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Great Historical Fiction for the Unromantic

50 + great works of historical fiction that meet the following criteria:
1) Make a serious attempt at authenticity and accuracy
2) Do not attempt to romanticize the past or create " Romance " novels ( Hence no Dumas, DuMaurier, Sabatini, Gregory, Weir, etc. They are all fine writers and I like their work, but this list is not about that.)
3) Literary quality.
4) Books are specifically about eras other than when they were written.(Sorry; Sherlock Holmes is NOT historical fiction).
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The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Remarque)
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Andersonville (MacKinlay Kantor)
Andersonville (MacKinlay Kantor)
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The Angel of Darkness (Caleb Carr)
The Angel of Darkness (Caleb Carr)
5
April Morning (Howard Fast)
April Morning (Howard Fast)
6
Aubrey/Maturin Series
Aubrey/Maturin Series
7
August 1914 (Solzhenitsyn)
August 1914 (Solzhenitsyn)
8
The Beardless Warriors (Richard Matheson)
The Beardless Warriors (Richard Matheson)
9
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
10
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
11
The Big Sky (A.B. Guthrie)
The Big Sky (A.B. Guthrie)
12
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
13
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr (Gore Vidal)
14
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial (James A. Michener)
15
Citizen Tom Paine (Fast)
Citizen Tom Paine (Fast)
16
Comanche Moon (Larry McMurtry)
Comanche Moon (Larry McMurtry)
17
Drood (Simmons)
Drood (Simmons)
18
Exodus
Exodus
19
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
Flashman (George MacDonald Fraser)
20
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
21
The Given Day (Dennis Lehane)
The Given Day (Dennis Lehane)
22
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
23
Hornblower Series (C.S. Forester)
Hornblower Series (C.S. Forester)
24
The Horse Soldiers (Harold Sinclair)
The Horse Soldiers (Harold Sinclair)
25
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages (Hella S. Haasse)
In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages (Hella S. Haasse)
26
Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian (Gore Vidal)
27
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
28
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
L.A. Confidential (James Ellroy)
29
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
30
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
31
The Man on a Donkey (H. F. M. Prescott)
The Man on a Donkey (H. F. M. Prescott)
32
The Mask of Apollo (Mary Renault)
The Mask of Apollo (Mary Renault)
33
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
34
Morality Play (Barry Unsworth)
Morality Play (Barry Unsworth)
35
Mutiny (Frank Tilsey)
Mutiny (Frank Tilsey)
36
Napoleon Symphony (Anthony Burgess)
Napoleon Symphony (Anthony Burgess)
37
Northwest Passage (Kenneth Roberts)
Northwest Passage (Kenneth Roberts)
38
Pillar of the Sky (Cecelia Holland)
Pillar of the Sky (Cecelia Holland)
39
The Saxon Tales Collection (Bernard Cornwell)
The Saxon Tales Collection (Bernard Cornwell)
40
Shiloh (Shelby Foote)
Shiloh (Shelby Foote)
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