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If you loved Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of Beneath a Scarlet Sky

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    The Nightingale

    by Kristin Hannah

    5.00 BLT Score (2.2M ratings)
    ★ 4.65 Goodreads (2.2M)
  2. 2
    The Women cover

    The Women

    by Kristin Hannah

    5.00 BLT Score (1.6M ratings)
    ★ 4.59 Goodreads (1.6M)
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    The Help cover

    The Help

    by Kathryn Stockett

    4.95 BLT Score (3.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.47 Goodreads (3.0M)
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    The Frozen River cover

    The Frozen River

    by Ariel Lawhon

    4.71 BLT Score (594.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (594.0K)
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    The Reformatory cover

    The Reformatory

    by Tananarive Due

    4.68 BLT Score (78.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (78.1K)
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    The Alice Network cover

    The Alice Network

    by Kate Quinn

    4.67 BLT Score (642.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (642.8K)
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    Gates of Fire

    by Steven Pressfield

    4.66 BLT Score (44.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (44.4K)
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    Pachinko (National Book Award Finalist)

    by Min Jin Lee

    4.51 BLT Score (641.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.34 Goodreads (641.5K)
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    Bring Up The Bodies

    Thomas Cromwell • Book 2

    by Hilary Mantel, Unknown Author

    4.40 BLT Score (105.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (105.7K)
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    The Shadow of the Wind

    Cemetery of Forgotten Books • Book 1

    by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

    4.30 BLT Score (727.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (727.6K)

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