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The best historical fiction books as voted on by Goodreads readers and then some. Historical fiction are novels that re-create a period or event in history and often use historical figures as some of its characters. To be deemed historical, a novel must have been written at least fifty years after the events described. Series have been combined.
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Elizabeth George Speare)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
41
Elizabeth George Speare
Here Be Dragons
Here Be Dragons
42
Pope Joan (Donna Woolfolk Cross)
Pope Joan
43
Donna Woolfolk Cross
The Sunne in Splendour (Sharon Kay Penman)
The Sunne in Splendour
44
Sharon Kay Penman
The Agony and the Ecstasy (Irving Stone)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
45
Irving Stone
The Scarlett Pimpernel
The Scarlett Pimpernel
46
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
47
Paulo Coelho
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
48
Isabel Allende
Sarum
Sarum
49
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
50
Scott O'Dell
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
51
Patrick Suskind
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
52
Margaret Atwood
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
53
Sir Walter Scott
The Birth of Venus (Sarah Dunant)
The Birth of Venus
54
Sarah Dunant
The Bronze Horseman
The Bronze Horseman
55
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
56
James A. Michener
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
57
Susanna Clarke
Moloka'i (Alan Brennert)
Moloka'i
58
Alan Brennert
Forever Amber
Forever Amber
59
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
60
Isabel Allende
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
61
A.S. Byatt
One Thousand White Women (Jim Fergus)
One Thousand White Women
62
Jim Fergus
Nefertiti
Nefertiti
63
The First Man in Rome
The First Man in Rome
64
Fall of Giants (Ken Follett)
Fall of Giants
65
Ken Follett
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
66
John Fowles
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
67
James. A. Michener
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
68
Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
69
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveler's Wife
70
Audrey Niffenegger
London
London
71
Lincoln
Lincoln
72
March
March
73
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
74
Elizabeth Gaskell
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
75
John Boyne
Sarah Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLachlan)
Sarah Plain and Tall
76
Patricia MacLachlan
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
77
Diane Setterfield
Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire
78
When Christ and His Saints Slept
When Christ and His Saints Slept
79
The Game of Kings (Dorothy Dunnett)
The Game of Kings
80
Dorothy Dunnett
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