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Historical Fiction
If you like historical fiction here are a few of my favorites...any suggestions are welcome.
Tags: best, fiction, and historical

1
The Pillars of the Earth
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett 35 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3474
vote
2
Gone With The Wind
Gone With The Wind
by Margaret Mitchell 31 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2953
vote
3
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory 28 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2773
vote
4
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 28 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2740
vote
5
The Red Tent
The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant 25 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2471
vote
6
Katherine
Katherine
by Anya Seton 21 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2068
vote
7
Dance With Deception
Dance With Deception
by Tracy Goodwin (Goodreads author) 19 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1897
vote
8
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier 19 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1847
vote
9
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry 17 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1657
vote
10
Outlander
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon 15 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1458
vote
11
Here be Dragons
Here be Dragons
by Sharon Kay Penman (Goodreads author) 15 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1455
vote
12
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
by Alison Weir 14 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1330
vote
13
I, Claudius
I, Claudius
by Robert Graves 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1249
vote
14
Falls the Shadow
Falls the Shadow
by Sharon Kay Penman (Goodreads author) 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1156
vote
15
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour
by Sharon Kay Penman (Goodreads author) 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1153
vote
16
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1054
vote
17
Roots
Roots
by Alex Haley 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1008
vote
18
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 974
vote
19
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 964
vote
20
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 882
vote
21
When Christ and His Saints Slept
When Christ and His Saints Slept
by Sharon Kay Penman (Goodreads author) 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 854
vote
22
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 849
vote
23
Middlesex
Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 778
vote
24
Atonement
Atonement
by Ian McEwan 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 776
vote
25
Hawaii: A Novel
Hawaii: A Novel
by James A. Michener 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 697
vote
26
Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders
by Geraldine Brooks 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 671
vote
26
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 671
vote
28
London: The Novel
London: The Novel
by Edward Rutherfurd 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 661
vote
29
The Winthrop Woman: A Novel
The Winthrop Woman: A Novel
by Anya Seton 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 660
vote
30
The Daughter of Time
The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 648
vote
31
The Godfather
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 628
vote
32
World Without End
World Without End
by Ken Follett 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 611
vote
33
Burr: A Novel
Burr: A Novel
by Gore Vidal 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 583
vote
34
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 566
vote
35
Green Darkness
Green Darkness
by Anya Seton 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 561
vote
36
The Shadow of the Wind
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Lucia Graves (Translator) 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 551
vote
37
The Reckoning
The Reckoning
by Sharon Kay Penman (Goodreads author) 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 548
vote
38
A Thread of Grace
A Thread of Grace
by Mary Doria Russell 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 491
vote
39
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Ch...
by Christopher Moore 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 490
vote
40
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas, Robin Buss (Translator) 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 487
vote
41
The Killer Angels
The Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 482
vote
42
The King Must Die: A Novel
The King Must Die: A Novel
by Mary Renault 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 465
vote
43
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 457
vote
44
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain
by Esther Forbes, Lynd Ward (Illustrator) 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 455
vote
45
Lincoln: A Novel
Lincoln: A Novel
by Gore Vidal 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 450
vote
46
The First Man in Rome
The First Man in Rome
by Colleen McCullough 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 425
vote
47
The Silver Pigs
The Silver Pigs
by Lindsey Davis 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 412
vote
48
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery
by Michael Crichton 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 390
vote
49
The Terror
The Terror
by Dan Simmons, Erich Lessing (jacket illustration) 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 386
vote
50
Lolita
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 378
vote
51
Dissolution
Dissolution
by C.J. Sansom 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 375
vote
52
Flashman
Flashman
by George MacDonald Fraser 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 372
vote
52
A Great and Terrible Beauty
A Great and Terrible Beauty
by Libba Bray 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 372
vote
54
Tai-Pan
Tai-Pan
by James Clavell 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 368
vote
55
City of Dreams: A Novel of Nieuw Amsterdam and Early Manhattan
City of Dreams: A Novel of Nieuw Amsterdam and ...
by Beverly Swerling 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 358
vote
56
Shogun
Shogun
by James Clavell 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 344
vote
57
The Bull from the Sea
The Bull from the Sea
by Mary Renault 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 343
vote
58
Familiar Scars
Familiar Scars
by Christy Leigh Stewart (Goodreads author), Megan Hansen (Illustrator) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 300
vote
59
The Physician
The Physician
by Noah Gordon 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 295
vote
60
Devil Water
Devil Water
by Anya Seton 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 294
vote
61
The Forest
The Forest
by Edward Rutherfurd 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 291
vote
62
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Baroness Emmuska Orczy 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 286
vote
63
Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian
by Marguerite Yourcenar 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 285
vote
64
Royal Flash
Royal Flash
by George MacDonald Fraser 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 270
vote
65
Mother Night
Mother Night
by Kurt Vonnegut 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 269
vote
65
The Shield of Three Lions
The Shield of Three Lions
by Pamela Kaufman 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 269
vote
67
Gone to Soldiers
Gone to Soldiers
by Marge Piercy 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 267
vote
68
The Last of the Wine
The Last of the Wine
by Mary Renault 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 265
vote
69
Eva Luna
Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 263
vote
70
Mistress of the Art of Death
Mistress of the Art of Death
by Ariana Franklin 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 255
vote
71
The Great American: A Novel
The Great American: A Novel
by Alex Abella (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 200
vote
72
River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
by Wilbur Smith 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 199
vote
73
The Long Ships
The Long Ships
by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 195
vote
73
The Heretic's Daughter
The Heretic's Daughter
by Kathleen Kent 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 195
vote
75
Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck
by Anya Seton 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 194
vote
75
Daughter of Fortune: A Novel
Daughter of Fortune: A Novel
by Isabel Allende 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 194
vote
77
The 19th Wife: A Novel
The 19th Wife: A Novel
by David Ebershoff (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 192
vote
78
Alias Grace
Alias Grace
by Margaret Atwood 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 191
vote
79
The King's General
The King's General
by Daphne du Maurier 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 190
vote
79
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Year of Living Dangerously
by Christopher J. Koch 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 190
vote
81
Flashman and the Angel of the Lord
Flashman and the Angel of the Lord
by George MacDonald Fraser 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 188
vote
81
The Man From St. Petersburg
The Man From St. Petersburg
by Ken Follett 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 188
vote
83
The Secret Bride: In The Court of Henry VIII
The Secret Bride: In The Court of Henry VIII
by Diane Haeger 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 187
vote
84
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 183
vote
85
King Jesus: A Novel
King Jesus: A Novel
by Robert Graves 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 178
vote
86
Caddie Woodlawn
Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 172
vote
87
Homer's Daughter
Homer's Daughter
by Robert Graves 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 171
vote
88
The Persian Boy
The Persian Boy
by Mary Renault 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 169
vote
89
The Serpent's Tale
The Serpent's Tale
by Ariana Franklin 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 168
vote
90
Julian: A Novel
Julian: A Novel
by Gore Vidal 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 167
vote
91
Fire from Heaven
Fire from Heaven
by Mary Renault 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 166
vote
92
Creation: A Novel
Creation: A Novel
by Gore Vidal 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 164
vote
93
The Mask of Apollo: A Novel
The Mask of Apollo: A Novel
by Mary Renault 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 161
vote
94
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
by Walter Mosley 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 155
vote
95
1876: A Novel
1876: A Novel
by Gore Vidal 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 144
vote
96
Washington, D.C.: A Novel
Washington, D.C.: A Novel
by Gore Vidal 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 141
vote
97
My Theodosia
My Theodosia
by Anya Seton 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 139
vote
98
The Wind Done Gone: A Novel
The Wind Done Gone: A Novel
by Alice Randall 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 129
vote
98
Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome
Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome
by Steven Saylor 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 129
vote
100
The Light in the Forest
The Light in the Forest
by Conrad Richter 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 125
vote
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Amr
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Paul
Paul
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Icequeen
Icequeen
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Beverly
Beverly
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message 1: by Annie (new)
Jan 30, 2009 03:45PM

1129580 Add 'Shogun' by James Clavell :)


message 2: by Cathie (new)
Sep 02, 2009 03:51PM

Nophoto-f-25x33 Suggestion: Dorothy Dunnett's The Lymond Chronicles and House of Niccolo. Definitely historical fiction.


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