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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

Voyager Summary
Voyager
A Novel (Outlander)
by Diana Gabaldon 2001 870 pages
4.39
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
An Echo in the Bone Summary
An Echo in the Bone
by Diana Gabaldon 2010 820 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The Fiery Cross (Outlander) Summary
The Fiery Cross (Outlander)
by Diana Gabaldon 2005 1443 pages
4.26
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander) Summary
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander)
by Diana Gabaldon 2006 1008 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander) Summary
Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander)
by Diana Gabaldon 2014 825 pages
4.55
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Drums of Autumn (Starz Tie-in Edition) Summary
Drums of Autumn (Starz Tie-in Edition)
A Novel (Outlander)
by Diana Gabaldon 2018 928 pages
4.35
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The English Patient Summary
The English Patient
by Michael Ondaatje 2006 320 pages
3.86
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
The House of the Spirits Summary
The House of the Spirits
A Novel
by Isabel Allende 2005 433 pages
4.28
200k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Summary
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
A Novel
by Jamie Ford 2009 304 pages
4.04
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Summary
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
A Flavia de Luce Novel
by Alan Bradley 2009 386 pages
3.82
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Robinson Crusoe Summary
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
3.68
300k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Literature
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue Summary
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
by V. E. Schwab 2020 448 pages
4.18
1.1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Song of Achilles Summary
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
4.32
1.6M+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
The adventures of Tom Sowyer Summary
The adventures of Tom Sowyer
by Mark Twain
3.92
900k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Things Fall Apart Summary
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
3.74
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Africa
Roots (Dell Book) Summary
Roots (Dell Book)
by Alex Haley 1980 736 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Crucible Summary
The Crucible
A Play in Four Acts
by Arthur Miller 2003 143 pages
3.60
400k+ ratings
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
Hello Beautiful Summary
Hello Beautiful
by Ann Napolitano
4.15
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
Demon Copperhead Summary
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver
4.49
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Bright Young Women Summary
Bright Young Women
A Novel
by Jessica Knoll 2023 384 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon) Summary
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon)
by Dan Brown 2009 510 pages
3.75
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Summary
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
4.16
800k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Memoirs of a Geisha Summary
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden 2005 512 pages
4.15
2M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Persuación Summary
Persuación
by Jane Austen
4.15
700k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Color Purple Summary
The Color Purple
A Novel
by Alice Walker 2019 304 pages
4.27
700k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Feminism
LGBT
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Summary
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin 2022 416 pages
4.15
1M+ ratings
Contemporary
Romance
Literary Fiction
Great Expectations (Oxford World's Classics) Summary
Great Expectations (Oxford World's Classics)
by Charles Dickens 1998 544 pages
3.79
800k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Gone with the Wind Summary
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
4.31
1.2M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
Les Misérables Summary
Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
4.21
800k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Atonement Summary
Atonement
by Ian McEwan 2002 351 pages
3.94
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
The Rose Code Summary
The Rose Code
A Novel
by Kate Quinn 2021 656 pages
4.45
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
Heidi (Kingfisher Classics) Summary
Heidi (Kingfisher Classics)
by Johanna Spyri 2002 352 pages
4.03
200k+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
Lady Chatterley's Lover Summary
Lady Chatterley's Lover
by D.H. Lawrence 1983 376 pages
3.50
100k+ ratings
Romance
Classics
Literature
White Fang Summary
White Fang
by Jack London
4.02
100k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Animals
The Sun Also Rises Summary
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
3.79
400k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Song of Solomon Summary
Song of Solomon
by Toni Morrison 2004 352 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
African American
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy) Summary
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy)
by Ken Follett 2010 1008 pages
4.32
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
World Without End Summary
World Without End
by Ken Follett
4.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Medieval
The Red Badge of Courage Summary
The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane 2004 152 pages
3.29
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Invisible Man Summary
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
3.91
100k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
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