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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

Heaven Official's Blessing
by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2022
Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 2
4.63
36k+
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
Heaven Official's Blessing Summary
Heaven Official's Blessing
Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 2
by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2022 438 pages
4.63
36k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
Vampires of El Norte
by Isabel Cañas • 2023
3.88
43k+
Horror
Historical Fiction
Romance
Vampires of El Norte Summary
Vampires of El Norte
by Isabel Cañas 2023 371 pages
3.88
43k+ ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Midnight Witch
by Paula Brackston • 2014
3.57
6k+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
The Midnight Witch Summary
The Midnight Witch
by Paula Brackston 2014 341 pages
3.57
6k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
Long Way Home
by Lynn Austin • 2022
A Poignant Novel of Courage and Compassion in the Shadow of WWII
4.40
6k+
Historical Fiction
Christian Fiction
Christian
Long Way Home Summary
Long Way Home
A Poignant Novel of Courage and Compassion in the Shadow of WWII
by Lynn Austin 2022 400 pages
4.40
6k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Christian Fiction
Christian
El vals de la bruja
by Belén Martínez Sánchez • 2021
4.21
9k+
Fantasy
Romance
Witches
El vals de la bruja Summary
El vals de la bruja
by Belén Martínez Sánchez 2021 506 pages
4.21
9k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Witches
Still Life
by Sarah Winman • 2021
4.15
97k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Italy
Still Life Summary
Still Life
by Sarah Winman 2021 464 pages
4.15
97k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Italy
The Road to Jerusalem
by Jan Guillou • 1998
4.02
9k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Swedish Literature
The Road to Jerusalem Summary
The Road to Jerusalem
by Jan Guillou 1998 320 pages
4.02
9k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Swedish Literature
Texas Outlaw
by Adrienne deWolfe • 2012
3.78
500+
Romance
Historical Romance
Westerns
Texas Outlaw Summary
Texas Outlaw
by Adrienne deWolfe 2012 368 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Westerns
The Once and Future Witches
by Alix E. Harrow • 2020
4.02
100k+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
The Once and Future Witches Summary
The Once and Future Witches
by Alix E. Harrow 2020 517 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
The Last Assignment
by Erika Robuck • 2025
4.03
500+
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
The Last Assignment Summary
The Last Assignment
by Erika Robuck 2025 448 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
What Wild Women Do
by Karma Brown • 2023
3.74
5k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
What Wild Women Do Summary
What Wild Women Do
by Karma Brown 2023 320 pages
3.74
5k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Wilderness
by Angela Flournoy • 2025
3.49
9k+
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
The Wilderness Summary
The Wilderness
by Angela Flournoy 2025 304 pages
3.49
9k+ ratings
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Historical Fiction
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee • 2015
3.31
200k+
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
Go Set a Watchman Summary
Go Set a Watchman
by Harper Lee 2015 278 pages
3.31
200k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Book Club
Outrun the Moon
by Stacey Lee • 2016
3.95
5k+
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Outrun the Moon Summary
Outrun the Moon
by Stacey Lee 2016 391 pages
3.95
5k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Clockwork Princess
by Cassandra Clare • 2013
4.55
400k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Clockwork Princess Summary
Clockwork Princess
by Cassandra Clare 2013 567 pages
4.55
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Sarah
by Orson Scott Card • 1983
3.89
11k+
Historical Fiction
Religion
Biblical Fiction
Sarah Summary
Sarah
by Orson Scott Card 1983 341 pages
3.89
11k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Religion
Biblical Fiction
The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters • 2009
3.57
60k+
Historical Fiction
Horror
Gothic
The Little Stranger Summary
The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters 2009 512 pages
3.57
60k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Horror
Gothic
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
by Kelli Estes • 2015
4.10
33k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk Summary
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
by Kelli Estes 2015 391 pages
4.10
33k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye
by Len Bailey • 2013
The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries
3.59
253
Mystery
Christian
Historical Fiction
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 336 pages
3.59
253 ratings
Mystery
Christian
Historical Fiction
Malibu Rising
by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2021
4.02
1.3M+
Historical Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
Malibu Rising Summary
Malibu Rising
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2021 369 pages
4.02
1.3M+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
The Wonder
by Emma Donoghue • 2016
3.65
91k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Wonder Summary
The Wonder
by Emma Donoghue 2016 291 pages
3.65
91k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Shōgun, Volume 1
by James Clavell • 1975
4.50
16k+
Historical Fiction
Classics
Japan
Shōgun, Volume 1 Summary
Shōgun, Volume 1
by James Clavell 1975 533 pages
4.50
16k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Japan
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
by Sarah MacLean • 2010
4.07
60k+
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Summary
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
by Sarah MacLean 2010 397 pages
4.07
60k+ ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
The Fox Wife
by Yangsze Choo • 2024
3.98
31k+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Fox Wife Summary
The Fox Wife
by Yangsze Choo 2024 390 pages
3.98
31k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Baker's Daughter
by Sarah McCoy • 2012
3.98
24k+
Historical Fiction
World War II
Book Club
The Baker's Daughter Summary
The Baker's Daughter
by Sarah McCoy 2012 279 pages
3.98
24k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Book Club
The Manhattan Girls
by Gill Paul • 2022
3.69
3k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
New York
The Manhattan Girls Summary
The Manhattan Girls
by Gill Paul 2022 416 pages
3.69
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
New York
Hattie Big Sky
by Kirby Larson • 2006
4.03
19k+
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Hattie Big Sky Summary
Hattie Big Sky
by Kirby Larson 2006 289 pages
4.03
19k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Heaven Official's Blessing
by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2022
Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 4
4.75
26k+
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
Heaven Official's Blessing Summary
Heaven Official's Blessing
Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 4
by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2022 419 pages
4.75
26k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
The Witch's Heart
by Genevieve Gornichec • 2021
4.04
62k+
Fantasy
Mythology
Romance
The Witch's Heart Summary
The Witch's Heart
by Genevieve Gornichec 2021 359 pages
4.04
62k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Romance
A Land So Wide
by Erin A. Craig • 2025
3.57
4k+
Fantasy
Horror
Historical Fiction
A Land So Wide Summary
A Land So Wide
by Erin A. Craig 2025 352 pages
3.57
4k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Historical Fiction
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
by José Saramago • 1999
4.32
39k+
Religion
Historical Fiction
Portugal
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Summary
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
by José Saramago 1999 341 pages
4.32
39k+ ratings
Religion
Historical Fiction
Portugal
The List of Suspicious Things
by Jennie Godfrey • 2024
4.13
48k+
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
The List of Suspicious Things Summary
The List of Suspicious Things
by Jennie Godfrey 2024 464 pages
4.13
48k+ ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Book Club
All Aunt Hagar's Children
by Edward P. Jones • 2006
Stories
3.83
2k+
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
African American
All Aunt Hagar's Children Summary
All Aunt Hagar's Children
Stories
by Edward P. Jones 2006 399 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
African American
Mother of Pearl
by Melinda Haynes • 1999
3.70
20k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Southern
Mother of Pearl Summary
Mother of Pearl
by Melinda Haynes 1999 465 pages
3.70
20k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Southern
The Downstairs Girl
by Stacey Lee • 2019
3.95
41k+
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Downstairs Girl Summary
The Downstairs Girl
by Stacey Lee 2019 374 pages
3.95
41k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Mother Tongue
by Demetria Martínez • 1990
3.82
500+
Historical Fiction
Feminism
School
Mother Tongue Summary
Mother Tongue
by Demetria Martínez 1990 208 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Feminism
School
Heaven Official's Blessing
by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2022
Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 5
4.61
23k+
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
Heaven Official's Blessing Summary
Heaven Official's Blessing
Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 5
by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2022 465 pages
4.61
23k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
Stonehenge
by Bernard Cornwell • 1999
3.70
13k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
Stonehenge Summary
Stonehenge
by Bernard Cornwell 1999 578 pages
3.70
13k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
By Night in Chile
by Roberto Bolaño • 2000
3.90
18k+
Latin American
Literature
Novels
By Night in Chile Summary
By Night in Chile
by Roberto Bolaño 2000 118 pages
3.90
18k+ ratings
Latin American
Literature
Novels
The Paris Vendetta
by Steve Berry • 2009
3.94
20k+
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Paris Vendetta Summary
The Paris Vendetta
by Steve Berry 2009
3.94
20k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Woven in Moonlight
by Isabel Ibañez • 2020
3.84
10k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Woven in Moonlight Summary
Woven in Moonlight
by Isabel Ibañez 2020 384 pages
3.84
10k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
That Green Eyed Girl
by Julie Owen Moylan • 2022
3.87
2k+
Historical Fiction
Lesbian
Queer
That Green Eyed Girl Summary
That Green Eyed Girl
by Julie Owen Moylan 2022 368 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Lesbian
Queer
Our Last Vineyard Summer
by Brooke Lea Foster • 2025
3.69
2k+
Historical Fiction
Summer
Summer Reads
Our Last Vineyard Summer Summary
Our Last Vineyard Summer
by Brooke Lea Foster 2025 336 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Summer
Summer Reads
In the Morning I'll be Gone
by Adrian McKinty • 2014
4.25
9k+
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
In the Morning I'll be Gone Summary
In the Morning I'll be Gone
by Adrian McKinty 2014 326 pages
4.25
9k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Huesos de lagartija
by Federico Navarrete • 1998
4.17
1k+
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Huesos de lagartija Summary
Huesos de lagartija
by Federico Navarrete 1998 224 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Theodora
by Stella Duffy • 2010
Actress, Empress, Whore
3.54
1k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
Theodora Summary
Theodora
Actress, Empress, Whore
by Stella Duffy 2010 339 pages
3.54
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
Canticle
by Janet Rich Edwards • 2025
3.89
5k+
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Canticle Summary
Canticle
by Janet Rich Edwards 2025 368 pages
3.89
5k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
When the Fireflies Dance
by Aisha Hassan • 2025
4.21
3k+
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Pakistan
When the Fireflies Dance Summary
When the Fireflies Dance
by Aisha Hassan 2025 368 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Pakistan
Counting Backwards
by Jacqueline Friedland • 2025
4.06
2k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Counting Backwards Summary
Counting Backwards
by Jacqueline Friedland 2025 336 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Brisbane
by Eugene Vodolazkin • 2018
3.97
1k+
Russia
Literature
Historical Fiction
Brisbane Summary
Brisbane
by Eugene Vodolazkin 2018 343 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Russia
Literature
Historical Fiction
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