Historical Fiction Books
165 books across every collection, listed once each — books on several lists come first.
The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo
On 9 lists: Female Protagonists·Highly Rated Books ·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Historical Fiction·Highly Rated Literary Fiction·Highly Rated Romance·Most Popular Books of Past Decade·Top Book Club·Top Book Club 2024
Demon Copperhead
On 6 lists: Best Summer Reads 2025·Highly Rated Books ·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Literary Fiction·Oprah Book Club·Top Book Club 2024
Lessons In Chemistry
On 6 lists: Good Morning America·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards) ·Highly Rated Literary Fiction·Highly Rated Romance·Top Book Club·Top Book Club 2024
The Vanishing Half
On 6 lists: Best Summer Reads 2025·Duo Lipa Book Club ·Good Morning America·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Literary Fiction·Top Book Club
A Gentleman In Moscow
On 5 lists: Highly Rated Books·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards) ·Highly Rated Historical Fiction·Highly Rated History·Highly Rated Literary Fiction
The Color Purple
On 5 lists: Female Protagonists·Highly Rated Classics ·Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010)·The Classics·Top Book Club
The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August
On 5 lists: Highly Rated Fantasy (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards) ·Highly Rated Horror·Highly Rated Science Fiction·Highly Rated Thriller
The Invisible Life Of Addie Larue
On 5 lists: Best Fantasy Books·Highly Rated Fantasy (2010 Onwards) ·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Romance·Top Book Club 2024
Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow
On 5 lists: Best Summer Reads 2025·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards) ·Highly Rated Romance·Highly Rated Science Fiction·Top Book Club 2024
Anna Karenina
On 5 lists: Highly Rated Classics·Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010) ·Highly Rated Romance·Oprah Book Club·The Classics
Lonesome Dove
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Books·Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010) ·Highly Rated Historical Fiction·Highly Rated Romance
Slewfoot: A Tale Of Bewitchery
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Books·Highly Rated Fantasy (2010 Onwards) ·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Horror
All The Light We Cannot See
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Historical Fiction ·Highly Rated Literary Fiction·Top Book Club
The Great Alone
On 4 lists: Female Protagonists·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards) ·Highly Rated Historical Fiction·Top Book Club
The Kite Runner
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010)·Highly Rated Historical Fiction ·Highly Rated Literary Fiction·Oprah Book Club
The Pillars Of The Earth
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010)·Highly Rated Historical Fiction ·Highly Rated History·Oprah Book Club
The Shadow Of The Wind
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Fantasy (Before 2010)·Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010) ·Highly Rated Historical Fiction·Highly Rated Mystery
Between Two Fires
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Fantasy (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards) ·Highly Rated Historical Fiction·Highly Rated Horror
Blood Meridian: Or The Evening Redness In The West
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Classics·Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010) ·Highly Rated Historical Fiction·Highly Rated Horror
Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder And Memory In Northern Ireland
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Books·Highly Rated History ·Highly Rated Non-fiction
Babel, Or The Necessity Of Violence: An Arcane History Of The Oxford Translators' Revolution
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Fantasy (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards) ·Highly Rated Historical Fiction
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia Of Faeries
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Fantasy (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards) ·Highly Rated Romance
Small Things Like These
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Historical Fiction ·Oprah Book Club
The Alice Network
On 3 lists: Female Protagonists·Reese Witherspoon's Book Club ·Top Book Club
The Last Wish
On 3 lists: Best Fantasy Books·Highly Rated Fantasy (Before 2010) ·Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010)
War And Peace
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Classics·Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010) ·Highly Rated Historical Fiction
The Bluest Eye
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Classics·Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010) ·Oprah Book Club
The Henna Artist
On 3 lists: Female Protagonists·Reese Witherspoon's Book Club ·Top Book Club
The Poisonwood Bible
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010)·Highly Rated Historical Fiction ·Oprah Book Club
The Terror
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Historical Fiction·Highly Rated Horror ·Highly Rated Thriller
The Underground Railroad
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Historical Fiction ·Oprah Book Club
The Adventures Of Amina Al-sirafi
On 2 lists: Highly Rated Books·Highly Rated Fantasy (2010 Onwards)
The Last Kingdom
On 2 lists: Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010)·Highly Rated Historical Fiction
The Remains Of The Day
On 2 lists: Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010)·Highly Rated Historical Fiction
The Once And Future Witches
On 2 lists: Best Fantasy Books·Highly Rated Fantasy (2010 Onwards)
Sea Of Tranquility
On 2 lists: Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Science Fiction
Crocodile On The Sandbank
On 2 lists: Classic Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers·Female Detective Books
The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society
On 1 list: Highly Rated Fiction (Before 2010)
