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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 War of the End of the World Summary
The War of the End of the World
by Mario Vargas Llosa 1981 568 pages
4.25
12.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literature
Novels
His Majesty's Dragon Summary
His Majesty's Dragon
by Naomi Novik 2006 356 pages
4.06
107.9K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Historical Fiction
Mirror Girls Summary
Mirror Girls
by Kelly McWilliams 2022 320 pages
3.95
3.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
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
Tortilla Flat Summary
Tortilla Flat
by John Steinbeck 1935 256 pages
3.83
60.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Ajaya Summary
Ajaya
Roll of the Dice
by Anand Neelakantan 2013 456 pages
4.05
5.4K ratings
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
Buddha Summary
Buddha
A Story of Enlightenment
by Deepak Chopra 2007 288 pages
3.93
12.1K ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Religion
My Evil Mother Summary
My Evil Mother
by Margaret Atwood 2022 32 pages
3.88
84.9K ratings
Short Stories
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Personal Librarian Summary
The Personal Librarian
by Marie Benedict 2021 341 pages
4.05
209.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Dragon Teeth Summary
Dragon Teeth
by Michael Crichton 2017 295 pages
3.85
45.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Adventure
Lone Women Summary
Lone Women
by Victor LaValle 2023 275 pages
3.71
33.4K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Summary
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
by August Wilson 1984 111 pages
4.00
3.9K ratings
Plays
Drama
Historical Fiction
Anita de Monte Laughs Last Summary
Anita de Monte Laughs Last
by Xóchitl González 2024 342 pages
3.80
38.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Tom Lake Summary
Tom Lake
by Ann Patchett 2023 309 pages
3.94
451.6K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Romance
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
Rules of Civility Summary
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles 2011 335 pages
4.09
258.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
A Christmas Carol Summary
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens 1843 184 pages
4.09
889.1K ratings
Christmas
Classics
Fantasy
The Patron Saint of Liars Summary
The Patron Saint of Liars
by Ann Patchett 1992 352 pages
3.90
63.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
A Suitable Boy Summary
A Suitable Boy
by Vikram Seth 1993 1474 pages
4.11
49.6K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
Islands in the Stream Summary
Islands in the Stream
by Ernest Hemingway 1970 448 pages
3.88
16.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
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
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
Circle of Days Summary
Circle of Days
by Ken Follett 2025 704 pages
4.07
4.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Man Who Counted Summary
The Man Who Counted
A Collection of Mathematical Adventures
by Malba Tahan 1938 256 pages
4.11
6.5K ratings
Mathematics
Classics
Novels
Harlem Rhapsody Summary
Harlem Rhapsody
by Victoria Christopher Murray 2025 400 pages
4.12
4.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
African American
The Ballad of Black Tom Summary
The Ballad of Black Tom
by Victor LaValle 2016 149 pages
3.84
32.5K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Novella
Angle of Repose Summary
Angle of Repose
by Wallace Stegner 1971 569 pages
4.24
61.0K 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
The Cold Cold Ground Summary
The Cold Cold Ground
by Adrian McKinty 2012 11 pages
3.91
15.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
From Here to Eternity Summary
From Here to Eternity
by James Jones 1951 816 pages
4.08
17.9K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
Kidnapped Summary
Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 288 pages
3.79
66.7K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Elephant Run Summary
Elephant Run
by Roland Smith 2007 318 pages
4.09
6.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Adventure
Written in My Own Heart's Blood Summary
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
by Diana Gabaldon 2014 842 pages
4.55
136.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The Flamethrowers Summary
The Flamethrowers
by Rachel Kushner 2013 383 pages
3.50
23.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Good Muslim Summary
The Good Muslim
by Tahmima Anam 2011 304 pages
3.71
2.6K ratings
Bangladesh
Historical Fiction
Asia
Sweet Sixteen Summary
Sweet Sixteen
by Annelise Heurtier 2013 217 pages
3.92
1.3K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Historical
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
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
Commonwealth Summary
Commonwealth
by Ann Patchett 2016 322 pages
3.83
196.4K ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Sounder Summary
Sounder
by William H. Armstrong 1969 116 pages
3.97
31.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Young Adult
Map of Bones Summary
Map of Bones
by James Rollins 2005 523 pages
4.08
62.4K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
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
Dreaming in Cuban Summary
Dreaming in Cuban
by Cristina García 1992 274 pages
3.68
12.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Book Club
We the Living Summary
We the Living
by Ayn Rand 1936 464 pages
3.96
30.3K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
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
Child 44 Summary
Child 44
by Tom Rob Smith 2008 509 pages
4.11
88.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Man from St. Petersburg Summary
The Man from St. Petersburg
by Ken Follett 1982 320 pages
3.94
35.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
In the First Circle Summary
In the First Circle
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1968 742 pages
4.36
1.7K ratings
Russia
Classics
Literature
Hornet Flight Summary
Hornet Flight
by Ken Follett 2002 518 pages
3.99
27.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
War
All the Pretty Horses Summary
All the Pretty Horses
by Cormac McCarthy 1992 302 pages
4.05
137.7K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Classics
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