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Kristin Hannah
4.06 · 800 ratings
fiction · womens-fiction · book · romance · adult · drama · family · female-mc · historical-fiction · audiobook · contemporary · literary-fiction · realistic · friendship · sad · historical · young-adult · psychological · mystery · epic
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Jean Grainger
4.44 · 380 ratings
fiction · book · adult · historical-fiction · historical · family · literary-fiction · audiobook · romance · female-mc · epic · friendship · 20th-century · action-adventure · war · womens-fiction · violent-conflict · ww2 · mystery · spirituality
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Bernard Cornwell
4.18 · 1367 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · book · historical · action-adventure · adult · violent-conflict · military · audiobook · war · fantasy · medieval · europe · mystery · drama · british-isles · religion · spirituality · epic · scandinavia
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Joel C. Rosenberg
4.33 · 310 ratings
political-intrigue · christian · espionage · politics · suspense · adult · drama · thriller · military · fiction · spirituality · audiobook · historical-fiction · action-adventure · book · religion · mystery · violent-conflict · terrorism · war
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4.01 · 316 ratings
magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · action-adventure · suspense · gothic · fantasy · mystery · historical · audiobook · drama · horror · 20th-century · dark · literary-fiction · book · young-adult · crime · urban-fantasy · paranormal
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Caroline Fyffe
4.36 · 348 ratings
historical · book · industrial-era · adult · fiction · romance · spirituality · western · historical-fiction · female-mc · action-adventure · christian · religion · mystery · audiobook · 19th-century · suspense · epic · domestic-drama · family
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Jodi Taylor
4.34 · 791 ratings
fiction · humor · audiobook · adult · time-travel · action-adventure · book · historical · historical-fiction · alternate-history · sci-fi · mystery · urban-fantasy · comedy · female-author · magical-realism · paranormal · friendship · female-mc · near-future
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John Flanagan
4.34 · 715 ratings- 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
young-adult · action-adventure · historical-fiction · fiction · fantasy · children · middle-grade · audiobook · book · historical · high-fantasy · medieval · friendship · epic · war · male-mc · violent-conflict · humor · survival · coming-of-age
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Lynn Austin
4.33 · 506 ratings
spirituality · historical-fiction · fiction · christian · book · historical · audiobook · adult · religious · romance · religion · womens-fiction · family · drama · violent-conflict · war · 20th-century · ww2 · high-school · industrial-era
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Irina Shapiro
4.36 · 463 ratings
book · adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · mystery · paranormal · audiobook · romance · time-travel · suspense · drama · cozy · sci-fi · law-enforcement · crime · industrial-era · fantasy · female-author · medieval
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Simon Scarrow
4.22 · 384 ratings
fiction · historical · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · action-adventure · military · war · adult · audiobook · book · ancient-civilization · roman-empire · fantasy · mystery · anthologies · revolution · suspense · medieval · thriller · friendship
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Keira Montclair
4.41 · 472 ratings
book · adult · fiction · historical · medieval · ancient-civilization · romance · europe · united-kingdom · scotland · british-isles · historical-fiction · audiobook · violent-conflict · war · action-adventure · abuse · epic · literary-fiction · dark
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Kate Quinn
4.23 · 336 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · historical · adult · book · female-author · audiobook · drama · political-intrigue · mystery · war · female-mc · ancient-civilization · violent-conflict · action-adventure · politics · literary-fiction · romance · roman-empire · family
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Thich Nhat Hanh
4.21 · 697 ratings
myths · historical-fiction · book · philosophy · feminism · audiobook · 21st-century · religion · spirituality · historical · classics · fiction · literary · literary-fiction · adult
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Christian Cameron
4.41 · 319 ratings
adult · fiction · historical · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · book · military · war · fantasy · action-adventure · audiobook · medieval · ancient-civilization · male-author · nautical · male-mc · myths · literary-fiction · slavery · gods
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Lisa See
3.93 · 341 ratings
book · historical · literary-fiction · poc-mc · historical-fiction · fiction · audiobook · female-author · poc-author · womens-fiction · coming-of-age · realistic · drama · family · female-mc · 20th-century · action-adventure · friendship · journey · adult
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Anna Jacobs
4.40 · 684 ratings
fiction · adult · book · audiobook · family · historical · historical-fiction · epic · romance · womens-fiction · 20th-century · industrial-era · female-mc · contemporary · victorian · drama · action-adventure · domestic-drama · holidays · journey
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Jeff Shaara
4.23 · 324 ratings- 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
violent-conflict · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · adult · war · book · action-adventure · audiobook · military · 20th-century · politics · civil-war · american-civil-war · industrial-era · ww2 · mystery · literary-fiction · literary · classics
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Francine Rivers
4.28 · 650 ratings
fiction · spirituality · christian · book · historical-fiction · religion · historical · audiobook · religious · romance · womens-fiction · adult · drama · family · young-adult · realistic · female-author · retellings · literary · classics
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Debra Holland
4.31 · 300 ratings
adult · romance · fiction · book · historical · western · industrial-era · audiobook · historical-fiction · spirituality · religion · victorian · womens-fiction · female-author · holidays · epic · poc-mc · christian · magic · fantasy
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Ken Follett
4.03 · 895 ratings
book · fiction · historical · adult · historical-fiction · audiobook · suspense · action-adventure · mystery · drama · political-intrigue · espionage · crime · thriller · violent-conflict · war · 20th-century · politics · literary · classics
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Karen Witemeyer
4.24 · 386 ratings
spirituality · fiction · historical · christian · historical-fiction · romance · industrial-era · adult · western · book · audiobook · religion · humor · religious · womens-fiction · anthologies · action-adventure · family · mystery · suspense
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Lucinda Riley
4.17 · 454 ratings
fiction · romance · drama · womens-fiction · historical-fiction · book · mystery · historical · audiobook · family · adult · literary-fiction · female-author · female-mc · action-adventure · 20th-century · secrets · young-adult · realistic · journey
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Diana Gabaldon
4.15 · 1143 ratings- 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 · adult · historical-fiction · fantasy · paranormal · action-adventure · romance · time-travel · audiobook · mystery · book · violent-conflict · war · female-author · supernatural · drama · scotland · magic · anthologies
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Lauraine Snelling
4.24 · 673 ratings
spirituality · christian · fiction · book · historical · romance · historical-fiction · adult · audiobook · industrial-era · western · religion · family · womens-fiction · young-adult · contemporary · female-mc · action-adventure · new-adult · mystery
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Daniel Silva
4.19 · 704 ratings
adult · fiction · political-intrigue · espionage · thriller · book · action-adventure · suspense · audiobook · crime · politics · murder · historical-fiction · law-enforcement · assassins · contemporary · terrorism · assassinations · conspiracies · drama
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Mary Lancaster
4.35 · 356 ratings
historical · regency · industrial-era · fiction · adult · book · victorian · romance · historical-fiction · action-adventure · mystery · humor · anthologies · suspense · steamy · class-difference · political-intrigue · audiobook · espionage · dark
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Elizabeth Chadwick
4.11 · 391 ratings
historical-fiction · fiction · historical · medieval · romance · book · adult · audiobook · female-author · royalty · action-adventure · norman · literary-fiction · drama · warriors · female-mc · violent-conflict · war · fantasy · europe
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Janette Oke
4.10 · 943 ratings
spirituality · fiction · christian · book · romance · historical · historical-fiction · young-adult · religion · womens-fiction · audiobook · religious · western · industrial-era · high-school · family · female-author · adult · action-adventure · classics
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John Boyne
4.01 · 417 ratings
fiction · book · historical-fiction · audiobook · family · historical · young-adult · literary-fiction · drama · action-adventure · 20th-century · realistic · friendship · lgbtq · death · 21st-century · coming-of-age · adult · male-author · children
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Scarlett Scott
4.24 · 832 ratings
historical · adult · fiction · regency · industrial-era · romance · victorian · book · historical-fiction · steamy · enemies-to-lovers · marriage-of-convenience · holidays · audiobook · arranged-marriage · europe · united-kingdom · alpha-mc · british-isles · forbidden-love
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Sally Britton
4.26 · 368 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · industrial-era · romance · historical · regency · spirituality · book · adult · religion · audiobook · christian · womens-fiction · family · victorian · marriage-of-convenience · female-mc · literary-fiction · humor · action-adventure
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Wendy Vella
4.26 · 429 ratings
adult · fiction · romance · industrial-era · historical · regency · book · female-mc · historical-fiction · humor · victorian · epic · action-adventure · family · paranormal · fantasy · steamy · anthologies · holidays · contemporary
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Annabelle Anders
4.38 · 314 ratings
historical · fiction · adult · regency · industrial-era · romance · historical-fiction · book · victorian · steamy · humor · action-adventure · marriage-of-convenience · anthologies · literary-fiction · female-mc · medieval · slow-burn · alpha-mc · friends-to-lovers
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Mary Kingswood
4.29 · 363 ratings
adult · regency · industrial-era · historical · fiction · historical-fiction · romance · book · religion · spirituality · mystery · humor · audiobook · law-enforcement · family · crime · united-kingdom · british-isles · christian · england
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Emma V. Leech
4.29 · 573 ratings
fiction · adult · book · historical · romance · industrial-era · regency · historical-fiction · victorian · steamy · feminism · humor · friends-to-lovers · friendship · family · secrets · enemies-to-lovers · marriage-of-convenience · holidays · paranormal
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Jody Hedlund
4.22 · 567 ratings
christian · historical · fiction · spirituality · book · romance · historical-fiction · religion · adult · action-adventure · audiobook · medieval · young-adult · marriage-of-convenience · fantasy · industrial-era · drama · royalty · womens-fiction · family
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Lauren Tarshis
4.15 · 370 ratings- I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944: the Graphic Novel by Lauren Tarshis
- I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 by Lauren Tarshis
- I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis
- I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 by Lauren Tarshis
- I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888 by Lauren Tarshis
young-adult · middle-grade · children · fiction · audiobook · realistic · book · children-books · action-adventure · historical-fiction · survival · historical · family · friendship · disaster · animals · suspense · north-america · outdoors · usa
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K.J. Jackson
4.18 · 338 ratings
fiction · romance · adult · book · historical · regency · industrial-era · historical-fiction · victorian · steamy · suspense · dark · action-adventure · mystery · angst · enemies-to-lovers · kidnapping · revenge · female-mc · friends-to-lovers
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Sophocles
3.95 · 398 ratings- All That You've Seen Here Is God: New Versions of Four Greek Tragedies Sophocles' Ajax, Philoctetes, Women of Trachis; Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound by Sophocles
- Antigonick by Sophocles
- An Oresteia: Agamemnon by Aiskhylos; Elektra by Sophokles; Orestes by Euripides by Sophocles
- The Greek Plays by Sophocles
- The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone by Sophocles
fantasy · drama · classics · literary · fiction · myths · ancient-civilization · historical · adult · university · retellings · philosophy · tragedy · historical-fiction · book · literary-fiction · anthologies · high-school · family · medieval
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Clive Cussler
4.01 · 1774 ratings
action-adventure · fiction · adult · book · mystery · thriller · crime · suspense · audiobook · historical-fiction · historical · political-intrigue · technothriller · nautical · espionage · military · violent-conflict · archaeology · law-enforcement · conspiracies
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Lisa Tawn Bergren
4.12 · 410 ratings
book · christian · spirituality · fiction · romance · historical · action-adventure · historical-fiction · audiobook · adult · mystery · young-adult · female-mc · womens-fiction · paranormal · medieval · sci-fi · time-travel · family · new-adult
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Meara Platt
4.31 · 382 ratings
fiction · adult · historical · industrial-era · romance · regency · historical-fiction · book · victorian · anthologies · humor · action-adventure · paranormal · friends-to-lovers · audiobook · womens-fiction · family · espionage · political-intrigue · medieval
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Tracie Peterson
4.12 · 1284 ratings
christian · spirituality · fiction · romance · historical-fiction · book · historical · adult · audiobook · industrial-era · western · religion · family · religious · womens-fiction · mystery · action-adventure · suspense · young-adult · drama
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C.S. Harris
4.18 · 330 ratings
historical · mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · book · industrial-era · adult · crime · regency · law-enforcement · audiobook · murder · amateur-sleuth · suspense · action-adventure · killer · whodunit · victorian · europe · united-kingdom
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Julie Johnstone
4.23 · 331 ratings
historical · adult · fiction · romance · book · historical-fiction · industrial-era · regency · medieval · literary-fiction · ancient-civilization · united-kingdom · europe · british-isles · steamy · scotland · victorian · action-adventure · audiobook · female-mc
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Rosanne Bittner
4.34 · 314 ratings
historical · fiction · book · romance · adult · industrial-era · historical-fiction · western · poc-mc · indigenous-mc · family · action-adventure · westen · epic · age-gap · outlaws · christian · spirituality · dark · north-america
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Conn Iggulden
4.20 · 419 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · book · audiobook · adult · historical · fantasy · war · action-adventure · violent-conflict · military · ancient-civilization · medieval · family · epic · male-author · roman-empire · drama · politics · royalty
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