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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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Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Caddie Woodlawn
81
Carol Ryrie Brink
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
82
Hilary Mantel
The Forgotten Garden (Kate Morton)
The Forgotten Garden
83
Kate Morton
The Source (James A. Michener)
The Source
84
James A. Michener
The Far Pavilions (M. M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
85
M. M. Kaye
Aztec
Aztec
86
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
87
John Irving
People of the Book
People of the Book
88
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
89
Mary Stewart
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
90
Michael Faber
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
91
Bernhard Schlink
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
92
Chinua Achebe
Burr
Burr
93
Pompeii (Robert Harris)
Pompeii
94
Robert Harris
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
95
Jung Chang
Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book
96
The Memoirs of Cleopatra (Margaret George)
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
97
Margaret George
The Last Kingdom (Bernard Cornwell)
The Last Kingdom
98
Bernard Cornwell
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
99
China  Blues
China Blues
100
The Constant Princess (Philippa Gregory)
The Constant Princess
101
Philippa Gregory
Stones From the River
Stones From the River
102
Trinity
Trinity
103
The Kitchen House (Kathleen Grissom)
The Kitchen House
104
Kathleen Grissom
Shanghai Girls
Shanghai Girls
105
River God
River God
106
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
107
Esther Forbes
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
108
David Benioff
Mistress of the Art of Death (Ariana Franklin)
Mistress of the Art of Death
109
Ariana Franklin
Chesapeake (James Michener)
Chesapeake
110
James Michener
Cutting for Stone (Abraham Verghese)
Cutting for Stone
111
Abraham Verghese
Into the Wilderness
Into the Wilderness
112
The Tea Rose (Jennifer Donnelly)
The Tea Rose
113
Jennifer Donnelly
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
114
Mark Twain
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
115
Iain Pears
A Hundred Summers
A Hundred Summers
116
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Jamie Ford)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
117
Jamie Ford
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
118
Amy Tan
The Bonesetters Daughter
The Bonesetters Daughter
119
Beneath a Marble Sky
Beneath a Marble Sky
120
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