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The Golden Dynasty by Kristen AshleyWildest Dreams by Kristen AshleyDark Lover by J.R. WardSuddenly Royal by Nichole ChaseFantastical by Kristen Ashley
Royalty In Romance
590 books — 672 voters
Splintered by A.G. HowardHeartless by Marissa MeyerUnhinged by A.G. HowardAlice in Zombieland by Gena ShowalterThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Best Retellings of Alice in Wonderland
169 books — 591 voters

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. MaasThe Selection by Kiera CassGraceling by Kristin CashoreCrown of Midnight by Sarah J. MaasCinder by Marissa Meyer
Princes, Other Worlds and Future Lands
377 books — 560 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Constant Princess by Philippa GregoryThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa GregoryNefertiti by Michelle Moran
Royal Fiction
525 books — 226 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Radium Girls by Kate MooreRejected Princesses by Jason PorathGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena FavilliHidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
The Overlooked Women of History
946 books — 221 voters
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanThe Midwife's Apprentice by Karen CushmanHeat of Paris by Peter BreyerThe Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary SutcliffMary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
YA Historical Fiction Novels
288 books — 212 voters

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieThe Children of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Life of Elizabeth I by Alison WeirThe Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir
Of Kings and Queens
450 books — 197 voters
The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric IvesThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirThe Lady in the Tower by Alison WeirThe Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser
Best Books about Anne Boleyn
87 books — 185 voters

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettPrince Caspian by C.S. Lewis
Royalty
1,747 books — 179 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieCleopatra by Stacy SchiffEleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
Biographies of Significant Historical Women
541 books — 174 voters

The Cruel Prince by Holly BlackA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasWitch in Disguise by Karen McSpadeKingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
Best Magic and Fae fiction
179 books — 129 voters
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonRoyally Screwed by Emma ChaseThe Royal We by Heather CocksThe Swedish Prince by Karina HalleRoyally Matched by Emma Chase
Modern Royal Romances
99 books — 114 voters

The Goose Girl by Shannon HalePrincess Academy by Shannon HaleBook of a Thousand Days by Shannon HaleSpindle's End by Robin McKinleyThorn by Intisar Khanani
Princess in Disguise
94 books — 102 voters
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. MaasThe Queen of Nothing by Holly BlackRed Queen by Victoria AveyardThe Queen of the Tearling by Erika JohansenThe Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King
Queen in Title
1,114 books — 98 voters

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahMarch by John LewisEinstein by Walter Isaacson
Non-Fiction read in 2017
476 books — 83 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Crystal Cave by Mary StewartThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteThe Hollow Hills by Mary StewartThe Last Enchantment by Mary Stewart
Arthurian Reads
112 books — 77 voters

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet MarillierSix Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth LimThe Swan Kingdom by Zoë MarriottThe Wild Swans by K.M. SheaSpinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis
The Wild Swans/The Six Swans Retellings
49 books — 60 voters
The False Prince by Jennifer A. NielsenThe Runaway King by Jennifer A. NielsenThe Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. NielsenPrince Caspian by C.S. LewisNoblesse Oblige by Uri Kurlianchik
Missing Royalty
46 books — 53 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryHow to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen PerrinTitus Groan by Mervyn PeakeI Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
The 52 Book Club 2026: #50 - Set In A Castle
127 books — 53 voters
Nefertiti by Michelle MoranCleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranThe Heretic Queen by Michelle MoranThe Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret GeorgeCleopatra VII by Kristiana Gregory
Ancient Egyptian Royalty - Fiction
83 books — 48 voters

My Lady Jane by Cynthia HandWitchfall by Victoria LambMary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn MeyerBeware, Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn MeyerElizabeth I by Kathryn Lasky
YA & Middle Grade Tudor Fiction
129 books — 48 voters
The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettNoblesse Oblige by Uri Kurlianchik
Royal and Noble Females in Titles
712 books — 44 voters

Cleopatra by Stacy SchiffCatherine the Great by Robert K. MassieNefertiti by Michelle MoranThe White Princess by Philippa GregoryVictoria The Queen by Julia Baird
Female Rulers
227 books — 42 voters
A Brother's Price by Wen SpencerThe Female Man by Joanna RussDaughter of the Blood by Anne BishopVenus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-MasochAmmonite by Nicola Griffith
Gynarchy
167 books — 32 voters

Is He Ever Going to Leave His Wife? by Martess DowlingMommie Dearest by Christina CrawfordMy Sergei by Ekaterina GordeevaMust you go? by Antonia FraserJohn by Cynthia Lennon
Famous Friends, Family or people I worked for/with
224 books — 31 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerCall the Midwife by Jennifer WorthThe 19th Wife by David EbershoffThe Kitchen God's Wife by Amy TanThe Perfect Wife by Lynsay Sands
Will you be my..........wife?
362 books — 31 voters

Captive Queen by Alison WeirThe Queen's Pawn by Christy EnglishDuchess of Aquitaine by Margaret BallThe Book of Eleanor by Pamela KaufmanThings Hoped For by Derinda Babcock
Worst Books Written About Eleanor of Aquitaine
12 books — 29 voters
Anastasia by Carolyn MeyerElizabeth I by Kathryn LaskyNobody's Prize by Esther M. FriesnerSphinx's Queen by Esther M. FriesnerSphinx's Princess by Esther M. Friesner
Royalty Through History-YA Books
62 books — 29 voters

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Blue Sword by Robin McKinleyAlanna by Tamora PierceRedwall by Brian JacquesIn the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
YA Fantasy Published in the 1980s
51 books — 25 voters
Sabriel by Garth NixThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanRose Daughter by Robin McKinleyFire Bringer by David Clement-DaviesNeverwhere by Neil Gaiman
YA Fantasy Published in the 1990s
80 books — 21 voters

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