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Historical fiction

The best books on historical fiction, ranked by quality.

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  1. 25
    The Mammoth Hunters (Earth's Children) Jean M. Auel, J.M. Auel · 1611
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (22 ratings)
    EN Ancient & medieval settings
  2. 26
    Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe · 1850
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (21 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  3. 27
    The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead · 2000
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (52 ratings)
    EN Historical fiction
  4. 28
    Hondo Louis L'Amour · 1953
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (7 ratings)
    EN Historical fiction
  5. 29
    The Long Ships Frans Gunnar Bengtsson · 1943
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (28 ratings)
    EN Historical fiction
  6. 30
    Michael Strogoff Jules Verne · 1876
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (4 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  7. 31
    Quicksilver Neal Stephenson · 2003
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (32 ratings)
    EN Historical fiction
  8. 32
    Winds of War Herman Wouk · 1971
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
    EN War fiction
  9. 33
    Boy of the Pyramids Ruth Fosdick Jones · 1952
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (2 ratings)
    EN Ancient & medieval settings Middle grade
  10. 34
    Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe · 1958
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (98 ratings)
    EN Classics Historical fiction
  11. 35
    Perfume Patrick Süskind · 1985
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (93 ratings)
    EN Psychological thriller Classics Historical fiction
  12. 36
    The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas · 1800
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (7 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  13. 37
    The Luck of Barry Lyndon William Makepeace Thackeray · 1853
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (3 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  14. 38
    The Vicomte de Bragelonne Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet, Auguste Maquet · 1848
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (5 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  15. 39
    Twenty Years After Alexandre Dumas · 1800
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (9 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  16. 40
    The Master of Ballantrae Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Luis Stevenson, robert l stevenson · 1888
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (2 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  17. 41
    The Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain · 1881
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (39 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction Middle grade
  18. 42
    In the Midst of Life Ambrose Bierce, A Bierce · 1891
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (1 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics War fiction Short stories
  19. 43
    Salammbô Gustave Flaubert · 1863
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (4 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction Ancient & medieval settings
  20. 44
    The Sea Hawk Rafael Sabatini · 1900
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (4 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  21. 45
    A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens · 1800
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.8 (210 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  22. 46
    Lorna Doone R. D. Blackmore · 1656
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (3 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction Historical romance
  23. 47
    Kim Rudyard Kipling · 1901
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (18 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  24. 48
    The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel Emma Orczy · 1919
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (12 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
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