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100 Must-Read YA Historical Fantasy Novels

"Historical speculative fiction encompasses many sub-genres! Time travel, steampunk, fantasy, alternate history, historical ghost stories–it's a lot. It really deserved a 100 Must-Read list of its very own"
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A Madness So Discreet (Mindy McGinnis)
A Madness So Discreet
1
Mindy McGinnis
A Tyranny of Petticoats (Jessica Spotswood)
A Tyranny of Petticoats
2
Jessica Spotswood
A Wish After Midnight (Zetta Elliott)
A Wish After Midnight
3
Zetta Elliott
Along the River (Adeline Yen Mah)
Along the River
4
Adeline Yen Mah
An Earthly Knight (Janet McNaughton)
An Earthly Knight
5
Janet McNaughton
And I Darken (Kiersten White)
And I Darken
6
Kiersten White
The Architect of Song (A.G. Howard)
The Architect of Song
7
A.G. Howard
The Beautiful and the Cursed (Page Morgan)
The Beautiful and the Cursed
8
Page Morgan
The Bewitching Season (Marissa Doyle)
The Bewitching Season
9
Marissa Doyle
Blythewood (Carol Goodman)
Blythewood
10
Carol Goodman
Born of Illusion (Teri Brown)
Born of Illusion
11
Teri Brown
Born Wicked (Jessica Spotswood)
Born Wicked
12
Jessica Spotswood
Both Sides of Time
Both Sides of Time
13
A Breath of Frost (Alyxandra Harvey)
A Breath of Frost
14
Alyxandra Harvey
The Caged Graves (Dianne K. Salerni)
The Caged Graves
15
Dianne K. Salerni
City of Fire
City of Fire
16
Copper Magic (Julia Mary Gibson)
Copper Magic
17
Julia Mary Gibson
Cuckoo Song (Frances Hardinge)
Cuckoo Song
18
Frances Hardinge
The Cure for Dreaming (Cat Winters)
The Cure for Dreaming
19
Cat Winters
The Dark Between (Sonia Gensler)
The Dark Between
20
Sonia Gensler
The Dark Days Club (Alison Goodman)
The Dark Days Club
21
Alison Goodman
Dark Mirror (M.J.Putney)
Dark Mirror
22
M.J.Putney
Delusion (Laura L.Sullivan)
Delusion
23
Laura L.Sullivan
Distant Waves (Suzanne Weyn)
Distant Waves
24
Suzanne Weyn
The Diviners (Libba Bray)
The Diviners
25
Libba Bray
Door at the Crossroads (Zetta Elliot)
Door at the Crossroads
26
Zetta Elliot
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
27
Justina Ireland
Dust Girl (Sarah Zettel)
Dust Girl
28
Sarah Zettel
Egg & Spoon (Gregory Maguire)
Egg & Spoon
29
Gregory Maguire
Etiquette & Espionage (Gail Carriger)
Etiquette & Espionage
30
Gail Carriger
Everlasting (Angie Frazier)
Everlasting
31
Angie Frazier
The Falconer (Elizabeth May)
The Falconer
32
Elizabeth May
Fateful (Claudia Gray)
Fateful
33
Claudia Gray
Fear the Drowning Deep (Sarah Glenn Marsh)
Fear the Drowning Deep
34
Sarah Glenn Marsh
The Friday Society (Adrienne Kress)
The Friday Society
35
Adrienne Kress
Forbidden Tale: Sword (Da Chen)
Forbidden Tale: Sword
36
Da Chen
The Game of Love and Death (Martha Brockenbrough)
The Game of Love and Death
37
Martha Brockenbrough
The Gathering Storm (Robin Bridges)
The Gathering Storm
38
Robin Bridges
The Ghost in the Glass House (Carey Wallace)
The Ghost in the Glass House
39
Carey Wallace
The Girl From Everywhere (Heidi Heilig)
The Girl From Everywhere
40
Heidi Heilig
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