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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

Lies of Silence Summary
Lies of Silence
by Brian Moore 1997 192 pages
3.23
2.8K ratings
School
Ireland
Thriller
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages
3.65
10.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
All Aunt Hagar's Children Summary
All Aunt Hagar's Children
Stories
by Edward P. Jones 2006 399 pages
3.82
2.3K ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
African American
Clockwork Princess Summary
Clockwork Princess
by Cassandra Clare 2013 567 pages
4.55
466.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Hercule Poirot's Silent Night Summary
Hercule Poirot's Silent Night
by Sophie Hannah 2023 384 pages
3.71
9.6K ratings
Mystery
Christmas
Crime
El vals de la bruja Summary
El vals de la bruja
by Belén Martínez Sánchez 2021 506 pages
4.22
8.0K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Witches
The Last Assignment Summary
The Last Assignment
by Erika Robuck 2025 448 pages
4.40
105 ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Photography
The Doomsday Key Summary
The Doomsday Key
by James Rollins 2009 431 pages
4.18
31.3K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Winter's Tale Summary
Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin 1983 769 pages
3.51
29.3K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Empire of Gold Summary
The Empire of Gold
by S.A. Chakraborty 2020 766 pages
4.49
71.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
The Boy from the Sea Summary
The Boy from the Sea
by Garrett Carr 2025 336 pages
3.87
3.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Irish Literature
Ariadne Summary
Ariadne
by Jennifer Saint 2021 308 pages
3.79
142.5K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
Long Way Home Summary
Long Way Home
by Lynn Austin 2022 400 pages
4.40
5.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Christian Fiction
Christian
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk Summary
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
by Kelli Estes 2015 391 pages
4.10
33.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Canterbury Tales Summary
The Canterbury Tales
A Retelling
by Peter Ackroyd 2009 436 pages
3.56
2.5K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Historical Fiction
That Green Eyed Girl Summary
That Green Eyed Girl
by Julie Owen Moylan 2022 368 pages
3.89
2.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Lesbian
LGBT
Mother of Pearl Summary
Mother of Pearl
by Melinda Haynes 1999 465 pages
3.70
20.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Southern
Book Club
Lapvona Summary
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022 313 pages
3.54
94.6K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
When the Tides Held the Moon Summary
When the Tides Held the Moon
by Venessa Vida Kelley 2025 464 pages
4.25
5.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Summary
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
by Harriet Beecher Stowe 1852 438 pages
3.91
237.8K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
El sueño del celta Summary
El sueño del celta
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2010 464 pages
3.84
9.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Africa
Kate & Frida Summary
Kate & Frida
by Kim Fay 2025 288 pages
4.00
2.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Books About Books
Food
The Angel's Game Summary
The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2009 531 pages
4.02
180.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
The Long Ships Summary
The Long Ships
by Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 478 pages
4.27
12.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Classics
Inheritance Summary
Inheritance
by Nora Roberts 2023 419 pages
4.28
68.3K ratings
Romance
Paranormal
Mystery
The Princess Knight Summary
The Princess Knight
by Cait Jacobs 2025 512 pages
3.67
1.7K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The Birdcage Murders Summary
The Birdcage Murders
by Karen Baugh Menuhin 2022 278 pages
4.56
2.9K ratings
Mystery
Historical Mystery
Historical
The Hunger Summary
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu 2018 376 pages
3.60
34.0K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Historical
Counting Backwards Summary
Counting Backwards
by Jacqueline Friedland 2025 336 pages
4.17
1.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Historical
The Kingdom of Copper Summary
The Kingdom of Copper
by S.A. Chakraborty 2019 625 pages
4.39
87.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
Vampires of El Norte Summary
Vampires of El Norte
by Isabel Cañas 2023 371 pages
3.88
37.1K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
There Are Rivers in the Sky Summary
There Are Rivers in the Sky
by Elif Shafak 2024 446 pages
4.37
53.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Recognition Summary
Recognition
by Susan Greenwood 2022 292 pages
4.47
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Witches
Paranormal
Northanger Abbey Summary
Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen 1817 260 pages
3.85
433.5K ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
The Ten Thousand Doors of January Summary
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
by Alix E. Harrow 2019 374 pages
4.01
163.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Stonehenge Summary
Stonehenge
by Bernard Cornwell 1999 497 pages
3.69
13.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
A Land So Wide Summary
A Land So Wide
by Erin A. Craig 2025 368 pages
3.81
1.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Historical Fiction
She's Up to No Good Summary
She's Up to No Good
by Sara Goodman Confino 2022 389 pages
4.29
40.8K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Chains Summary
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2008 316 pages
4.1
58.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Wonder Summary
The Wonder
by Emma Donoghue 2016 291 pages
3.65
90.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Road to Jerusalem Summary
The Road to Jerusalem
by Jan Guillou 1998 320 pages
4.01
8.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Swedish Literature
Foucault’s Pendulum Summary
Foucault’s Pendulum
by Umberto Eco 2007 623 pages
3.91
74.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Literature
Atalanta Summary
Atalanta
by Jennifer Saint 2023 291 pages
3.74
33.3K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
Our Last Vineyard Summer Summary
Our Last Vineyard Summer
by Brooke Lea Foster 2025 336 pages
3.74
852 ratings
Historical Fiction
Summer
Summer Reads
The Wolf in the Whale Summary
The Wolf in the Whale
by Jordanna Max Brodsky 2019 544 pages
4.11
5.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mythology
The Altar Girl Summary
The Altar Girl
by Orest Stelmach 2015 256 pages
3.59
4.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Death in the Spires Summary
Death in the Spires
by K.J. Charles 2024 273 pages
4.31
3.9K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical
Forrest Gump Summary
Forrest Gump
by Winston Groom 2002 248 pages
4.01
72.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Humor
Classics
The Last Kingdom Summary
The Last Kingdom
by Bernard Cornwell 2004 333 pages
4.27
110.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
In the Shadow of Blackbirds Summary
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
by Cat Winters 2013 387 pages
3.85
13.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Paranormal
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