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        • 50 Years of Books to Remember by The New York Public Library
        • Waterstones 100 Books of the Century
        • Norwegian Book Clubs' top 100 books of all time
        • The Celebrity Reading List
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        • The Everyman's Library 100 Essentials
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139 Best ​Historical Fiction

This list is generated from 172 book polls & top lists from a variety of great sources. The books is ranked based on how many lists a particular book appears on.⇣
​All the Light We Cannot See by Doerr, Anthony  (44 Lists)
​All the Light We Cannot See by Doerr, Anthony  (44 Lists)
​Paying Guests, The by Waters, Sarah  (33 Lists)
​Paying Guests, The by Waters, Sarah  (33 Lists)
​Euphoria by King, Lily  (27 Lists)
​Euphoria by King, Lily  (27 Lists)
​Brief History of Seven Killings, A by James, Marlon  (26 Lists)
​Brief History of Seven Killings, A by James, Marlon  (26 Lists)
​Narrow Road to the Deep North, The by Flanagan, Richard (26 Lists)
​Narrow Road to the Deep North, The by Flanagan, Richard (26 Lists)
Nora Webster by Toibin, Colm (19 Lists)
Nora Webster by Toibin, Colm (19 Lists)
Zone of Interest, The by Amis, Martin (17 Lists)
Zone of Interest, The by Amis, Martin (17 Lists)
Some Luck by Smiley, Jane (16 Lists)
Some Luck by Smiley, Jane (16 Lists)
​We Are Not Ourselves by Thomas, Matthew (16 Lists)
​We Are Not Ourselves by Thomas, Matthew (16 Lists)
Invention of Wings, The by Kidd, Sue Monk (9 Lists)
Invention of Wings, The by Kidd, Sue Monk (9 Lists)
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 by Prose, Francine (9 Lists)
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 by Prose, Francine (9 Lists)
Song of the Shank by Allen, Jeffery Renard (9 Lists)
Song of the Shank by Allen, Jeffery Renard (9 Lists)
Officer and a Spy, An by Harris, Robert (8 Lists)
Officer and a Spy, An by Harris, Robert (8 Lists)
Girls at the Kingfisher Club, The by Valentine, Genevieve (7 Lists)
Girls at the Kingfisher Club, The by Valentine, Genevieve (7 Lists)
Moor's Account, The by Lalami, Laila (7 Lists)
Moor's Account, The by Lalami, Laila (7 Lists)
Museum of Extraordinary Things, The by Hoffman, Alice (7 Lists)
Museum of Extraordinary Things, The by Hoffman, Alice (7 Lists)
​Frog Music by Donoghue, Emma (6 Lists)
​Frog Music by Donoghue, Emma (6 Lists)
Land of Love and Drowning by Yanique, Tiphanie (6 Lists)
Land of Love and Drowning by Yanique, Tiphanie (6 Lists)
Lucky Us by Bloom, Amy (6 Lists)
Lucky Us by Bloom, Amy (6 Lists)
Miniaturist, The by Burton, Jessie (6 Lists)
Miniaturist, The by Burton, Jessie (6 Lists)
Rainey Royal by Landis, Dylan (6 Lists)
Rainey Royal by Landis, Dylan (6 Lists)
Arctic Summer by Galgut, Damon (5 Lists)
Arctic Summer by Galgut, Damon (5 Lists)
Kept, The by Scott, James (5 Lists)
Kept, The by Scott, James (5 Lists)
Neverhome by Hunt, Laird (5 Lists)
Neverhome by Hunt, Laird (5 Lists)
Invention of Exile, The by Manko, Vanessa (4 Lists)
Invention of Exile, The by Manko, Vanessa (4 Lists)
Lives of Others, The by Mukherjee, Neel (4 Lists)
Lives of Others, The by Mukherjee, Neel (4 Lists)
Long Man by Greene, Amy (4 Lists)
Long Man by Greene, Amy (4 Lists)
Red or Dead by Peace, David (4 Lists)
Red or Dead by Peace, David (4 Lists)
Serpent of Venice, The by Moore, Christopher (4 Lists)
Serpent of Venice, The by Moore, Christopher (4 Lists)
Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Horan, Nancy (4 Lists)
Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Horan, Nancy (4 Lists)
Wayfaring Stranger by Burke, James Lee (4 Lists)
Wayfaring Stranger by Burke, James Lee (4 Lists)
What Is Visible by Elkins, Kimberly (4 Lists)
What Is Visible by Elkins, Kimberly (4 Lists)
Bully of Order, The by Hart, Brian (3 Lists)
Bully of Order, The by Hart, Brian (3 Lists)
Clever Girl by Hadley, Tessa (3 Lists)
Clever Girl by Hadley, Tessa (3 Lists)
Edge of Eternity by Follett, Ken (3 Lists)
Edge of Eternity by Follett, Ken (3 Lists)
I Pity the Poor Immigrant by Lazar, Zachary (3 Lists)
I Pity the Poor Immigrant by Lazar, Zachary (3 Lists)
Off Course by Huneven, Michelle (3 Lists)
Off Course by Huneven, Michelle (3 Lists)
Orenda, The by Boyden, Joseph (3 Lists)
Orenda, The by Boyden, Joseph (3 Lists)
Painted Horses by Brooks, Malcolm (3 Lists)
Painted Horses by Brooks, Malcolm (3 Lists)
Signature of All Things, The by Gilbert, Elizabeth (3 Lists)
Signature of All Things, The by Gilbert, Elizabeth (3 Lists)
Wake, The by Kingsnorth, Paul (3 Lists)
Wake, The by Kingsnorth, Paul (3 Lists)
Architect's Apprentice, The by Shafak, Elif (2 Lists)
Architect's Apprentice, The by Shafak, Elif (2 Lists)
Bitter Greens by Forsyth, Kate (2 Lists)
Bitter Greens by Forsyth, Kate (2 Lists)
China Dolls by See, Lisa (2 Lists)
China Dolls by See, Lisa (2 Lists)
Day of Atonement, The by Liss, David (2 Lists)
Day of Atonement, The by Liss, David (2 Lists)
Dollbaby by McNeal, Laura Lane (2 Lists)
Dollbaby by McNeal, Laura Lane (2 Lists)
End of Always, The by Davenport, Randi (2 Lists)
End of Always, The by Davenport, Randi (2 Lists)
End of Days, The by Erpenbeck, Jenny (2 Lists)
End of Days, The by Erpenbeck, Jenny (2 Lists)
For Such a Time by Breslin, Kate (2 Lists)
For Such a Time by Breslin, Kate (2 Lists)
God in Every Stone, A by Shamsie, Kamila (2 Lists)
God in Every Stone, A by Shamsie, Kamila (2 Lists)
King's Curse, The by Gregory, Philippa (2 Lists)
King's Curse, The by Gregory, Philippa (2 Lists)
Last Kind Words Saloon, The by McMurtry, Larry book cover
Last Kind Words Saloon, The by McMurtry, Larry (2 Lists)
Love and Treasure by Waldman, Ayelet (2 Lists)
Love and Treasure by Waldman, Ayelet (2 Lists)
McGlue by Moshfegh, Ottessa (2 Lists)
McGlue by Moshfegh, Ottessa (2 Lists)
Monday, Monday by Crook, Elizabeth (2 Lists)
Monday, Monday by Crook, Elizabeth (2 Lists)
Mrs. Hemingway by Wood, Naomi (2 Lists)
Mrs. Hemingway by Wood, Naomi (2 Lists)
One Night in Winter by Montefiore, Simon Sebag (2 Lists)
One Night in Winter by Montefiore, Simon Sebag (2 Lists)
Our Lady of the Nile by Mukasonga, Scholastique (2 Lists)
Our Lady of the Nile by Mukasonga, Scholastique (2 Lists)
Quilt for Christmas, A by Dallas, Sandra (2 Lists: b19,r5)
Road to Reckoning by Lautner, Robert (2 Lists: h1,s6)
Ruth's Journey by McCaig, Donald (2 Lists: b17,r5)
Steady Running of the Hour, The by Go, Justin (2 Lists: b5,r5)
Story of Land and Sea, The by Smith, Katy Simpson (2 Lists: h2,v1)
Sundance by Fuller, David (2 Lists: d1,e3)
Temporary Gentleman, The by Barry, Sebastian (2 Lists: t3,w2)
Us Conductors by Michaels, Sean (2 Lists: n5,s11)
Visionist, The by Urquhart, Rachel (2 Lists: f2,s7)
Wind Is Not a River, The by Payton, Brian (2 Lists: b3,s3)
Above the East China Sea by Bird, Sarah (1 Lists: s3)
After Before by Wayne, Jemma (1 Lists: w7)
Aren't We Sisters by Ferguson, Patricia (1 Lists: w7)
Auschwitz Escape, The by Rosenberg, Joel E. (1 Lists: g1)
Bitter Eden by Afrika, Tatamkhulu (1 Lists: n5)
Black Hat Jack: the True Life Adventures of Deadwood Dick, as Told by His Own Self by Lansdale, Joe (1 Lists: d1)
Boston Girl, The by Diamant, Anita (1 Lists: f1)
Cementville by Livers, Paulette (1 Lists: f2)
Commandant of Lubizec by Hicks, Patrick (1 Lists: n12)
Crooked Heart by Evans, Lissa (1 Lists: w7)
Desert God by Smith, Wilbur (1 Lists: s11)
Door that Faced West, The by Clark, Alan M. (1 Lists: d1)
Dreaming for Freud by Kohler, Sheila (1 Lists: b8)
Dress Thief, The by Evans, Natalie Meg (1 Lists: r8)
Electric City by Rosner, Elizabeth (1 Lists: n5)
Evergreen by Rasmussen, Rebecca (1 Lists: b3)
Fall of Marigolds, A by Meissner, Susan (1 Lists: h1)
Fallen Beauty by Robuck, Erika (1 Lists: a14)
Falling from Horses by Gloss, Molly (1 Lists: m10)
Flight of the Sparrow by Brown, Amy Belding (1 Lists: r1 )
Fortune Hunter, The by Goodwin, Daisy (1 Lists: h1)
Four Faces of Truth by Rinaldi, Harriette (1 Lists: p11)
Goddess of Small Victories, The by Grannec, Yannick (1 Lists: b5)
Gretel in the Dark by Granville, Eliza (1 Lists: b16)
Gypsy Goddess, The by Kandasamy, Meena (1 Lists: g6)
Hollow Ground, The by Harnett, Natalie (1 Lists: p11)
Hop Alley by Phillips, Scott (1 Lists: d1)
Hour of Lead, The by Holbert, Bruce (1 Lists: k1)
I Always Loved You by Oliveira, Robin (1 Lists: p11)
I Shall Be Near to You by McCabe, Erin Lindsay (1 Lists: g1)
Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street, The by Gilman, Susan Jane (1 Lists: b17)
In the Night of Time by Molina, Antonio Munoz (1 Lists: w2)
In the Wolf's Mouth by Foulds, Adam (1 Lists: n5)
In Times of Fading Light by Ruge, Eugen (1 Lists: p5)
Kingmaker: Winter Pilgrims by Clements, Toby (1 Lists: g6)
King's Ransom, A by Penman, Sharon Kay (1 Lists: g1)
Lie, The by Dunmore, Helen (1 Lists: t3)
Light and the Dark, The by Shishkin, Mikhail (1 Lists: w3)
Long Sword, The by Cameron, Christian (1 Lists: f4)
Man Who Loved Dogs, The by Padura, Leonardo (1 Lists: f8)
Map of Betrayal by Jin, Ha (1 Lists: c1)
Marshlands by Olshan, Matthew (1 Lists: n15)
Melancholy II by Fosse, Jon (1 Lists: p5)
Motherland by Hummel, Maria (1 Lists: s7)
Mount Terminus by Grand, David (1 Lists: s2)
My Name Is Resolute by Turner, Nancy E. (1 Lists: g1)
Orchard of Lost Souls, The by Mohamed, Nadifa (1 Lists: b4)
People in the Trees, The by Yanagihara, Hanya (1 Lists: i5)
Pioneer Girl by Nguyen, Bich Minh (1 Lists: s7)
Prince's Boy, The by Bailey, Paul (1 Lists: n15)
Promise, The by Weisgarber, Ann (1 Lists: n12)
Season of Storms by Kearsley, Susanna (1 Lists: a8)
Secrecy by Thompson, Rupert (1 Lists: a1)
Secret Life of Violet Grant, The by Williams, Beatriz (1 Lists: g1)
Secret Life of Williams Shakespeare, The by Morgan, Jude (1 Lists: k1)
Secret of Magic, The by Johnson, Deborah (1 Lists: b17)
Silence for the Dead by St. James, Simone (1 Lists: a8)
Skylight by Saramago, Jose (1 Lists: s7)
Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing, The by Jacob, Mira (1 Lists: g1)
Stonehenge Letters, The by Karlinsky, Harry (1 Lists: l7)
Storm Still by Handke, Peter (1 Lists: f10)
Surfacing, The by James, Cormac (1 Lists: c9)
Swan Gondola, The by Schaffert, Timothy (1 Lists: k2)
Taxidermist's Daughter, The by Mosse, Kate (1 Lists: g6)
Tell by Itani, Frances (1 Lists: s11)
Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price, Purveyor of Superior Funerals, The by Jones, Wendy (1 Lists: s7)
Untold, The by Collins, Courtney (1 Lists: b3)
Wake by Hope, Anna (1 Lists: b16)
Wall, The by Adler, H.G. (1 Lists: p1)
Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress, The by Lawhon, Ariel (1 Lists: r1)
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LIST USED

A​
Amazon, a1
ALA/RUSA Notable Books, a2
The Atlantic, a3
Alex Awards, a4
About.Com, a5
Agatha Awards, a6
A.V. Club, a7
All About Romance, a8
Association for Library Service to Children, a9
AARP, a10
AbeBooks, a11
America's Test Kitchen, a12
Andrew Zimmern, a13
Austin Chronicle, a14
Andrew Carnegie Medals, a15
B

Boston Globe, b2
BookPage, b3
Booklist, b4
BookPeople, b5
Buzzfeed, b6
Brain Pickings, b7
Barnes and Noble, b8
Barry Award, b9
Boing Boing, b10
Book Riot, b11
Backchannel,b12
BBC,b13
BestFantasyBooks.com, b14
Biographile, b15
The Book Smugglers, b16
The BookBitch, b17
Bustle, b18
Bookreporter, b19
C
Christian Science Monitor, c1
Crimespree Magazine, c2
Chatelaine, c3
Cleveland Plain-Dealer, c4
Comics Alliance, c5
Commonweal, c6
Complex, c7
Costa Book Awards, c8
Crime Always Pays, c9
Cybil Awards, c10
D
Do Some Damage Crime Fiction, d1
The Daily Beast, d2
The Daily Meal, d3
Denver Post, d4
E
Esquire, e1
The Economist, e2
Edgar Awards,e3
Entertainment Weekly, e4
Entrepreneur, e5
Eater, e6
Elle, e7
F
Fiction_L (online discussion group--one vote for each title receiving multiple votes on list), f1
Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, f2
Flavorwire, f3
Fantasy Book Critic,f4
Fantasy Café, f5
Fantasy Faction, f6
Fantasy Literature.com, f7
Foreign Affairs, f8
Fortune, f9
Financial Times, f10
G
Goodreads Choice Awards, g1
Gear Patrol, g2
Great New Books, g3
Greatist,g4
Globe and Mail, g5
Guardian, g6
H
Hudson Booksellers, h1
The Huffington Post, h2
The House of Crime and Mystery, h3
Hammett Prize, h4
Horn Book, h5
Hugo Awards, h6
Hypable, h7
I
io9, i1
Inc., i2
Indigo, i3
Indies Choices Awards, i4
The Independent, i5
K
Kirkus Reviews, k1
Kansas City Star, k2
L
Library Journal, l1
​Library Reads, l2
Locus Magazine, l3
Largehearted Boy, l4
Left Coast Crime Awards, l5
Library Thing, l6
LitReactor, l7
Los Angeles Times, l8
Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, l9
M
Minneapolis Star-Tribune, m1
Man Booker Prize, m2
Mother Jones, m3
Maclean's,m4
Murder by the Book, m5
Morning News-Tournament of Books, m6
Mad Hatter's Bookshelf, m7
McNally Jackson, m8
Miami Herald, m9
The Millions, m10
Mashable, m11
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, m12
The Millions, m10
Mashable, m11
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, m12
N
New York Times, n1
Newsweek, n2
National Book Awards, n3
Nebula and Andre Norton Awards, n4
NPR, n5
The New Yorker, n6
The New Republic, n7
New York Public Library, n8
National Book Critics Circle Awards, n9
National Journal, n10
National Outdoor Book Awards, n11
National Reading Group Month: Great Group Reads, n12
New York Post, n13
Newsday, n14
New Statesman, n15
O
O Magazine, o1
Only the Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, o2
P
Publisher's Weekly, p1
People Magazine, p2
PEN/Faulkner Awards, p3
Printz Awards, p4
Pop Matters, p5
Powell's Books, p6
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist, p7
PaperMag, p8
Paste Magazine, p9
PBS Food, p10
Providence Journal, p11
Pulitzer Prizes, p12
R

RUSA Reading List, r1
The Rap Sheet, r2
Read Me Deadly, r3
Riffle, r4
Richmond Times-Dispatch, r5
Rolling Stone, r6
RT Book Reviewer's Awards, r7
RITA Awards, r8
S
School Library Journal, s1
Salon, s2
Seattle Times, s3
Slate, s4
Strand Critics Award, s5
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, s6
San Francisco Chronicle, s7
SFF World, s8
Story Prize, s9
Strange Horizons, s10
The Savvy Reader, s11
Science Friday, s12
Splitsider, s13
T
Time,t1
Tor.com,t2
Telegraph,t3
U
USA Today, u1
Vogue, v1
Vanity Fair, v2
The Village Voice, v3
Vox, v4
Vulture, v5
W
Waterstone's Book of the Year, w1
Washington Post, w2
Wall Street Journal, w3
Wired, w4
The Week, w5
Woman's Day, w6
Women's Prize for Fiction, w7
Y
YALSA Awards, y1
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