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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

Madam Summary
Madam
by Phoebe Wynne 2021 352 pages
3.24
7.6K ratings
Dark Academia
Mystery
Gothic
Bloomsbury Girls Summary
Bloomsbury Girls
by Natalie Jenner 2022 353 pages
3.85
17.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Books About Books
Historical
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels Summary
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
by India Holton 2021 336 pages
3.64
52.6K ratings
Romance
Fantasy
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
Yellow Wife Summary
Yellow Wife
by Sadeqa Johnson 2021 278 pages
4.43
85.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Glass Sentence Summary
The Glass Sentence
by S.E. Grove 2014 493 pages
3.82
7.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Song of the Nile Summary
Song of the Nile
by Stephanie Dray 2011 398 pages
3.99
3.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Egypt
The Sheik Summary
The Sheik
by Edith Maude Hull 2006 166 pages
3.27
1.8K ratings
Romance
Classics
Historical Romance
Flow Down Like Silver Summary
Flow Down Like Silver
by Ki Longfellow 2009 301 pages
4.01
4.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Egypt
Historical
The Second Mrs. Astor Summary
The Second Mrs. Astor
by Shana Abe 2021 323 pages
3.96
72.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The Light at the End of the World Summary
The Light at the End of the World
by Siddhartha Deb 2023 458 pages
3.03
316 ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Fantasy
West With Giraffes Summary
West With Giraffes
by Lynda Rutledge 2021 346 pages
4.32
198.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Animals
The Small Boat of Great Sorrows Summary
The Small Boat of Great Sorrows
by Dan Fesperman 2004 320 pages
4.01
793 ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Typical American Summary
Typical American
by Gish Jen 1998 304 pages
3.42
1.8K ratings
Asian American
China
Novels
Lily of the Nile Summary
Lily of the Nile
by Stephanie Dray 2011 351 pages
3.88
7.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Curse of Penryth Hall Summary
The Curse of Penryth Hall
by Jess Armstrong 2023 326 pages
3.58
6.6K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Bacchanal Summary
Bacchanal
by Veronica G. Henry 2021 347 pages
3.83
10.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
The Bluest Eye Summary
The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison 2005 216 pages
4.13
301.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Banned Books
The Golden Age of Magic Summary
The Golden Age of Magic
by Luanne G. Smith 2025 248 pages
3.7
4.5K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Black Woods Blue Sky Summary
Black Woods Blue Sky
by Eowyn Ivey 2025 306 pages
3.71
20.5K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Romance
Revelation Summary
Revelation
by C.J. Sansom 2008 550 pages
4.37
27.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Mozart Conspiracy Summary
The Mozart Conspiracy
by Scott Mariani 2011 337 pages
3.95
6.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Adventure
Enoch Primordial Summary
Enoch Primordial
by Brian Godawa 2012 389 pages
4.27
1.2K ratings
Fantasy
Christian Fiction
Christian
The Golden Specific Summary
The Golden Specific
by S.E. Grove 2015 505 pages
4.11
2.4K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Crimson Skew Summary
The Crimson Skew
by S.E. Grove 2016 430 pages
4.04
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Levant Trilogy Summary
The Levant Trilogy
by Olivia Manning 2001 576 pages
4.34
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Egypt
Middle East
Captive Passions Summary
Captive Passions
by Fern Michaels 1997 441 pages
3.95
1.1K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Pirates
The Art of a Lie Summary
The Art of a Lie
by Laura Shepherd-Robinson 2025 304 pages
4.11
3.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Ah, but Your Land Is Beautiful Summary
Ah, but Your Land Is Beautiful
by Alan Paton 2002 277 pages
3.97
580 ratings
Africa
South Africa
Classics
Bleeding Edge Summary
Bleeding Edge
by Thomas Pynchon 2013 477 pages
3.62
14.2K ratings
Mystery
Novels
Literature
Strangers in Time Summary
Strangers in Time
by David Baldacci 2025 435 pages
4.15
45.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
World War II
The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish Summary
The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish
by Paula Brackston 2024 356 pages
3.76
2.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Ghosts of Belle Isle Summary
Ghosts of Belle Isle
by Steven K. Smith 2014 196 pages
4.21
510 ratings
Mystery
Adventure
Middle Grade
What Moves the Dead Summary
What Moves the Dead
by T. Kingfisher 2022 165 pages
3.85
140.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right Summary
The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right
by Suzanne Allain 2024 262 pages
3.74
2.3K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical Romance
Bone China Summary
Bone China
by Laura Purcell 2019 433 pages
3.65
7.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Horror
The Kingdoms of Savannah Summary
The Kingdoms of Savannah
by George Dawes Green 2022 304 pages
3.69
6.4K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Mystery Thriller
The Bride Wore Constant White Summary
The Bride Wore Constant White
by Shelley Adina 2018 270 pages
4.08
348 ratings
Steampunk
Mystery
Fantasy
The Dancer Wore Opera Rose Summary
The Dancer Wore Opera Rose
by Shelley Adina 2018 290 pages
4.2
240 ratings
Steampunk
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Conductors Summary
The Conductors
by Nicole Glover 2021 422 pages
3.69
4.0K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Living and the Lost Summary
The Living and the Lost
by Ellen Feldman 2021 352 pages
3.83
1.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
World War II
The Wilderness Summary
The Wilderness
by Angela Flournoy 2025 304 pages
3.55
5.4K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Alex and Eliza Summary
Alex and Eliza
by Melissa de la Cruz 2017 368 pages
3.69
21.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Young Adult
The Fishermen Summary
The Fishermen
by Chigozie Obioma 2015 297 pages
3.88
21.9K ratings
Africa
Nigeria
Literary Fiction
I the Supreme Summary
I the Supreme
by Augusto Roa Bastos 2000 433 pages
3.89
985 ratings
Spanish Literature
Historical Fiction
Latin American
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