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Genre of fiction that is set in the past
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictitious plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events. Although the term is
Historical_fiction
Narrative with imaginary elements
contrast to fiction, creators of non-fiction assume responsibility for presenting information and sometimes opinion based only in historical and factual
Fiction
Literary subgenre
The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time
Historical_mystery
Film subgenre
context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as creative dialogue or scenes which compress
Historical_drama
Genre of fiction including science fiction, horror and fantasy
historiography, what is now called speculative fiction has previously been termed historical invention, historical fiction, and similar names. These terms have
Speculative_fiction
Literary genre
from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction and science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has several subgenres
Crime_fiction
Slovene historical fiction in form of historical tale (zgodovinska povest) or historical novel (zgodovinski roman) is besides rural story the central national
Slovene_historical_fiction
Type of genre, true work
Non-fiction typically aims to present topics objectively based on historical, scientific, and empirical information. However, some non-fiction ranges
Non-fiction
This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by
List of historical fiction by time period
List_of_historical_fiction_by_time_period
American novelist (born 1983)
miniseries, which debuted in 2023. In June 2021, Reid released the historical fiction novel Malibu Rising. The book was a New York Times best seller. It
Taylor_Jenkins_Reid
Fictional works written with the intent of fitting into a specific literary genre
Western, inspirational and historical fiction. Slipstream is sometimes thought to be in between genre and non-genre fiction. In the publishing industry
Genre_fiction
Literary genre
Nautical fiction, frequently also naval fiction, sea fiction, naval adventure fiction or maritime fiction, is a genre of literature with a setting on or
Nautical_fiction
American award for distinguished novels
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is one of the twenty-three American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It recognizes
Pulitzer_Prize_for_Fiction
Literary award
The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction is an annual American children's book award that recognizes historical fiction. It was established in 1982
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
Scott_O'Dell_Award_for_Historical_Fiction
Non-genre fiction
than popular genre fiction. Some categories of literary fiction, such as historical fiction, magic realism, autobiographical novels, and encyclopedic
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2023 novel by James McBride
them American, and spanning a wide range of categories from historical fiction to historical mystery. Notably, it won the Kirkus Prize. The book opens in
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
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series can be classified as both). Military fiction: A story about a war or battle that can either be historical or fictional. It usually follows the events
List_of_genres
Award
Prize for Historical Fiction, formerly known as the James Fenimore Cooper Prize, is a biennial award given for the best Historical American fiction by the
Society of American Historians Prize for Historical Fiction
Society_of_American_Historians_Prize_for_Historical_Fiction
British literary award
for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written
Booker_Prize
speculative fiction in which one or more historical events happen differently than they did in reality. As conjecture grounded in historical fact, alternate
Alternate_history
Genre of fiction
Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic) into a more "realistic"
Historical_fantasy
Fiction focusing on military activities
military fiction War films, military fiction in cinema Military and war video games Subgenres of military fiction include: Military science fiction Naval
Military_fiction
2025 historical fiction novel by Ken Follett
Circle of Days is a historical fiction novel by Welsh author Ken Follett. It was published in 2025 by Grand Central Publishing and is set in the Neolithic
Circle_of_Days
Romance, horror and death literary genre
Gothic fiction, often referred to as Gothic horror (primarily in the 20th century), is a literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name of the genre
Gothic_fiction
American literary magazine
historical fiction in all of its forms up to novella length. This includes mainstream historical fiction as well as other genre fiction with historical themes
Paradox_(magazine)
2017 novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Grant. The novel was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction in 2017. The book is split into seven parts that are all named after
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The_Seven_Husbands_of_Evelyn_Hugo
2021 historical fiction novel by Dawnie Walton
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a 2021 historical fiction novel by Dawnie Walton published by 37 Ink. It received the 2022 Virginia Commonwealth University
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
The_Final_Revival_of_Opal_&_Nev
2019 novel by Rebecca Makkai
The Great Believers is a historical fiction novel by American writer Rebecca Makkai published on June 4, 2018 by Viking Press. The novel follows two storylines
The_Great_Believers
2022 novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Carrie Soto Is Back is a 2022 historical fiction novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The book follows a tennis player as she attempts to return from retirement
Carrie_Soto_Is_Back
American children's book author
American author of children's books, with several series of fiction, non-fiction and historical fiction works found in thousands of libraries and translated
Lauren_Tarshis
2021 novel by Claire Keegan
Small Things like These is a historical fiction novella by Claire Keegan, published on 21 October 2021 by Faber and Faber. In 2022, the book won the Orwell
Small_Things_like_These
Canadian literary award
Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People is a Canadian literary award that goes to the best work of historical fiction written for youth
Geoffrey_Bilson_Award
about historical novels, see Category:Historical novels. For a comprehensive list by time period on historical fiction in general see list of historical fiction
List_of_historical_novels
formerly, historical fiction, awarded annually since 2001 by the Langum Charitable Trust. The Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction (or David J
Langum_Prizes
British literary award
The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is a British literary award founded in 2010. At £25,000, it is one of the largest literary awards in the
Walter_Scott_Prize
Russian-American author (born 1975)
Russian-American author and YouTube creator. She is best known for her historical fiction, including The Russian Treasures series—Russian Treasures, The White
Elvira_Bary
Fiction in which an adventure forms the main storyline
Adventure fiction is a type of fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement. Some adventure fiction also satisfies the
Adventure_fiction
Online database
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction is a website created by lexicographer Jesse Sheidlower that traces the origin of terms in science fiction literature
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction
Historical_Dictionary_of_Science_Fiction
Literary genre
Fantasy Historical fiction Horror fiction Mystery fiction Science fantasy Space horror Spy fiction Spy-fi Superhero fiction Supernatural fiction Utopian
Science_fiction
2015 historical fiction novel by Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale (2015) is a historical fiction novel by American author Kristin Hannah published by St. Martin's Press. The book tells the story of two
The Nightingale (Hannah novel)
The_Nightingale_(Hannah_novel)
2025 romance novel by Emily Henry
Great Big Beautiful Life is a 2025 romance/historical fiction novel by American author Emily Henry. Set on the fictional seaside town of Little Crescent
Great_Big_Beautiful_Life
1982 fiction novel by Jean M. Auel
The Valley of Horses is a historical fiction novel by Jean M. Auel. It is the sequel to The Clan of the Cave Bear and second in the Earth's Children series
The_Valley_of_Horses
Book genre
education. There are many sub-genres of women's fiction, one popular one is historical fiction. The historical fiction sub-genre remains a reflection of the desires
Women's_fiction
Speculative fiction set in prehistoric times
Prehistoric fiction is both a historical fiction and a science fiction subgenre in which the story is set during the long timespan of human, and even animal
Prehistoric_fiction
Problem in historical fiction
to the issue where a historical or realistic fact seems anachronistic or unrealistic to modern audiences of historical fiction, despite being accurate
Tiffany_problem
Depictions of the 1565 siege
Knights (1966), the third volume of The Lymond Chronicles, gives a detailed fiction account of the events of 1551 in Malta, Gozo and Tripoli. Although several
Great Siege of Malta in literature and historical fiction
Great_Siege_of_Malta_in_literature_and_historical_fiction
historical figures or historical events within historical settings. Alternate history: fiction in which one or more historical events occur differently
List_of_writing_genres
2012 novel by M. L. Stedman
The Light Between Oceans is a 2012 Australian historical fiction novel by M. L. Stedman, her debut novel, published by Random House Australia on 20 March
The_Light_Between_Oceans
2024 historical fiction novel by Kristin Hannah
The Women is a historical fiction novel by American author Kristin Hannah, published by St. Martin's Press in 2024. The book tells the story of Frances
The_Women_(Hannah_novel)
English novelist
Jodi Taylor is an English author of fantasy-style historical fiction, historical romance and romance novels. Jodi Taylor was born in Bristol. With her
Jodi_Taylor
American novelist
American novelist of Caribbean descent who writes historical fiction, romance fiction, and mystery fiction. Riley grew up reading the works of Jane Austen
Vanessa_Riley
2012 historical horror novel by Christopher Buehlman
Between Two Fires is a 2012 historical fiction horror novel by Christopher Buehlman. Set during the Black Death, it follows a disgraced knight and a mysterious
Between_Two_Fires_(novel)
Famous person in history
social-historical process." As Jacobs observes, the "realist aesthetic" of the historical novel "assumes that a recognizable historical figure in fiction must
Historical_figure
1998 historical novel by Steven Pressfield
Gates of Fire is a 1998 historical fiction novel by Steven Pressfield that recounts the Battle of Thermopylae through Xeones, a perioikos (free but non-citizen
Gates_of_Fire
English author and journalist
best historical fiction books of 2025". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 September 2025. Tivnan, Tom (17 October 2024). "D K Children's signs historical novelist
Elodie_Harper
English novelist (born 1990s)
1995) is an English writer. Her debut historical fiction novel The Artist (2025) won the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize and Waterstones Book of the Year
Lucy_Steeds
2000 novel by Margaret Atwood
twentieth century but mostly the 1930s and 1940s. It is a work of historical fiction with the major events of Canadian history forming an important backdrop
The_Blind_Assassin
American author
Kate Quinn is an American writer known for her works of historical fiction. Quinn was born and raised in Long Beach, California. She graduated from Boston
Kate_Quinn
Book by Pip Williams
Reviews said that "The result is a satisfying amalgam of truth and historical fiction". Other reviewers discussed the novel's elevation of language, with
The_Dictionary_of_Lost_Words
2024 novel by Neal Stephenson
American author Neal Stephenson, and the first novel in a planned historical fiction series called Bomb Light. The novel received positive reviews from
Polostan
UK-based American writer (born 1950)
science fiction, and historical fiction, particularly Celtic historical fiction. He has written over 28 novels and numerous children's and non-fiction books
Stephen_R._Lawhead
CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction, for a work of crime non-fiction Duff Cooper Prize Hessell-Tiltman Prize, for a work of historical content and high literary
List of British literary awards
List_of_British_literary_awards
Slovak-Australian businessman and Holocaust survivor
was billed as historical fiction, it generated controversy because of a perception that its marketing and content suggested historical accuracy despite
Lale_Sokolov
2023 novel by Emilia Hart
2023 novel by British-Australian writer Emilia Hart. The novel is historical fiction with elements of the supernatural. A story of female power and resilience
Weyward
2011 historical fiction novel by Paula McLain
The Paris Wife is a 2011 historical fiction novel by Paula McLain which became a New York Times Bestseller. It is a fictionalized account of Ernest Hemingway's
The_Paris_Wife
Study of the past
past itself, times in the past, or to individual texts about the past. Historical research relies on primary and secondary sources to reconstruct past events
History
2026 novel by Colson Whitehead
since 2000 are historical fiction. In Kindley's view, Colson Whitehead has been impactful as an author advancing the rise of historical fiction during the
Cool_Machine
British army officer (1729–1777)
Battlefield National Park. Fraser is a character in Diana Gabaldon's historical fiction novel An Echo in the Bone in which she portrays him as a kinsman to
Simon_Fraser_of_Balnain
Style of filmmaking with large scale, sweeping scope, and spectacle
the film. Such films usually have a historical setting, although speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy or science fiction) settings have become common in recent
Epic_film
Turkish actor (born 1987)
roles as Boran Bey in the Turkish historical fiction series Kuruluş: Osman and as Şehzade Bayezid in the historical fiction series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem
Yiğit_Uçan
Novels written and set during the Regency era of the UK
Regency fiction, or later fiction set within the Regency era. - These include romance novels (called "Regency romances"), historical fiction, detective
Regency_novel
2023 novel by Daniel Mason
American novelist Daniel Mason. The novel, Mason's sixth, is a work of historical fiction that tells the story of a single house in New England over the course
North_Woods_(novel)
English writer (born 1948)
Paris, the creative process and the ebb and flow of historical fiction with Mary Tod". Historical Novel Society. Retrieved 5 March 2016. Silver, Steven
Edward_Rutherfurd
Postmodern literary genre
metafiction into historical fiction. The term was coined by Canadian literary theorist Linda Hutcheon in the late 1980s. The genre is fiction which combines
Historiographic_metafiction
Genre of novel
and historical" (OED). Works of fiction such as Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre combine elements from both types. Although early stories of historical romance
Romance_(prose_fiction)
Canon of the greatest Chinese novels
Chinese: 古典小说; pinyin: gǔdiǎn xiǎoshuō) are the best-known works of literary fiction across pre-modern Chinese literature. The group usually includes the following
Classic_Chinese_Novels
2023 novel by Jayne Anne Phillips
the National Book Award, won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The novel is historical fiction, set during the American Civil War. In 1874, after the
Night_Watch_(Phillips_novel)
Literary genre
eighteenth century BC, preserves a mixture of stories with elements of historical fiction, fantasy, and satire. Egyptian funerary texts preserve mythological
Fantasy
2021 historical fiction novel
one of Booklist's top ten historical fiction novels. It was also nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction. The book received starred
The_Personal_Librarian
2021 novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Malibu Rising is a historical fiction novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, published June 1, 2021 by Ballantine Books. The book was a New York Times best seller
Malibu_Rising
British fiction author
Rory Clements is a British author of historical fiction. He is best known for his John Shakespeare books, set in the Elizabethan era, the Tom Wilde second
Rory_Clements
Northern Irish writer (1965–2021)
February 1965 – 11 June 2021) was a Northern Irish author of popular historical fiction, formerly an actress and ballet dancer. Lucinda Edmonds was born in
Lucinda_Riley
British-Australian novelist
2023, The New York Times included the book in its summer roundup of historical fiction. Hart's second novel, The Sirens, was published on 13 February 2025
Emilia_Hart
British historian and journalist (born 1981)
book was one of BBC History Magazine’s Books of the Year. His first historical fiction debut began with his 2022 book Essex Dogs, which is a part of a trilogy
Dan_Jones_(writer)
American writer (1906–1988)
historical fiction of the American Old West to epic poetry and histories of the West. His first book, The Harp and the Blade (1941), was a historical
John_Myers_Myers
American author of historical fiction
Nancy Horan is an American author of historical fiction. Her works include Loving Frank, a novel about Mamah Borthwick and her relationship with American
Nancy_Horan
Nonprofit international literary society
Historical Novel Society (HNS) is a nonprofit international literary society devoted to promotion of and advocacy for the genre of historical fiction
Historical_Novel_Society
2002 novel by Jean M. Auel
The Shelters of Stone is a historical fiction novel by Jean M. Auel published in April 2002. It is the sequel to The Plains of Passage – published 12 years
The_Shelters_of_Stone
2023 historical novel by Tom Crewe
the 2023 debut novel of British writer Tom Crewe. It is a work of historical fiction set in 1890s London and tells the story of two men collaborating on
The_New_Life_(Crewe_novel)
2008 historical fiction novel by Kristin Hannah
Firefly Lane is a historical fiction novel written by American author Kristin Hannah published by St. Martin's Press in 2008. The story follows the friendship
Firefly_Lane_(novel)
Book by Patrick D. Smith
Patrick D. Smith, and published in 1984 by Pineapple Press. It is historical fiction set mostly in pioneer or "cracker" Florida. The story covers over
A_Land_Remembered
Literature written for adolescents and young adults
most common YA genres are dystopian, contemporary fiction, fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, and romance. Hybrid genres are also common in YA
Young_adult_literature
1972 novel by Nagnath S. Inamdar
1972 Marathi historical fiction novel by N S Inamdar. The story revolves around the fictionalized romance between real-life historical characters of
Rau_(novel)
American historical fiction novelist
Karin Tanabe is a historical fiction novelist who is best known for her works The Gilded Years: A Novel, a novel about the first African-American graduate
Karin_Tanabe
1991 novel by Diana Gabaldon
August 9, 2014. A mix of several genres, the series has elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and traditional fantasy. It has sold over 25 million
Outlander_(novel)
Historical fiction novel by Patrick Ryan
Buckeye is a historical fiction novel by Patrick Ryan. The book follows two couples from the fictional town of Bonhomie, Ohio from World War II to the
Buckeye_(novel)
American writer (born 1964)
Robert Langdon novels are deeply engaged with Christian themes and historical fiction, and have subsequently generated controversy. Brown states on his
Dan_Brown
Distortion of historical record
Historical negationism, also called historical denialism, is the falsification, trivialization, or distortion of the historical record. This is distinct
Historical_negationism
2023 novel by Tananarive Due
novel by Tananarive Due which combines elements of horror, historical fiction, and literary fiction. It is loosely based on the Dozier School for Boys and
The_Reformatory
American novelist (1928–1988)
1928 – May 5, 1988) was an American author of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction. Shaara was born to an Italian immigrant father (the
Michael_Shaara
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