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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

A Family Matter Summary
A Family Matter
by Claire Lynch 2025 240 pages
3.86
3.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
LGBT
Literary Fiction
Cloud Atlas Summary
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages
4.01
260.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
A Woman Is No Man Summary
A Woman Is No Man
by Etaf Rum 2019 339 pages
4.26
165.9K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
The Eagle of the Ninth Summary
The Eagle of the Ninth
by Rosemary Sutcliff 1954 294 pages
3.94
11.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Young Adult
Winter of the World Summary
Winter of the World
by Ken Follett 2012 940 pages
4.38
171.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
Anatomy Summary
Anatomy
A Love Story
by Dana Schwartz 2022 338 pages
3.84
99.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Young Adult
The Witch Haven Summary
The Witch Haven
by Sasha Peyton Smith 2021 442 pages
3.62
12.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Witches
The Flea Palace Summary
The Flea Palace
by Elif Shafak 2002 448 pages
3.39
7.4K ratings
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Contemporary
Code Name Verity Summary
Code Name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein 2012 452 pages
4.00
124.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Long Island Compromise Summary
Long Island Compromise
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 2024 464 pages
3.75
33.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Summary
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
by Kim Michele Richardson 2019 309 pages
4.22
248.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Iliad Summary
The Iliad
by Homer 614 pages
3.92
487.5K ratings
Classics
Poetry
Mythology
Hamnet Summary
Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell 2020 372 pages
4.19
303.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Familiar Summary
The Familiar
by Leigh Bardugo 2024 387 pages
3.76
107.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Historical
The House of the Spirits Summary
The House of the Spirits
by Isabel Allende 1982 448 pages
4.29
298.1K ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Birdsong Summary
Birdsong
by Sebastian Faulks 1993 483 pages
4.11
82.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
The Vanishing Half Summary
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett 2020 343 pages
4.13
819.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
The Book Woman's Daughter Summary
The Book Woman's Daughter
by Kim Michele Richardson 2022 336 pages
4.23
79.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Wuthering Heights Summary
Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë 1847 464 pages
3.90
1.9M ratings
Gothic
Historical Fiction
Literature
Middlesex Summary
Middlesex
by Jeffrey Eugenides 2002 529 pages
4.04
654.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
A Column of Fire Summary
A Column of Fire
by Ken Follett 2017 916 pages
4.26
119.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
The Scarlet Pimpernel Summary
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Emmuska Orczy 1905 182 pages
4.07
139.4K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Adventure
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Summary
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
by Anne Brontë 1848 576 pages
4.02
124.7K ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Elif Batuman 2017 423 pages
3.65
98.5K ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? Summary
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
by Crystal Smith Paul 2023 416 pages
3.74
68.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Rules of Magic Summary
The Rules of Magic
by Alice Hoffman 2017 369 pages
4.01
121.6K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Library of Souls Summary
Library of Souls
by Ransom Riggs 2015 458 pages
4.14
160.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
The Great Indian Novel Summary
The Great Indian Novel
by Shashi Tharoor 1989 423 pages
3.89
6.7K ratings
India
Historical Fiction
Indian Literature
To Sir Phillip, With Love Summary
To Sir Phillip, With Love
by Julia Quinn 2003 372 pages
3.70
280.7K ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
The Secret Keeper Summary
The Secret Keeper
by Kate Morton 2012 484 pages
4.16
169.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 1899 188 pages
3.43
540.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
The Spinoza Problem Summary
The Spinoza Problem
by Irvin D. Yalom 2012 321 pages
4.26
17.5K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Historical Fiction
The Source Summary
The Source
by James A. Michener 1965 1080 pages
4.29
44.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Religion
The White Castle Summary
The White Castle
by Orhan Pamuk 1985 145 pages
3.48
16.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Turkish Literature
Turkish
Three Sisters Summary
Three Sisters
by Heather Morris 2021 416 pages
4.37
84.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Holocaust
The Good Earth Summary
The Good Earth
by Pearl S. Buck 1931 418 pages
4.01
256.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
China
Classics
The Maniac Summary
The Maniac
by Benjamín Labatut 2023 368 pages
4.34
20.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Philosophy
Literary Fiction
The Color Purple Summary
Music Immersive
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker 1982 295 pages
4.27
729.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Feminism
LGBT
The Age of Innocence Summary
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton 1920 293 pages
3.97
187.5K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
Orphan Train Summary
Orphan Train
by Christina Baker Kline 2013 278 pages
4.20
456.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Red Storm Rising Summary
Red Storm Rising
by Tom Clancy 1986
4.21
83.2K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
War
Red, White, and Whole Summary
Red, White, and Whole
by Rajani LaRocca 2021 224 pages
4.41
7.6K ratings
Middle Grade
Poetry
Historical Fiction
A Thousand Ships Summary
A Thousand Ships
by Natalie Haynes 2019 368 pages
4.06
82.9K ratings
Mythology
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
City of Night Birds Summary
City of Night Birds
by Juhea Kim 2024 320 pages
3.64
7.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Russia
Shelterwood Summary
Shelterwood
by Lisa Wingate 2024 368 pages
3.86
27.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Ghost Bride Summary
The Ghost Bride
by Yangsze Choo 2013 368 pages
3.81
36.1K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Lover Summary
The Lover
by Marguerite Duras 1984 117 pages
3.71
66.2K ratings
France
Romance
French Literature
The White Queen Summary
The White Queen
by Philippa Gregory 2009 415 pages
3.96
179.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
For Whom the Bell Tolls Summary
For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Ernest Hemingway 1940 471 pages
3.98
308.5K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Literature
The Third Eye Summary
The Third Eye
by T. Lobsang Rampa 1958 224 pages
3.96
4.2K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
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