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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

Dragonfly in Amber Summary
Dragonfly in Amber
by Diana Gabaldon 1992 947 pages
4.34
375.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Child 44 Summary
Child 44
by Tom Rob Smith 2008 509 pages
4.11
88.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Fiery Cross Summary
The Fiery Cross
by Diana Gabaldon 2001 1443 pages
4.26
221.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The Snow Child Summary
The Snow Child
by Eowyn Ivey 2012 386 pages
4.01
163.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Book Club
Sometimes a Great Notion Summary
Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey 1964 628 pages
4.26
23.4K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Winemaker's Wife Summary
The Winemaker's Wife
by Kristin Harmel 2019 385 pages
4.23
94.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
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
Real Americans Summary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong 2024 399 pages
3.97
72.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Call of the Wild / White Fang Summary
The Call of the Wild / White Fang
by Jack London 1906 292 pages
4.12
78.4K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Animals
The Princess Summary
The Princess
by Lori Wick 1999 300 pages
4.14
14.2K ratings
Christian Fiction
Romance
Christian
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay Summary
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
by Elena Ferrante 2013 418 pages
4.36
178.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
Front Lines Summary
Front Lines
by Michael Grant 2016 548 pages
4.09
6.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
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 Whistling Season Summary
The Whistling Season
by Ivan Doig 2006 345 pages
4.07
20.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Westerns
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
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations Summary
A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens 1859 834 pages
4.02
17.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Eye of the Needle Summary
Eye of the Needle
by Ken Follett 1978 368 pages
4.21
164.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Far From the Madding Crowd Summary
Far From the Madding Crowd
by Thomas Hardy 1874 433 pages
3.97
161.5K ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
This Strange Eventful History Summary
This Strange Eventful History
by Claire Messud 2024 448 pages
3.58
4.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Africa
The Heart of Winter Summary
The Heart of Winter
by Jonathan Evison 2025 368 pages
4.12
4.8K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Unspeakable Things Summary
Unspeakable Things
by Jess Lourey 2020 296 pages
3.80
82.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Olivia Twist Summary
Olivia Twist
by Lorie Langdon 2018 331 pages
3.88
4.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Retellings
The Round House Summary
The Round House
by Louise Erdrich 2012 323 pages
3.98
121.4K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Adventures of Robin Hood Summary
The Adventures of Robin Hood
by Roger Lancelyn Green 1956 320 pages
4.07
14.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
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
The Widow of the South Summary
The Widow of the South
by Robert Hicks 2005 436 pages
3.78
18.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Civil War
Historical
سینوهه Summary
سینوهه
by Mika Waltari 1945 904 pages
4.22
26.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Chase Summary
The Chase
by Clive Cussler 2007 404 pages
3.99
19.4K ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Hotel Portofino Summary
Hotel Portofino
by J.P. O'Connell 2021 330 pages
3.32
4.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Romance
Moby Dick Summary
Moby Dick
by Christophe Chabouté 2014 256 pages
4.09
1.4K ratings
Comics
Graphic Novels
Classics
Elektra Summary
Elektra
by Jennifer Saint 2022 291 pages
3.67
51.2K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
Happy Land Summary
Happy Land
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2025 368 pages
4.31
2.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
Remember Love Summary
Remember Love
by Mary Balogh 2022 400 pages
3.93
5.7K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
The Book of Lost Hours Summary
The Book of Lost Hours
by Hayley Gelfuso 2025 400 pages
4.28
966 ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Time Travel
Circe / The Song of Achilles Summary
Circe / The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller 2020
4.53
1.9K ratings
Greek Mythology
Fantasy
Mythology
Dracul Summary
Dracul
by Dacre Stoker 2018 497 pages
4.15
17.5K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Vampires
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Summary
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
by Diana Gabaldon 2005 1008 pages
4.44
187.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The President Summary
The President
by Miguel Ángel Asturias 1946 287 pages
3.97
6.3K ratings
Classics
Nobel Prize
Spanish Literature
If Beale Street Could Talk Summary
If Beale Street Could Talk
by James Baldwin 1974 197 pages
4.27
76.0K ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
When the Moon is Low Summary
When the Moon is Low
by Nadia Hashimi 2015 384 pages
4.12
16.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Neapolitan Novels Summary
The Neapolitan Novels
by Elena Ferrante 2015 1705 pages
4.57
6.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
The Ghost Woods Summary
The Ghost Woods
by C.J. Cooke 2022 408 pages
3.94
7.3K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Fantasy
The Ragged Edge of Night Summary
The Ragged Edge of Night
by Olivia Hawker 2018 340 pages
4.16
47.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Trespasses Summary
Trespasses
by Louise Kennedy 2022 292 pages
3.97
45.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Irish Literature
Damnation Spring Summary
Damnation Spring
by Ash Davidson 2021 464 pages
3.90
13.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Guns of the Dawn Summary
Guns of the Dawn
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 658 pages
4.18
4.8K ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
Historical Fiction
Ash Summary
Ash
A Secret History
by Mary Gentle 2000 1113 pages
4.12
1.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Wandering Stars Summary
Wandering Stars
by Tommy Orange 2024 315 pages
3.84
31.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Literary Fiction
Gun Street Girl Summary
Gun Street Girl
by Adrian McKinty 2015 313 pages
4.21
7.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Looking for Jane Summary
Looking for Jane
by Heather Marshall 2022 400 pages
4.36
63.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
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