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Goodreads' Best Historical Fiction - Page 5

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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King Rat (James Clavell)
King Rat
161
James Clavell
Beneath a Marble Sky
Beneath a Marble Sky
162
The Girl From the Train (Irma Joubert)
The Girl From the Train
163
Irma Joubert
A Voice in the Wind
A Voice in the Wind
164
The Lady and the Unicorn (Tracy Chevalier)
The Lady and the Unicorn
165
Tracy Chevalier
Sacajawea (Anna Lee Waldo)
Sacajawea
166
Anna Lee Waldo
Agincourt (Bernard Cornwell)
Agincourt
167
Bernard Cornwell
Winter of the World (Ken Follett)
Winter of the World
168
Ken Follett
Raintree County
Raintree County
169
The King Must Die
The King Must Die
170
The Traitor's Emblem
The Traitor's Emblem
171
Orphan Train (Christina Baker Kline)
Orphan Train
172
Christina Baker Kline
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
173
Gaston Leroux
Follow the River
Follow the River
174
The Dovekeepers (Alice Hoffman)
The Dovekeepers
175
Alice Hoffman
Lords of the North (Bernard Cornwall)
Lords of the North
176
Bernard Cornwall
The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B (Sandra Gulland)
The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B
177
Sandra Gulland
Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe (Sandra Gulland)
Tales of Passion, Tales of Woe
178
Sandra Gulland
The Last Great Dance (Sandra Gulland)
The Last Great Dance
179
Sandra Gulland
The Grass Crown
The Grass Crown
180
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
181
Madeline Miller
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
182
Mika Waltari
The Lady Elizabeth - Alison Weir
The Lady Elizabeth - Alison Weir
183
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
184
Erin Morgenstern
The Winter Rose (Jennifer Donnelly)
The Winter Rose
185
Jennifer Donnelly
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
186
Margaret Atwood
Peony in Love
Peony in Love
187
The Heart of Aleppo: A Story of the Syrian Civil War (Habib, Ammar)
The Heart of Aleppo: A Story of the Syrian Civil War
188
Habib, Ammar
The Winter Sea (Susanna Kearsley)
The Winter Sea
189
Susanna Kearsley
In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan
190
Excalibur (Bernard Cornwell)
Excalibur
191
Bernard Cornwell
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
192
Harper Lee
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
193
The Winds of War
The Winds of War
194
The Archer's Tale (Bernard Cornwell)
The Archer's Tale
195
Bernard Cornwell
The Virgin's Lover (Philippa Gregory)
The Virgin's Lover
196
Philippa Gregory
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
197
Edward P. Jones
The House at Riverton (Kate Morton)
The House at Riverton
198
Kate Morton
The Eight
The Eight
199
The Pale Horseman (Bernard Cornwell)
The Pale Horseman
200
Bernard Cornwell
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