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Barnes and Nobles' 50 Best Works of Historical Fiction

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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
1
Anthony Doerr
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
2
Kristin Hannah
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
3
Diana Gabaldon
The White Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The White Queen
4
Philippa Gregory
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
5
Philip K. Dick
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
6
Hilary Mantel
The Red Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The Red Queen
7
Philippa Gregory
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
8
Anita Diamant
Ahab's Wife (Sena Jeter Naslund)
Ahab's Wife
9
Sena Jeter Naslund
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
10
Dan Brown
The Accidental Empress: A Novel (Allison Pataki)
The Accidental Empress: A Novel
11
Allison Pataki
And I Darken (Kiersten White)
And I Darken
12
Kiersten White
Legacy of Kings (Eleanor Herman)
Legacy of Kings
13
Eleanor Herman
Traitor Angels (Anne Blankman)
Traitor Angels
14
Anne Blankman
Alex and Eliza: A Love Story (Melissa De La Cruz)
Alex and Eliza: A Love Story
15
Melissa De La Cruz
Longbourn (Jo Baker)
Longbourn
16
Jo Baker
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
17
Charles Frazier
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
18
Hilary Mantel
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
19
George Saunders
Fever 1793 (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Fever 1793
20
Laurie Halse Anderson
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
21
Tracy Chevalier
The English Patient
The English Patient
22
Pope Joan (Donna Woolfolk Cross)
Pope Joan
23
Donna Woolfolk Cross
March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
24
Geraldine Brooks
The Tutor (Andrea Chapin)
The Tutor
25
Andrea Chapin
The Tea Rose (Jennifer Donnelly)
The Tea Rose
26
Jennifer Donnelly
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
27
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
28
Stephen King
The Marriage of Opposites (Alice Hoffman)
The Marriage of Opposites
29
Alice Hoffman
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
30
Hannah Kent
Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks)
Caleb's Crossing
31
Geraldine Brooks
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
32
Margaret Atwood
The March (E. L. Doctorow)
The March
33
E. L. Doctorow
The Twelve Rooms of the Nile (Enid Schomer)
The Twelve Rooms of the Nile
34
Enid Schomer
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
35
Sarah Waters
Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
36
Julian Barnes
Prisoner of Night and Fog (Anne Blankman)
Prisoner of Night and Fog
37
Anne Blankman
Wolf by Wolf (Ryan Graudin)
Wolf by Wolf
38
Ryan Graudin
My Lady Jane (Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows)
My Lady Jane
39
Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
Da Vinci's Tiger (L.M. Elliott)
Da Vinci's Tiger
40
L.M. Elliott
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