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Highly Rated Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction rated 4.0 or higher on Hardcover, from at least 300 ratings. Leaves out young adult and children's titles, omnibus editions, and books that are not the first in their series.

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A Gentleman In Moscow

A Gentleman In Moscow

Amor Towles

4.3 Hardcover (940) 4.5 Google
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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All The Light We Cannot See

All The Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

4.2 Hardcover (1551) 4.5 Google
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Atmosphere: A Love Story

Atmosphere: A Love Story

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.3 Hardcover (598)
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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Babel, Or The Necessity Of Violence: An Arcane History Of The Oxford Translators' Revolution

Babel, Or The Necessity Of Violence: An Arcane History Of The Oxford Translators' Revolution

R.F. Kuang

4.1 Hardcover (2051)
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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Between Two Fires

Between Two Fires

Christopher Buehlman

4.1 Hardcover (565)
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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Blood Meridian: Or The Evening Redness In The West

Blood Meridian: Or The Evening Redness In The West

Cormac Mccarthy

4.1 Hardcover (879)
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Catch 22

Catch 22

Heller, Joseph

No ratings
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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Fall Of Giants

Fall Of Giants

Ken Follett

4.2 Hardcover (392)
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Hamnet

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

4.1 Hardcover (597)
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Homegoing

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi

4.4 Hardcover (558) 4.5 Google
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James

James

Percival Everett

4.4 Hardcover (675)
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Lonesome Dove

Lonesome Dove

Larry Mcmurtry

4.6 Hardcover (572)
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Pachinko

Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

4.3 Hardcover (997)
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Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

4.1 Hardcover (941) 5.0 Google
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The Great Alone

The Great Alone

Kristin Hannah

4.2 Hardcover (593) 5.0 Google
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

4.2 Hardcover (2388) 4.5 Google
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The Last Kingdom

The Last Kingdom

Bernard Cornwell

4.2 Hardcover (312) 4.0 Google
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The Name Of The Rose

The Name Of The Rose

Umberto Eco

4.1 Hardcover (839) 5.0 Google
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The Nightingale

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

4.4 Hardcover (1033) 4.5 Google
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The Pillars Of The Earth

The Pillars Of The Earth

Ken Follett

4.2 Hardcover (1137) 5.0 Google
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The Poisonwood Bible

The Poisonwood Bible

Barbara Kingsolver

4.0 Hardcover (515) 5.0 Google
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The Remains Of The Day

The Remains Of The Day

Kazuo Ishiguro

4.2 Hardcover (874)
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The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo

The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.3 Hardcover (3427) 4.5 Google
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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The Shadow Of The Wind

The Shadow Of The Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

4.2 Hardcover (1266) 4.5 Google
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The Song Of Achilles

The Song Of Achilles

Madeline Miller

4.3 Hardcover (3272) 1.0 Google
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The Terror

The Terror

Dan Simmons

4.0 Hardcover (382)
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The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

Colson Whitehead

4.0 Hardcover (709) 3.0 Google
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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The Women

The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.3 Hardcover (580)
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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War And Peace

War And Peace

Leo Tolstoy

4.1 Hardcover (543)
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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Where The Crawdads Sing

Where The Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

4.1 Hardcover (1946) 5.0 Google
New Added: 30 Aug 2026
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