Best Historical Fiction authors

1
A History of the Plantagenets
by Thomas B. Costain
109 members
2 reviews
½ 4.6
3 Members
aulsmith, LisaMaria_C, MDGentleReader
Explanations
aulsmith: This is non-fiction, but his fiction is good too.
2
The King Must Die
by Mary Renault
2,963 members
61 reviews
3.9
3 Members
lorax, aulsmith, TheoClarke
3
People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks
11,095 members
524 reviews
3.9
2 Members
KimarieBee, susiesharp
4
Maisie Dobbs
by Jacqueline Winspear
5,415 members
296 reviews
3.8
3 Members
TheoClarke, susiesharp, MDGentleReader,LisaMaria_C
5
Nefertiti
by Michelle Moran
2,058 members
124 reviews
4
2 Members
susiesharp, al.vick
6
The Lady Elizabeth
by Alison Weir
1,961 members
60 reviews
3.8
2 Members
susiesharp, al.vick
7
The Last Kingdom
by Bernard Cornwell
5,552 members
156 reviews
4
2 Members
TheoClarke, al.vick
8
The Reckoning
by Sharon Kay Penman
1,454 members
22 reviews
½ 4.4
Member
al.vick
9
Roma
by Steven Saylor
1,322 members
68 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
TheoClarke
10
The Twelfth Transforming
by Pauline Gedge
275 members
10 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
FicusFan
11
An Instance of the Fingerpost
by Iain Pears
5,642 members
141 reviews
3.9
Member
TheoClarke
12
H.M.S. Surprise
by Patrick O'Brian
4,604 members
68 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
lorax
13
Revolution
by Jennifer Donnelly
2,148 members
184 reviews
4
Member
susiesharp
14
The Greatest Knight
by Elizabeth Chadwick
1,120 members
56 reviews
4
Member
al.vick
15
The Conqueror (Historical Romances Book 7)
by Georgette Heyer
682 members
23 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
FicusFan
16
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
15,498 members
699 reviews
4
Member
TheoClarke
17
The Crystal Cave
by Mary Stewart
6,415 members
120 reviews
4.1
Member
aulsmith
18
The First Man in Rome
by Colleen McCullough
3,620 members
63 reviews
4
Member
FicusFan
19
America's First Daughter
by Stephanie Dray
1,362 members
64 reviews
4.2
Member
al.vick
20
An Infamous Army
by Georgette Heyer
1,252 members
37 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
MDGentleReader
21
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
27,152 members
1,054 reviews
4.2
Member
susiesharp
22
A Free Man of Color
by Barbara Hambly
1,005 members
41 reviews
3.9
Member
FicusFan
23
The Emancipator's Wife
by Barbara Hambly
331 members
8 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
aulsmith
24
The Forest Laird
by Jack Whyte
267 members
9 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
al.vick
25
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory
16,723 members
387 reviews
3.9
Member
al.vick
26
Cry to Heaven
by Anne Rice
3,410 members
48 reviews
3.8
Member
FicusFan
27
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
8,742 members
472 reviews
4
Member
susiesharp
28
The Feast of All Saints
by Anne Rice
2,713 members
31 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
FicusFan
29
Daughter of York
by Anne Easter Smith
465 members
19 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
al.vick
30
Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles
by Margaret George
2,392 members
31 reviews
3.9
Member
al.vick
31
The Sultan's Seal
by Jenny White
387 members
12 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
FicusFan
32
And Only to Deceive
by Tasha Alexander
1,915 members
90 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
FicusFan
33
Katherine
by Anya Seton
3,209 members
94 reviews
4.1
Member
FicusFan
34
The Janissary Tree
by Jason Goodwin
1,653 members
71 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
FicusFan
35
Lion of Ireland
by Morgan Llywelyn
1,006 members
11 reviews
3.9
Member
al.vick
36
Nefertiti
by Nick Drake
542 members
19 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
FicusFan
37
Mary, Queen of France
by Jean Plaidy
500 members
13 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
al.vick
38
The Accidental Empress
by Allison Pataki
680 members
47 reviews
3.9
Member
al.vick
39
The Other Einstein
by Marie Benedict
1,788 members
100 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
al.vick
40
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn
3,029 members
134 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
al.vick
41
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
30,401 members
806 reviews
4.2
Member
al.vick