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Goodreads' Best Historical Fiction - Page 12

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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Rumors of War (Dean Hughes)
Rumors of War
441
Dean Hughes
Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Diana Gabladon)
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
442
Diana Gabladon
Whirlwind
Whirlwind
443
Scales of Gold (Dorothy Dunnett)
Scales of Gold
444
Dorothy Dunnett
Sharpe's Triumph (Bernard Cornwell)
Sharpe's Triumph
445
Bernard Cornwell
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
446
Amor Towles
Exit the Actress (Priya Parmar)
Exit the Actress
447
Priya Parmar
Hild (Nicola Griffith)
Hild
448
Nicola Griffith
Scaramouche
Scaramouche
449
Love and War
Love and War
450
Deep Creek (Dana Hand)
Deep Creek
451
Dana Hand
The Rebels (John Jakes)
The Rebels
452
John Jakes
Baudolino (Umberto Eco)
Baudolino
453
Umberto Eco
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History (Art Spiegelman)
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
454
Art Spiegelman
The Oracle Glass (Judith Merkle Riley)
The Oracle Glass
455
Judith Merkle Riley
The Gods of War (Conn Iggulden)
The Gods of War
456
Conn Iggulden
Avalon
Avalon
457
The Young Jaguar (Zoe Saadia)
The Young Jaguar
458
Zoe Saadia
Scarlett (Alexandra Ripley)
Scarlett
459
Alexandra Ripley
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
460
Rohinton Mistry
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
461
Peter Carey
Remarkable Creatures (Tracy Chevalier)
Remarkable Creatures
462
Tracy Chevalier
Buddenbrooks
Buddenbrooks
463
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
464
Mildred D. Taylor
The Hangman's Daughter (Oliver Pötzsch)
The Hangman's Daughter
465
Oliver Pötzsch
The 19th Wife (David Ebershoff)
The 19th Wife
466
David Ebershoff
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
467
Erich Maria Remarque
And Only to Deceive (Tasha Alexander)
And Only to Deceive
468
Tasha Alexander
I, Mona Lisa (Jeanne Kalogridis)
I, Mona Lisa
469
Jeanne Kalogridis
Five Quarters of the Orange (Joanne Harris)
Five Quarters of the Orange
470
Joanne Harris
Edge of Eternity (Ken Follett)
Edge of Eternity
471
Ken Follett
The Girl You Left Behind (Jojo Moyes)
The Girl You Left Behind
472
Jojo Moyes
Maisie Dobbs (Jacqueline Winspear)
Maisie Dobbs
473
Jacqueline Winspear
Catherine, Called Birdy (Karen Cushman)
Catherine, Called Birdy
474
Karen Cushman
Race of Scorpions (Dorothy Dunnett)
Race of Scorpions
475
Dorothy Dunnett
Amadeus
Amadeus
476
The Unicorn Hunt (Dorothy Dunnett)
The Unicorn Hunt
477
Dorothy Dunnett
Lion of Ireland (Morgan Llewelyn)
Lion of Ireland
478
Morgan Llewelyn
Drood (Dan Simmons)
Drood
479
Dan Simmons
King of the Wind (Marguerite Henry)
King of the Wind
480
Marguerite Henry
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