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Great Historical Fiction for the Unromantic

50 + great works of historical fiction that meet the following criteria:
1) Make a serious attempt at authenticity and accuracy
2) Do not attempt to romanticize the past or create " Romance " novels ( Hence no Dumas, DuMaurier, Sabatini, Gregory, Weir, etc. They are all fine writers and I like their work, but this list is not about that.)
3) Literary quality.
4) Books are specifically about eras other than when they were written.(Sorry; Sherlock Holmes is NOT historical fiction).
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The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
1
Caleb Carr
All Quiet on the Western Front (Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
2
Remarque
Andersonville (MacKinlay Kantor)
Andersonville
3
MacKinlay Kantor
The Angel of Darkness (Caleb Carr)
The Angel of Darkness
4
Caleb Carr
April Morning (Howard Fast)
April Morning
5
Howard Fast
Aubrey/Maturin Series
Aubrey/Maturin Series
6
August 1914 (Solzhenitsyn)
August 1914
7
Solzhenitsyn
The Beardless Warriors (Richard Matheson)
The Beardless Warriors
8
Richard Matheson
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur
9
Lew Wallace
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere
10
James Ellroy
The Big Sky (A.B. Guthrie)
The Big Sky
11
A.B. Guthrie
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
12
James Ellroy
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr
13
Gore Vidal
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
14
James A. Michener
Citizen Tom Paine (Fast)
Citizen Tom Paine
15
Fast
Comanche Moon (Larry McMurtry)
Comanche Moon
16
Larry McMurtry
Drood (Simmons)
Drood
17
Simmons
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
18
Leon Uris
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
Flashman
19
George MacDonald Fraser
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
Gates of Fire
20
Steven Pressfield
The Given Day (Dennis Lehane)
The Given Day
21
Dennis Lehane
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
22
James. A. Michener
Hornblower Series (C.S. Forester)
Hornblower Series
23
C.S. Forester
The Horse Soldiers (Harold Sinclair)
The Horse Soldiers
24
Harold Sinclair
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages (Hella S. Haasse)
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
25
Hella S. Haasse
Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian
26
Gore Vidal
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
27
Michael Shaara
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential
28
James Ellroy
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
29
Larry McMurtry
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
The Long Ships
30
Bengtsson
The Man on a Donkey (H. F. M. Prescott)
The Man on a Donkey
31
H. F. M. Prescott
The Mask of Apollo (Mary Renault)
The Mask of Apollo
32
Mary Renault
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
33
Morality Play (Barry Unsworth)
Morality Play
34
Barry Unsworth
Mutiny (Frank Tilsey)
Mutiny
35
Frank Tilsey
Napoleon Symphony (Anthony Burgess)
Napoleon Symphony
36
Anthony Burgess
Northwest Passage (Kenneth Roberts)
Northwest Passage
37
Kenneth Roberts
Pillar of the Sky (Cecelia Holland)
Pillar of the Sky
38
Cecelia Holland
The Saxon Tales Collection (Bernard Cornwell)
The Saxon Tales Collection
39
Bernard Cornwell
Shiloh (Shelby Foote)
Shiloh
40
Shelby Foote
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