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Forbes: The 25 Top Historical Fiction Books of All Time

"For history enthusiasts, historical fiction serves as a cornerstone that vividly resurrects the ways of life from bygone eras. The genre, often characterized by its immersive storytelling and attention to detail, has produced some best-selling literary works that span decades. While this genre has historically been dismissed as trite, there is now a surge in its popularity, and whether their storylines explore the World War II era or other important historical epochs, readers have remained intrigued." ~ Forbes
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
1
Margaret Mitchell
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
2
Yaa Gyasi
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
3
Toni Morrison
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
4
Chinua Achebe
A Midwife's Tale (Laurel Thatcher Ulrich)
A Midwife's Tale
5
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
6
Victor Hugo
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
7
Jane Austen
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
8
Diana Gabaldon
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
9
Jane Austen
The Grand Sophy (Georgette Heyer)
The Grand Sophy
10
Georgette Heyer
The Verdun Affair (Nick Dybek)
The Verdun Affair
11
Nick Dybek
Seduce Me at Sunrise (Lisa Kleypas)
Seduce Me at Sunrise
12
Lisa Kleypas
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
13
Kristin Hannah
Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Mark Sullivan)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
14
Mark Sullivan
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
15
David Benioff
The Fountains of Silence (Ruta Sepetys)
The Fountains of Silence
16
Ruta Sepetys
Code Talker (Joseph Bruchac)
Code Talker
17
Joseph Bruchac
The Girl With the Red Balloon (Katherine Locke)
The Girl With the Red Balloon
18
Katherine Locke
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
19
John Boyne
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
20
Anthony Doerr
Iqbal (Francesco D'Admo)
Iqbal
21
Francesco D'Admo
Rose Under Fire (Elizabeth Wein)
Rose Under Fire
22
Elizabeth Wein
Orphan Monster Spy (Matt Killeen)
Orphan Monster Spy
23
Matt Killeen
I Must Betray You (Ruta Sepetys)
I Must Betray You
24
Ruta Sepetys
The War That Saved My Life (Kimberly Brubaker Bradley)
The War That Saved My Life
25
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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