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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

Benito Cereno Summary
Benito Cereno
by Herman Melville 1855 160 pages
3.53
9.6K ratings
Classics
Short Stories
School
When He Was Wicked Summary
When He Was Wicked
by Julia Quinn 2004 368 pages
3.99
243.7K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
Elektra Summary
Elektra
by Jennifer Saint 2022 291 pages
3.67
51.2K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Summary
The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages
4.18
1.6K ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Historical Fiction
A Great and Terrible Beauty Summary
A Great and Terrible Beauty
by Libba Bray 2003 403 pages
3.80
224.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
In the First Circle Summary
In the First Circle
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1968 742 pages
4.36
1.7K ratings
Russia
Classics
Literature
Guns of the Dawn Summary
Guns of the Dawn
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 658 pages
4.18
4.8K ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
Historical Fiction
Bel Canto Summary
Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett 2001 318 pages
3.94
307.7K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Mare's War Summary
Mare's War
by Tanita S. Davis 2009 352 pages
3.84
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Sisters Brothers Summary
The Sisters Brothers
by Patrick deWitt 2011 328 pages
3.85
101.0K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness Summary
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
by Arundhati Roy 2017 445 pages
3.55
37.7K ratings
India
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Eye of the Needle Summary
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett 1978 368 pages
4.21
164.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Raise the Titanic! Summary
Raise the Titanic!
by Clive Cussler 1976 545 pages
3.99
29.4K ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Action
Christ in Concrete Summary
Christ in Concrete
by Pietro Di Donato 1937 236 pages
3.76
1.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Front Lines Summary
Front Lines
by Michael Grant 2016 548 pages
4.09
6.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Damnation Spring Summary
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson 2021 464 pages
3.90
13.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Vagabond, Vol. 1 Summary
Vagabond, Vol. 1
by Takehiko Inoue 2008 728 pages
4.56
6.0K ratings
Manga
Comics
Historical Fiction
The Lover Summary
The Lover
by Marguerite Duras 1984 117 pages
3.71
66.2K ratings
France
Romance
French Literature
Lone Women Summary
Lone Women
by Victor LaValle 2023 275 pages
3.71
33.4K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
March Summary
March
by Geraldine Brooks 2005 280 pages
3.81
75.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Civil War
Violeta Summary
Violeta
by Isabel Allende 2022 322 pages
4.03
98.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Demon Copperhead Summary
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver 2022 560 pages
4.48
661.8K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
The Reader Summary
The Reader
by Bernhard Schlink 1995 216 pages
3.78
224.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
German Literature
The Last Goddess Summary
The Last Goddess
by Kateřina Tučková 2012 421 pages
4.02
8.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Czech Literature
Fantasy
Gun Street Girl Summary
Gun Street Girl
by Adrian McKinty 2015 313 pages
4.21
7.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Fires of Winter Summary
Fires of Winter
by Johanna Lindsey 1980 362 pages
3.96
16.3K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
Remember Love Summary
Remember Love
by Mary Balogh 2022 400 pages
3.93
5.7K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
The Viscount Who Loved Me Summary
The Viscount Who Loved Me
by Julia Quinn 2000 480 pages
3.99
458.3K ratings
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits Summary
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits
by Jennifer Weiner 2025 384 pages
3.94
10.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Music
The Awakening Summary
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin 1899 195 pages
3.68
220.6K ratings
Classics
Feminism
School
The Altar Girl Summary
The Altar Girl
by Orest Stelmach 2015 256 pages
3.59
4.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Man from St. Petersburg Summary
The Man from St. Petersburg
by Ken Follett 1982 320 pages
3.94
35.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Great Indian Novel Summary
The Great Indian Novel
by Shashi Tharoor 1989 423 pages
3.89
6.7K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel 2009 653 pages
3.91
224.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Jackdaws Summary
Jackdaws
by Ken Follett 2001 432 pages
4.08
41.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Historical
The Round House Summary
The Round House
by Louise Erdrich 2012 323 pages
3.98
121.4K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Independence Summary
Independence
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2023 288 pages
4.11
10.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
India
Historical
Abraham Lincoln Summary
Abraham Lincoln
Vampire Hunter
by Seth Grahame-Smith 2010 336 pages
3.71
137.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
Beekeeping for Beginners Summary
Beekeeping for Beginners
by Laurie R. King 2011 77 pages
4.13
4.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Short Stories
The Bone Houses Summary
The Bone Houses
by Emily Lloyd-Jones 2019 335 pages
4.00
24.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou Summary
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou
by Eleni Kyriacou 2023 409 pages
4.13
2.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Crime
Hieroglyphics Summary
Hieroglyphics
by Jill McCorkle 2020 312 pages
3.32
1.7K ratings
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Family
Hornet Flight Summary
Hornet Flight
by Ken Follett 2002 518 pages
3.99
27.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
War
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages
3.65
10.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
The Patron Saint of Liars Summary
The Patron Saint of Liars
by Ann Patchett 1992 352 pages
3.90
63.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
My Mother's Secret Summary
My Mother's Secret
by J.L. Witterick 2013 208 pages
4.20
18.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
World War II
Circe / The Song of Achilles Summary
Circe / The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller 2020
4.53
1.9K ratings
Greek Mythology
Fantasy
Mythology
The Smell of Apples Summary
The Smell of Apples
by Mark Behr 1993 200 pages
3.55
1.3K ratings
South Africa
Africa
Historical Fiction
A House of Tailors Summary
A House of Tailors
by Patricia Reilly Giff 2004 160 pages
3.95
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Nurse's Secret Summary
The Nurse's Secret
by Amanda Skenandore 2022 362 pages
4.15
32.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
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