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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.35 — 858,028 ratings — published 1989
The Name of the Rose (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.14 — 406,862 ratings — published 1980
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.33 — 355,538 ratings — published 2005
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.33 — 284,376 ratings — published 2007
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)
by (shelved 12 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.39 — 183,093 ratings — published 2012
The Physician (Cole Family Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.42 — 63,563 ratings — published 1986
Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 9 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.21 — 122,247 ratings — published 2014
La catedral del mar (La catedral del mar, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.18 — 68,576 ratings — published 2006
Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,144,678 ratings — published 1997
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,976,805 ratings — published 2005
Hamnet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.20 — 512,780 ratings — published 2020
The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,375,775 ratings — published 2015
All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,068,263 ratings — published 2014
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,185,373 ratings — published 1991
Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 3.93 — 796,480 ratings — published 1999
The Alice Network (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.32 — 676,201 ratings — published 2017
A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.31 — 706,599 ratings — published 2016
The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 3.62 — 155,706 ratings — published 2014
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.11 — 287,963 ratings — published 1980
New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.20 — 45,514 ratings — published 2009
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,582,940 ratings — published 2003
Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.31 — 294,350 ratings — published 1979
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.05 — 98,451 ratings — published 1982
Dispara, yo ya estoy muerto (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.38 — 24,000 ratings — published 2013
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,328,328 ratings — published 1947
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.27 — 116,259 ratings — published 2004
Africanus: El hijo del cónsul (Publio Cornelio Escipión, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.57 — 18,349 ratings — published
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.31 — 107,892 ratings — published 2012
The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,176,270 ratings — published 2011
The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,082,127 ratings — published 1846
The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,095,881 ratings — published 2009
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 3.92 — 240,717 ratings — published 2009
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.24 — 75,367 ratings — published 1934
The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,817,311 ratings — published 2024
Weyward (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.05 — 452,844 ratings — published 2023
A Long Petal of the Sea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.06 — 119,437 ratings — published 2019
Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.34 — 690,669 ratings — published 2017
Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,469,500 ratings — published 2018
Yo, Julia (Julia Domna, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.34 — 17,208 ratings — published 2018
Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.29 — 354,886 ratings — published 2016
The Great Alone (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,350,142 ratings — published 2018
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.31 — 751,842 ratings — published 2001
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.06 — 16,547 ratings — published 1969
Alias Grace (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.04 — 161,836 ratings — published 1996
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.41 — 220,785 ratings — published 1975
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,608,579 ratings — published 2003
A Tale of Two Cities (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,033,626 ratings — published 1859
La traición de Roma (Publio Cornelio Escipión, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.54 — 10,654 ratings — published 2009
Las legiones malditas (Publio Cornelio Escipión, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.71 — 13,737 ratings — published 2008
The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as historic-novel)
avg rating 4.09 — 24,256 ratings — published 1955
