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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

The Historian Summary
The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova 2005 704 pages
3.80
272.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
The Transit of Venus Summary
The Transit of Venus
by Shirley Hazzard 1980 337 pages
4.00
4.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Australia
The Awakening Summary
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin 1899 195 pages
3.68
220.6K ratings
Classics
Feminism
School
River God Summary
River God
by Wilbur Smith 1993 664 pages
4.22
42.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Egypt
Far From the Madding Crowd Summary
Far From the Madding Crowd
by Thomas Hardy 1874 433 pages
3.97
161.5K ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
Ash Summary
Ash
A Secret History
by Mary Gentle 2000 1113 pages
4.12
1.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
The Princess Summary
The Princess
by Lori Wick 1999 300 pages
4.14
14.2K ratings
Christian Fiction
Romance
Christian
The Secret Life of Sunflowers Summary
The Secret Life of Sunflowers
by Marta Molnar 2022 356 pages
4.09
40.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Art
The Mahabharata Secret Summary
The Mahabharata Secret
by Christopher C. Doyle 2013 386 pages
3.62
6.7K ratings
Mythology
Thriller
Historical Fiction
The Flamethrowers Summary
The Flamethrowers
by Rachel Kushner 2013 383 pages
3.50
23.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Dragonfly in Amber Summary
Dragonfly in Amber
by Diana Gabaldon 1992 947 pages
4.34
375.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Summary
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain 1889 480 pages
3.77
106.3K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Brooklyn Summary
Brooklyn
by Colm Tóibín 2009 262 pages
3.74
148.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Ireland
Eye of the Needle Summary
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett 1978 368 pages
4.21
164.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Japanese Lover Summary
The Japanese Lover
by Isabel Allende 2015 322 pages
3.88
92.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
سینوهه Summary
سینوهه
by Mika Waltari 1945 904 pages
4.22
26.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Manhattan Girls Summary
The Manhattan Girls
by Gill Paul 2022 416 pages
3.69
3.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
New York
What Kind of Paradise Summary
What Kind of Paradise
by Janelle Brown 2025 368 pages
4.17
7.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
The World of All Souls Summary
The World of All Souls
A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and the Book of Life
by Deborah Harkness 2018 484 pages
4.25
3.5K ratings
Fantasy
Witches
Vampires
Ajaya Summary
Ajaya
Roll of the Dice
by Anand Neelakantan 2013 456 pages
4.05
5.4K ratings
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
Theodora Summary
Theodora
Actress, Empress, Whore
by Stella Duffy 2010 339 pages
3.52
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
The Reader Summary
The Reader
by Bernhard Schlink 1995 216 pages
3.78
224.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
German Literature
Cancer Ward Summary
Cancer Ward
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1967 576 pages
4.26
17.4K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Olivia Twist Summary
Olivia Twist
by Lorie Langdon 2018 331 pages
3.88
4.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Retellings
The German Girl Summary
The German Girl
by Armando Lucas Correa 2016 360 pages
3.81
37.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Ben-Hur Summary
Ben-Hur
A Tale of the Christ
by Lew Wallace 1880 620 pages
4.03
37.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Christian
Christ in Concrete Summary
Christ in Concrete
by Pietro Di Donato 1937 236 pages
3.76
1.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Snow Child Summary
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey 2012 386 pages
4.01
163.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Book Club
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
285.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
Alaska Summary
Alaska
by James A. Michener 1988 868 pages
4.16
16.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Travel
Drums of Autumn Summary
Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon 1996 880 pages
4.35
262.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Dragon Teeth Summary
Dragon Teeth
by Michael Crichton 2017 295 pages
3.85
45.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Adventure
The Round House Summary
The Round House
by Louise Erdrich 2012 323 pages
3.98
121.4K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Ragged Edge of Night Summary
The Ragged Edge of Night
by Olivia Hawker 2018 340 pages
4.16
47.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Girl with a Pearl Earring Summary
Girl with a Pearl Earring
by Tracy Chevalier 1999 233 pages
3.93
763.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Lone Women Summary
Lone Women
by Victor LaValle 2023 275 pages
3.71
33.4K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Queens of Crime Summary
The Queens of Crime
by Marie Benedict 2025 310 pages
3.84
12.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Elektra Summary
Elektra
by Jennifer Saint 2022 291 pages
3.67
51.2K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
Love Medicine Summary
Love Medicine
by Louise Erdrich 1984 367 pages
4.01
27.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Native American
Short Stories
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
Raise the Titanic! Summary
Raise the Titanic!
by Clive Cussler 1976 545 pages
3.99
29.4K ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Action
Gun Street Girl Summary
Gun Street Girl
by Adrian McKinty 2015 313 pages
4.21
7.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Lonesome Dove Summary
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry 1985 960 pages
4.56
219.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Classics
The Kindly Ones Summary
The Kindly Ones
by Jonathan Littell 2006 984 pages
4.02
14.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
World War II
Unspeakable Things Summary
Unspeakable Things
by Jess Lourey 2020 296 pages
3.80
82.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Damnation Spring Summary
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson 2021 464 pages
3.90
13.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
The Girl Who Knew Too Much Summary
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
by Amanda Quick 2017 368 pages
3.83
11.5K ratings
Romance
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave Summary
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave
by John Boyne 2013 247 pages
3.95
11.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
War
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Summary
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1852 438 pages
3.91
237.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Bewitching Summary
The Bewitching
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2025 368 pages
4.28
708 ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
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