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Real people and pivotal moments from our past come alive through compelling stories that blend documented facts with imaginative storytelling. Whether following famous figures or everyday characters, these books transport readers into richly detailed worlds shaped by the authentic customs, conflicts, and cultural forces of their time periods.

Historical Fiction Book Summaries

The Sound of Things Falling Summary
The Sound of Things Falling
by Juan Gabriel Vásquez 2011 302 pages
3.84
20.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Book Club
El vals de la bruja Summary
El vals de la bruja
by Belén Martínez Sánchez 2021 506 pages
4.22
8.0K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Witches
The Hidden Hindu 3 Summary
The Hidden Hindu 3
by Akshat Gupta 2023 248 pages
4.11
2.4K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Indian Literature
Recognition Summary
Recognition
by Susan Greenwood 2022 292 pages
4.47
1.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Witches
Paranormal
L'Art de la joie Summary
L'Art de la joie
by Goliarda Sapienza 1998 640 pages
4.12
8.8K ratings
Italian Literature
Italy
Feminism
The Birdcage Murders Summary
The Birdcage Murders
by Karen Baugh Menuhin 2022 278 pages
4.56
2.9K ratings
Mystery
Historical Mystery
Historical
Speak to Me of Home Summary
Speak to Me of Home
by Jeanine Cummins 2025 384 pages
4.02
6.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Book Club
El sueño del celta Summary
El sueño del celta
by Mario Vargas Llosa 2010 464 pages
3.84
9.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Africa
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk Summary
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
by Kelli Estes 2015 391 pages
4.10
33.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Promise Summary
The Promise
by Damon Galgut 2021 293 pages
3.85
48.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
South Africa
Hercule Poirot's Silent Night Summary
Hercule Poirot's Silent Night
by Sophie Hannah 2023 384 pages
3.71
9.6K ratings
Mystery
Christmas
Crime
The Doomsday Key Summary
The Doomsday Key
by James Rollins 2009 431 pages
4.18
31.3K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
The Other Bennet Sister Summary
The Other Bennet Sister
by Janice Hadlow 2020 463 pages
4.15
27.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Antidote Summary
The Antidote
by Karen Russell 2025 432 pages
3.91
9.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Fantasy
Kate & Frida Summary
Kate & Frida
by Kim Fay 2025 288 pages
4.00
2.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Books About Books
Food
The Boy from the Sea Summary
The Boy from the Sea
by Garrett Carr 2025 336 pages
3.87
3.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Irish Literature
Northanger Abbey Summary
Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen 1817 260 pages
3.85
433.5K ratings
Classics
Gothic
Historical Fiction
In the Shadow of Blackbirds Summary
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
by Cat Winters 2013 387 pages
3.85
13.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Paranormal
Counting Backwards Summary
Counting Backwards
by Jacqueline Friedland 2025 336 pages
4.17
1.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Historical
The Altar Girl Summary
The Altar Girl
by Orest Stelmach 2015 256 pages
3.59
4.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Ariadne Summary
Ariadne
by Jennifer Saint 2021 308 pages
3.79
142.5K ratings
Mythology
Fantasy
Greek Mythology
What the Wind Knows Summary
What the Wind Knows
by Amy Harmon 2019 418 pages
4.36
108.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Time Travel
Winter's Tale Summary
Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin 1983 769 pages
3.51
29.3K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Lucas on the Line Summary
Lucas on the Line
by Suyi Davies 2022 310 pages
4.11
1.1K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Horror
When the Tides Held the Moon Summary
When the Tides Held the Moon
by Venessa Vida Kelley 2025 464 pages
4.25
5.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
The Long Ships Summary
The Long Ships
by Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 478 pages
4.27
12.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Adventure
Classics
Lies of Silence Summary
Lies of Silence
by Brian Moore 1997 192 pages
3.23
2.8K ratings
School
Ireland
Thriller
Hieroglyphics Summary
Hieroglyphics
by Jill McCorkle 2020 312 pages
3.32
1.7K ratings
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Family
Stonehenge Summary
Stonehenge
by Bernard Cornwell 1999 497 pages
3.69
13.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Fantasy
Our Last Vineyard Summer Summary
Our Last Vineyard Summer
by Brooke Lea Foster 2025 336 pages
3.74
852 ratings
Historical Fiction
Summer
Summer Reads
She's Up to No Good Summary
She's Up to No Good
by Sara Goodman Confino 2022 389 pages
4.29
40.8K ratings
Romance
Chick Lit
Contemporary
Vampires of El Norte Summary
Vampires of El Norte
by Isabel Cañas 2023 371 pages
3.88
37.1K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
The Road to Jerusalem Summary
The Road to Jerusalem
by Jan Guillou 1998 320 pages
4.01
8.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Swedish Literature
The Wolf in the Whale Summary
The Wolf in the Whale
by Jordanna Max Brodsky 2019 544 pages
4.11
5.2K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mythology
A Rose for the Crown Summary
A Rose for the Crown
by Anne Easter Smith 2006 650 pages
4.03
5.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
British Literature
Just Stab Me Now Summary
Just Stab Me Now
by Jill Bearup 2024 309 pages
4.28
4.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Humor
The Last Valentine Summary
The Last Valentine
by Felix Alexander 2017 241 pages
4.07
407 ratings
Romance
Mystery
Love Story
A Land So Wide Summary
A Land So Wide
by Erin A. Craig 2025 368 pages
3.81
1.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Historical Fiction
The Empire of Gold Summary
The Empire of Gold
by S.A. Chakraborty 2020 766 pages
4.49
71.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
The Travelers Summary
The Travelers
by Regina Porter 2019 297 pages
3.60
3.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
We Could Be So Good Summary
We Could Be So Good
by Cat Sebastian 2023 384 pages
4.27
16.3K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Historical
Mother Tongue Summary
Mother Tongue
by Demetria Martínez 1990 210 pages
3.82
655 ratings
Historical Fiction
Feminism
School
The Wonder Summary
The Wonder
by Emma Donoghue 2016 291 pages
3.65
90.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
Child of All Nations Summary
Child of All Nations
by Pramoedya Ananta Toer 1981 352 pages
4.43
7.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Novels
Indonesian Literature
Girl Through Glass Summary
Girl Through Glass
by Sari Wilson 2016 289 pages
3.38
3.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Book Club
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou Summary
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou
by Eleni Kyriacou 2023 409 pages
4.13
2.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Crime
Death in the Spires Summary
Death in the Spires
by K.J. Charles 2024 273 pages
4.31
3.9K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Historical
The Kingdom of Back Summary
The Kingdom of Back
by Marie Lu 2020 313 pages
3.70
23.4K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
The Kingdom of Copper Summary
The Kingdom of Copper
by S.A. Chakraborty 2019 625 pages
4.39
87.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Adult
Hattie Big Sky Summary
Hattie Big Sky
by Kirby Larson 2006 289 pages
4.02
19.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
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