Historical Fiction Lovers

Description
This is a list consisting of historical fiction books. My explanations include the setting (time period and location) of the book. Please do not add books written in the author's own lifetime as HF. For example, "Pride & Prejudice" is not historical fiction. Happy reading!
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1
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
44,767 members
2,121 reviews
½ 4.4
Global Rank 1
2 Members
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Explanations
ahef1963: WWII Germany.
2
Dissolution
by C. J. Sansom
4,161 members
196 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 2
2 Members
jordantaylor, gypsysmom
Explanations
jordantaylor: 1537 England
3
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
23,734 members
984 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 3
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: 1743 Scotland.
4
The House at Riverton
by Kate Morton
5,426 members
249 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 4
3 Members
jordantaylor, gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
jordantaylor: 1900's England and World War I
5
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
14,958 members
851 reviews
4
Global Rank 5
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: WWII, probably Auschwitz although the camp is never specifically identified in the book.
6
Alias Grace
by Margaret Atwood
11,834 members
258 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 7
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: 1843 Upper Canada (present day Ontario).
7
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis
7,956 members
374 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 9
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: Time-travel book, much of the plot set in 1320 in the Oxford area of England.
8
Regeneration
by Pat Barker
4,497 members
112 reviews
4
Global Rank 11
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: Edinburgh WWI military hospital for soldiers suffering from shell shock.
9
True History of the Kelly Gang
by Peter Carey
4,232 members
79 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 12
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: Mid-19th century Australia.
10
Small Island
by Andrea Levy
3,994 members
140 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 13
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: 1948 Jamaican diaspora to Britain.
11
A Morbid Taste for Bones
by Ellis Peters
3,932 members
103 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 14
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: Series takes place in Western England in the period 1135-1145.
12
A Town Like Alice
by Nevil Shute
3,738 members
139 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 15
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: WWII Malaya (present day Malaysia) and post-WWII Northern Territory of Australia.
13
The Far Pavilions
by M. M. Kaye
2,387 members
67 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 16
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: 19th century India under the British Raj.
14
A Brief History of Seven Killings
by Marlon James
2,858 members
108 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 17
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: Explores the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in 1976 Jamaica.
15
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver
26,252 members
501 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 19
2 Members
jordantaylor, gypsysmom
Explanations
jordantaylor: 1960's Congo
16
The Midwife of Venice
by Roberta Rich
630 members
47 reviews
½ 3.5
Global Rank 20
2 Members
jordantaylor, gypsysmom
Explanations
jordantaylor: 1575 Venice, Italy
17
The Praise Singer
by Mary Renault
860 members
17 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 21
2 Members
jordantaylor, gypsysmom
Explanations
jordantaylor: Ancient Greece
18
Cold Sassy Tree
by Olive Ann Burns
4,146 members
86 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 23
2 Members
jordantaylor, gypsysmom
Explanations
jordantaylor: a small town in 1906 Georgia, USA
19
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus
by Margaret Atwood
5,864 members
256 reviews
½ 3.6
Global Rank 25
2 Members
jordantaylor, gypsysmom
Explanations
jordantaylor: Ancient Greece
20
Inés of My Soul
by Isabel Allende
2,618 members
90 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 18
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
Explanations
ahef1963: 16th century Chile and Peru.
21
Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure
by Michael Chabon
2,913 members
141 reviews
½ 3.5
Global Rank 22
2 Members
jordantaylor, gypsysmom
Explanations
jordantaylor: 10th Century Middle East