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Best adult Historical fiction novels of all time
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
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Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)
4.35 avg rating — 817,182 ratings
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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The Help
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Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author)
4.47 avg rating — 2,982,579 ratings
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White Spirit
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Lance Morcan (Goodreads Author)
4.41 avg rating — 391 ratings
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Forty-Ninth
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Boris Pronsky (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 129 ratings
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Les Misérables
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World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
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Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 271,692 ratings
score: 99,
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Barnaby Rudge
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3.82 avg rating — 11,389 ratings
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Gone with the Wind
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4.31 avg rating — 1,249,428 ratings
score: 98,
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A Tale of Two Cities
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3.88 avg rating — 1,002,305 ratings
score: 98,
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Outlander (Outlander, #1)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 1,139,768 ratings
score: 97,
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
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4.07 avg rating — 140,707 ratings
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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 380,965 ratings
score: 96,
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The Sea-Hawk
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4.08 avg rating — 3,753 ratings
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Voyager (Outlander, #3)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 327,522 ratings
score: 95,
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Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1)
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3.96 avg rating — 10,136 ratings
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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 266,425 ratings
score: 94,
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The King Must Die (Theseus, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 10,231 ratings
score: 94,
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The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 224,598 ratings
score: 93,
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The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)
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4.18 avg rating — 11,032 ratings
score: 93,
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 189,654 ratings
score: 92,
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The Charioteer
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4.11 avg rating — 6,469 ratings
score: 92,
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An Echo in the Bone (Outlander, #7)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 163,865 ratings
score: 91,
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The Last of the Wine
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4.04 avg rating — 6,403 ratings
score: 91,
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Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander, #8)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.55 avg rating — 138,708 ratings
score: 90,
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The Bull from the Sea (Theseus, #2)
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4.09 avg rating — 4,205 ratings
score: 90,
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Funeral Games (Alexander the Great, #3)
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4.03 avg rating — 3,521 ratings
score: 89,
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Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
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Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 343,190 ratings
score: 88,
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The Mask of Apollo
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4.06 avg rating — 2,586 ratings
score: 88,
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The King's Curse (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #7)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 31,927 ratings
score: 87,
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The Praise Singer
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3.97 avg rating — 1,608 ratings
score: 87,
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The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #5)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 48,325 ratings
score: 86,
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The Alexander Trilogy
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4.39 avg rating — 694 ratings
score: 86,
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The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #4; Cousins War, #4)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
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score: 85,
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The Corn King and the Spring Queen (The Hera Series)
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3.82 avg rating — 261 ratings
score: 85,
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The Lady of the Rivers (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 91,686 ratings
score: 84,
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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3.87 avg rating — 251,945 ratings
score: 84,
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The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 77,340 ratings
score: 83,
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
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3.91 avg rating — 229,850 ratings
score: 83,
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The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 181,446 ratings
score: 82,
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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
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4.30 avg rating — 103,537 ratings
score: 82,
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The Virgin's Lover (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 57,067 ratings
score: 81,
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The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 110,265 ratings
score: 81,
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The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #16)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 49,251 ratings
score: 80,
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The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 54,032 ratings
score: 80,
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The Taming of the Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #12)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 32,578 ratings
score: 79,
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The Pale Horseman (The Saxon Stories, #2)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 60,776 ratings
score: 79,
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The Boleyn Inheritance (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #10)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.91 avg rating — 94,732 ratings
score: 78,
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Lords of the North (The Saxon Stories, #3)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 52,043 ratings
score: 78,
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 510,544 ratings
score: 77,
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The Archer's Tale (The Grail Quest, #1)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 33,284 ratings
score: 77,
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Three Sisters, Three Queens (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #8)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 33,744 ratings
score: 76,
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Sword Song (The Saxon Stories, #4)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.32 avg rating — 44,805 ratings
score: 76,
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Agincourt
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 31,543 ratings
score: 75,
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The Queen's Fool (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #13)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 100,207 ratings
score: 74,
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The Burning Land (The Saxon Stories, #5)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 40,431 ratings
score: 74,
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The Constant Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #6)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 166,467 ratings
score: 73,
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Excalibur (The Warlord Chronicles, #3)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 30,546 ratings
score: 73,
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Death of Kings (The Saxon Stories, #6)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 33,523 ratings
score: 72,
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Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 28,929 ratings
score: 71,
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Enemy of God (The Warlord Chronicles, #2)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 28,518 ratings
score: 70,
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The Pagan Lord (The Saxon Stories, #7)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 30,324 ratings
score: 69,
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Vagabond (The Grail Quest, #2)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 20,600 ratings
score: 68,
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Heretic (The Grail Quest, #3)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 18,793 ratings
score: 67,
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Sharpe's Rifles (Sharpe, #6)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 19,512 ratings
score: 66,
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1356 (The Grail Quest, #4)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 15,641 ratings
score: 65,
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Stonehenge
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 13,316 ratings
score: 64,
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Sharpe's Triumph (Sharpe, #2)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 18,902 ratings
score: 63,
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Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 16,980 ratings
score: 62,
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Sharpe's Revenge (Sharpe, #19)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 8,739 ratings
score: 61,
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Sharpe's Honor (Sharpe, #17)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 9,438 ratings
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Sharpe's Regiment (Sharpe, #18)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 9,355 ratings
score: 59,
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Sharpe's Siege (Sharpe, #18)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 9,029 ratings
score: 58,
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Sharpe's Escape (Sharpe, #10)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 10,498 ratings
score: 57,
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Sharpe's Waterloo (Sharpe, #20)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 10,248 ratings
score: 56,
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Sharpe's Company (Sharpe, #13)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 11,955 ratings
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Sharpe's Prey (Sharpe, #5)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 12,712 ratings
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Sharpe's Havoc (Sharpe, #7)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 12,144 ratings
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Sharpe's Gold (Sharpe, #9)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 13,620 ratings
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Sharpe's Trafalgar (Sharpe, #4)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 14,944 ratings
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Sharpe's Fortress (Sharpe, #3)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 15,684 ratings
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The Empty Throne (The Saxon Stories, #8)
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Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 27,565 ratings
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