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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 Bear and the Nightingale Summary
The Bear and the Nightingale
by Katherine Arden 2017 319 pages
4.09
221.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Loki Summary
Loki
Where Mischief Lies
by Mackenzi Lee 2019 408 pages
3.92
17.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
The Lost Letters of Aisling Summary
The Lost Letters of Aisling
by Cynthia Ellingsen 2024 302 pages
4.32
22.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Snow Child Summary
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey 2012 386 pages
4.01
163.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Book Club
The Comfort of Ghosts Summary
The Comfort of Ghosts
by Jacqueline Winspear 2024 342 pages
4.41
14.1K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical Mystery
Doomsday Book Summary
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis 1992 578 pages
4.03
62.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Historical Fiction
Clockwork Prince Summary
Clockwork Prince
by Cassandra Clare 2011 498 pages
4.42
574.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Hidden Places Summary
Hidden Places
by Lynn Austin 2001 429 pages
4.40
11.2K ratings
Christian Fiction
Historical Fiction
Christian
The Boys from Biloxi Summary
The Boys from Biloxi
by John Grisham 2022 464 pages
4.05
90.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Historical Fiction
The World Played Chess Summary
The World Played Chess
by Robert Dugoni 2021 400 pages
4.45
35.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Coming Of Age
A Fragile Enchantment Summary
A Fragile Enchantment
by Allison Saft 2024 373 pages
3.50
23.7K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The Golem and the Jinni Summary
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker 2013 486 pages
4.13
128.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Real Americans Summary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong 2024 399 pages
3.97
72.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Eye of the Needle Summary
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett 1978 368 pages
4.21
164.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Maldita Roma Summary
Maldita Roma
La conquista del poder de Julio César
by Santiago Posteguillo 2023 896 pages
4.68
6.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literature
The President Summary
The President
by Miguel Ángel Asturias 1946 287 pages
3.97
6.3K ratings
Classics
Nobel Prize
Spanish Literature
All the Forgivenesses Summary
All the Forgivenesses
by Elizabeth Hardinger 2019 371 pages
4.26
17.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Cloud Cuckoo Land Summary
Cloud Cuckoo Land
by Anthony Doerr 2021 626 pages
4.25
249.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Book Club
A Conspiracy of Paper Summary
A Conspiracy of Paper
by David Liss 2000 506 pages
3.87
11.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Sweet Tooth Summary
Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan 2012 320 pages
3.44
51.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
Shadow of Night Summary
Shadow of Night
by Deborah Harkness 2012 584 pages
4.08
262.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
An Echo in the Bone Summary
An Echo in the Bone
by Diana Gabaldon 2009 820 pages
4.44
161.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The Starving Saints Summary
The Starving Saints
by Caitlin Starling 2025 352 pages
3.67
6.8K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mrs. March Summary
Mrs. March
by Virginia Feito 2021 304 pages
3.25
24.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Mists of Avalon Summary
The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley 1982 884 pages
4.13
211.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Arthurian
Sometimes a Great Notion Summary
Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey 1964 628 pages
4.26
23.4K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Lady Chatterley’s Lover Summary
Lady Chatterley’s Lover
by D.H. Lawrence 1928 376 pages
3.50
133.3K ratings
Romance
Classics
Literature
Mapping the Bones Summary
Mapping the Bones
by Jane Yolen 2018 421 pages
4.01
2.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Midnight’s Children Summary
Midnight’s Children
by Salman Rushdie 1981 647 pages
3.98
131.2K ratings
Magical Realism
Classics
India
The German House Summary
The German House
by Annette Hess 2018 336 pages
3.68
11.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Germany
To Paradise Summary
To Paradise
by Hanya Yanagihara 2022 720 pages
3.74
51.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
LGBT
The Director Summary
The Director
by Daniel Kehlmann 2025 352 pages
4.18
4.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
German Literature
Germany
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain 1876 244 pages
3.92
987.0K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Cancer Ward Summary
Cancer Ward
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1967 576 pages
4.26
17.4K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Summary
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain 1889 480 pages
3.77
106.3K ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Wandering Stars Summary
Wandering Stars
by Tommy Orange 2024 315 pages
3.84
31.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
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 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Summary
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain 1884 327 pages
3.83
1.3M ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
When the World Fell Silent Summary
When the World Fell Silent
by Donna Jones Alward 2024 376 pages
4.28
19.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Hotel Portofino Summary
Hotel Portofino
by J.P. O'Connell 2021 330 pages
3.32
4.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Romance
Demon Copperhead Summary
Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver 2022 560 pages
4.48
661.8K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
The Everlasting Summary
The Everlasting
by Alix E. Harrow 2025 320 pages
4.57
1.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Invention of Wings Summary
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2014 384 pages
4.26
326.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Carrie Soto Is Back Summary
Carrie Soto Is Back
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2022 384 pages
4.20
640.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Romance
Forsaken Summary
Forsaken
by Oliver Bowden 2012 464 pages
4.00
6.5K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Video Games
The Luxe Summary
The Luxe
by Anna Godbersen 2007 433 pages
3.65
73.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
Christ in Concrete Summary
Christ in Concrete
by Pietro Di Donato 1937 236 pages
3.76
1.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Thief Summary
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner 1996 280 pages
3.85
91.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
My Mother's Secret Summary
My Mother's Secret
by J.L. Witterick 2013 208 pages
4.20
18.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
World War II
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
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