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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 Setting Sun Summary
The Setting Sun
by Osamu Dazai 1947 175 pages
3.98
37.8K ratings
Classics
Japanese Literature
Japan
Divine Rivals Summary
Divine Rivals
by Rebecca Ross 2023 357 pages
4.16
643.1K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Romantasy
Salt to the Sea Summary
Salt to the Sea
by Ruta Sepetys 2016 391 pages
4.35
239.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Between Two Fires Summary
Between Two Fires
by Christopher Buehlman 2012 432 pages
4.24
41.8K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Amalfi Curse Summary
The Amalfi Curse
by Sarah Penner 2025 336 pages
4.00
3.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Shadow Sister Summary
The Shadow Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2016 491 pages
4.31
101.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Boy Swallows Universe Summary
Boy Swallows Universe
by Trent Dalton 2018 474 pages
4.34
93.0K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Australia
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)
Volume 8
by Natsu Hyuuga 2019 275 pages
4.55
2.4K ratings
Light Novel
Romance
Mystery
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries Summary
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
by Heather Fawcett 2023 336 pages
3.98
170.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Day of the Jackal Summary
The Day of the Jackal
by Frederick Forsyth 1971 358 pages
4.27
141.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Forest of Enchantments Summary
The Forest of Enchantments
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni 2019 372 pages
4.21
16.5K ratings
Mythology
India
Fantasy
The Pearl Sister Summary
The Pearl Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2017 702 pages
4.32
92.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
War and Peace Summary
War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy 1869 1392 pages
4.17
353.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Russia
Table for Two Summary
Table for Two
by Amor Towles 2024 451 pages
4.21
56.9K ratings
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Book Club
New Boy Summary
New Boy
by Tracy Chevalier 2017 188 pages
3.49
9.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Retellings
Young Adult
Anne of Green Gables Summary
Anne of Green Gables
by L.M. Montgomery 1908 320 pages
4.32
1.1M ratings
Classics
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Cry, the Beloved Country Summary
Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton 1948 316 pages
3.92
78.0K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
South Africa
Code Name Hélène Summary
Code Name Hélène
by Ariel Lawhon 2020 451 pages
4.41
62.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
By Any Other Name Summary
By Any Other Name
by Jodi Picoult 2024 528 pages
4.12
84.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain Summary
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
by John Boyne 2015 224 pages
4.05
24.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Night Circus Summary
Music Immersive
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern 2011 506 pages
4.01
1.1M ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Book Club
Atlas Summary
Atlas
The Story of Pa Salt
by Lucinda Riley 2023 750 pages
4.51
76.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Roman
The Bright Years Summary
The Bright Years
by Sarah Damoff 2025 288 pages
4.34
4.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Ghost Boys Summary
Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2018 214 pages
4.34
32.3K ratings
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Realistic Fiction
The River We Remember Summary
The River We Remember
by William Kent Krueger 2023 432 pages
4.26
90.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Les Liaisons dangereuses Summary
Les Liaisons dangereuses
by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos 1782 402 pages
4.05
56.6K ratings
Classics
France
French Literature
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Summary
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain 1876 244 pages
3.92
986.9K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Code Talker Summary
Code Talker
A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
by Joseph Bruchac 2005 231 pages
3.92
17.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store Summary
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride 2023 385 pages
3.94
282.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Long Island Summary
Long Island
by Colm Tóibín 2024 294 pages
3.73
62.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Book Club
Circe Summary
Circe
by Madeline Miller 2018 393 pages
4.23
1.2M ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Historical Fiction
A Thousand Splendid Suns Summary
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini 2007 372 pages
4.45
1.7M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Treasure Island Summary
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1882 352 pages
3.85
522.6K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Historical Fiction
Mexican Gothic Summary
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2020 320 pages
3.67
408.8K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands Summary
Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands
by Heather Fawcett 2024 370 pages
4.28
77.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Fever 1793 Summary
Fever 1793
by Laurie Halse Anderson 2000 252 pages
3.93
130.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Lost Symbol Summary
The Lost Symbol
by Dan Brown 2009 509 pages
3.76
635.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Wednesday Wars Summary
The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt 2007 264 pages
4.12
45.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Power of the Dog Summary
The Power of the Dog
by Don Winslow 2005 542 pages
4.37
45.9K ratings
Crime
Thriller
Mystery
The Sicilian Inheritance Summary
The Sicilian Inheritance
by Jo Piazza 2024 384 pages
4.00
40.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls Summary
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
by Grady Hendrix 2025 482 pages
4.00
50.5K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Case of the Missing Marquess Summary
The Case of the Missing Marquess
by Nancy Springer 2006 216 pages
3.78
41.7K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Go as a River Summary
Go as a River
by Shelley Read 2023 320 pages
4.26
146.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee 1960 323 pages
4.26
6.6M ratings
Historical Fiction
School
Literature
Memoirs of a Geisha Summary
Memoirs of a Geisha
by Arthur Golden 1997 434 pages
4.16
2.1M ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Summary
Music Immersive
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin 2022 401 pages
4.13
1.2M ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Romance
Oliver Twist Summary
Oliver Twist
by Charles Dickens 1838 608 pages
3.88
416.5K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Summary
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne 2006 224 pages
4.16
915.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Storyteller Summary
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult 2013 461 pages
4.30
258.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Holocaust
The Song of Achilles Summary
Music Immersive
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller 2011 408 pages
4.31
1.8M ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
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