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Top 50 Best Historical Fiction Books

Top 50: Best Historical Fiction Books according to Goodreads.
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Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
1
Arthur Golden
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
2
Margaret Mitchell
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
3
Ken Follett
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
4
Philippa Gregory
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
5
Anita Diamant
A Menina Que Roubava Livros
A Menina Que Roubava Livros
6
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
7
Charles Dickens
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
8
Tracy Chevalier
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
9
Markus Zusak
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
10
James Clavell
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
11
Colleen McCullough
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
12
Jean Auel
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
13
Elizabeth Kostova
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
14
Umberto Eco
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
15
Lisa See
World Without End (Ken Follett)
World Without End
16
Ken Follett
Dragonfly in Amber (Diana Gabaldon)
Dragonfly in Amber
17
Diana Gabaldon
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
18
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
19
Alice Walker
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
20
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
21
Larry McMurtry
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
22
Mary Ann Shaffer
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
23
Charles Frazier
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
24
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
25
Alexandre Dumas
I Claudius (Graves)
I Claudius
26
Graves
Year of Wonders
Year of Wonders
27
The Drums of Autumn
The Drums of Autumn
28
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
29
Arthur Miller
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
30
Ian McEwan
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
31
Tatiana De Rosnay
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
32
Michael Shaara
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
33
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
34
Caleb Carr
The Fiery Cross (Diana Gabaldon)
The Fiery Cross
35
Diana Gabaldon
A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Diana Gabaldon)
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
36
Diana Gabaldon
Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
37
Anya Seton
The English Patient
The English Patient
38
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
39
Laura Esquivel
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
40
Leon Uris
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