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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

For Whom the Bell Tolls Summary
For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway 1940 471 pages
3.98
308.5K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Lamb Summary
Lamb
The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
by Christopher Moore 2002 444 pages
4.23
178.8K ratings
Humor
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Warm Hands of Ghosts Summary
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
by Katherine Arden 2024 325 pages
3.98
25.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle’s Eye Summary
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle’s Eye
The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries
by Len Bailey 2013 240 pages
3.60
246 ratings
Mystery
Christian
Historical Fiction
Clockwork Angel Summary
Clockwork Angel
by Cassandra Clare 2010 479 pages
4.31
861.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Masks of the Illuminati Summary
Masks of the Illuminati
by Robert Anton Wilson 1981 294 pages
4.03
1.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Philosophy
Hamnet Summary
Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell 2020 372 pages
4.19
303.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Pineapple Street Summary
Pineapple Street
by Jenny Jackson 2023 304 pages
3.55
199.0K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Book of Longings Summary
The Book of Longings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2020 416 pages
4.23
135.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Summary
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Original Screenplay
by J.K. Rowling 2016 293 pages
4.15
164.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Plays
Real Americans Summary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong 2024 399 pages
3.97
72.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Snow Falling on Cedars Summary
Snow Falling on Cedars
by David Guterson 1994 460 pages
3.86
191.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Immortalists Summary
The Immortalists
by Chloe Benjamin 2018 346 pages
3.71
215.0K ratings
Book Club
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
A Secret Kept Summary
A Secret Kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay 2009 303 pages
3.37
28.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Book Club
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Elif Batuman 2017 423 pages
3.65
98.5K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
The Magnolia Palace Summary
The Magnolia Palace
by Fiona Davis 2022 340 pages
3.87
77.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Call of the Wild Summary
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London 1903 172 pages
3.91
456.5K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Young Adult
Gilead Summary
Gilead
by Marilynne Robinson 2004 247 pages
3.85
119.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Bright Years Summary
The Bright Years
by Sarah Damoff 2025 288 pages
4.34
4.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Loki Summary
Loki
Where Mischief Lies
by Mackenzi Lee 2019 408 pages
3.92
17.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Immortality Summary
Immortality
A Love Story
by Dana Schwartz 2023 389 pages
3.90
33.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Sent Summary
Sent
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2009 320 pages
3.94
17.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Time Travel
From Here to Eternity Summary
From Here to Eternity
by James Jones 1951 816 pages
4.08
17.9K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
King Rat Summary
King Rat
by James Clavell 1962 368 pages
4.19
43.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Summary
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
by Junot Díaz 2007 335 pages
3.89
273.3K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Magical Realism
A Short Walk Through a Wide World Summary
A Short Walk Through a Wide World
by Douglas Westerbeke 2024 400 pages
3.52
17.3K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Cranford Summary
Cranford
by Elizabeth Gaskell 1853 257 pages
3.84
46.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Victorian
Clockwork Prince Summary
Clockwork Prince
by Cassandra Clare 2011 498 pages
4.42
574.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Mirror Girls Summary
Mirror Girls
by Kelly McWilliams 2022 320 pages
3.95
3.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English Summary
If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English
by Noor Naga 2022 186 pages
3.93
10.7K ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Romance
Pudd'nhead Wilson Summary
Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain 1893 160 pages
3.75
19.1K ratings
Classics
Literature
Humor
The Phantom of the Opera Summary
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux 1910 360 pages
3.96
264.5K ratings
Horror
Romance
Gothic
The Plot Against America Summary
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth 2004 391 pages
3.81
66.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Literature
The Custom of the Country Summary
The Custom of the Country
by Edith Wharton 1913 370 pages
4.06
15.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
American
The Girls Summary
The Girls
by Emma Cline 2016 355 pages
3.51
233.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Missing Sister Summary
The Missing Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2021 805 pages
4.20
77.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Roman
Prokleta avlija Summary
Prokleta avlija
by Ivo Andrić 1954 120 pages
4.25
10.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
Three Sisters Summary
Three Sisters
by Heather Morris 2021 416 pages
4.37
84.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Holocaust
The Museum of Innocence Summary
The Museum of Innocence
by Orhan Pamuk 2008 536 pages
3.78
35.9K ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Romance
A Woman Is No Man Summary
A Woman Is No Man
by Etaf Rum 2019 339 pages
4.26
165.9K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Their Eyes Were Watching God Summary
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston 1937 238 pages
3.99
372.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
School
All the Pretty Horses Summary
All the Pretty Horses
by Cormac McCarthy 1992 302 pages
4.05
137.7K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
Hondo Summary
Hondo
by Louis L'Amour 1953 194 pages
4.06
13.8K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
The Thirteenth Tale Summary
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield 2006 406 pages
3.98
321.8K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages
4.26
68.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Pirates
The Lincoln Highway Summary
The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles 2021 576 pages
4.22
293.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Long Island Compromise Summary
Long Island Compromise
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 2024 464 pages
3.75
33.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Source Summary
The Source
by James A. Michener 1965 1080 pages
4.29
44.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
The Thief Summary
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner 1996 280 pages
3.85
91.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
A Conspiracy of Paper Summary
A Conspiracy of Paper
by David Liss 2000 506 pages
3.87
11.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
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