the Great River by Zoe SaadiaThe Foreigner by Zoe SaadiaThe Triple Alliance by Zoe SaadiaClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesI, Claudius/Claudius the God by Robert Graves
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,518 books — 2,757 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Non-England historical fiction
564 books — 69 voters

Exodus by Leon UrisClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesThe Warpath by Zoe SaadiaShadow on the Sun by Zoe SaadiaThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Historical fiction worth reading
1,267 books — 607 voters
The Foreigner by Zoe SaadiaTwo Rivers by Zoe SaadiaAcross the Great Sparkling Water by Zoe SaadiaThe Peacekeeper by Zoe SaadiaThe Great Law of Peace by Zoe Saadia
Native American Novels
180 books — 94 voters

Captain Alatriste by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Fencing fiction
156 books — 222 voters
Captain Alatriste by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,531 voters


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