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Some Historical Fiction Novels Everyone Should Read

Historical fiction is one of the most popular literary genres! There's so much available, and this is but a tiny sliver of the supply. It's a good sliver though, a solid one. It's a list I've shared with many library patrons, and now you. Hope you enjoy!
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
A Burnable Book (Bruce Holsinger)
A Burnable Book
2
Bruce Holsinger
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
3
Amor Towles
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
4
Charles Dickens
A Touch of Stardust (Kate Alcott)
A Touch of Stardust
5
Kate Alcott
Alaska (James A. Michener)
Alaska
6
James A. Michener
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
7
Anthony Doerr
Aztec (Gary Jennings)
Aztec
8
Gary Jennings
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
9
Annie Proulx
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
10
Toni Morrison
Ben Hur by Lew Wallace
Ben Hur by Lew Wallace
11
Buddenbrooks
Buddenbrooks
12
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr
13
Gore Vidal
Circling the Sun (Paula McLain)
Circling the Sun
14
Paula McLain
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
15
Alan Paton
Daughters of Rome (Kate Quinn)
Daughters of Rome
16
Kate Quinn
Drood (Simmons)
Drood
17
Simmons
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
18
Leon Uris
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
Gates of Fire
19
Steven Pressfield
Genghis: Birth of an Empire (Conn Iggulden)
Genghis: Birth of an Empire
20
Conn Iggulden
Georgia (Dawn Tripp)
Georgia
21
Dawn Tripp
Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War
Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War
22
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Chevalier, Tracy)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
23
Chevalier, Tracy
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
24
Margaret Mitchell
Great Circle (Maggie Shipstead)
Great Circle
25
Maggie Shipstead
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
26
Yaa Gyasi
Homer & Langley (E.L. Doctorow)
Homer & Langley
27
E.L. Doctorow
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Jamie Ford)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
28
Jamie Ford
Hour of the Witch (Chris Bohjalian)
Hour of the Witch
29
Chris Bohjalian
I Was Anastasia (Ariel Lawhon)
I Was Anastasia
30
Ariel Lawhon
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
31
Robert Graves
Illuminations (Mary Sharratt)
Illuminations
32
Mary Sharratt
Ivanhoe (Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
33
Walter Scott
Kiss and Tell (Alain De Botton)
Kiss and Tell
34
Alain De Botton
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
35
Sigrid Undset
Lady Tan's Circle of Women (Lisa See)
Lady Tan's Circle of Women
36
Lisa See
Lamb (Christopher Moore)
Lamb
37
Christopher Moore
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
38
Victor Hugo
Lionheart (Sharon Kay Penman)
Lionheart
39
Sharon Kay Penman
Lust for Life (Irving Stone)
Lust for Life
40
Irving Stone
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