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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

East Wind Summary
East Wind
West Wind
by Pearl S. Buck 1930 277 pages
4.06
9.6K ratings
China
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Marvels Summary
The Marvels
by Brian Selznick 2015 664 pages
3.99
20.8K ratings
Middle Grade
Historical Fiction
Graphic Novels
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
Luck of the Titanic Summary
Luck of the Titanic
by Stacey Lee 2021 368 pages
3.67
9.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Last Story of Mina Lee Summary
The Last Story of Mina Lee
by Nancy Jooyoun Kim 2020 384 pages
3.53
45.4K ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Book Club
A Spool of Blue Thread Summary
A Spool of Blue Thread
by Anne Tyler 2015 358 pages
3.44
100.2K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
L'eroe di Trafalgar Summary
L'eroe di Trafalgar
by Bernard Cornwell 2000 425 pages
4.14
14.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
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
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 Gangster We Are All Looking For Summary
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
by Lê Thi Diem Thúy 2003 160 pages
3.68
3.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Asian American
School
A Christmas Memory Summary
A Christmas Memory
by Richard Paul Evans 2022 192 pages
4.56
8.3K ratings
Christmas
Holiday
Historical Fiction
The Other Bennet Sister Summary
The Other Bennet Sister
by Janice Hadlow 2020 463 pages
4.15
27.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Chime Summary
Chime
by Franny Billingsley 2011 361 pages
3.62
13.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Déogratias Summary
Déogratias
by Jean-Philippe Stassen 2000 80 pages
3.47
1.4K ratings
Graphic Novels
Comics
Historical Fiction
Behind Every Good Man Summary
Behind Every Good Man
by Sara Goodman Confino 2024 339 pages
4.28
21.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
Atalanta Summary
Atalanta
by Jennifer Saint 2023 291 pages
3.74
33.3K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
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
Ariadne Summary
Ariadne
by Jennifer Saint 2021 308 pages
3.79
142.5K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
Bitter Melon Summary
Bitter Melon
by Cara Chow 2010 309 pages
3.85
1.5K ratings
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
Contemporary
Hera Summary
Hera
by Jennifer Saint 2024 389 pages
3.56
16.0K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
Hattie Ever After Summary
Hattie Ever After
by Kirby Larson 2013 240 pages
3.82
4.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Six-Gun Snow White Summary
Six-Gun Snow White
by Catherynne M. Valente 2013 168 pages
3.63
4.5K ratings
Fantasy
Westerns
Fairy Tales
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone Summary
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
by Diana Gabaldon 2021 902 pages
4.45
90.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Romance
A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke Summary
A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke
by Adriana Herrera 2025 432 pages
4.14
1.5K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical Fiction
A Language of Dragons Summary
A Language of Dragons
by S.F. Williamson 2025 432 pages
3.84
13.6K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Young 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
Scaffolding Summary
Scaffolding
by Lauren Elkin 2024 388 pages
3.69
3.9K ratings
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
France
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
The Promise Summary
The Promise
by Damon Galgut 2021 293 pages
3.85
48.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
South Africa
The Starving Saints Summary
The Starving Saints
by Caitlin Starling 2025 352 pages
3.67
6.8K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mother Tongue Summary
Mother Tongue
by Demetria Martínez 1990 210 pages
3.82
655 ratings
Historical Fiction
Feminism
School
The Hunger Summary
The Hunger
by Alma Katsu 2018 376 pages
3.60
34.0K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Historical
Winter's Fury Summary
Winter's Fury
by A.E. Rayne 2017 778 pages
4.16
6.7K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Mythology
Wings of Fury Summary
Wings of Fury
by Emily R. King 2021 296 pages
3.92
5.3K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Tajna Krvavog mosta Summary
Tajna Krvavog mosta
by Marija Jurić Zagorka 1912 494 pages
4.51
1.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Romance
The Last Kingdom Summary
The Last Kingdom
by Bernard Cornwell 2004 333 pages
4.27
110.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
Departure 37 Summary
Departure 37
by Scott Carson 2025 389 pages
3.96
907 ratings
Horror
Thriller
Historical Fiction
The Murmur of Bees Summary
The Murmur of Bees
by Sofía Segovia 2015 471 pages
4.23
73.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Book Club
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
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 Gospel According to Jesus Christ Summary
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
by José Saramago 1991 496 pages
4.31
37.2K ratings
Religion
Historical Fiction
Portugal
Odyssey Summary
Odyssey
by Stephen Fry 2024 448 pages
4.30
14.0K ratings
Mythology
Greek Mythology
Fantasy
The Girl in the Tower Summary
The Girl in the Tower
by Katherine Arden 2017 360 pages
4.35
109.3K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The River of Silver Summary
The River of Silver
Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy
by S.A. Chakraborty 2022 242 pages
4.27
12.0K ratings
Fantasy
Short Stories
Adult
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade Summary
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
by Diana Gabaldon 2007 494 pages
3.95
29.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Mystery
The Songbook of Benny Lament Summary
The Songbook of Benny Lament
by Amy Harmon 2021 444 pages
4.45
9.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
A Plague of Zombies Summary
A Plague of Zombies
by Diana Gabaldon 2011 94 pages
3.98
10.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Outlander
Historical
A Thousand Recipes for Revenge Summary
A Thousand Recipes for Revenge
by Beth Cato 2023 406 pages
3.87
5.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Virgins Summary
Virgins
by Diana Gabaldon 2013 86 pages
3.87
23.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Outlander
Fantasy
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
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