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Goodreads' Best Historical Fiction - Page 9

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 Last of the Wine (Mary Renault)
The Last of the Wine
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Mary Renault
The Kitchen Boy (Robert Alexander)
The Kitchen Boy
322
Robert Alexander
The Ringed Castle (Dorothy Dunnett)
The Ringed Castle
323
Dorothy Dunnett
Mary Called Magdalene
Mary Called Magdalene
324
The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours
325
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
326
Victor Hugo
A Thread of Grace (Mary Doria Russel)
A Thread of Grace
327
Mary Doria Russel
The Haj (Leon Uris)
The Haj
328
Leon Uris
The Song of Troy (Colleen McCullough)
The Song of Troy
329
Colleen McCullough
Byzantium (Stephen R. Lawhead)
Byzantium
330
Stephen R. Lawhead
Roman Blood (Steven Saylor)
Roman Blood
331
Steven Saylor
Gai-Jin (James Clavell)
Gai-Jin
332
James Clavell
Lust for Life (Irving Stone)
Lust for Life
333
Irving Stone
The Forest (Edward Rutherford)
The Forest
334
Edward Rutherford
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
335
Jeffrey Eugenides
Ride the Wind (Lucia St. Clair Robson)
Ride the Wind
336
Lucia St. Clair Robson
The Scarlet Lion (Elizabeth Chadwick)
The Scarlet Lion
337
Elizabeth Chadwick
The Virgin Blue (Tracy Chevalier)
The Virgin Blue
338
Tracy Chevalier
War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)
War and Remembrance
339
Herman Wouk
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
340
Vikram Seth
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
341
Dan Simmons
Cat and Mouse (Tim Vicary)
Cat and Mouse
342
Tim Vicary
Time and Again (Jack Finney)
Time and Again
343
Jack Finney
Half of a Yellow Sun (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Half of a Yellow Sun
344
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Reliable Wife
A Reliable Wife
345
The Paris Wife (Paula McLain)
The Paris Wife
346
Paula McLain
A Visit From Voltaire (Dinah Lee Küng)
A Visit From Voltaire
347
Dinah Lee Küng
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
348
Willa Cather
King Hereafter (Dorothy Dunnett)
King Hereafter
349
Dorothy Dunnett
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
350
Margaret Atwood
The Lady of the Rivers (Philippa Gregory)
The Lady of the Rivers
351
Philippa Gregory
New York (Edward Rutherfurd)
New York
352
Edward Rutherfurd
Farmer Boy (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Farmer Boy
353
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Caesar's Women (Coleen McCullough)
Caesar's Women
354
Coleen McCullough
Winter Garden (Kristin Hannah)
Winter Garden
355
Kristin Hannah
The Twentieth Wife (Indu Sundaresan)
The Twentieth Wife
356
Indu Sundaresan
Two Rivers (Zoe Saadia)
Two Rivers
357
Zoe Saadia
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
358
Kate Atkinson
I, Elizabeth (Rosalind Miles)
I, Elizabeth
359
Rosalind Miles
The Shelters of Stone
The Shelters of Stone
360
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