Big Books of Summer
I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughClaudius the God and His Wife Messalina by Robert GravesThe Twelve Caesars by SuetoniusPompeii by Robert Harris
Best Books About Ancient Rome
85th out of 750 books — 1,105 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesMistress of Rome by Kate QuinnCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughPompeii by Robert Harris
Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
66th out of 370 books — 618 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearSilent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
180th out of 1,016 books — 1,242 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerPompeii by Robert HarrisThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultThe King Must Die by Mary Renault
Best Novels Set in the Ancient World
122nd out of 519 books — 434 voters

Coraline by Neil GaimanThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddEragon by Christopher PaoliniMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books of 2002
90th out of 687 books — 241 voters
Fire from Heaven by Mary RenaultThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe King Must Die by Mary RenaultPompeii by Robert Harris
Page Turning Ancient Historical Fiction
11th out of 111 books — 43 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
546th out of 1,490 books — 2,515 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Recommended Historical Fiction
2723rd out of 3,809 books — 3,873 voters

Roma by Steven SaylorRubicon by Steven SaylorRoman Blood by Steven SaylorArms of Nemesis by Steven SaylorCatilina's Riddle by Steven Saylor
Best Steven Saylor Books
11th out of 16 books — 9 voters
The Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettAll Things Bright and Strange by James MarkertFlashman by George MacDonald FraserThe Angels' Share by James Markert
Historical Fiction that GUYS like, too!
104th out of 565 books — 268 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Help by Kathryn StockettBring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
487th out of 1,129 books — 1,165 voters
Medicus by Ruth DownieRoman Blood by Steven SaylorZÄNKER by Peter MaeckThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey DavisTerra Incognita by Ruth Downie
Roman Mysteries Series
44th out of 94 books — 46 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
2487th out of 7,216 books — 28,372 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Light of Her Own by Carrie CallaghanKatherine by Anya SetonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Novel Covers Using Historical Paintings
77th out of 277 books — 62 voters

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingThe Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1 by M.H. AbramsPet Sematary by Stephen KingDifferent Seasons by Stephen King
A Feast of Stephens
35th out of 137 books — 17 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonA Is for Alibi by Sue GraftonTripwire by Lee ChildTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Series with same main character
334th out of 388 books — 36 voters

I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Silver Pigs by Lindsey DavisPompeii by Robert HarrisThe Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas
Stylish Ancient Rome & Greece Historical Fiction
89th out of 97 books — 31 voters
I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Raid on Troy by Murray Lee Eiland Jr.The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughThe King Must Die by Mary RenaultCaesar by Colleen McCullough
Historical fiction--Greek and Roman
135th out of 139 books — 15 voters

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyEragon by Christopher Paolini
Book Covers with Art/Paintings
121st out of 176 books — 37 voters
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessInTRANSigence by Dianna KennyThe Cyclops by Emerson LittlefieldPersuasion by Jane AustenEmma by Jane Austen
My Favored Reads
277th out of 367 books — 88 voters

The Edge of Empire by Stephanie AmeyFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultThe King Must Die by Mary RenaultThe Persian Boy by Mary RenaultThe Bull from the Sea by Mary Renault
Novels set in Ancient Rome and Greece
85th out of 90 books — 30 voters
Atomic Secrets by Janet AsbridgeBlood, Steel and Reputation by James GaultLongsword by Dimitar GyopsalievOathbreaker by Dimitar GyopsalievWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Best Historical Fiction Featuring Real People
267th out of 325 books — 118 voters

Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranThe Grass Crown by Colleen McCulloughMistress of Rome by Kate QuinnDaughters of Rome by Kate QuinnLady of the Eternal City by Kate Quinn
Greco Roman Historical Fiction
78th out of 85 books — 9 voters
A Murder on the Appian Way by Steven SaylorThe Cicero Trilogy by Robert HarrisRoman Blood by Steven SaylorThe Venus Throw by Steven SaylorThe Ides of March by Thornton Wilder
Roman Republic Historical Fiction
24th out of 45 books — 3 voters

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite HenryGorillas in the Mist by Dian FosseyStormy, Misty's Foal by Marguerite HenryMistborn by Brandon SandersonThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Misty Titles
289th out of 336 books — 33 voters


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