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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 The Charioteer by Mary Renault
The Charioteer Mary Renault
Cover of The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald
The Blue Flower Penelope Fitzgerald
Cover of The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
The Winter King Bernard Cornwell
Cover of The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth
The Wake Paul Kingsnorth
Cover of The Corner That Held Them by Sylvia Townsend Warner
The Corner That Held Them Sylvia Townsend Warner
Cover of Katherine by Anya Seton
Katherine Anya Seton
Cover of The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
The Passion Jeanette Winterson
Cover of At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop
At Night All Blood Is Black David Diop
Cover of Kaputt by Curzio Malaparte
Kaputt Curzio Malaparte
Cover of Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Half-Blood Blues Esi Edugyan
Cover of The Children's Book by A. S. Byatt
The Children's Book A. S. Byatt
Cover of The Sand Pebbles by Richard McKenna
The Sand Pebbles Richard McKenna
Cover of Hild by Nicola Griffith
Hild Nicola Griffith
Cover of The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
The Paying Guests Sarah Waters
Cover of At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O'Neill
Cover of The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami
The Moor's Account Laila Lalami
Cover of The Book of Daniel by E. L. Doctorow
The Book of Daniel E. L. Doctorow
Cover of The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner
The Story of an African Farm Olive Schreiner
Cover of The Untouchable by John Banville
The Untouchable John Banville
Cover of The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
The Book of Night Women Marlon James
Cover of Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
Confessions of the Fox Jordy Rosenberg The Skin Curzio Malaparte
Cover of Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates
Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang Joyce Carol Oates
Cover of The Quincunx by Charles Palliser
The Quincunx Charles Palliser