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Real people and pivotal moments from our past come alive through compelling stories that blend documented facts with imaginative storytelling. Whether following famous figures or everyday characters, these books transport readers into richly detailed worlds shaped by the authentic customs, conflicts, and cultural forces of their time periods.

Historical Fiction Book Summaries

A Conspiracy of Paper Summary
A Conspiracy of Paper
by David Liss 2000 506 pages
3.87
11.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Red Storm Rising Summary
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy 1986
4.21
83.2K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
War
The Invention of Wings Summary
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2014 384 pages
4.26
326.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Razor’s Edge Summary
The Razor’s Edge
by W. Somerset Maugham 1944 314 pages
4.19
51.8K ratings
Literature
Classics
Philosophy
Five Little Indians Summary
Five Little Indians
by Michelle Good 2020 304 pages
4.47
43.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Book Club
Scion of Ikshvaku Summary
Scion of Ikshvaku
by Amish Tripathi 2015 354 pages
3.86
46.0K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Indian Literature
The Promise of Tomorrow Summary
The Promise of Tomorrow
by Mary Ellen Taylor 2024 339 pages
4.28
14.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Riders of the Purple Sage Summary
Riders of the Purple Sage
by Zane Grey 1912 320 pages
3.75
14.1K ratings
Westerns
Classics
Historical Fiction
The German House Summary
The German House
by Annette Hess 2018 336 pages
3.68
11.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Germany
The Secret of the Nagas Summary
The Secret of the Nagas
by Amish Tripathi 2011 371 pages
4.11
92.5K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Indian Literature
Human Acts Summary
Human Acts
by Han Kang 2014 218 pages
4.26
55.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
All Our Yesterdays Summary
All Our Yesterdays
by Natalia Ginzburg 1952 300 pages
3.99
4.5K ratings
Italy
Historical Fiction
Italian Literature
To Paradise Summary
To Paradise
by Hanya Yanagihara 2022 720 pages
3.74
51.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
LGBT
Spring Snow Summary
Spring Snow
by Yukio Mishima 1967 389 pages
4.16
21.8K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The King's Messenger Summary
The King's Messenger
by Susanna Kearsley 2024 352 pages
4.20
2.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Sounder Summary
Sounder
by William H. Armstrong 1969 116 pages
3.97
31.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Young Adult
The Dutch House Summary
The Dutch House
by Ann Patchett 2019 337 pages
4.10
513.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Honey Summary
Honey
by Isabel Banta 2024 336 pages
3.44
13.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Music
Voyager Summary
Voyager
by Diana Gabaldon 1993 870 pages
4.39
323.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The Golem and the Jinni Summary
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker 2013 486 pages
4.13
128.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
City of Night Birds Summary
City of Night Birds
by Juhea Kim 2024 320 pages
3.64
7.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Russia
Daisy Jones & The Six Summary
Daisy Jones & The Six
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019 368 pages
4.20
1.7M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
Ash Summary
Ash
A Secret History
by Mary Gentle 2000 1113 pages
4.12
1.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Ring Shout Summary
Ring Shout
by P. Djèlí Clark 2020 185 pages
3.97
42.7K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Ice Monster Summary
The Ice Monster
by David Walliams 2018 496 pages
4.21
8.1K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Fantasy
The Luxe Summary
The Luxe
by Anna Godbersen 2007 433 pages
3.65
73.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Summary
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
by Diana Gabaldon 2005 1008 pages
4.44
187.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The Fiery Cross Summary
The Fiery Cross
by Diana Gabaldon 2001 1443 pages
4.26
221.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The Boys from Biloxi Summary
The Boys from Biloxi
by John Grisham 2022 464 pages
4.05
90.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mercury Summary
Mercury
by Amy Jo Burns 2024 336 pages
3.80
18.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Rain of Gold Summary
Rain of Gold
by Victor Villaseñor 1991 576 pages
4.50
8.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Magical Realism
Echo Mountain Summary
Echo Mountain
by Lauren Wolk 2020 356 pages
4.26
10.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Historical
The Eagle of the Ninth Summary
The Eagle of the Ninth
by Rosemary Sutcliff 1954 294 pages
3.94
11.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Young Adult
The Bronze Horseman Summary
The Bronze Horseman
by Paullina Simons 2000 637 pages
4.29
91.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
True Grit Summary
True Grit
by Charles Portis 1968 224 pages
4.17
67.0K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Summary
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
by August Wilson 1984 111 pages
4.00
3.9K ratings
Plays
Drama
Historical Fiction
Doctor Zhivago Summary
Doctor Zhivago
by Boris Pasternak 1957 592 pages
4.01
100.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Russia
Russian Literature
The Historian Summary
The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova 2005 704 pages
3.80
272.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations Summary
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens 1859 834 pages
4.02
17.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Island of Missing Trees Summary
The Island of Missing Trees
by Elif Shafak 2021 354 pages
4.15
140.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Magical Realism
The Sweet Far Thing Summary
The Sweet Far Thing
by Libba Bray 2007 819 pages
3.97
72.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Rich Man, Poor Man Summary
Rich Man, Poor Man
by Irwin Shaw 1969 666 pages
4.18
38.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Drama
Number the Stars Summary
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry 1989 137 pages
4.19
602.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
Eleven Summary
Eleven
by Tom Rogers 2014 200 pages
4.33
2.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
An Old-Fashioned Girl Summary
An Old-Fashioned Girl
by Louisa May Alcott 1870 288 pages
4.09
21.6K ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Sweet Tooth Summary
Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan 2012 320 pages
3.44
51.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
Nineteen Steps Summary
Nineteen Steps
by Millie Bobby Brown 2023 320 pages
3.75
17.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Dragonfly in Amber Summary
Dragonfly in Amber
by Diana Gabaldon 1992 947 pages
4.34
375.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Doomsday Book Summary
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis 1992 578 pages
4.03
62.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Historical Fiction
Half a Soul Summary
Half a Soul
by Olivia Atwater 2020 304 pages
4.06
65.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
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