2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Arlene (10 Lists)



The Invention of Fire by Bruce HolsingerLady of the Eternal City by Kate QuinnThe Last Queen of India by Michelle MoranMademoiselle Chanel by C.W. GortnerWatch the Lady by Elizabeth Fremantle
Historical Fiction 2015
400 books — 2,094 voters
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneAcross the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
Historical fiction worth reading
1,274 books — 609 voters

Alexander by Christian CameronRaiders from the North by Alex RutherfordLionheart by Sharon Kay PenmanMartyr by Rory ClementsInsurrection by Robyn Young
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
182 books — 486 voters
Sisters of Treason by Elizabeth FremantleWritten in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana GabaldonA King's Ransom by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Red Lily Crown by Elizabeth LoupasThe Sharp Hook of Love by Sherry Jones
Historical Fiction 2014
389 books — 1,977 voters

Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
434 books — 951 voters
Madame Tussaud by Michelle MoranThe Lady Elizabeth by Alison WeirI Am the Chosen King by Helen HollickLady of the Reeds by Pauline GedgeThe Mercy Seller by Brenda Rickman Vantrease
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,117 books — 1,146 voters

The Summer Queen by Elizabeth ChadwickRoyal Mistress by Anne Easter SmithShadow on the Crown by Patricia BracewellThe Chalice by Nancy BilyeauThe Tudor Conspiracy by C.W. Gortner
Historical Fiction 2013
397 books — 2,111 voters
The Queen of Last Hopes by Susan HigginbothamWolf Hall by Hilary MantelHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanCompany of Liars by Karen Maitland
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,364 books — 1,590 voters