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New Historical Fiction Set Way Back in Time

"One of the great pleasures of historical fiction is the time-travel element. In the hands of a skilled author, works of historical fiction can transport the reader to long-gone eras and locales, thereby tinkering with the very fabric of the time-space continuum! Dangerous work! It's amazing, really, that this industry isn't regulated.

Specialists in this particular genre typically do very meticulous research before assembling their stories. By way of existing writing and other artifacts from the historical record, the author selects those critical details that make the era come to life.

It's always fun to climb into the Way Back Machine, but you know what's even more fun? The Way-Way Back Machine. Below we've collected 33 books with plotlines set, entirely or partially, in the 18th century or earlier. All of these books are recently published, relatively, and have been critically well-received."
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Finding Napoleon (Margaret Rodenberg)
Finding Napoleon
1
Margaret Rodenberg
These Ghosts Are Family (Maisy Card)
These Ghosts Are Family
2
Maisy Card
The Lost Apothecary (Sarah Penner)
The Lost Apothecary
3
Sarah Penner
The Other Bennet Sister (Janice Hadlow)
The Other Bennet Sister
4
Janice Hadlow
Daughters of Night (Laura Shepherd-Robinson)
Daughters of Night
5
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois (Honorée Fanonne Jeffers)
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
6
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
The Mercies (Kiran Millwood Hargrave)
The Mercies
7
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Hour of the Witch (Chris Bohjalian)
Hour of the Witch
8
Chris Bohjalian
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch (Rivka Galchen)
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch
9
Rivka Galchen
The Devil and the Dark Water (Stuart Turton)
The Devil and the Dark Water
10
Stuart Turton
The Manningtree Witches (AK Blakemore)
The Manningtree Witches
11
AK Blakemore
Tidewater Bride (Laura Frantz)
Tidewater Bride
12
Laura Frantz
Beheld (Tarashea Nesbit)
Beheld
13
Tarashea Nesbit
The King at the Edge of the World (Arthur Phillips)
The King at the Edge of the World
14
Arthur Phillips
Palmares (Gayl Jones)
Palmares
15
Gayl Jones
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
16
Maggie O'farrell
The Mirror and the Light (Hilary Mantel)
The Mirror and the Light
17
Hilary Mantel
A Tip for the Hangman (Allison Epstein)
A Tip for the Hangman
18
Allison Epstein
Matrix (Lauren Groff)
Matrix
19
Lauren Groff
She Who Became the Sun (Shelley Parker-Chan)
She Who Became the Sun
20
Shelley Parker-Chan
A Thousand Ships (Natalie Haynes)
A Thousand Ships
21
Natalie Haynes
The Women of Troy (Pat Barker)
The Women of Troy
22
Pat Barker
Ariadne (Jennifer Saint)
Ariadne
23
Jennifer Saint
The Book of Longings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Book of Longings
24
Sue Monk Kidd
Cathedral (Ben Hopkins)
Cathedral
25
Ben Hopkins
The City of Tears (Kate Mosse)
The City of Tears
26
Kate Mosse
Sistersong (Lucy Holland)
Sistersong
27
Lucy Holland
Daughters of Sparta (Claire Heywood)
Daughters of Sparta
28
Claire Heywood
The Rebel Nun (Marj Charlier)
The Rebel Nun
29
Marj Charlier
The Land Beyond the Sea (Sharon Kay Penman)
The Land Beyond the Sea
30
Sharon Kay Penman
The Evening and the Morning (Ken Follett)
The Evening and the Morning
31
Ken Follett
Sin Eater (Megan Campisi)
Sin Eater
32
Megan Campisi
War Lord (Bernard Cornwell)
War Lord
33
Bernard Cornwell
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