Best Historical Fiction

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39,863 miembros
524 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 37
25 Members
Edward, hipdeep, .Monkey., chgstrom, sjmccreary, richgatlin, skyrad43, freetrader, brenzi, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, RobPoulton, nagasravika.bodapati, bcrowl399, Lyn5r, sugandh, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, Asimina.Palaiou, ShawIslandLibrary, KarlaC,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,leslie.98
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Doesn't meet my definition of historical fiction.
sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and based partly on his experiences.
elkiedee: Historical fiction is set in the past but it can be a period within the author's lifetime - the past can look very different from 25 or 40 years later. I hope no one who argues this isn't a historical novel believes that either Possession or The Daughter of Time, both above this in the list, are historical fiction. They are brilliant novels which I would recommend to fans of historical fiction but they are both contemporary novels with significant interest for historical fiction readers.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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9,449 miembros
250 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 42
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34,147 miembros
470 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 82
12
3,081 miembros
33 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 75
13
9,840 miembros
187 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 114
14
28,651 miembros
451 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 52
15
5,439 miembros
182 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 73
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13,572 miembros
201 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 76
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13,797 miembros
265 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 93
17 Members
rainpebble, Cecrow, roby72, thecoroner, cfk, Doey, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, leslie.98, NinieB, jaromdl, Laura1124, fredasteele, CharleneLB, KarlaC, Kathyk22,aulsmith
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
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2,201 miembros
55 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 195
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5,977 miembros
87 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 191
10 Members
rainpebble, brenzi, ValLloyd, Doey, gypsysmom, bcrowl399, dsp501, Laura1124, Maybelline, steller0707,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Takes place during the author's life time. Not historical fiction.
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15,254 miembros
203 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 219
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7,713 miembros
123 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 279
10 Members
Cecrow, Doey, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, ahef1963, DDreawriter, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707,aulsmith ,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
leslie.98 : not historical fiction
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1,600 miembros
38 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 268
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9,894 miembros
343 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 291
8 Members
SqueakyChu, roby72, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction; written at the time of events described
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78,148 miembros
1,431 reseñas
½ 4.4
Ranking Global 187
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7,790 miembros
101 reseñas
½ 3.5
Ranking Global 169
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3,448 miembros
119 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 212
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3,772 miembros
42 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 164
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5,878 miembros
226 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 24
28 Members
karen_o, Ravic, Fourpawz2, kiwiflowa, melonbrawl, rainpebble, merrystar, skyrad43, LisaMaria_C, ValLloyd, Doey, bfkendrick, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, Lyn5r, cvogt, ryaSilvia, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Maybelline, Asimina.Palaiou, MarleneMacke, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,elkiedee
Explicaciones
elkiedee : I love this novel - but it's not historical fiction - it's a mostly contemporary novel with historical appeal. The main character is a 20th century police detective convalescing in bed and "investigating" the case of Richard III and the Princes in the Tower, but it's set in the author's present day.
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12,916 miembros
289 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 18
34 Members
Ravic, starfishian, Nickelini, charl08, varielle, thorold, kiwiflowa, Cariola, rainpebble, olgakm, roby72, merrystar, deldevries, calm, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, Doey, alex68, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, jaromdl, madhatter73, Laura1124, nerdytreefairy, ShawIslandLibrary, Katie1949, fredasteele, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707,elkiedee
Explicaciones
elkiedee : I absolutely loved this when I read it but it was over 30 years ago now. I should reread, and would recommend to people who love historical fiction. I am thumbing it down because it's not a historical novel, it is a dual narrative story with a large part set in the past, but also a novel largely set in the author's present at the time of writing (late 1980s, published 1990).
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12,902 miembros
122 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 33
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2,382 miembros
67 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 61
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18,982 miembros
403 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 56
30 Members
kageeh, Nickelini, kiwiflowa, rainpebble, Cecrow, roby72, sjmccreary, richgatlin, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, brenzi, michalsuz, thecoroner, elkiedee, kcorrea, Ameise1, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, John_Vaughan, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, jaysbooks, ahef1963, GerrysBookshelf, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, rplinke, fredasteele, KarlaC,longway ,smcwl ,aulsmith ,lewbs ,Matteocalosi ,leigonj ,Luisali ,leslie.98
Explicaciones
smcwl : Not written as historical fiction.
elkiedee: I think historical fiction can be set in the relatively recent past. 10 years after the war writers in countries on all sides might well have had a very different perspective on those events. I would have no problem regarding a novel written this year but about the Iraq war that started in 2003 and ending before this, as historical fiction. Or a book set in Britain under the last Labour government, or the US just after Obama was elected or reelected, as historical fiction. I think it might be a bit soon to consider a pandemic novel historical fiction, but maybe within 5 years it will be part of our history.
Matteocalosi : Partly autobiographical and written only 10 years after the end of the war, not historical fiction
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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16,085 miembros
286 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 84
20 Members
eshaw27, rainpebble, Cecrow, Christy.Riege, merrystar, deldevries, elkiedee, ValLloyd, Doey, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, NinieB, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter, Laura1124, This-n-That, Daviette, fredasteele, KarlaC,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.
elkiedee: It was written several decades after it was set, perhaps more than 50 years later, and while it was somewhat autobiographical it was also fictionalised and presented as a novel. Although it's loosely based on the author's life and that of her family, lots of details have been changed, added, left out and this is historical fiction.
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18,728 miembros
412 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 89
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16,428 miembros
384 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 80
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1,796 miembros
43 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 190
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10,971 miembros
207 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 102
13 Members
RuMuse, bjappleg8, awsexton, merrystar, deldevries, elkiedee, cej1027, al.vick, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Daviette, fredasteele, Curran2
Explicaciones
RuMuse: Very engaging young adult novel set in Puritan New England. Depicts the social constrictions on girls and women.
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1,781 miembros
37 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 115
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6,539 miembros
147 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 70
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517 miembros
9 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 330
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2,315 miembros
54 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 288
4 Members
kageeh, elkiedee, gypsysmom, Laura1124,aulsmith
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Not historical by my definition.
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12,384 miembros
142 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 276
8 Members
Cecrow, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, mspixieears, Laura1124,aulsmith ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Takes place during the author's life time.
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13,846 miembros
242 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 305
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43,875 miembros
703 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 571
13 Members
hipdeep, freetrader, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, mspixieears, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,cpg ,smcwl ,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lewbs ,alex68 ,acceptance ,RobPoulton ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Vonnegut was actually in Dresden.
sturlington : Science fiction.
RobPoulton : Most definitely not historical fiction.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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18,615 miembros
876 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 150
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22,866 miembros
335 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 521
9 Members
varielle, rainpebble, deldevries, Ameise1, Himalmitra, ahef1963, dsp501, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary,smcwl ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,alex68 ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Author participated in similar events.
sturlington : Not historical fiction.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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3,101 miembros
51 reseñas
½ 3.5
Ranking Global 505
4 Members
gypsysmom, mspixieears, DDreawriter, Laura1124,aulsmith ,sturlington
Explicaciones
sturlington : Not historical fiction.
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2,309 miembros
140 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 449