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Barnes and Nobles' 50 Best Works of Historical Fiction

Here's your all-access pass into the ultimate historical fiction guide: revisionist history, speculative history, and good old-fashioned historical fiction can all be found here, spanning Biblical Ages through to the early new Millennium.
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
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The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah
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Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
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The White Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The White Queen
Philippa Gregory
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The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
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Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel
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The Red Queen (Philippa Gregory)
The Red Queen
Philippa Gregory
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The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
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Ahab's Wife (Sena Jeter Naslund)
Ahab's Wife
Sena Jeter Naslund
10
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
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The Accidental Empress: A Novel (Allison Pataki)
The Accidental Empress: A Novel
Allison Pataki
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And I Darken (Kiersten White)
And I Darken
Kiersten White
13
Legacy of Kings (Eleanor Herman)
Legacy of Kings
Eleanor Herman
14
Traitor Angels (Anne Blankman)
Traitor Angels
Anne Blankman
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Alex and Eliza: A Love Story (Melissa De La Cruz)
Alex and Eliza: A Love Story
Melissa De La Cruz
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Longbourn (Jo Baker)
Longbourn
Jo Baker
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Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
18
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel
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Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders
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Fever 1793 (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Fever 1793
Laurie Halse Anderson
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Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
Tracy Chevalier
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The English Patient
The English Patient
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Pope Joan (Donna Woolfolk Cross)
Pope Joan
Donna Woolfolk Cross
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March (Geraldine Brooks)
March
Geraldine Brooks
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The Tutor (Andrea Chapin)
The Tutor
Andrea Chapin
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The Tea Rose (Jennifer Donnelly)
The Tea Rose
Jennifer Donnelly
27
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
Avalon (The Mists of Avalon)
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
Stephen King
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The Marriage of Opposites (Alice Hoffman)
The Marriage of Opposites
Alice Hoffman
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Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
Hannah Kent
31
Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks)
Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks
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Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
Margaret Atwood
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The March (E. L. Doctorow)
The March
E. L. Doctorow
34
The Twelve Rooms of the Nile (Enid Schomer)
The Twelve Rooms of the Nile
Enid Schomer
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The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
Sarah Waters
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Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
Julian Barnes
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Prisoner of Night and Fog (Anne Blankman)
Prisoner of Night and Fog
Anne Blankman
38
Wolf by Wolf (Ryan Graudin)
Wolf by Wolf
Ryan Graudin
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My Lady Jane (Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows)
My Lady Jane
Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
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Da Vinci's Tiger (L.M. Elliott)
Da Vinci's Tiger
L.M. Elliott
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