Best Historical Fiction

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2,571 miembros
60 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 40
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12,958 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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4,392 miembros
153 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 74
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7,962 miembros
374 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 171
13 Members
brewergirl, ehines, kiwiflowa, souloftherose, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda, ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,hoddybook ,Jarandel
Explicaciones
aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition. Main characters are not from historical time period.
sturlington : Science fiction.
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5,236 miembros
295 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 91
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2,074 miembros
62 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 113
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1,315 miembros
75 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 211
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14,970 miembros
851 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 68
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19,057 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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2,022 miembros
179 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 201
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3,300 miembros
57 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 192
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1,966 miembros
33 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 180
29
5,892 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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16,355 miembros
299 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 99
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6,535 miembros
108 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 54
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4,501 miembros
113 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 77
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6,737 miembros
197 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 188
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28,829 miembros
457 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 52
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5,429 miembros
249 reseñas
3.8
Ranking Global 119
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2,463 miembros
96 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 234
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34,275 miembros
471 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 82
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39,989 miembros
525 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 36
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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9,894 miembros
186 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 111
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14,333 miembros
393 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 117
14 Members
kageeh, .Monkey., rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, brenzi, Twixi, Himalmitra, cej1027, JoeKingman, jaromdl, DDreawriter, lamotamant, fredasteele,kiwiflowa ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explicaciones
sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and is partly based on his experiences.
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23,383 miembros
423 reseñas
½ 4.4
Ranking Global 144
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9,696 miembros
202 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 97
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43,996 miembros
704 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 572
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