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Historical fiction

The best books on historical fiction, ranked by quality.

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    The Song Of Achilles Madeline Miller · 2011
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (142 ratings)
    EN Fairy tales & myth retellings Ancient & medieval settings
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    Stone butch blues Leslie Feinberg · 1993
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (24 ratings)
    EN Contemporary fiction Historical fiction
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    Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry · 1985
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (51 ratings)
    EN Historical fiction
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    The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien · 1990
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (43 ratings)
    EN War fiction Short stories
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    Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five (Monarch Notes) A Critical Commentary Kurt Vonnegut · 1956
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (261 ratings)
    EN Classics War fiction
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    Les Misérables Victor Hugo · 1862
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (60 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque · 1928
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (94 ratings)
    EN Classics War fiction
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    Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · 2006
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (36 ratings)
    EN Literary fiction War fiction
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    War and peace Лев Толстой · 1845
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (43 ratings)
    EN Classics War fiction
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    Catch-22 Joseph Heller · 1961
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (210 ratings)
    EN Classics War fiction Humorous fiction
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    Kane and Abel Jeffrey Archer · 1979
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (39 ratings)
    EN Historical fiction
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    The Scarlet Pimpernel Emma Orczy · 1900
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (28 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    James Clavell's King Rat. James Clavell · 1950
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (17 ratings)
    EN War fiction
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    Outlander Diana Gabaldon · 1991
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (66 ratings)
    EN Historical fiction Historical romance
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    Mother Night (Panther Books UK Edition) Kurt Vonnegut, Victor Bevine, Avirama Golan · 1961
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (36 ratings)
    EN Spy thriller Classics War fiction
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    The Clan of the Cave Bear Jean M. Auel · 1900
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (75 ratings)
    EN Ancient & medieval settings
  17. 17
    The palace of illusions Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni · 2008
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (21 ratings)
    EN Fairy tales & myth retellings Ancient & medieval settings
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    Mr. Standfast John Buchan · 1918
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (11 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Spy thriller Classics War fiction
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    Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray · 1800
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (11 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini · 1900
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (9 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    The Three Musketeers Alexandre Dumas · 1844
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (30 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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    Homegoing Yaa Gyasi · 2016
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (26 ratings)
    EN Historical fiction
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    The last kingdom Bernard Cornwell · 2004
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (22 ratings)
    EN Historical fiction
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    Fingersmith Sarah Waters · 2002
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (16 ratings)
    EN Historical fiction
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