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68 Best Historical Fiction Books Ever Written - Page 2

"You'll find here novels that explore periods as well-trodden as the two World Wars, and ones as rich as China's Ming Dynasty.
Through these historical fiction books, you'll meet Henry VIII, William Shakespeare, Madame Tussauds, Abraham Lincoln, and so many more.
You'll spend time in a French asylum, on the wide plains of Argentina, and the battlefields of Ancient Greece.
These are some of the best historical fiction books you'll ever read; books that will take you across so much of this world's rich, vibrant, and tumultuous history."
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
41
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Bass Rock (Evie Wyld)
The Bass Rock
42
Evie Wyld
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
43
Margaret Atwood
Pandora (Susan Stokes-Chapman)
Pandora
44
Susan Stokes-Chapman
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
45
Michael Ondaatje
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
46
Shelley Parker-Chan
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
47
Sarah Waters
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts
48
Han Kang
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
49
George Saunders
Sistersong (Lucy Holland)
Sistersong
50
Lucy Holland
Outlawed (Anna North)
Outlawed
51
Anna North
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
52
Esi Edugyan
The Doll Factory (Elizabeth Macneal)
The Doll Factory
53
Elizabeth Macneal
Circus of Wonders (Elizabeth Macneal)
Circus of Wonders
54
Elizabeth Macneal
The Foundling (Stacey Halls)
The Foundling
55
Stacey Halls
Mrs England (Stacey Halls)
Mrs England
56
Stacey Halls
The Office of Gardens and Ponds (Didier Decoin)
The Office of Gardens and Ponds
57
Didier Decoin
Now She Is Witch (Kirsty Logan)
Now She Is Witch
58
Kirsty Logan
Silence (Shusaku Endo)
Silence
59
Shusaku Endo
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
60
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
61
Umberto Eco
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
62
Grady Hendrix
The Animals at Lockwood Manor (Jane Healey)
The Animals at Lockwood Manor
63
Jane Healey
Cunning Women (Elizabeth Lee)
Cunning Women
64
Elizabeth Lee
The Mad Women's Ball (Victoria Mas)
The Mad Women's Ball
65
Victoria Mas
Wakenhyrst (Michelle Paver)
Wakenhyrst
66
Michelle Paver
The Lost Ones (Anita Frank)
The Lost Ones
67
Anita Frank
The Book of Lost Names (Kristin Harmel)
The Book of Lost Names
68
Kristin Harmel
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