Best Historical Fiction

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1,768 utenti
39 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 95
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39,991 utenti
525 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 36
25 Members
Edward, hipdeep, .Monkey., chgstrom, sjmccreary, richgatlin, skyrad43, freetrader, brenzi, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, RobPoulton, nagasravika.bodapati, bcrowl399, Lyn5r, sugandh, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, Asimina.Palaiou, ShawIslandLibrary, KarlaC,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,leslie.98
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Doesn't meet my definition of historical fiction.
sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and based partly on his experiences.
elkiedee: Historical fiction is set in the past but it can be a period within the author's lifetime - the past can look very different from 25 or 40 years later. I hope no one who argues this isn't a historical novel believes that either Possession or The Daughter of Time, both above this in the list, are historical fiction. They are brilliant novels which I would recommend to fans of historical fiction but they are both contemporary novels with significant interest for historical fiction readers.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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1,691 utenti
28 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 72
4
2,323 utenti
40 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 53
5
4,170 utenti
196 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 62
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2,571 utenti
60 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 40
8
4,214 utenti
44 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 57
9
5,457 utenti
125 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 35
11
3,188 utenti
62 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 44
14
13,484 utenti
651 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 6
16
2,671 utenti
55 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 88
17
1,370 utenti
22 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 98
18
860 utenti
17 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 132
19
2,074 utenti
62 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 113
20
3,357 utenti
44 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 115
21
1,986 utenti
73 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 71
22
2,658 utenti
66 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 86
23
5,286 utenti
154 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 125
24
2,701 utenti
87 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 89
25
2,414 utenti
91 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 139
26
2,210 utenti
30 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 127
27
1,497 utenti
59 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 149
28
1,671 utenti
25 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 118
29
1,966 utenti
33 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 180
30
1,862 utenti
39 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 237
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436 utenti
17 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 255
32
1,570 utenti
24 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 142
33
3,826 utenti
122 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 239
34
1,018 utenti
17 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 296
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123 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 361
36
2,205 utenti
54 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 193
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1,207 utenti
64 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 290
-
5,876 utenti
70 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 222
8 Members
hipdeep, VisibleGhost, freetrader, Matteocalosi, Doey, jaromdl, DDreawriter, fredasteele,smcwl ,RobPoulton
Spiegazioni
RobPoulton : not historical fiction, more an alternative fantasy history
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16,352 utenti
299 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 99
-
5,296 utenti
90 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 96
16 Members
karen_o, Ravic, varielle, rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, Doey, Bluewolf0411, Twixi, John_Vaughan, ElectricPhase, bcrowl399, jaromdl, ShawIslandLibrary, fredasteele, cindyi1218,longway ,aulsmith ,Matteocalosi ,RobPoulton
Spiegazioni
longway: It is a thriller novel about an attempt to kill French President De Gaulle, written aroud ten years later the real attempt which inspire the novel
Matteocalosi : Not historical fiction
RobPoulton : contemporary adventure fiction
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22,904 utenti
198 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 131
-
5,703 utenti
127 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 318
7 Members
varielle, sjmccreary, Doey, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501,longway ,RobPoulton ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
RobPoulton : Not historical fiction. Published in 1885 it describes fictional contemporary events and starts the trend for Lost World scenarios in genre fiction.
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34,279 utenti
471 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 82
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23,388 utenti
423 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 144
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17,675 utenti
682 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 83
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15,328 utenti
205 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 218
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8,960 utenti
162 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 199
8 Members
hipdeep, VisibleGhost, freetrader, Matteocalosi, Doey, jaromdl, DDreawriter, fredasteele,RobPoulton
Spiegazioni
RobPoulton : Not historical fiction, alternative fantasy history
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43,999 utenti
704 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 572
13 Members
hipdeep, freetrader, Doey, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, mspixieears, Laura1124, ShawIslandLibrary, steller0707,cpg ,smcwl ,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,lewbs ,alex68 ,acceptance ,RobPoulton ,leslie.98 ,ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
aulsmith : Not historical fiction. Vonnegut was actually in Dresden.
sturlington : Science fiction.
RobPoulton : Most definitely not historical fiction.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction
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1,260 utenti
36 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 582
2 Members
DeltaQueen50, LisaMaria_C,aulsmith ,RobPoulton
Spiegazioni
RobPoulton : Science Fiction
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22,913 utenti
332 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 585
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394 utenti
6 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 564
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263 utenti
7 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 576
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218 utenti
3 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 577
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209 utenti
2 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 578