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Marc Alan Edelheit
161 ratings 4.50 ·
fiction · action-adventure · adult · fantasy · sword-sorcery · epic · high-fantasy · violent-conflict · military · historical · book · historical-fiction · audiobook · anthologies · alternate-history · war · paranormal · dragons · magic · post-apocalyptic
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Kirill Klevanski
112 ratings 4.46 ·
ancient-china · adult · fantasy · fiction · ancient-civilization · epic · historical · heroic-fantasy · litrpg · wuxia · action-adventure · book · audiobook · grim-dark · dark-fantasy · military · violent-conflict · super-powered · retellings · paranormal
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Robert Thier
190 ratings 4.45 ·
fiction · historical · romance · humor · book · historical-fiction · young-adult · action-adventure · billionaire · enemies-to-lovers · grumpy-mc · cheerful-mc · slow-burn · industrial-era · female-mc · grumpy-sunshine · new-adult · crime · womens-fiction · feminism
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Shirleen Davies
213 ratings 4.43 ·
book · adult · romance · fiction · western · industrial-era · action-adventure · historical · female-mc · historical-fiction · victorian · contemporary · family · mystery · 19th-century · suspense · military · crime · religion · spirituality
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Diana Knightley
185 ratings 4.39 ·
fiction · book · time-travel · adult · action-adventure · historical · historical-fiction · paranormal · british-isles · united-kingdom · super-powered · scotland · europe · sci-fi · drama · supernatural · royalty · sad · romance · arranged-marriage
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Jodi Taylor
725 ratings 4.36 ·
fiction · humor · audiobook · book · adult · time-travel · action-adventure · historical · historical-fiction · mystery · sci-fi · urban-fantasy · alternate-history · comedy · paranormal · magical-realism · female-author · friendship · female-mc · suspense
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Caroline Fyffe
348 ratings 4.36 ·
historical · industrial-era · book · adult · fiction · romance · western · spirituality · historical-fiction · female-mc · action-adventure · christian · religion · mystery · audiobook · 19th-century · suspense · epic · domestic-drama · family
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Roseanna M. White
270 ratings 4.35 ·
book · historical · christian · spirituality · fiction · romance · historical-fiction · mystery · adult · audiobook · action-adventure · suspense · family · 20th-century · industrial-era · violent-conflict · religion · political-intrigue · espionage · drama
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Heather Morris
127 ratings 4.34 ·
historical · ww2 · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · war · fiction · 20th-century · book · audiobook · young-adult · survival · literary-fiction · drama · realistic · action-adventure · family · friendship · death · sad · female-author
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John Flanagan
715 ratings 4.34 ·- The Stern Chase (Brotherband Chronicles, #9) by John Flanagan
- The Ruins of Gorlan / The Burning Bridge / The Icebound Land / The Battle for Skandia /The Sorcerer of the North / The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan
- Escape from Falaise by John Flanagan
- Return of the Temujai by John Flanagan
- Duel at Araluen by John Flanagan
historical-fiction · fiction · young-adult · action-adventure · fantasy · audiobook · middle-grade · children · historical · book · medieval · high-fantasy · friendship · epic · war · violent-conflict · humor · male-mc · survival · coming-of-age
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Chris Bradford
171 ratings 4.31 ·
book · action-adventure · young-adult · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · fantasy · violent-conflict · medieval · war · friendship · teens · middle-grade · children · law-enforcement · warriors · coming-of-age · male-mc · suspense · audiobook
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Sarah Sundin
220 ratings 4.31 ·
historical · spirituality · christian · historical-fiction · ww2 · fiction · romance · 20th-century · violent-conflict · war · book · military · action-adventure · audiobook · womens-fiction · adult · young-adult · mystery · suspense · drama
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Robin Stevens
180 ratings 4.30 ·
friendship · whodunit · book · mystery · crime · historical · action-adventure · young-adult · children · middle-grade · boarding-school · murder · fiction · law-enforcement · historical-fiction · children-books · killer · audiobook · female-author · cozy
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Chuck Black
174 ratings 4.29 ·
action-adventure · young-adult · book · religion · fiction · fantasy · spirituality · christian · audiobook · historical-fiction · children · middle-grade · medieval · historical · sword-sorcery · high-fantasy · paranormal · myths · warriors · children-books
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Ruta Sepetys
165 ratings 4.28 ·
historical · fiction · historical-fiction · book · young-adult · family · action-adventure · war · audiobook · friendship · 20th-century · realistic · coming-of-age · mystery · violent-conflict · female-author · romance · drama · high-school · journey
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S.A. Chakraborty
134 ratings 4.27 ·
fiction · historical-fiction · historical · fantasy · audiobook · book · action-adventure · poc-mc · epic · romance · lgbtq · female-author · adult · myths · high-fantasy · young-adult · magic · new-adult · paranormal · poc-author
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Ernest Dempsey
176 ratings 4.27 ·
book · action-adventure · historical · fiction · mystery · political-intrigue · law-enforcement · adult · male-mc · suspense · conspiracies · financial · politics · travel · thriller · assassinations · pulp · crime · paranormal · friendship
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Margaret Mayhew
165 ratings 4.27 ·- The Lifeline by Margaret Mayhew
- Bitter Poison by Margaret Mayhew
- Bluebirds: An uplifting and heart-warming wartime saga, full of friendship, courage and determination by Margaret Mayhew
- Dry Bones by Margaret Mayhew
- The Crew: A perfectly heart-warming, moving and uplifting wartime drama that will capture your heart by Margaret Mayhew
book · adult · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · 20th-century · action-adventure · violent-conflict · ww2 · war · epic · family · military · mystery · culinary · cozy · amateur-sleuth · animals · romance · female-mc
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Tamera Alexander
288 ratings 4.25 ·
fiction · romance · historical-fiction · historical · spirituality · christian · audiobook · adult · book · womens-fiction · violent-conflict · action-adventure · civil-war · industrial-era · western · religion · mystery · religious · military · usa
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Jeff Shaara
324 ratings 4.23 ·- The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Jeff Shaara
- The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt by Jeff Shaara
- The Eagle's Claw: A Novel of the Battle of Midway by Jeff Shaara
- To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Jeff Shaara
- The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War by Jeff Shaara
book · fiction · war · adult · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · historical · action-adventure · military · audiobook · 20th-century · politics · civil-war · industrial-era · american-civil-war · ww2 · literary · classics · mystery · literary-fiction
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Alan Gratz
246 ratings 4.23 ·
fiction · young-adult · book · children-books · action-adventure · middle-grade · historical-fiction · children · historical · realistic · friendship · audiobook · family · coming-of-age · war · survival · suspense · violent-conflict · poc-mc · ww2
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Simon Scarrow
384 ratings 4.22 ·
fiction · historical-fiction · historical · violent-conflict · action-adventure · war · adult · military · audiobook · book · ancient-civilization · roman-empire · fantasy · mystery · anthologies · revolution · suspense · medieval · thriller · friendship
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Martha Hall Kelly
121 ratings 4.20 ·
20th-century · family · historical · violent-conflict · ww2 · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · war · fiction · book · audiobook · female-mc · action-adventure · friendship · womens-fiction · adult · urban · young-adult · death · survival
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L.A. Meyer
232 ratings 4.20 ·- Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer
- Boston Jacky: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Taking Care of Business by L.A. Meyer
- Viva Jacquelina!: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away by L.A. Meyer
- The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer
- The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay by L.A. Meyer
middle-grade · book · young-adult · nautical · action-adventure · high-school · historical · audiobook · historical-fiction · outlaws · humor · fiction · female-mc · romance · realistic · scoundrel · children · orphans · alpha-mc · comedy
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Bernard Cornwell
1367 ratings 4.18 ·
historical-fiction · fiction · historical · book · action-adventure · adult · military · violent-conflict · audiobook · war · fantasy · medieval · europe · british-isles · drama · mystery · spirituality · religion · epic · scandinavia
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Diana Gabaldon
1096 ratings 4.15 ·- Untitled Outlander Prequel by Diana Gabaldon
- Untitled by Diana Gabaldon
- Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
- Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Diana Gabaldon
- Outlander Kitchen: To the New World and Back Again: The Second Official Outlander Companion Cookbook by Diana Gabaldon
fiction · historical · historical-fiction · adult · fantasy · paranormal · action-adventure · audiobook · time-travel · romance · mystery · book · violent-conflict · war · female-author · supernatural · drama · scotland · magic · suspense
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Ken Follett
867 ratings 4.02 ·
fiction · book · adult · historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · suspense · action-adventure · mystery · drama · political-intrigue · espionage · war · crime · thriller · violent-conflict · 20th-century · politics · literary · classics
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
mystery · gothic · fantasy · historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · drama · horror · audiobook · book · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · supernatural
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