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The Wolf Age Summary
The Wolf Age
The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire
by Tore Skeie 2018 384 pages
4.19
1.8K ratings
History
Medieval
Historical
Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh Summary
Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh
by Rachael Lippincott 2023 336 pages
3.96
10.3K ratings
Romance
LGBT
Lesbian
City of Orphans Summary
City of Orphans
by Avi 2012 368 pages
3.98
3.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Mystery
The One Man Summary
The One Man
by Andrew Gross 2016 416 pages
4.33
17.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
World War II
Roman Blood Summary
Roman Blood
by Steven Saylor 1991 401 pages
3.95
9.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
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
The Gilded Wolves Summary
The Gilded Wolves
by Roshani Chokshi 2019 388 pages
3.71
50.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Mexico Summary
Mexico
by James A. Michener 1992 672 pages
3.75
5.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Travel
Napoleon's Buttons Summary
Napoleon's Buttons
How 17 Molecules Changed History
by Penny Le Couteur 1991 375 pages
3.97
7.0K ratings
Science
History
Chemistry
Genghis Khan Summary
Genghis Khan
Life, Death, and Resurrection
by John Man 2004 400 pages
3.72
1.7K ratings
History
Biography
China
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Summary
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System
Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong, Vol. 1
by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2014 352 pages
4.40
21.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
The Birdcage Murders Summary
The Birdcage Murders
by Karen Baugh Menuhin 2022 278 pages
4.56
2.9K ratings
Mystery
Historical Mystery
Historical
The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle Summary
The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle
by Neil Blackmore 2020 320 pages
3.49
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
LGBT
Iberia Summary
Iberia
by James A. Michener 1968 960 pages
3.71
3.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Travel
Spain
The Forgotten Garden Summary
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton 2008 648 pages
4.15
232.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Painted Horses Summary
Painted Horses
by Malcolm Brooks 2014 367 pages
3.48
2.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Book Club
The Lavender Garden Summary
The Lavender Garden
by Lucinda Riley 2012 403 pages
4.28
33.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Looking for Jane Summary
Looking for Jane
by Heather Marshall 2022 400 pages
4.36
63.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Golden Age of Piracy Summary
The Golden Age of Piracy
The Truth Behind Pirate Myths
by Benerson Little 2016 388 pages
3.38
358 ratings
History
Pirates
Research
Myself, My Enemy Summary
Myself, My Enemy
by Jean Plaidy 1983 352 pages
3.75
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
The Road to Jerusalem Summary
The Road to Jerusalem
by Jan Guillou 1998 320 pages
4.01
8.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Swedish Literature
Everything and Nothing at Once Summary
Everything and Nothing at Once
A Black Man's Reimagined Soundtrack for the Future
by Joel Leon 2024 304 pages
4.31
121 ratings
Memoir
Essays
Biography Memoir
Romancing the Duke Summary
Romancing the Duke
by Tessa Dare 2014 370 pages
3.88
50.7K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
Running Summary
Running
by Jean Echenoz 2008 128 pages
3.81
2.6K ratings
Sports
France
French Literature
The Silence of the Girls Summary
The Silence of the Girls
by Pat Barker 2018 325 pages
3.90
104.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mythology
Greek Mythology
My Name Is Emilia del Valle Summary
My Name Is Emilia del Valle
by Isabel Allende 2025 287 pages
3.96
2.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Magical Realism
Hidden History Summary
Hidden History
Lost Civilizations, Secret Knowledge, and Ancient Mysteries
by Brian Haughton 2007 272 pages
3.70
228 ratings
History
Historical
Ancient History
The Wicked Day Summary
The Wicked Day
by Mary Stewart 1983 417 pages
4.10
11.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Arthurian
The Kindly Ones Summary
The Kindly Ones
by Jonathan Littell 2006 984 pages
4.02
14.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
World War II
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men Summary
The Children of Gods and Fighting Men
by Shauna Lawless 2022 416 pages
4.11
4.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mythology
The Moon Sister Summary
The Moon Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2018 742 pages
4.24
83.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Republic of Pirates Summary
The Republic of Pirates
Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
by Colin Woodard 2007 383 pages
3.88
11.6K ratings
History
Pirates
Historical
Summer of My German Soldier Summary
Summer of My German Soldier
by Bette Greene 1973 203 pages
3.70
17.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
Where the Rivers Merge Summary
Where the Rivers Merge
by Mary Alice Monroe 2025 352 pages
4.45
1.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Southern
Historical
Under the Black Flag Summary
Under the Black Flag
The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
by David Cordingly 1995 296 pages
3.68
10.0K ratings
History
Pirates
Historical
Sarah Summary
Sarah
by Orson Scott Card 1983 341 pages
3.88
12.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Religion
Biblical Fiction
Trespasses Summary
Trespasses
by Louise Kennedy 2022 292 pages
3.97
45.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Irish Literature
The Invisible Woman Summary
The Invisible Woman
by Claire Tomalin 1990 384 pages
3.74
1.8K ratings
Biography
History
Biography Memoir
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet Summary
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
by David Mitchell 2010 479 pages
4.03
66.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
Take My Hand Summary
Take My Hand
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2022 359 pages
4.36
100.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Madam Ambassador Summary
Madam Ambassador
Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest
by Eleni Kounalakis 2015 320 pages
3.76
101 ratings
Biography
Memoir
Travel
Black Flags, Blue Waters Summary
Black Flags, Blue Waters
The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
by Eric Jay Dolin 2018 380 pages
3.76
4.3K ratings
History
Pirates
American History
We Could Be So Good Summary
We Could Be So Good
by Cat Sebastian 2023 384 pages
4.27
16.3K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
Why We Love Pirates Summary
Why We Love Pirates
The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever
by Rebecca Simon 2020 256 pages
3.70
311 ratings
History
Pirates
Historical
Taming the Wolves Summary
Taming the Wolves
by Lyx Robinson 2021 652 pages
4.18
2.0K ratings
Omegaverse
Fantasy
Reverse Harem
Wench Summary
Wench
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2009 290 pages
3.73
18.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
That Green Eyed Girl Summary
That Green Eyed Girl
by Julie Owen Moylan 2022 368 pages
3.89
2.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Lesbian
LGBT
The Enemy at Home Summary
The Enemy at Home
by Kevin O'Brien 2023 416 pages
4.09
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Under a Dancing Star Summary
Under a Dancing Star
by Laura Wood 2019 356 pages
4.15
3.5K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Stolen by the Wolves Summary
Stolen by the Wolves
by Lyx Robinson 2021 360 pages
4.01
4.1K ratings
Omegaverse
Fantasy
Romance
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