Svoboda | Graniru | BBC Russia | Golosameriki | Facebook

Historical Fiction

Historical fiction presents a story set in the past, often during a significant time period. In historical fiction, the time period is an important part of the setting and often of the story itself.

Historical fiction may include fictional characters, well-known historical figures or a mixture of the two. Authors of historical fiction usually pay close attention to the details of their stories (settings, clothing, dialogue, etc.) to ensure that they fit the time periods in which the narratives take place.

In some historical fiction, famous events appear from points of view not recorded in histor
...more

Shelterwood
A Daughter of Fair Verona (Daughter of Montague, #1)
The Glassmaker
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands
All the Summers in Between
The Secret Keeper of Main Street
Secrets of Rose Briar Hall
Daughter of Calamity
Familiaris
The Last Twelve Miles
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby
The Road to the Country
Tiananmen Square
Malas
Isabel and the Rogue (The Luna Sisters, #2)
  • Catching Fire by Rose Senehi
    Catching Fire
    by

    Release date: Oct 15, 2018
    How does an emergency response network pushed to the breaking point respond to a fire threatening to devour a mountain community?
    View Details »

    Format: Kindle book

    Giveaway ends in: a

    Availability: 100 copies available, 2061 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jun 28 - Jul 28, 2024

    Countries available: U.S.

  • The Gilded Cage of Woman by Jayne Catherine Conway
    The Gilded Cage of Woman

    Release date: Jul 02, 2024
    We’re giving away 100 copies of Jayne Catherine Conway’s new book, The Gilded Cage of Woman. Enter today!

    View Details »

    Format: Kindle book

    Giveaway ends in: a

    Availability: 100 copies available, 5476 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jul 14 - Jul 28, 2024

    Countries available: U.S.

  • The Dark Skies Mystery by Deron R. Hicks
    The Dark Skies Mystery: A World War II Thriller
    by

    Release date: Jul 30, 2024
    Enter to win a copy of this richly drawn WWII-era mystery that brims with art and military history, spies and intrigue!
    View Details »

    Format: Print book

    Giveaway ends in: a

    Availability: 5 copies available, 2522 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jun 29 - Jul 29, 2024

    Countries available: U.S.

  • Malibu Rising
    The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
    All the Colors of the Dark
    Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment, #2)
    The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
    The Hotel Nantucket
    The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)
    Camino Ghosts
    The Berry Pickers
    The Lost Apothecary
    The Dutch House
    Kingdom of the Wicked (Kingdom of the Wicked, #1)
    Pineapple Street
    The Villa
    The Rose Code
    The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
    Best Historical Mystery
    1,905 books — 4,568 voters
    A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboToken Huntress by Kia Carrington-RussellBell Hammers by Lancelot SchaubertThe Law of Attraction by N.M. SilberLost in Yaba by Walt Gleeson
    Our Favorite Indie Reads
    3,569 books — 3,593 voters

    Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
    Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
    1,751 books — 1,849 voters
    The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCatch-22 by Joseph HellerSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrAtonement by Ian McEwan
    World War II Fiction
    1,202 books — 2,103 voters

    Written in My Own Heart's Blood by Diana GabaldonThe Collector of Dying Breaths by M.J. RoseA Burnable Book by Bruce HolsingerA King's Ransom by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
    Historical Fiction 2014
    368 books — 2,464 voters
    The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerWorld Without End by Ken FollettBeowulf by Unknown
    Best Middle Ages Books
    1,199 books — 1,655 voters

    The Book Thief
    All the Light We Cannot See
    The Nightingale
    Outlander (Outlander, #1)
    The Help
    The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
    Memoirs of a Geisha
    The Song of Achilles
    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
    The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
    A Gentleman in Moscow
    Pachinko
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    The Kite Runner

    Related News

      Here at Goodreads World Headquarters, we like to think that all of our book roundups and recommendation articles are fun. And they are!...
    Leila Meacham
    I'm learning not to hope for what I can't control... ...more
    Leila Meacham, Roses

    Michael G. Kramer
    As well, they used their B-52 bombers to drop thousands of tons of bombs which included napalm and cluster bombs. In a particularly vile attack, they used poisonous chemicals on our base regions of Xuyen Moc, the Minh Dam and the Nui Thi Vai mountains. They sprayed their defoliants over jungle, and productive farmland alike. They even bull-dozed bare, both sides along the communication routes and more than a kilometre into the jungle adjacent to our base areas. This caused the Ba Ria-Long Khanh ...more
    Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy

    More quotes...
    Historical Mystery Lovers ""Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot." ~Sherlock Holmes (The Adventure of the Abbey Grange) …more
    1,404 members, last active 35 minutes ago
    Feeding the Kindle Addiction . . . with HOT FREEBIES! Our Group has tons of Freebies that will give our credit cards a much needed break while also…more
    3,639 members, last active 24 minutes ago
    EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club Click HERE for the latest group announcements. "It reminded me of ____ but in space." "I re…more
    25,875 members, last active 2 hours ago
    Bibliotherapy Book Club Living stories, experiences, moments and history through the pages of a book.
    2 members, last active 44 days ago

    Tags

    Tags contributing to this page include: historical-fiction and fiction-historical