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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 Rent Collector Summary
The Rent Collector
by Camron Wright 2012 304 pages
4.27
58.4K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Adult Fiction
Corelli’s Mandolin Summary
Corelli’s Mandolin
by Louis de Bernières 1995 437 pages
4.03
92.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Classics
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born Summary
The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
by Ayi Kwei Armah 1989 183 pages
3.87
3.4K ratings
Africa
Ghana
African Literature
Lord John and the Private Matter Summary
Lord John and the Private Matter
by Diana Gabaldon 2003 368 pages
3.76
50.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Mystery
The Poisoner's Enemy Summary
The Poisoner's Enemy
by Jeff Wheeler 2018 312 pages
4.52
5.4K ratings
Fantasy
Magic
Young Adult
Black Shack Alley Summary
Black Shack Alley
by Joseph Zobel 1980 184 pages
4.06
622 ratings
France
Classics
School
Buried Deep and Other Stories Summary
Buried Deep and Other Stories
by Naomi Novik 2024 430 pages
4.02
5.9K ratings
Fantasy
Short Stories
Dragons
Last Violent Call Summary
Last Violent Call
by Chloe Gong 2023 225 pages
4.21
12.5K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
Salt & Broom Summary
Salt & Broom
by Sharon Lynn Fisher 2023 282 pages
4.1
17.0K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
A Botanical Daughter Summary
A Botanical Daughter
by Noah Medlock 2024 384 pages
3.61
5.5K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Key Summary
The Key
by Kathryn Hughes 2018 432 pages
4.27
19.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Midnight Sea Summary
The Midnight Sea
by Kat Ross 2016 326 pages
3.95
4.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Empire of Ivory Summary
Empire of Ivory
by Naomi Novik 2007 416 pages
3.99
33.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Historical Fiction
The Custom of the Army Summary
The Custom of the Army
by Diana Gabaldon 2010 76 pages
4.03
11.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Outlander
Historical
The Profession Summary
The Profession
by Steven Pressfield 2011 336 pages
3.73
1.6K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Science Fiction
Booth Summary
Booth
by Karen Joy Fowler 2022 470 pages
3.83
15.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Civil War
The Runaway King Summary
The Runaway King
by Jennifer A. Nielsen 2013 331 pages
4.24
53.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
The King's Traitor Summary
The King's Traitor
by Jeff Wheeler 2016 386 pages
4.43
21.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Lives of Girls and Women Summary
Lives of Girls and Women
by Alice Munro 2001 277 pages
3.94
15.8K ratings
Short Stories
Canada
Classics
The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz Summary
The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz
by Ellie Midwood 2021 334 pages
4.45
11.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
World War II
Wish You Well Summary
Wish You Well
by David Baldacci 2007 432 pages
4.06
31.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
The Rotting Room Summary
The Rotting Room
by Viggy Parr Hampton 2025 290 pages
3.56
687 ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Lord John and the Hand of Devils Summary
Lord John and the Hand of Devils
by Diana Gabaldon 2007 302 pages
3.92
20.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Mystery
The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt Summary
The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt
by Chelsea Iversen 2024 309 pages
3.58
2.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Empress Orchid Summary
Empress Orchid
by Anchee Min 2003 368 pages
3.9
25.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
China
Historical
A Plague of Zombies Summary
A Plague of Zombies
by Diana Gabaldon 2011 94 pages
3.98
10.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Outlander
Historical
The Last of the Wine Summary
The Last of the Wine
by Mary Renault 2001 400 pages
4.04
6.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
LGBT
The Librarian of Crooked Lane Summary
The Librarian of Crooked Lane
by C.J. Archer 2022 284 pages
3.83
24.5K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Son Summary
The Son
by Philipp Meyer 2013 561 pages
4.03
37.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Historical
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall Summary
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall
by Diana Gabaldon 2017 526 pages
4.27
17.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Outlander
Fantasy
Dreadnought Summary
Dreadnought
by Cherie Priest 2010 400 pages
3.87
8.1K ratings
Steampunk
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Medici Manuscript Summary
The Medici Manuscript
by C.J. Archer 2023 280 pages
4.01
13.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Historical Fiction
League of Dragons Summary
League of Dragons
by Naomi Novik 2016 380 pages
4.17
13.4K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Historical Fiction
Flowers from the Storm Summary
Flowers from the Storm
by Laura Kinsale 2003 533 pages
4.06
17.5K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
Throne of Jade Summary
Throne of Jade
by Naomi Novik 2006 398 pages
3.9
55.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Historical Fiction
Murder in the White House Summary
Murder in the White House
by Margaret Truman 2001 262 pages
3.76
3.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Copper Script Summary
Copper Script
by K.J. Charles 2025 255 pages
4.15
2.7K ratings
Romance
Historical
Mystery
BOX 88 Summary
BOX 88
by Charles Cumming 2020 482 pages
4.08
7.3K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
The Lions of Fifth Avenue Summary
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
by Fiona Davis 2020 354 pages
3.9
80.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Book Club
Passenger Summary
Passenger
by Alexandra Bracken 2016 496 pages
3.75
42.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Time Travel
L.A. Women Summary
L.A. Women
by Ella Berman 2025 416 pages
3.5
1.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match Summary
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match
by Sally Thorne 2022 384 pages
3.33
15.2K ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Under Fire Summary
Under Fire
by Henri Barbusse 2004 318 pages
3.85
2.3K ratings
War
World War I
Classics
The Silent Companions Summary
The Silent Companions
by Laura Purcell 2018 305 pages
3.87
43.0K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
The Heirloom Garden Summary
The Heirloom Garden
by Viola Shipman 2020 407 pages
4.17
6.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Her Last Promise Summary
Her Last Promise
by Kathryn Hughes 2019 395 pages
4.24
9.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Sword Saint Summary
The Sword Saint
by C.F. Iggulden 2019 400 pages
4.24
1.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Revelator Summary
Revelator
by Daryl Gregory 2021 294 pages
3.95
7.4K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
The Pickwick Papers Summary
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens 2000 801 pages
3.85
32.0K ratings
Classics
Literature
Humor
Cabo Trafalgar Summary
Cabo Trafalgar
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 2005 304 pages
3.77
2.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Spain
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