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Goodreads' Best Historical Fiction - Page 7

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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The Bastard (John Jakes)
The Bastard
241
John Jakes
Fever 1793 (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Fever 1793
242
Laurie Halse Anderson
Desiree (Annemarie Selinko)
Desiree
243
Annemarie Selinko
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
244
Elizabeth Wein
Across Five Aprils
Across Five Aprils
245
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
246
Sue Monk Kidd
Fatherland (Robert Harris)
Fatherland
247
Robert Harris
Sharpe's Tiger (Bernard Cornwell)
Sharpe's Tiger
248
Bernard Cornwell
Falling Angels (Tracy Chevalier)
Falling Angels
249
Tracy Chevalier
The Dante Club
The Dante Club
250
The Hundred Secret Senses (Amy Tan)
The Hundred Secret Senses
251
Amy Tan
Empress Orchid (Anchee Min)
Empress Orchid
252
Anchee Min
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
253
Michael Cunningham
Voyager (Diana Gabaldon)
Voyager
254
Diana Gabaldon
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
255
Kathryn Stockett
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
256
Neal Stephenson
Helen of Troy
Helen of Troy
257
Revolution
Revolution
258
The Widow of the South
The Widow of the South
259
Fire From Heaven (Mary Renault)
Fire From Heaven
260
Mary Renault
Ross Poldark (Winston Graham)
Ross Poldark
261
Winston Graham
Alaska (James Michener)
Alaska
262
James Michener
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
263
Robert Louis Stevenson
Out of the Dust (Karen Hesse)
Out of the Dust
264
Karen Hesse
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
265
Lois Lowry
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Ann Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
266
Olive Ann Burns
Enemy of God
Enemy of God
267
Quicksilver (Neal Stephenson)
Quicksilver
268
Neal Stephenson
My Name Is Red (Orhan Pamuk)
My Name Is Red
269
Orhan Pamuk
Queens' Play (Dorothy Dunnett)
Queens' Play
270
Dorothy Dunnett
The Gates of Rome (Conn Iggulden)
The Gates of Rome
271
Conn Iggulden
The Invisible Bridge
The Invisible Bridge
272
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
273
Cormac McCarthy
Labyrinth (Kate Mosse)
Labyrinth
274
Kate Mosse
Russka (Edward Rutherfurd)
Russka
275
Edward Rutherfurd
Caesar (Colleen McCullough)
Caesar
276
Colleen McCullough
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution (Michelle Moran)
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
277
Michelle Moran
The Disorderly Knights (Dorothy Dunnett)
The Disorderly Knights
278
Dorothy Dunnett
Time and Chance (Sharon Kay Penman)
Time and Chance
279
Sharon Kay Penman
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet (David Mitchell)
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet
280
David Mitchell
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