How to find HF fiction by time & level of accuracy

[Andrea]

my daughter has to do an oral exam on history for her German A-levels next summer, so we're looking for HF where she could warm up to the topics.
They are roughly covering the time from 1848 (German revolution) until today, focussing mainly on Germany, but there's also bits on Russia (Russian revolution, Soviet Union).

I'm a bit lost as to how I could search for suitable books as even if I find books set in the right time/place, I wouldn't know how much background the author smuggles into the book.

Can anyone either help me how to find books or has maybe already recommendations?

[Abigail]

you can search for “historical fiction Germany 19th century” on Google or Amazon and will find links to lists. Sometimes the blog posts are the most productive—they list fewer books but ones of higher quality.

[Abigail]

Also, on Goodreads you can search the Listopia section. I tried the search above and it was too complicated for Listopia, but I did get results you can browse by searching “historical fiction germany”: https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8....

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

I googled "historical fiction lists" and found this great site: 5000 Historical Novels Listed By Place & Time. Hope the link is correct:
http://www.historicalnovels.info/

[Tiziana]

Peggyzbooksnmusic wrote: "I googled "historical fiction lists" and found this great site: 5000 Historical Novels Listed By Place & Time. Hope the link is correct:
http://www.historicalnovels.info/"

This is an amazing site that I have known and consulted very often for a few years now, I recommend it to everyone!
Well done Peggy, it never occurred to me to share it, since Goodreads already offers so many lists, but you did a great thing sharing it with everyone :-)

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Tiziana wrote: "Peggyzbooksnmusic wrote: "I googled "historical fiction lists" and found this great site: 5000 Historical Novels Listed By Place & Time. Hope the link is correct:
http://www.historicalnovels.info/"..."

Thanks; Tiziana! The internet has given us readers a wealth of choices to find books. Between Libby, Hoopla, Audio, Gooreads, etc; I have more books on my TBR list then I'll be able to realisticly read in the next 20 years!

[Wayne]

This may sound obvious, but please take it seriously. Find your local research librarian or a serious book store. The knowledge that these people have is impressive.

[Jules]

Peggyzbooksnmusic wrote: "I googled "historical fiction lists" and found this great site: 5000 Historical Novels Listed By Place & Time. Hope the link is correct:
http://www.historicalnovels.info/"

Thanks for reminding me of this list! I am needing to compile a list of pre-20th century historical fiction set in France for a presentation I am giving at the Historical Novel Society 2024 conference, and this will make it easier to find the older books that don't come up on Amazon!

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Jules wrote: "Peggyzbooksnmusic wrote: "I googled "historical fiction lists" and found this great site: 5000 Historical Novels Listed By Place & Time. Hope the link is correct:
http://www.historicalnovels.info/"..."

Jules; Good luck as I think some are out of print.