Lists Trending New
Start free trial

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

Eleanore of Avignon Summary
Eleanore of Avignon
by Elizabeth DeLozier 2024 320 pages
4.30
6.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
France
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Summary
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
by Shehan Karunatilaka 2022 386 pages
3.9
57.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Once an Eagle Summary
Once an Eagle
by Anton Myrer 1968 1312 pages
4.39
7.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
War
The First Circle Summary
The First Circle
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1968 580 pages
4.24
8.2K ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Wolf Hall Summary
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel 2009 653 pages
3.91
224.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Dread Nation Summary
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland 2018 455 pages
4.13
35.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
L'Art de la joie Summary
L'Art de la joie
by Goliarda Sapienza 1998 640 pages
4.12
8.8K ratings
Italian Literature
Italy
Feminism
The Human Scale Summary
The Human Scale
by Lawrence Wright 2025 448 pages
4.37
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Politics
Hild Summary
Hild
by Nicola Griffith 2013 546 pages
3.85
12.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
Cold Mountain Summary
Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier 1997 449 pages
3.89
248.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
The Escape Summary
The Escape
by Robert Muchamore 2009 298 pages
4.12
6.3K ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
War
Roman Blood Summary
Roman Blood
by Steven Saylor 1991 401 pages
3.95
9.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
285.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
The Smell of Apples Summary
The Smell of Apples
by Mark Behr 1993 200 pages
3.55
1.3K ratings
South Africa
Africa
Historical Fiction
Wench Summary
Wench
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2009 290 pages
3.73
18.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
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
Speak to Me of Home Summary
Speak to Me of Home
by Jeanine Cummins 2025 384 pages
4.02
6.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Book Club
The Hidden Hindu 3 Summary
The Hidden Hindu 3
by Akshat Gupta 2023 248 pages
4.11
2.4K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Indian Literature
The Bridge on the Drina Summary
The Bridge on the Drina
by Ivo Andrić 1945 314 pages
4.33
24.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Nobel Prize
This Side of Paradise Summary
This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1920 275 pages
3.64
78.7K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
In the Morning I'll be Gone Summary
In the Morning I'll be Gone
by Adrian McKinty 2014 326 pages
4.25
8.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
I Hear the Sirens in the Street Summary
I Hear the Sirens in the Street
by Adrian McKinty 2013 334 pages
4.07
9.4K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Edge of Eternity Summary
Edge of Eternity
by Ken Follett 2014 36 pages
4.20
114.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
Ash Summary
Ash
A Secret History
by Mary Gentle 2000 1113 pages
4.12
1.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Abraham Lincoln Summary
Abraham Lincoln
Vampire Hunter
by Seth Grahame-Smith 2010 336 pages
3.71
137.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
The Manhattan Girls Summary
The Manhattan Girls
by Gill Paul 2022 416 pages
3.69
3.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
New York
Theodora Summary
Theodora
Actress, Empress, Whore
by Stella Duffy 2010 339 pages
3.52
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
The Other Bennet Sister Summary
The Other Bennet Sister
by Janice Hadlow 2020 463 pages
4.15
27.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
What Wild Women Do Summary
What Wild Women Do
by Karma Brown 2023 320 pages
3.74
5.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Mansfield Park Summary
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen 1814 488 pages
3.86
369.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Mermaid of Black Conch Summary
The Mermaid of Black Conch
by Monique Roffey 2020 187 pages
3.87
19.4K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Come Fly with Me Summary
Come Fly with Me
by Camille Di Maio 2025 347 pages
4.32
3.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
285.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
Shōgun, Volume 1 Summary
Shōgun, Volume 1
by James Clavell 1975 533 pages
4.53
13.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
The Haunted Mesa Summary
The Haunted Mesa
by Louis L'Amour 1987 426 pages
3.82
7.2K ratings
Westerns
Mystery
Fantasy
Sarah Summary
Sarah
by Orson Scott Card 1983 341 pages
3.88
12.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Religion
Biblical Fiction
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Summary
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
by Sarah MacLean 2010 397 pages
4.08
58.6K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
The Wicked Day Summary
The Wicked Day
by Mary Stewart 1983 417 pages
4.10
11.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Arthurian
Water for Elephants Summary
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen 2006 368 pages
4.11
1.7M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The Promise Summary
The Promise
by Damon Galgut 2021 293 pages
3.85
48.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
South Africa
Dracula the Un-Dead Summary
Dracula the Un-Dead
by Dacre Stoker 2009 424 pages
3.15
6.7K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
The Baker's Daughter Summary
The Baker's Daughter
by Sarah McCoy 2012 279 pages
3.97
24.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Book Club
The Booklover's Library Summary
The Booklover's Library
by Madeline Martin 2024 432 pages
3.97
18.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Books About Books
Historical
The Assyrian Summary
The Assyrian
by Nicholas Guild 1987 552 pages
4.26
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Ancient History
Empire of Shadows Summary
Empire of Shadows
by Jacquelyn Benson 2024 478 pages
4.19
5.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Sound of Things Falling Summary
The Sound of Things Falling
by Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2011 302 pages
3.84
20.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Book Club
What the Wind Knows Summary
What the Wind Knows
by Amy Harmon 2019 418 pages
4.36
108.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Time Travel
Brisbane Summary
Brisbane
by Eugene Vodolazkin 2018 343 pages
3.98
1.4K ratings
Russia
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Lost Queen Summary
The Lost Queen
by Signe Pike 2018 527 pages
4.16
15.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Midnight Witch Summary
The Midnight Witch
by Paula Brackston 2014 341 pages
3.56
6.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
Home
Search
Swipe
Library
Get App
Create a free account to unlock:
Recommendations: Personalized for you
Requests: Request new book summaries
Bookmarks: Save your favorite books
History: Revisit books later
Ratings: Rate books & see your ratings
250,000+ readers
Try Full Access for 7 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
 —
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
 —
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 73,530 books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 4: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 7: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Feb 5,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
250,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 7-Day Free Trial
7 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel