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Goodreads' Best Historical Fiction - Page 8

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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Mutiny on the Bounty (John Boyne)
Mutiny on the Bounty
281
John Boyne
Lords of the Bow
Lords of the Bow
282
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising
283
Pam Muñoz Ryan
The Winthrop Woman (Anya Seton)
The Winthrop Woman
284
Anya Seton
Checkmate (Dorothy Dunnett)
Checkmate
285
Dorothy Dunnett
Green Darkness (Anya Seton)
Green Darkness
286
Anya Seton
Kommandant's Girl (Pam Jenoff)
Kommandant's Girl
287
Pam Jenoff
The Princes of Ireland (Edward Rutherfurd)
The Princes of Ireland
288
Edward Rutherfurd
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
289
Octavia Butler
Silent in the Grave (Deanna Raybourn)
Silent in the Grave
290
Deanna Raybourn
Dreams of Joy
Dreams of Joy
291
An Echo in the Darkness - Francine Rivers
An Echo in the Darkness - Francine Rivers
292
The Regeneration Trilogy
The Regeneration Trilogy
293
English Passengers
English Passengers
294
Cry to Heaven (Anne Rice)
Cry to Heaven
295
Anne Rice
Vagabond (Bernard Cornwell)
Vagabond
296
Bernard Cornwell
Horatio Hornblower (Series) (C.S. Forester)
Horatio Hornblower (Series)
297
C.S. Forester
Imperium
Imperium
298
Pawn in Frankincense (Dorothy Dunnett)
Pawn in Frankincense
299
Dorothy Dunnett
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn (Robin Maxwell)
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn
300
Robin Maxwell
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Libba Bray)
A Great and Terrible Beauty
301
Libba Bray
Burial Rites (Hannah Kent)
Burial Rites
302
Hannah Kent
The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth
303
The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery
304
A Scarlet Woman (Lorna Peel)
A Scarlet Woman
305
Lorna Peel
Tatiana and Alexander (Paullina Simons)
Tatiana and Alexander
306
Paullina Simons
Christy (Catherine Marshall)
Christy
307
Catherine Marshall
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
308
W. Somerset Maugham
Sharpe's Rifles (Bernard Cornwell)
Sharpe's Rifles
309
Bernard Cornwell
Lord of the Silver Bow (David Gemmell)
Lord of the Silver Bow
310
David Gemmell
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans
311
M.L. Stedman
Mistress Suffragette (Diana Forbes)
Mistress Suffragette
312
Diana Forbes
The Passion of Artemisia (Susan Vreeland)
The Passion of Artemisia
313
Susan Vreeland
Heretic (Bernard Cornwall)
Heretic
314
Bernard Cornwall
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
315
Stephen King
The Pianist (Wladyslaw Szpilman)
The Pianist
316
Wladyslaw Szpilman
Noble House
Noble House
317
The Blood Upon the Rose (Tim Vicary)
The Blood Upon the Rose
318
Tim Vicary
For the Love of Armin (Michael G. Kramer)
For the Love of Armin
319
Michael G. Kramer
Captain Blood
Captain Blood
320
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