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Goodreads' Best Historical Fiction

The best of historical fiction. 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.
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Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
1
Arthur Golden
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
2
Margaret Mitchell
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
3
Ken Follett
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
4
Markus Zusak
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
5
Philippa Gregory
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
6
Anita Diamant
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
7
Charles Dickens
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
8
Tracy Chevalier
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
9
James Clavell
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
10
Colleen McCullough
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
11
Jean Auel
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
12
Umberto Eco
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
13
Elizabeth Kostova
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
14
Lisa See
World Without End (Ken Follett)
World Without End
15
Ken Follett
Dragonfly in Amber (Diana Gabaldon)
Dragonfly in Amber
16
Diana Gabaldon
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
17
Alice Walker
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
18
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
19
Larry McMurtry
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
20
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
21
Mary Ann Shaffer
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
22
Charles Frazier
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
23
Alex Haley
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
24
Alexandre Dumas
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
25
Robert Graves
Year of Wonders (Geraldine Brooks)
Year of Wonders
26
Geraldine Brooks
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
27
Ian McEwan
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
28
Tatiana De Rosnay
Drums of Autumn (Diana Gabaldon)
Drums of Autumn
29
Diana Gabaldon
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
30
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
31
Arthur Miller
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
32
Michael Shaara
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
33
Diana Gabaldon
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
34
Caleb Carr
The Fiery Cross (Diana Gabaldon)
The Fiery Cross
35
Diana Gabaldon
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Diana Gabaldon)
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
36
Diana Gabaldon
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
37
Paulo Coelho
The English Patient
The English Patient
38
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
39
Laura Esquivel
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
40
Anya Seton
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