Historical Fiction Books

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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23348 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,346,244 ratings — published 2006
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18611 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,430,606 ratings — published 2014
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14477 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.60 — 1,091,072 ratings — published 2015
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Outlander (Outlander, #1) Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 12516 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.25 — 984,966 ratings — published 1991
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12332 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,586,819 ratings — published 2009
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by (shelved 11487 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.33 — 728,150 ratings — published 1989
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10351 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,922,938 ratings — published 1997
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 9956 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 715,575 ratings — published 2008
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 9320 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,135,597 ratings — published 2011
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
by (shelved 9071 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 486,779 ratings — published 2001
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9) The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
by (shelved 9071 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 486,779 ratings — published 2001
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9001 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,034,627 ratings — published 2017
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 8238 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.27 — 5,652,796 ratings — published 1960
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A Gentleman in Moscow A Gentleman in Moscow (Paperback)
by (shelved 7824 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.34 — 472,863 ratings — published 2016
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 7711 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,936,269 ratings — published 2003
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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7677 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.32 — 391,669 ratings — published 2017
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The Alice Network The Alice Network (Paperback)
by (shelved 7505 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 416,068 ratings — published 2017
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Salt to the Sea Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7463 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.36 — 184,607 ratings — published 2016
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Between Shades of Gray Between Shades of Gray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7445 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.37 — 220,403 ratings — published 2011
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Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
by (shelved 7214 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 3.90 — 199,279 ratings — published 2009
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7164 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.15 — 738,556 ratings — published 2006
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
by (shelved 7021 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 797,745 ratings — published 2018
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Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6929 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,176,002 ratings — published 1936
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Girl with a Pearl Earring Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 6916 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 3.92 — 709,677 ratings — published 1999
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The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6871 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.05 — 375,467 ratings — published 2016
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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2) Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
by (shelved 6639 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.33 — 335,385 ratings — published 1992
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Water for Elephants Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by (shelved 6594 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,551,621 ratings — published 2006
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity #1) Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity #1)
by (shelved 6536 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.02 — 112,101 ratings — published 2012
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Number the Stars Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6528 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.18 — 533,636 ratings — published 1989
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Daisy Jones & The Six Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6461 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,003,921 ratings — published 2019
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The Red Tent The Red Tent (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6181 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 576,396 ratings — published 1997
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The Four Winds The Four Winds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6107 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.30 — 524,408 ratings — published 2021
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Where the Crawdads Sing Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 6107 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,469,923 ratings — published 2018
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5937 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.47 — 294,710 ratings — published 2016
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5760 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,417,782 ratings — published 2007
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5730 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.17 — 460,983 ratings — published 2006
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by (shelved 5719 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 585,087 ratings — published 2001
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Before We Were Yours Before We Were Yours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5636 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 535,668 ratings — published 2017
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Voyager (Outlander, #3) Voyager (Outlander, #3)
by (shelved 5549 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.39 — 292,476 ratings — published 1993
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Orphan Train Orphan Train (Paperback)
by (shelved 5472 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.19 — 424,894 ratings — published 2013
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Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1) Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 5328 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.31 — 308,270 ratings — published 2010
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Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls, #1) Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls, #1)
by (shelved 5291 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 278,411 ratings — published 2016
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Circe Circe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5265 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.25 — 845,193 ratings — published 2018
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The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2) The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2)
by (shelved 5235 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 3.95 — 169,941 ratings — published 2009
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World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2) World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
by (shelved 5200 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.29 — 234,579 ratings — published 2007
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The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose (Paperback)
by (shelved 4890 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.13 — 346,296 ratings — published 1980
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Paperback)
by (shelved 4861 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,912,146 ratings — published 1813
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4846 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.08 — 363,254 ratings — published 2005
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The Invention of Wings The Invention of Wings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4793 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.25 — 302,279 ratings — published 2014
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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
by (shelved 4752 times as historical-fiction)
avg rating 4.35 — 237,323 ratings — published 1996
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Diana Gabaldon
“I stood still, vision blurring, and in that moment, I heard my heart break. It was a small, clean sound, like the snapping of a flower's stem.”
Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber

Oscar Wilde
“Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it.”
Oscar Wilde

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