The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanAntigone by SophoclesThe Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
Greek Mythology
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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Iliad by HomerThe Odyssey by HomerThe Aeneid by VirgilMythology by Edith Hamilton
About the Trojan War
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The Illegal Gardener by Sara AlexiThe Art of Becoming Homeless by Sara AlexiThe Gypsy's Dream by Sara AlexiCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de BernièresThe Explosive Nature of Friendship by Sara Alexi
Best Books Set In Greece
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerGates of Fire by Steven PressfieldThe King Must Die by Mary RenaultFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultThe Persian Boy by Mary Renault
Historical Fiction: Ancient Greece
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The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOutlander by Diana GabaldonMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
364th out of 2,570 books — 2,832 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
336th out of 3,716 books — 3,655 voters
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerThe Odyssey by HomerThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerThe Iliad by Homer
Best Trojan War Retellings
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Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrTwo Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
Literary Historical Fiction
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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
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Silence of the Girls by Pat BarkerFire from Heaven by Mary RenaultCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de BernièresClytemnestra by Costanza Casati
Historical Fiction - Greece
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The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughFortune's Favorites by Colleen McCulloughThe Grass Crown by Colleen McCulloughCaesar by Colleen McCullough
Best of Colleen McCullough
6th out of 24 books — 11 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe King Must Die by Mary RenaultCirce by Madeline MillerThe Last of the Wine by Mary RenaultThe Iliad by Homer
Classical Fiction
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The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanGoddess of Spring by P.C. CastFor the Love of Hades by Sasha SummersRadiant Darkness by Emily WhitmanHades by George O'Connor
Mythology books
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The Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellCrossing Boundaries- When a Voyage Becomes so much More by Bernhard M Bierlich
Historical fiction worth reading
232nd out of 1,275 books — 611 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellSheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. RitzOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best historical fiction novels
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The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranNefertiti by Michelle MoranThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranThe White Queen by Philippa Gregory
Remarkable Historical Women in Fiction
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The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Secret Magdalene by Ki LongfellowNefertiti by Michelle MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
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Clytemnestra by Costanza CasatiCirce by Madeline MillerThe Song of Troy by Colleen McCulloughAriadne by Jennifer SaintIthaca by Claire North
Historical Novels Based On Greek Mythology
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The Odyssey by HomerThe Iliad by HomerThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughFortune's Favorites by Colleen McCulloughI, Claudius by Robert Graves
Ancient Greece & Rome
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerCirce by Madeline MillerAriadne by Jennifer SaintA Thousand Ships by Natalie HaynesLore Olympus by Rachel Smythe
Greek Mythology Retellings!
112th out of 292 books — 499 voters
Being Lucy by Dale Lorna JacobsenThe Game of Kings by Dorothy DunnettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoAll Things Bright and Strange by James MarkertThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction (Literary)
94th out of 336 books — 130 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
32nd out of 111 books — 43 voters
Little Women by Louisa May AlcottGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
52 Book Club 2023: #18 Set During A War Other Than WWI Or WWII
86th out of 344 books — 124 voters

Helen of Troy by Margaret GeorgeNobody's Princess by Esther M. FriesnerHelen of Sparta by Amalia CarosellaBy Helen's Hand by Amalia CarosellaHelen of Troy by Bettany Hughes
Fiction & Non-Fiction: Helen of Troy (Sparta)
10th out of 95 books — 11 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
573rd out of 1,120 books — 1,150 voters

War and Peace by Leo TolstoyThe Iliad by HomerAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraHenry V by William Shakespeare
Major Battles in History and Fiction
105th out of 232 books — 80 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Around the World One Book from Each Country
393rd out of 1,085 books — 978 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienHuế 1968 by Mark BowdenThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreThe Quiet American by Graham Greene
War Fiction
376th out of 1,265 books — 435 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Chevalier TracyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakI, Claudius by Robert GravesGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Non-England historical fiction
87th out of 565 books — 70 voters

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