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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

The Enemy at Home Summary
The Enemy at Home
by Kevin O'Brien 2023 416 pages
4.09
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Blackthorn Queen Summary
The Blackthorn Queen
by Melanie Karsak 2023 338 pages
4.48
1.0K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romantasy
A Suitable Boy Summary
A Suitable Boy
by Vikram Seth 1993 1474 pages
4.11
49.6K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Classics
In the Shadow of Truth Summary
In the Shadow of Truth
by J.E. Leak 2023 649 pages
4.46
310 ratings
Lesbian
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Children Return Summary
The Children Return
by Martin Walker 2014 336 pages
4.22
7.0K ratings
Mystery
France
Crime
The Invention of Hugo Cabret Summary
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick 2007 534 pages
4.22
188.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Mr Beethoven Summary
Mr Beethoven
by Paul Griffiths 2020 302 pages
3.65
186 ratings
Historical Fiction
Music
Alternate History
The Doomsday Key Summary
The Doomsday Key
by James Rollins 2009 431 pages
4.18
31.3K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
The Venetian Betrayal Summary
The Venetian Betrayal
by Steve Berry 2007 497 pages
3.97
28.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Lioness of Morocco Summary
The Lioness of Morocco
by Julia Drosten 2017 450 pages
4.12
17.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Romance
Water for Elephants Summary
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen 2006 368 pages
4.11
1.7M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
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
Let Us Descend Summary
Let Us Descend
by Jesmyn Ward 2023 305 pages
3.69
36.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Historical
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
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
Galatea Summary
Galatea
by Madeline Miller 2013 27 pages
3.93
117.6K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Short Stories
The Bookmaker Summary
The Bookmaker
by Chris Fraser 2011 274 pages
3.74
607 ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Dread Nation Summary
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland 2018 455 pages
4.13
35.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Leftover Woman Summary
The Leftover Woman
by Jean Kwok 2023 288 pages
3.75
29.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Historical Fiction
The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle Summary
The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle
by Neil Blackmore 2020 320 pages
3.49
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
LGBT
The Downstairs Girl Summary
The Downstairs Girl
by Stacey Lee 2019 374 pages
3.96
40.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Charlemagne Pursuit Summary
The Charlemagne Pursuit
by Steve Berry 2008 509 pages
3.93
22.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Stonehenge Summary
Stonehenge
by Bernard Cornwell 1999 497 pages
3.69
13.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
Hattie Big Sky Summary
Hattie Big Sky
by Kirby Larson 2006 289 pages
4.02
19.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
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
Regrettably, I am About to Cause Trouble Summary
Regrettably, I am About to Cause Trouble
by Amie McNee 2022 370 pages
3.91
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
Pay the Piper Summary
Pay the Piper
by George A. Romero 2024 328 pages
3.61
1.2K ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Outrun the Moon Summary
Outrun the Moon
by Stacey Lee 2016 391 pages
3.96
5.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Lost Queen Summary
The Lost Queen
by Signe Pike 2018 527 pages
4.16
15.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
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 Paris Vendetta Summary
The Paris Vendetta
by Steve Berry 2009 14 pages
3.94
19.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Tonight is Already Tomorrow Summary
Tonight is Already Tomorrow
by Lia Levi 2018 224 pages
3.50
444 ratings
Historical Fiction
Italian Literature
World War II
The Human Scale Summary
The Human Scale
by Lawrence Wright 2025 448 pages
4.37
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Politics
Cold Mountain Summary
Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier 1997 449 pages
3.89
248.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
The Lives of Others Summary
The Lives of Others
by Neel Mukherjee 2014 530 pages
3.68
5.0K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
The Kingdom of Back Summary
The Kingdom of Back
by Marie Lu 2020 313 pages
3.70
23.4K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Wonder Summary
The Wonder
by Emma Donoghue 2016 291 pages
3.65
90.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Long Ships Summary
The Long Ships
by Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 478 pages
4.27
12.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Classics
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
The Emperor's Tomb Summary
The Emperor's Tomb
by Steve Berry 2010 436 pages
3.97
21.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Under a Painted Sky Summary
Under a Painted Sky
by Stacey Lee 2015 374 pages
3.98
11.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Beyond That, the Sea Summary
Beyond That, the Sea
by Laura Spence-Ash 2023 351 pages
4.22
49.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
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
Soul of the Deep Summary
Soul of the Deep
by Natasha Bowen 2022 304 pages
3.90
3.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Moonglow Summary
Moonglow
by Michael Chabon 2016 430 pages
3.80
34.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Desolations of Devil's Acre Summary
The Desolations of Devil's Acre
by Ransom Riggs 2021 528 pages
4.22
23.8K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
A House for Miss Pauline Summary
A House for Miss Pauline
by Diana McCaulay 2025 320 pages
3.96
326 ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Book Club
Winter's Tale Summary
Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin 1983 769 pages
3.51
29.3K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Seventh Function of Language Summary
The Seventh Function of Language
by Laurent Binet 2015 359 pages
3.76
6.7K ratings
France
Philosophy
Historical Fiction
Aggiustare l'universo Summary
Aggiustare l'universo
by Raffaella Romagnolo 2023 360 pages
4.03
820 ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
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