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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 Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish Summary
The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish
Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 1
by Xue Shan Fei Hu 2024 436 pages
4.43
3.4K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
LGBT
East of Eden Summary
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck 1952 601 pages
4.43
589.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Roots Summary
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley 1976 729 pages
4.44
162.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Don’t Forget to Write Summary
Don’t Forget to Write
by Sara Goodman Confino 2023 334 pages
4.49
67.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Romance
My Name Is Emilia del Valle Summary
My Name Is Emilia del Valle
by Isabel Allende 2025 287 pages
3.96
2.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Magical Realism
Angel of Greenwood Summary
Angel of Greenwood
by Randi Pink 2021 304 pages
4.20
2.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Winter Soldier Summary
The Winter Soldier
Cold Front
by Mackenzi Lee 2023 416 pages
4.18
2.3K ratings
Marvel
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Summary
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor Hugo 1831 510 pages
4.02
211.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
France
The Heart's Invisible Furies Summary
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne 2017 582 pages
4.51
191.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
LGBT
The Echo of Old Books Summary
The Echo of Old Books
by Barbara Davis 2023 431 pages
4.27
112.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits Summary
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits
by Jennifer Weiner 2025 384 pages
3.94
10.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Music
The Shadow of the Wind Summary
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 2001 487 pages
4.30
687.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fantasy
Pompeii Summary
Pompeii
by Robert Harris 2003 274 pages
3.87
50.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Italy
Beneath a Scarlet Sky Summary
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan 2017 509 pages
4.43
368.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
Wide Sargasso Sea Summary
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys 1966 176 pages
3.59
101.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Blind Assassin Summary
The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood 2000 637 pages
3.96
160.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
The Great Alone Summary
The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah 2018 435 pages
4.45
1.0M ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Romance
The Underground Railroad Summary
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead 2016 320 pages
4.06
427.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Eleven Summary
Eleven
by Tom Rogers 2014 200 pages
4.33
2.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
The Red Umbrella Summary
The Red Umbrella
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez 2010 284 pages
4.06
4.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Orlando Summary
Orlando
by Virginia Woolf 1928 336 pages
3.87
106.8K ratings
Classics
Queer
Historical Fiction
Things Fall Apart Summary
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe 1958 215 pages
3.74
398.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Africa
The Paris Daughter Summary
The Paris Daughter
by Kristin Harmel 2023 384 pages
4.23
61.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Trust Summary
Trust
by Hernan Diaz 2022 402 pages
3.81
147.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Phoenix Pencil Company Summary
The Phoenix Pencil Company
by Allison King 2025 368 pages
3.61
1.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Bright Young Women Summary
Bright Young Women
by Jessica Knoll 2023 384 pages
4.00
192.6K ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Life After Life Summary
Life After Life
by Kate Atkinson 2013 544 pages
3.78
236.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Fantasy
The Moor's Account Summary
The Moor's Account
by Laila Lalami 2014 321 pages
4.04
12.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Morocco
Flight Summary
Flight
by Sherman Alexie 2007 208 pages
3.89
17.9K ratings
Young Adult
Native American
Fantasy
The Last Temptation of Christ Summary
The Last Temptation of Christ
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1955 506 pages
4.18
15.2K ratings
Religion
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Fountains of Silence Summary
The Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys 2019 495 pages
4.31
77.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Feast of the Goat Summary
The Feast of the Goat
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2000 475 pages
4.34
39.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Spanish Literature
The Stationery Shop Summary
The Stationery Shop
by Marjan Kamali 2019 312 pages
4.22
107.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Book Club
The Night Gardener Summary
The Night Gardener
by Jonathan Auxier 2014 350 pages
4.05
21.4K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Horror
Oil! Summary
Oil!
by Upton Sinclair 1926 528 pages
3.74
7.1K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
Perfume Summary
Perfume
The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Süskind 1985 263 pages
4.04
521.3K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Horror
All Quiet on the Western Front Summary
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque 1928 296 pages
4.10
497.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Summary
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
by Heather Morris 2018 272 pages
4.31
1.1M ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Jungle Summary
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair 1906 335 pages
3.78
151.2K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Story of a New Name Summary
The Story of a New Name
by Elena Ferrante 2012 471 pages
4.46
215.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Italy
Italian Literature
Horse Summary
Horse
by Geraldine Brooks 2022 401 pages
4.26
181.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Island of Sea Women Summary
The Island of Sea Women
by Lisa See 2019 374 pages
4.32
148.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Zorba the Greek Summary
Zorba the Greek
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1946 335 pages
4.04
55.7K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Greece
The Poisonwood Bible Summary
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver 1998 546 pages
4.11
773.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
Book Club
Cryptonomicon Summary
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson 1999 1152 pages
4.23
115.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Cyberpunk
Weyward Summary
Weyward
by Emilia Hart 2023 329 pages
4.06
317.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Inferno Summary
Inferno
by Dan Brown 2013 463 pages
3.90
576.9K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Summary
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs 2011 352 pages
3.92
1.3M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
The Godfather Summary
The Godfather
by Mario Puzo 1969 448 pages
4.40
448.2K ratings
Classics
Crime
Thriller
The Ice Monster Summary
The Ice Monster
by David Walliams 2018 496 pages
4.21
8.1K ratings
Childrens
Middle Grade
Fantasy
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