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Historical Fiction

Past worlds rendered with vivid human stakes, making history feel intimate enough to question and difficult enough to remember.

The best historical fiction books ever written, from The Nightingale to Oh, Mary!. Click a book you love and you’ll get three more like it — each with the reason why.

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Cover of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Cover of I, Claudius by Robert Graves
I, Claudius Robert Graves
Cover of Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Fingersmith Sarah Waters
Cover of Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
Master and Commander Patrick O'Brian
Cover of The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek
The Good Soldier Švejk Jaroslav Hašek
Cover of The Long Song by Andrea Levy
The Long Song Andrea Levy
Cover of A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth
Cover of Butcher's Crossing by John Edward Williams
Butcher's Crossing John Edward Williams
Cover of Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman
Life and Fate Vasily Grossman
Cover of Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas
Twenty Years After Alexandre Dumas
Cover of Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Life After Life Kate Atkinson
Cover of Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Kristin Lavransdatter Sigrid Undset
Cover of The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
The Island of Sea Women Lisa See
Cover of The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Years of Rice and Salt Kim Stanley Robinson
Cover of The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk
The Books of Jacob Olga Tokarczuk
Cover of The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
The Daughter of Time Josephine Tey
Cover of A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
A Town Like Alice Nevil Shute The Bridge on the Drina Ivo Andrić
Cover of The Fraud by Zadie Smith
The Fraud Zadie Smith
Cover of The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
The Good Lord Bird James McBride
Cover of Libra by Don DeLillo
Libra Don DeLillo
Cover of The Egyptian by Mika Waltari
The Egyptian Mika Waltari
Cover of The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye
The Far Pavilions M. M. Kaye
Cover of Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Death Comes for the Archbishop Willa Cather