Historical Fiction Book Lists

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
3,140 books — 13,772 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingCity of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
YA Books Far Better than Twilight
1,133 books — 2,069 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Luxe by Anna GodbersenNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Teen Historical Fiction
534 books — 1,387 voters
Seduction by M.J. RoseWritten in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana GabaldonThe Midwife's Tale by Sam ThomasThe Aviator's Wife by Melanie BenjaminTemple of a Thousand Faces by John Shors
Historical Fiction 2013
267 books — 1,244 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Sultan of Monte Cristo by Holy Ghost WriterThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
725 books — 1,232 voters
Four Sisters, All Queens by Sherry JonesThe Second Empress by Michelle MoranWritten in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana GabaldonThe Queen's Vow by C.W. GortnerThe Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak
Historical Fiction 2012 Releases - Which books are you looking forward to the most?
177 books — 1,160 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Recommended Historical Fiction
1,091 books — 1,049 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerBeowulf by UnknownA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best Middle Ages Books
602 books — 706 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
725 books — 580 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Magic of Finkleton by K.C. HiltonThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
558 books — 492 voters

I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesThe Grass Crown by Colleen McCulloughThe Twelve Caesars by Suetonius
Best Books About Ancient Rome
344 books — 437 voters
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
419 books — 400 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTree/House by Jessica KnaussRhinoceros Dreams by Jessica Knauss
Best Women-authored Books
600 books — 326 voters
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa KleypasNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanMarried By Morning by Lisa KleypasTen Things I Love About You by Julia QuinnA Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
Historical Romances of 2010
93 books — 262 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanCity of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Things you have missed out on while reading Twilight
320 books — 232 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëMADAM PRESIDENT by Jerry BellerThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Best Novels in Female Perspective
268 books — 218 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWolf Hall by Hilary MantelTerra Feliz by Ginny BryceBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 30 yrs
347 books — 197 voters
Katherine by Anya SetonThese Is My Words by Nancy E. TurnerFollow the River by James Alexander ThomThe Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeChristy by Catherine Marshall
The Unknown, Hidden Gems Of Historical Fiction
352 books — 165 voters

Blackberry Winter by Sarah JioWinter Garden by Kristin HannahLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Violets of March by Sarah JioThe Bungalow by Sarah Jio
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
119 books — 144 voters
Mistress of Rome by Kate QuinnCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranI, Claudius by Robert GravesLove, Eternally by Morgan O'NeillAfter the Fall by Morgan O'Neill
Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
104 books — 143 voters

Beauty by Robin McKinleyThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyDaughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierWildwood Dancing by Juliet MarillierThe Once and Future King by T.H. White
Books Based on Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales, and Folktales
247 books — 135 voters
When Earthlings Weep by Michael BarnettThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingShiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Most original
155 books — 134 voters

Roots by Alex HaleyUncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher StoweBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerWench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Books about American slavery
96 books — 129 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Alternate England
109 books — 112 voters

The Steward by Christopher ShieldsThe Help by Kathryn StockettNobody Loves a Bigfoot Like a Bigfoot Babe by Simon OkillThe Changeling by Christopher ShieldsMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Favorite Fiction
110 books — 110 voters
Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Literary Historical Fiction
148 books — 108 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEdenbrooke by Julianne DonaldsonPersuasion by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenNorthanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Clean Regency (or around then) Romance Novels
113 books — 102 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWhen Earthlings Weep by Michael Barnett
Books That Have Made An Impression
134 books — 97 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAlice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Books Really Worth Re-Reading
185 books — 94 voters
Cat And Mouse by Tim VicaryThe Monmouth Summer by Tim VicaryNobody's Slave by Tim VicaryThe Blood upon the Rose by Tim VicaryGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Superbly Written Historical Fiction
84 books — 84 voters

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