What are the best historical fiction books you have ever read?

Generally speaking, historical fiction is any story that is set in a time period in the past, but depending on who you ask, the criteria can be more - or less - stringent than that. read more

The best historical fiction books as voted on by Goodreads readers and then some. Historical fiction are novels that re-create a period or event in history and often use historical figures as some of its characters. To be deemed historical, a novel must have been written at least fifty years after the events described. Series have been combined. read more