Best Historical Fiction Books

1. 1

   

   The Nightingale

   by Kristin Hannah

   ★ 5.00 BLT Score (2.2M ratings)

   ★ 4.65 Goodreads (2.2M)

   564 pages • 2015

   Get the Book → Start Listening →
   Get the Book → Start Listening →
2. 2

   

   The Women

   by Kristin Hannah

   ★ 5.00 BLT Score (1.6M ratings)

   ★ 4.59 Goodreads (1.6M)

   471 pages • 2024

   Get the Book → Start Listening →
   Get the Book → Start Listening →
3. 3

   

   The Help

   by Kathryn Stockett

   ★ 4.95 BLT Score (3.0M ratings)

   ★ 4.47 Goodreads (3.0M)

   451 pages • 2009

   Get the Book → Start Listening →
   Get the Book → Start Listening →
4. 4

   

   Written in My Own Heart's Blood

   Outlander • Book 8

   by Diana Gabaldon

   ★ 4.91 BLT Score (141.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.55 Goodreads (141.6K)

   825 pages • 2014

   Get the Book → Start Listening →
   Get the Book → Start Listening →
5. 5

   

   The Rose Code

   by Kate Quinn

   ★ 4.85 BLT Score (381.4K ratings)

   ★ 4.44 Goodreads (381.4K)

   656 pages • 2021

   Get the Book → Start Listening →
   Get the Book → Start Listening →
6. 6

   

   An Echo in the Bone

   Outlander • Book 7

   by Diana Gabaldon

   ★ 4.84 BLT Score (166.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.44 Goodreads (166.8K)

   820 pages • 2009

   Get the Book → Start Listening →
   Get the Book → Start Listening →
7. 7

   

   Drums of Autumn

   Outlander • Book 4

   by Diana Gabaldon

   ★ 4.83 BLT Score (270.7K ratings)

   ★ 4.36 Goodreads (270.7K)

   928 pages • 1996

   Get the Book → Start Listening →
   Get the Book → Start Listening →
8. 8

   

   A Breath of Snow and Ashes

   Outlander • Book 6

   by Diana Gabaldon

   ★ 4.83 BLT Score (192.8K ratings)

   ★ 4.44 Goodreads (192.8K)

   1008 pages • 2005

   Get the Book → Start Listening →
   Get the Book → Start Listening →
9. 9

   

   The Count of Monte Cristo

   The Seaside Library • Book 1

   by Alexandre Dumas

   ★ 4.82 BLT Score (1.0M ratings)

   ★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.0M)

   1578 pages • 1844

   Get the Book → Start Listening →
   Get the Book → Start Listening →
10. 10

    

    Dragonfly in Amber

    Outlander • Book 2

    by Diana Gabaldon

    ★ 4.79 BLT Score (387.7K ratings)

    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (387.7K)

    947 pages • 1992

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
11. 11

    

    Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

    Outlander • Book 9

    by Diana Gabaldon

    ★ 4.78 BLT Score (94.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (94.5K)

    902 pages • 2021

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
12. 12

    

    The Giver of Stars

    by Jojo Moyes

    ★ 4.77 BLT Score (515.6K ratings)

    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (515.6K)

    390 pages • 2019

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
13. 13

    

    Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942

    The Pacific War Trilogy • Book 1

    by Ian W. Toll

    ★ 4.74 BLT Score (10.4K ratings)

    ★ 4.61 Goodreads (10.4K)

    656 pages • 2011

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
14. 14

    

    The Fiery Cross

    Outlander • Book 5

    by Diana Gabaldon

    ★ 4.74 BLT Score (228.2K ratings)

    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (228.2K)

    1443 pages • 2001

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
15. 15

    

    The Book Thief

    by Markus Zusak

    ★ 4.73 BLT Score (2.9M ratings)

    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (2.9M)

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
16. 16

    

    Cilka's Journey

    The Tattooist of Auschwitz • Book 2

    by Heather Morris

    ★ 4.72 BLT Score (219.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (219.0K)

    352 pages • 2019

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
17. 17

    

    The Frozen River

    by Ariel Lawhon

    ★ 4.71 BLT Score (594.0K ratings)

    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (594.0K)

    448 pages • 2023

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
18. 18

    

    The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox

    The Civil War • Book 3

    by Shelby Foote

    ★ 4.70 BLT Score (7.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (7.5K)

    1106 pages • 1974

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
19. 19

    

    Lonesome Dove

    Lonesome Dove • Book 1

    by Larry McMurtry

    ★ 4.70 BLT Score (250.9K ratings)

    ★ 4.58 Goodreads (250.9K)

    960 pages • 1985

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
20. 20

    

    Homegoing

    by Yaa Gyasi

    ★ 4.69 BLT Score (410.6K ratings)

    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (410.6K)

    305 pages • 2016

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
21. 21

    

    Code Name Hélène

    by Ariel Lawhon

    ★ 4.69 BLT Score (82.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.41 Goodreads (82.5K)

    451 pages • 2020

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
22. 22

    

    A Land Remembered

    by Patrick D. Smith

    ★ 4.69 BLT Score (14.8K ratings)

    ★ 4.48 Goodreads (14.8K)

    416 pages • 1984

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
23. 23

    

    The Pillars of the Earth

    Kingsbridge • Book 1

    by Ken Follett

    ★ 4.68 BLT Score (838.5K ratings)

    ★ 4.35 Goodreads (838.5K)

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
24. 24

    

    The Reformatory

    by Tananarive Due

    ★ 4.68 BLT Score (78.1K ratings)

    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (78.1K)

    570 pages • 2023

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →
25. 25

    

    The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian

    The Civil War • Book 2

    by Shelby Foote

    ★ 4.68 BLT Score (7.7K ratings)

    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (7.7K)

    1000 pages • 1963

    Get the Book → Start Listening →
    Get the Book → Start Listening →

Want to explore more? Browse historical fiction by author or era.