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Realm of Knights Summary
Realm of Knights
by Jennifer Anne Davis 2019 270 pages
3.9
2.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Rent Collector Summary
The Rent Collector
by Camron Wright 2012 304 pages
4.27
58.4K ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Adult Fiction
Salt & Broom Summary
Salt & Broom
by Sharon Lynn Fisher 2023 282 pages
4.1
17.0K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Last Violent Call Summary
Last Violent Call
by Chloe Gong 2023 225 pages
4.21
12.5K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
Empire of Ivory Summary
Empire of Ivory
by Naomi Novik 2007 416 pages
3.99
33.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Historical Fiction
The Women on Platform Two Summary
The Women on Platform Two
by Laura Anthony 2025 336 pages
4.43
13.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Book Club
Booth Summary
Booth
by Karen Joy Fowler 2022 470 pages
3.83
15.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Civil War
The Key Summary
The Key
by Kathryn Hughes 2018 432 pages
4.27
19.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Plantagenets Summary
The Plantagenets
The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
by Dan Jones 2013 534 pages
4.25
23.4K ratings
History
Medieval
Historical
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
Wish You Well Summary
Wish You Well
by David Baldacci 2007 432 pages
4.06
31.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
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
A Botanical Daughter Summary
A Botanical Daughter
by Noah Medlock 2024 384 pages
3.61
5.5K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
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
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 Rotting Room Summary
The Rotting Room
by Viggy Parr Hampton 2025 290 pages
3.56
687 ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
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
Empress Orchid Summary
Empress Orchid
by Anchee Min 2003 368 pages
3.9
25.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
China
Historical
Trail of Tears Summary
Trail of Tears
The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation
by John Ehle 1988 424 pages
4.12
4.5K ratings
History
Native American
American History
Throne of Jade Summary
Throne of Jade
by Naomi Novik 2006 398 pages
3.9
55.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Historical Fiction
League of Dragons Summary
League of Dragons
by Naomi Novik 2016 380 pages
4.17
13.4K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Historical Fiction
I Am Dynamite! A Life of Nietzsche Summary
I Am Dynamite! A Life of Nietzsche
by Sue Prideaux 2018 464 pages
4.31
3.0K ratings
Philosophy
Biography
History
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
The Medici Manuscript Summary
The Medici Manuscript
by C.J. Archer 2023 280 pages
4.01
13.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Copper Script Summary
Copper Script
by K.J. Charles 2025 255 pages
4.15
2.7K ratings
Romance
Historical
Mystery
Flowers from the Storm Summary
Flowers from the Storm
by Laura Kinsale 2003 533 pages
4.06
17.5K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
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
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
The Heirloom Garden Summary
The Heirloom Garden
by Viola Shipman 2020 407 pages
4.17
6.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Contemporary
Revelator Summary
Revelator
by Daryl Gregory 2021 294 pages
3.95
7.4K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Gothic
The Son Summary
The Son
by Philipp Meyer 2013 561 pages
4.03
37.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Westerns
Historical
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
Her Last Promise Summary
Her Last Promise
by Kathryn Hughes 2019 395 pages
4.24
9.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Sky in the Deep Summary
Sky in the Deep
by Adrienne Young 2018 340 pages
3.93
71.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
The Untitled Books Summary
The Untitled Books
by C.J. Archer 2023 282 pages
4.09
9.8K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Cabo Trafalgar Summary
Cabo Trafalgar
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte 2005 304 pages
3.77
2.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Spanish Literature
Spain
The Gales of November Summary
The Gales of November
The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
by John U. Bacon 2025 430 pages
4.6
2.6K ratings
History
American History
Historical
The Silent Companions Summary
The Silent Companions
by Laura Purcell 2018 305 pages
3.87
43.0K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Gothic
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero
A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
by Lydia Kang 2021 390 pages
4.14
2.8K ratings
Science
History
Medical
Tomb of the Sun King Summary
Tomb of the Sun King
by Jacquelyn Benson 2024 498 pages
4.34
3.0K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Dead Letter Delivery Summary
The Dead Letter Delivery
by C.J. Archer 2024 279 pages
4.08
8.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Historical Fiction
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
Cage of Deceit Summary
Cage of Deceit
by Jennifer Anne Davis 2017 292 pages
4.12
3.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Hidden Knights Summary
Hidden Knights
by Jennifer Anne Davis 2020
4.04
1.5K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The Pioneers Summary
The Pioneers
The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
by David McCullough 2019 330 pages
3.82
27.4K ratings
History
American History
Historical
Blood of Tyrants Summary
Blood of Tyrants
by Naomi Novik 2013 432 pages
4
15.9K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Historical Fiction
Daughter of Chaos Summary
Daughter of Chaos
by A.S. Webb 2025 464 pages
3.65
1.3K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Greek Mythology
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