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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read Historical Fiction Books

"Whittling all historical fiction books into one manageable list is impossible, truly. Instead of putting together a list of the 223,546 best historical fiction books, I opted instead for adult historical fiction showstoppers that present a wide array of time periods, places, characters, and more. We read historical fiction because we want to travel through time and space. This list, I believe, gives you the broadest view of our world's shared past."
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A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
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A Rising Man (Abir Mukherjee)
A Rising Man (Abir Mukherjee)
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Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
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As Meat Loves Salt (Maria McCann)
As Meat Loves Salt (Maria McCann)
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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The Book of Night Women (Marlon James)
The Book of Night Women (Marlon James)
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The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
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The Bourbon Thief (Tiffany Reisz)
The Bourbon Thief (Tiffany Reisz)
9
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
The Buddha in the Attic (Julie Otsuka)
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The Dovekeepers (Alice Hoffman)
The Dovekeepers (Alice Hoffman)
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The Fair Fight (Anna Freeman)
The Fair Fight (Anna Freeman)
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Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
14
Fruit of the Drunken Tree (Ingrid Rojas Contreras)
Fruit of the Drunken Tree (Ingrid Rojas Contreras)
15
The Game of Kings
The Game of Kings
16
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
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The Gods of Tango (Carolina De Robertis)
The Gods of Tango (Carolina De Robertis)
18
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
19
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
20
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
21
Human Acts (Han Kang)
Human Acts (Han Kang)
22
If You Leave Me (Crystal Hana Kim)
If You Leave Me (Crystal Hana Kim)
23
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
The King Must Die (Mary Renault)
24
Lavinia (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Lavinia (Ursula K. Le Guin)
25
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
The Light Between Oceans (M.L. Stedman)
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Moloka'i (Alan Brennert)
Moloka'i (Alan Brennert)
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The Moor's Account (Laila Lalami)
The Moor's Account (Laila Lalami)
28
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
29
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
30
Nefertiti (Michelle Moran)
Nefertiti (Michelle Moran)
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
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Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
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The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
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The Queen of the Night (Alexander Chee)
The Queen of the Night (Alexander Chee)
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The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
36
Sacred Wilderness (Susan Power)
Sacred Wilderness (Susan Power)
37
The Samurai's Garden (Gail Tsukiyama)
The Samurai's Garden (Gail Tsukiyama)
38
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Signature of All Things (Elizabeth Gilbert)
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The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker)
The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker)
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The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
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