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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.

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Ordinary Monsters Summary
Ordinary Monsters
by J.M. Miro 2022 672 pages
3.78
21.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
The Girl the Sea Gave Back Summary
The Girl the Sea Gave Back
by Adrienne Young 2019 327 pages
3.57
16.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
The Mammoth Hunters Summary
The Mammoth Hunters
by Jean M. Auel 2002 688 pages
3.96
77.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Bronzed Beasts Summary
The Bronzed Beasts
by Roshani Chokshi 2021 385 pages
4.04
13.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Brotherless Night Summary
Brotherless Night
by V.V. Ganeshananthan 2023 348 pages
4.45
16.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Hunter Summary
The Hunter
by Kerrigan Byrne 2016 412 pages
4.08
8.9K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
The Land of Painted Caves Summary
The Land of Painted Caves
by Jean M. Auel 2011 828 pages
3.46
37.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Bishop's Pawn Summary
The Bishop's Pawn
by Steve Berry 2018 352 pages
4.03
10.6K ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Journal of a Thousand Years Summary
The Journal of a Thousand Years
by C.J. Archer 2025 276 pages
4.26
5.1K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Last Love Song Summary
The Last Love Song
by Lucinda Riley 2025 400 pages
4.23
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Irish Literature
The Valley of Horses Summary
The Valley of Horses
by Jean M. Auel 2002 564 pages
4.04
95.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Disenchanted Summary
Disenchanted
by Brianna Sugalski 2023 442 pages
3.97
340 ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Secrets of the Lost Ledgers Summary
Secrets of the Lost Ledgers
by C.J. Archer 2024 285 pages
4.13
6.3K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Lincoln Myth Summary
The Lincoln Myth
by Steve Berry 2014 429 pages
3.89
14.6K ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Fourth Element Trilogy Summary
The Fourth Element Trilogy
by Kat Ross 2017 960 pages
4.26
1.0K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The Jefferson Key Summary
The Jefferson Key
by Steve Berry 2011 456 pages
3.92
22.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno Summary
Picatrix. La scala per l'inferno
by Valerio Evangelisti 2006 344 pages
3.77
383 ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
House of Hunger Summary
House of Hunger
by Alexis Henderson 2022 304 pages
3.63
23.6K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
Gates of Fire Summary
Gates of Fire
by Steven Pressfield 2005 526 pages
4.4
43.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Military Fiction
The Air You Breathe Summary
The Air You Breathe
by Frances de Pontes Peebles 2018 528 pages
3.88
9.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Brazil
Historical
Slanting Towards the Sea Summary
Slanting Towards the Sea
by Lidija Hilje 2025 336 pages
4.15
5.0K ratings
Literary Fiction
Romance
Summer
1916 Summary
1916
A Novel of the Irish Rebellion
by Morgan Llywelyn 1999 576 pages
4.08
4.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Irish Literature
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Summary
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
by HonorΓ©e Fanonne Jeffers 2021 816 pages
4.51
41.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Race
The Way We Live Now Summary
The Way We Live Now
by Anthony Trollope 1875 440 pages
4.09
14.0K ratings
Classics
Victorian
19th Century
The Alchemist's Secret Summary
The Alchemist's Secret
by Scott Mariani 2011 486 pages
3.98
11.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Adventure
The Order Summary
The Order
by Daniel Silva 2020 462 pages
4.17
31.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Palace Walk Summary
Palace Walk
by Naguib Mahfouz 1956 501 pages
4.2
22.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Egypt
Classics
Las herederas de la Singer Summary
Las herederas de la Singer
by Ana Lena Rivera 2022 512 pages
4.26
4.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Historical
Abundance Summary
Abundance
by Sena Jeter Naslund 2006 556 pages
3.75
10.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Historical
The Things We Cannot Say Summary
The Things We Cannot Say
by Kelly Rimmer 2019 448 pages
4.54
263.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
The Once and Future King Summary
The Once and Future King
by T.H. White 1987 639 pages
4.07
117.5K ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Historical Fiction
My Darling Duke Summary
My Darling Duke
by Stacy Reid 2019 377 pages
4
15.0K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
The Princes of Ireland Summary
The Princes of Ireland
by Edward Rutherfurd 2005 778 pages
3.88
17.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Historical
The Alexandria Link Summary
The Alexandria Link
by Steve Berry 2007 462 pages
3.94
43.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Shelters of Stone Summary
The Shelters of Stone
by Jean M. Auel 2004 891 pages
3.88
51.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter Summary
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter
by Alexis Hall 2019 350 pages
3.75
3.5K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
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
4.76
24.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
The Book of Speculation Summary
The Book of Speculation
by Erika Swyler 2015 339 pages
3.61
38.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
The Texan's Wager Summary
The Texan's Wager
by Jodi Thomas 2002 336 pages
3.89
7.8K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
La monaca Summary
La monaca
by Simonetta Agnello Hornby 2010 296 pages
3.51
537 ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
Kelderkind Summary
Kelderkind
by Kristien Dieltiens 2012 485 pages
3.8
345 ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
The King's Deception Summary
The King's Deception
by Steve Berry 2013 612 pages
4
15.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Architect of Song Summary
The Architect of Song
by A.G. Howard 2016 425 pages
4.04
1.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Lost Order Summary
The Lost Order
by Steve Berry 2017 493 pages
4.09
11.0K ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker Summary
Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker
by Patricia Meredith 2021 302 pages
4.07
180 ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Last Kingdom Summary
The Last Kingdom
by Steve Berry 2023 451 pages
4.1
7.4K ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Patriot Threat Summary
The Patriot Threat
by Steve Berry 2015 386 pages
3.98
11.8K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
33 Place Brugmann Summary
33 Place Brugmann
by Alice Austen 2025 368 pages
3.73
4.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Finding Flora Summary
Finding Flora
by Elinor Florence 2025 384 pages
4.25
3.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Canada
Stella Maris Summary
Stella Maris
by Cormac McCarthy 2022 190 pages
3.84
23.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Literature
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