Historical fiction favorites
Explore top historical fiction favorites with our curated list of must-read books. Dive into captivating stories set in the past, perfect for history buffs and book lovers alike.
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Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series. One of the …
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The Queen's Fool
by Philippa Gregory
#1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory weaves a spellbinding tale of a young woman with the …
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Wideacre
by Philippa Gregory
Set in 18th century England, "Wideacre" introduces Beatrice Lacey, a heroine who makes Scarlett O'Hara look like a simpering weakling. Readers will fall in love …
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City of Dreams
by Beverly Swerling
A sweeping epic of two families—one Dutch, one English—from the time when New Amsterdam was a raw and rowdy settlement, to the triumph of the …
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The Coffee Trader
by David Liss
Amsterdam, 1659: On the world’s first commodities exchange, fortunes are won and lost in an instant. Miguel Lienzo, a sharp-witted trader in the city’s close-knit …
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The Snow Fox
by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer
A great samurai and a beautiful poet fall in love in this novel of medieval Japan that examines a renewed love that's fraught by the …
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The Dark Queen
by Susan Carroll
From Brittany’s misty shores to the decadent splendor of Paris’s royal court, one woman must fulfill her destiny–while facing the treacherous designs of Catherine de …
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The Wild Irish
by Robin Maxwell
The glorious, turbulent sixteenth century is drawing to a close. Elizabeth, Queen of England, has taken on the mighty Spanish Armada and, in a stunning …
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The Tea Rose
by Jennifer Donnelly
Towering story of murder and revenge, of love lost and won again, and of one determined woman's quest to survive and triumph ...
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The Pirates! in an Adventure with Scientists
by Gideon Defoe
Not since "Moby-Dick,.".No, not since "Treasure Island,.".Actually, not since Jonah and the Whale has there been a sea saga to rival "The Pirates! In an …
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Slammerkin
by Emma Donoghue
Mary Saunders' lust for linen, lace and a shiny red ribbon leads her to a life of prostitution.
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Life Mask
by Emma Donoghue
In eighteenth-century England, the eccentric widow Mrs. Damer works as the period's only woman sculptor, the horse race innovator Lord Derby endures public mockery, and …
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Through a Glass Darkly
by Karleen Koen
"A completely involving story...power, greed, family conflict, burning ambition and passion kindle the plot. Readers will be captivated "-- Publishers Weekly Karleen Koen's sweeping saga …
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Reflections in the Nile
by J. Suzanne Frank
After entering an ancient chamber on an archaeological dig, Cloe Kingsley is sent back in time to the year 1452 B.C. to the Egyptian court …
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Across the Nightingale Floor
by Lian Hearn
An international bestseller, Across the Nightingale Floor is the first book in the Tales of the Otori series by Lian Hearn. Don't miss the related …
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The Forest
by Edward Rutherfurd
An epic, multigenerational novel of England focuses on a family living on the southern coast and spans the period from the Norman conquest to the …
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The Twentieth Wife
by Indu Sundaresan
The story of Mehrunnisa, the daughter of servents who became the an empresses of the Mughal empire.
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The Virgin Blue
by Tracy Chevalier
Meet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin—two women born centuries apart, yet bound by a fateful family legacy. When Ella and her husband move to …
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The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
by Robin Maxwell
When Elizabeth I assumes the throne of England, she is given the secret diary of her mother Anne Boleyn, who was betrayed and beheaded by …
