Over 3500 Historical Novels
Listed by Time and Place
People have been enjoying historical fiction since 800 BC when Homer wrote about the Trojan War in the Iliad. Historical novels carry us out of our own time and place into worlds that may seem utterly different from ours. And yet these worlds really existed. A deep understanding of them can help us understand our own time and our own motivations better.
It is often said that those who do not read history are doomed to repeat it. By blending history and fiction, a good historical novel lets us do more than simply read history: it lets us participate in the hopes, fears, passions, mistakes and triumphs of the people who lived it.
This site focuses on novels whose primary purpose is to portray characters who think, feel and act as people of their time most likely did, within authentic historical settings. Reviews will be included for many, and I hope to add more over time. My goal is to enrich your appreciation of historical fiction by helping you find books that thrill you, move you, disturb you - but above all, awaken your mind and imagination.
- Margaret Donsbach
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