Books Like The Count of Monte Cristo

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Bill Homewood narrates The Count of Monte Cristo across 53 hours — one of the longest single- endurance tests in the canon — bringing distinct voices to dozens of characters across decades of scheming and transformation without the consistency ever slipping. The picks here are all highly rated historical fiction and adventure at comparable epic lengths, novels that ask the reader to invest in a fully rendered world and trust that the payoff is worth the time.

10 books for fans of The Count of Monte Cristo

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    The Last Cavalier: Being the Adventures of Count Sainte-Hermine in the Age of Napoleon cover

    The Last Cavalier: Being the Adventures of Count Sainte-Hermine in the Age of Napoleon

    Sainte-Hermine • Book 3

    by Alexandre Dumas

    Why this book?

    The Last Cavalier captures the same sweeping adventure and intricate plotting that defines The Count of Monte Cristo, while exploring themes of loyalty, betrayal, and redemption against the backdrop of Napoleonic intrigue. Simon Prebble's dynamic narration complements the epic scope of Dumas's storytelling, delivering another immersive historical mystery in a more compact format.

    ★ 3.65 Goodreads (858 ratings)
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    A Breath of Snow and Ashes cover

    A Breath of Snow and Ashes

    Outlander • Book 6

    by Diana Gabaldon

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    Jamie and Claire face pre-Revolutionary War violence in North Carolina while their family scattered across time confronts separate dangers.

    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (192.8K ratings)
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    An Echo in the Bone

    Outlander • Book 7

    by Diana Gabaldon

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    Gabaldon splits the Fraser family across Revolutionary War battlefields and 20th-century research, weaving together multiple timelines with characteristic historical detail.

    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (166.8K ratings)
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    Drums of Autumn

    Outlander • Book 4

    by Diana Gabaldon

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    Colonial America becomes the backdrop for Claire and Jamie's most dangerous chapter yet, where building a homestead means navigating Cherokee relations, revolutionary tensions, and the brutal realities of 18th-century survival.

    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (270.7K ratings)
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    Gone With the Wind, The Margaret Mitchell Anniversary Edition cover

    Gone With the Wind, The Margaret Mitchell Anniversary Edition

    Gone with the Wind • Book 1

    by Margaret; Michener Mitchell

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    Scarlett O'Hara's obsession with Ashley Wilkes drives her through the burning of Atlanta and Reconstruction's harsh aftermath in this sprawling Southern epic.

    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.3M ratings)
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    The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox cover

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

    The Civil War • Book 3

    by Shelby Foote

    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (7.5K ratings)
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    The Civil War: A Narrative, Vol. 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian

    The Civil War • Book 2

    by Shelby Foote

    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (7.7K ratings)
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    The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume I, Fort Sumter to Perryville

    The Civil War • Book 1

    by Shelby Foote

    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (13.7K ratings)
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    The Winds of War

    The Henry Family • Book 1

    by Herman Wouk

    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (59.8K ratings)
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    The Fiery Cross

    Outlander • Book 5

    by Diana Gabaldon

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    Claire's foreknowledge of the coming American Revolution creates impossible choices for Jamie Fraser in 1771 North Carolina.

    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (228.2K ratings)
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