Best Historical Fiction
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5,878 medlemmar
226 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 24
Rankning 64.75
Tillagt 2012-01-29, 03:17 AM
- 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
- Förklaringar
- 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.
2
av M. M. Kaye
2,382 medlemmar
67 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 61
Rankning 41.7
Tillagt 2012-01-29, 03:30 AM
- 20 Members
- Mirabai, zabs, feeling.is.first, rainpebble, Cecrow, olgakm, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, skyrad43, LisaMaria_C, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, bcrowl399, GerrysBookshelf, Lyn5r, dsp501, DDreawriter, Laura1124, fredasteele
3
2,157 medlemmar
95 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 260
Rankning 7.48
Tillagt 2014-07-19, 11:08 PM
4
1,621 medlemmar
56 recensioner
4
Global rankning 160
Rankning 15.32
Tillagt 2012-01-27, 02:06 PM
- 8 Members
- MikeBriggs, inge87, smcwl, merrystar, leslie.98, madhatter73, DDreawriter, fredasteele
5
2,967 medlemmar
133 recensioner
4.2
Global rankning 157
Rankning 15.51
Tillagt 2012-02-09, 07:47 AM
- 9 Members
- andejons, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, Doey, ahef1963, leslie.98, jaromdl, DDreawriter, fredasteele
6
16,085 medlemmar
286 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 84
Rankning 30.75
Tillagt 2013-07-28, 03:38 PM
- 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
- Förklaringar
- 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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23,333 medlemmar
440 recensioner
½ 4.3
Global rankning 3
Rankning 179.62
Tillagt 2012-01-27, 03:55 PM
- 63 Members
- SqueakyChu, DaynaRT, karen_o, kageeh, dara85, mccin68, Nickelini, varielle, feeling.is.first, kiwiflowa, ktho, RuMuse, bjappleg8, rainpebble, daryl_s2, chgstrom, roby72, Christy.Riege, sjmccreary, sundancer, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, skyrad43, deldevries, susiesharp, thecoroner, wheeler752, janerawoof, CarolynSmith, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, alex68, Jarandel, peterveen, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, jaysbooks, Diane-bpcb, AmourFou, leslie.98, JoeKingman, bcrowl399, GerrysBookshelf, onenita, Lyn5r, NinieB, hsuvarna, DPeebler, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, HighPrairieBookworm, Maybelline, Lynn-in-London, This-n-That, MarleneMacke, ShawIslandLibrary, CharleneLB, FranzK72, TashMason, steller0707, MaryM3dogs, Ari80, , , ,.Monkey. ,Matke ,megschristina ,
8
36,454 medlemmar
455 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 4
Rankning 134.29
Tillagt 2012-11-15, 04:01 PM
- 48 Members
- sbnicar, hipdeep, cpg, KimarieBee, ranams, Nickelini, chgstrom, Cecrow, olgakm, roby72, andejons, sjmccreary, merrystar, Myyst, brenzi, suitable1, hoddybook, souloftherose, rclassen, cfk, leigonj, Doey, alex68, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, nagasravika.bodapati, jaysbooks, ahef1963, raperper, Bduke, AmourFou, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, anotherwise, cvogt, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, HighPrairieBookworm, Maybelline, Asimina.Palaiou, Lynn-in-London, MarleneMacke, lamotamant, Daviette, CharleneLB, faridabrouri, TillyJ,
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av Willa Cather
13,550 medlemmar
284 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 20
Rankning 74.2
Tillagt 2012-01-27, 01:44 PM
- 31 Members
- devenish, kageeh, dara85, countrylife, kiwiflowa, Cariola, rainpebble, Cecrow, sjmccreary, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, Matke, brenzi, susiesharp, elkiedee, marcoarr, cfk, Seraph8541, Doey, gypsysmom, AmourFou, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, NinieB, jaromdl, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Asimina.Palaiou, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707
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av Umberto Eco
19,451 medlemmar
310 recensioner
4.2
Global rankning 2
Rankning 219.73
Tillagt 2012-01-29, 03:22 AM
- 66 Members
- Edward, sbnicar, devenish, ehines, longway, Ravic, cusegirl44, Nickelini, varielle, bartra1, VisibleGhost, ktho, melonbrawl, Cecrow, olgakm, roby72, merrystar, Myyst, Matke, freetrader, calm, Tigardite, souloftherose, thecoroner, cdbenaze, lewbs, wheeler752, janerawoof, Matteocalosi, LisaMaria_C, 47degreesnorth, Ameise1, Doey, alex68, Bluewolf0411, Twixi, Jarandel, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, JFPSr, Luisali, RobPoulton, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, st_bruno, raperper, kerrygiven, vdmeersven, jeffza, leslie.98, GavinMad, hsuvarna, jaromdl, sugandh, ryaSilvia, Jonri, WimDeWurm, Asimina.Palaiou, ABammann, ShawIslandLibrary, Katie1949, FranzK72, faridabrouri, UKK, theofaurez, ,jaysbooks ,Diane-bpcb , , ,
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2,365 medlemmar
78 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 113
Rankning 21.9
Tillagt 2012-01-27, 02:06 PM
- 12 Members
- MikeBriggs, inge87, KimarieBee, smcwl, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, SylviaC, ValLloyd, leslie.98, jaromdl, DDreawriter, fredasteele,sturlington
12
av Jane Yolen
2,828 medlemmar
105 recensioner
4
Global rankning 135
Rankning 18.43
Tillagt 2012-01-29, 03:16 AM
- 11 Members
- rainpebble, Cecrow, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, hoddybook, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, jaromdl, DDreawriter, fredasteele
13
11,525 medlemmar
173 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 92
Rankning 27.41
Tillagt 2014-01-06, 03:53 PM
- 17 Members
- KimarieBee, charl08, rainpebble, merrystar, ValLloyd, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, madhatter73, mspixieears, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, cindyi1218
14
2,670 medlemmar
36 recensioner
3.8
Global rankning 239
Rankning 8.58
Tillagt 2013-09-25, 08:46 AM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, Myyst, gypsysmom, al.vick, DDreawriter
15
2,140 medlemmar
94 recensioner
3.8
Global rankning 215
Rankning 10.34
Tillagt 2013-07-31, 02:58 PM
- 6 Members
- merrystar, al.vick, kara.shamy, DDreawriter, fredasteele, ManWithAnAgenda
16
5,799 medlemmar
52 recensioner
½ 3.7
Global rankning 254
Rankning 7.72
Tillagt 2012-01-29, 09:43 PM
17
2,996 medlemmar
43 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 285
Rankning 6.27
Tillagt 2014-12-30, 02:57 AM
- 4 Members
- rainpebble, merrystar, deldevries, gypsysmom
18
15,275 medlemmar
158 recensioner
½ 3.7
Global rankning 112
Rankning 21.94
Tillagt 2013-08-28, 11:00 AM
- 13 Members
- smcwl, merrystar, Myyst, Doey, gypsysmom, leslie.98, madhatter73, mspixieears, DDreawriter, Maybelline, lamotamant, fredasteele, cindyi1218
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av A.S. Byatt
12,916 medlemmar
289 recensioner
4
Global rankning 18
Rankning 76.97
Tillagt 2012-01-29, 03:32 AM
- 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
- Förklaringar
- 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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9,667 medlemmar
200 recensioner
4
Global rankning 97
Rankning 25.69
Tillagt 2013-09-22, 09:33 AM
- 17 Members
- melonbrawl, rainpebble, merrystar, deldevries, brenzi, thecoroner, Doey, Twixi, Himalmitra, gregchief, gypsysmom, ahef1963, AmourFou, madhatter73, DDreawriter, Elswick1, fredasteele,kiwiflowa ,ManWithAnAgenda
21
1,410 medlemmar
37 recensioner
3.8
Global rankning 237
Rankning 8.85
Tillagt 2012-01-27, 02:01 PM
- 5 Members
- MikeBriggs, merrystar, Doey, leslie.98, DDreawriter
22
19,282 medlemmar
1,242 recensioner
4.2
Global rankning 9
Rankning 101.9
Tillagt 2012-01-27, 01:41 PM
- 39 Members
- karen_o, mccin68, Nickelini, countrylife, kiwiflowa, ktho, RuMuse, bjappleg8, rainpebble, chgstrom, Christy.Riege, penguin7316, DeltaQueen50, merrystar, skyrad43, SylviaC, susiesharp, souloftherose, wheeler752, CarolynSmith, cfk, 47degreesnorth, SherylHendrix, Doey, oakdale, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, StefanieGeeks, leslie.98, GerrysBookshelf, cvogt, ryaSilvia, Lynsey2, This-n-That, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, steller0707, Brandy1411,aulsmith ,hoddybook ,Himalmitra ,FranzK72
23
10,971 medlemmar
207 recensioner
4
Global rankning 102
Rankning 24.92
Tillagt 2014-04-27, 04:08 PM
- 13 Members
- RuMuse, bjappleg8, awsexton, merrystar, deldevries, elkiedee, cej1027, al.vick, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Daviette, fredasteele, Curran2
- Förklaringar
- RuMuse: Very engaging young adult novel set in Puritan New England. Depicts the social constrictions on girls and women.
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23,621 medlemmar
983 recensioner
4.2
Global rankning 25
Rankning 64.38
Tillagt 2012-01-27, 01:43 PM
- 33 Members
- seejewel, mccin68, Fourpawz2, raidergirl3, kiwiflowa, rainpebble, olgakm, sjmccreary, DeltaQueen50, susiesharp, hoddybook, Ameise1, Doey, Tess_W, oakdale, booksmurf, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, leslie.98, bcrowl399, kara.shamy, Lyn5r, jaromdl, Alice-W-Greene, megschristina, DDreawriter, nerdytreefairy, Maybelline, Lynn-in-London, fredasteele, cindyi1218, steller0707,Nickelini ,merrystar ,sturlington ,LisaMaria_C ,This-n-That ,
- Förklaringar
- sturlington : DNF
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16,298 medlemmar
298 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 99
Rankning 25.18
Tillagt 2013-03-13, 05:13 PM
- 21 Members
- varielle, kiwiflowa, Myyst, suitable1, cfk, Doey, oakdale, Twixi, al.vick, ahef1963, jaromdl, clairemath, madhatter73, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter, nerdytreefairy, Maybelline, Lynn-in-London, Katie1949, fredasteele, Kathyk22,longway ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,skyrad43 ,sturlington ,RobPoulton ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Ari80
- Förklaringar
- sturlington : I'd call this fantasy.RobPoulton : Arthurian fantasy
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av Virgil
22,782 medlemmar
197 recensioner
3.9
Global rankning 133
Rankning 18.48
Tillagt 2012-01-29, 03:22 AM
- 12 Members
- varielle, Cecrow, roby72, andejons, thecoroner, LisaMaria_C, AmourFou, leslie.98, Maybelline, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, cindyi1218,aulsmith ,merrystar ,RobPoulton
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith : More legendary than historical
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7,940 medlemmar
374 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 173
Rankning 14.14
Tillagt 2012-01-29, 03:23 AM
- 13 Members
- brewergirl, ehines, kiwiflowa, souloftherose, LisaMaria_C, cfk, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda, ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington ,hoddybook ,Jarandel
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition. Main characters are not from historical time period.sturlington : Science fiction.
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390 medlemmar
6 recensioner
4.2
Global rankning 564
Rankning 1.3
Tillagt 2013-08-05, 03:26 PM
- 5 Members
- rainpebble, Doey, ahef1963, Alice-W-Greene, DDreawriter,aulsmith ,merrystar ,RobPoulton
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith : Not historical
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av Homer
39,758 medlemmar
386 recensioner
4
Global rankning 50
Rankning 45.21
Tillagt 2012-10-25, 02:21 PM
- 23 Members
- devenish, trandism, varielle, Cecrow, roby72, deldevries, thecoroner, Ameise1, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, al.vick, raperper, AmourFou, leslie.98, megschristina, mspixieears, Maybelline, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, cindyi1218, BeeDubs8,aulsmith ,merrystar ,lewbs ,RobPoulton
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2,270 medlemmar
151 recensioner
4.1
Global rankning 583
Rankning -2.07
Tillagt 2013-10-10, 04:10 PM
- 3 Members
- cfk, Doey, gypsysmom,aulsmith ,merrystar ,sturlington
- Förklaringar
- aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition. Main characters are not from the time period.sturlington : Science fiction.
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av Harper Lee
78,148 medlemmar
1,431 recensioner
½ 4.4
Global rankning 187
Rankning 12.37
Tillagt 2013-12-05, 12:41 PM
- 16 Members
- KimarieBee, rainpebble, Christy.Riege, deldevries, cfk, Twixi, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, Laura1124, This-n-That, ShawIslandLibrary, CharleneLB, cindyi1218, steller0707, Curran2,merrystar ,sturlington ,alex68 ,acceptance ,leslie.98 ,FranzK72 ,ManWithAnAgenda
- Förklaringar
- leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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av Avi
1,697 medlemmar
17 recensioner
½ 3.6
Global rankning 572
Rankning 0.07
Tillagt 2014-09-29, 09:14 PM
- Member
- ManWithAnAgenda,merrystar