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Historical Fiction

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 Great and Terrible Beauty Summary
A Great and Terrible Beauty
by Libba Bray 2003 403 pages
3.80
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
The Winter Soldier Summary
The Winter Soldier
Cold Front
by Mackenzi Lee 2023 416 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
Marvel
Young Adult
Fantasy
To Live Summary
To Live
by Yu Hua 1992 250 pages
4.34
21k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
Angel of Greenwood Summary
Angel of Greenwood
by Randi Pink 2021 304 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Hidden Places Summary
Hidden Places
by Lynn Austin 2001 429 pages
4.40
11k+ ratings
Christian Fiction
Historical Fiction
Christian
Riders of the Purple Sage Summary
Riders of the Purple Sage
by Zane Grey 1912 320 pages
3.75
13k+ ratings
Westerns
Classics
Historical Fiction
Rebel Angels Summary
Rebel Angels
by Libba Bray 2004 548 pages
3.95
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Soldier Boys Summary
Soldier Boys
by Dean Hughes 2001 240 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
War
The Luxe Summary
The Luxe
by Anna Godbersen 2007 433 pages
3.65
73k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
Mirror Girls Summary
Mirror Girls
by Kelly McWilliams 2022 320 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Boy Swallows Universe Summary
Boy Swallows Universe
by Trent Dalton 2018 474 pages
4.34
91k+ ratings
Contemporary
Australia
Crime
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Summary
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
by Anne Brontë 1848 576 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
In the Shadow of Blackbirds Summary
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
by Cat Winters 2013 387 pages
3.85
13k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Paranormal
Cranford Summary
Cranford
by Elizabeth Gaskell 1853 257 pages
3.84
45k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
19th Century
Prokleta avlija Summary
Prokleta avlija
by Ivo Andrić 1954 120 pages
4.26
10k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
Doomsday Book Summary
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis 1992 578 pages
4.03
62k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Historical Fiction
Mare's War Summary
Mare's War
by Tanita S. Davis 2009 352 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Code Talker Summary
Code Talker
A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
by Joseph Bruchac 2005 231 pages
3.92
17k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
We the Living Summary
We the Living
by Ayn Rand 1936 464 pages
3.96
30k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
The Jungle Summary
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair 1906 335 pages
3.77
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Good Muslim Summary
The Good Muslim
by Tahmima Anam 2011 304 pages
3.71
2k+ ratings
Bangladesh
Historical Fiction
Asia
Raise the Titanic! Summary
Raise the Titanic!
by Clive Cussler 1976 545 pages
3.99
29k+ ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Action
Fellow Travelers Summary
Fellow Travelers
by Thomas Mallon 2007 356 pages
3.60
4k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Queer
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou Summary
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou
by Eleni Kyriacou 2023 404 pages
4.14
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Crime
Forge Summary
Forge
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2010 297 pages
4.16
17k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Ash Summary
Ash
A Secret History
by Mary Gentle 2000 1113 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Guns of the Dawn Summary
Guns of the Dawn
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 658 pages
4.18
4k+ ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
Historical Fiction
The Border Summary
The Border
by Don Winslow 2019 768 pages
4.47
17k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
The Plot Against America Summary
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth 2004 391 pages
3.81
65k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Literature
The Night in Lisbon Summary
The Night in Lisbon
by Erich Maria Remarque 1961 272 pages
4.32
22k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain Summary
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
by John Boyne 2015 224 pages
4.05
24k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Dogeaters Summary
Dogeaters
by Jessica Hagedorn 1990 272 pages
3.61
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
Elephant Run Summary
Elephant Run
by Roland Smith 2007 318 pages
4.09
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Adventure
To Paradise Summary
To Paradise
by Hanya Yanagihara 2022 720 pages
3.74
50k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
LGBT
Across the Barricades Summary
Across the Barricades
by Joan Lingard 1972 174 pages
3.68
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Dreamer Summary
The Dreamer
by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2010 384 pages
3.98
7k+ ratings
Poetry
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
The Lost Year Summary
The Lost Year
by Katherine Marsh 2023 368 pages
4.47
4k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Historical
Crossing to Safety Summary
Crossing to Safety
by Wallace Stegner 1987 335 pages
4.16
48k+ ratings
Classics
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Source Summary
The Source
by James A. Michener 1965 1080 pages
4.29
44k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages
3.65
10k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Broken Country Summary
Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall 2025 320 pages
4.50
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
The Sheltering Sky Summary
The Sheltering Sky
by Paul Bowles 1949 342 pages
3.89
29k+ ratings
Classics
Africa
Travel
Red Storm Rising Summary
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy 1986
4.21
82k+ ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
War
The Case of the Missing Marquess Summary
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer 2006 216 pages
3.78
41k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Sicilian Summary
The Sicilian
by Mario Puzo 1984 416 pages
4.03
29k+ ratings
Crime
Thriller
Classics
The Kitchen Front Summary
The Kitchen Front
by Jennifer Ryan 2021 408 pages
3.98
31k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Eye of the Needle Summary
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett 1978 368 pages
4.21
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Razor’s Edge Summary
The Razor’s Edge
by W. Somerset Maugham 1944 314 pages
4.19
51k+ ratings
Literature
Classics
Philosophy
Robin Hood Summary
Robin Hood
The Prince of Thieves
by Alexandre Dumas 1862 224 pages
4.00
18k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish Summary
The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish
Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 1
by Xue Shan Fei Hu 2024 436 pages
4.44
2k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
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