Interesting Historical Fiction (No Really!)
Discover captivating historical fiction books that bring the past to life! Explore our curated list of must-read novels filled with intrigue, drama, and rich historical detail.
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Gates of Fire
by Steven Pressfield
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Steven Pressfield brings the battle of Thermopylae to brilliant life.”—Pat Conroy At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared …
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Mary, Called Magdalene
by Margaret George
The New York Times bestselling author of The Splendor Before the Dark reveals the untold story of Mary Magdalene—a disciple of Jesus Christ and the …
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Dreaming the Eagle
by Manda Scott
Boudica means Bringer of Victory. She is the last defender of the Celtic culture in Britain; the only woman openly to lead her warriors into …
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The Druid King
by Norman Spinrad
Vercingetorix, the great Gallic warrior, was both a man of history and a man of myth. Druid King of Gaul, King of One Hundred Battles, …
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Mirabilis
by Susann Cokal
It's a defiant act of generosity - when she was twelve years old, her sainted mother, the two priests suspected of being her father, and …
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Women in the Wall
by Julia O'Faolain
In sixth-century Gaul, the German princess Radegunda, escaping from her marriage to the Frankish king who murdered her parents, founds a convent at Poitiers where …
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When Christ and His Saints Slept
by Sharon Kay Penman
The acclaimed author of The Sunne in Splendor and Falls the Shadow now begins a new trilogy, set in medieval England, during a time of …
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The Book of Eleanor
by Pamela Kaufman
One of history’s greatest women, celebrated by her contemporaries, descendants, and biographers, now comes to life in this mesmerizing new novel by bestselling author Pamela …
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Feathered Serpent
by Colin Falconer
The Spanish conquest of Mexico and the destruction of the Aztec empire forms the backdrop to a fictional chronicle of the life of Malinali, an …
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Mary Queen of Scotland & The Isles
by Margaret George
A fictional account of the life of Mary Queen of Scots traces her lineage and describes her historic fight with Elizabeth over the throne of …
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The Queen's Fool
by Philippa Gregory
#1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory weaves a spellbinding tale of a young woman with the …
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The Passion of Artemisia
by Susan Vreeland
"Susan Vreeland set a high standard with Girl in Hyacinth Blue.... The Passion of Artemisia is even better.... Vreeland's unsentimental prose turns the factual Artemisia …
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The Coffee Trader
by David Liss
Amsterdam, 1659: On the world’s first commodities exchange, fortunes are won and lost in an instant. Miguel Lienzo, a sharp-witted trader in the city’s close-knit …
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Rembrandt's Whore
by Sylvie Matton
A monologue of Hendrickje Stoffels, the woman with whom the great artist, Rembrandt lived for the last twenty years of his life.
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Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series. One of the …