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Top authors writing fantasy historical-fiction
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 · action-adventure · young-adult · 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 · war · medieval · friendship · teens · middle-grade · children · law-enforcement · warriors · coming-of-age · male-mc · military · suspense
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Chloe Gong
120 ratings 4.31 ·
fiction · fantasy · romance · young-adult · book · historical-fiction · historical · retellings · poc-mc · poc-author · asian-mc · lgbtq · mystery · enemies-to-lovers · paranormal · horror · urban-fantasy · supernatural · sci-fi · action-adventure
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Chuck Black
175 ratings 4.29 ·
action-adventure · young-adult · book · religion · fiction · spirituality · christian · fantasy · audiobook · historical-fiction · children · middle-grade · medieval · historical · sword-sorcery · high-fantasy · paranormal · myths · children-books · warriors
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S.A. Chakraborty
134 ratings 4.27 ·
fiction · fantasy · historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · action-adventure · book · epic · romance · female-author · lgbtq · adult · poc-mc · high-fantasy · young-adult · myths · magic · new-adult · paranormal · poc-author
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Tanya Bird
117 ratings 4.25 ·
book · fiction · historical · romance · fantasy · historical-fiction · audiobook · medieval · young-adult · action-adventure · female-mc · dystopia · adult · enemies-to-lovers · drama · dark · new-adult · epic · royalty · literary-fiction
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K.M. Weiland
102 ratings 4.23 ·- Writing Your Story's Theme: The Writer's Guide to Plotting Stories That Matter by K.M. Weiland
- Wayfarer by K.M. Weiland
- Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development by K.M. Weiland
- Storming by K.M. Weiland
- Outlining Your Novel Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises for Planning Your Best Book by K.M. Weiland
fantasy · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · book · romance · action-adventure · steampunk · adult · christian · spirituality · industrial-era · young-adult · medieval · female-mc · epic · magical-realism · mystery · low-fantasy · alternate-history
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Rebecca Ross
115 ratings 4.21 ·
book · fiction · fantasy · myths · young-adult · audiobook · romance · paranormal · historical-fiction · magic · historical · high-fantasy · action-adventure · mystery · family · sword-sorcery · epic · royalty · enemies-to-lovers · dark
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Robert Beatty
114 ratings 4.19 ·
children · middle-grade · book · action-adventure · young-adult · historical · audiobook · magic · historical-fiction · horror · law-enforcement · fantasy · animals · fiction · paranormal · children-books · mystery · friendship · supernatural · family
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Conn Iggulden
415 ratings 4.19 ·
fiction · historical · book · historical-fiction · audiobook · fantasy · adult · violent-conflict · war · action-adventure · military · ancient-civilization · medieval · family · epic · drama · politics · male-author · roman-empire · royalty
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Giles Kristian
159 ratings 4.17 ·
action-adventure · book · adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · fantasy · violent-conflict · myths · medieval · war · audiobook · europe · scandinavia · military · epic · dark · crime · grim-dark · paranormal
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Madeline Miller
179 ratings 4.17 ·
fiction · fantasy · adult · historical-fiction · retellings · myths · historical · book · literary-fiction · female-author · audiobook · magical-realism · europe · romance · ancient-civilization · lgbtq · drama · magic · 21st-century · south-east-europe
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Ben Kane
140 ratings 4.16 ·
adult · ancient-civilization · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · roman-empire · war · violent-conflict · audiobook · action-adventure · book · fantasy · military · male-author · anthologies · politics · literary-fiction · drama · female-author · mystery
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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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Alice Coldbreath
206 ratings 4.15 ·
romance · book · adult · fiction · historical · fantasy · historical-fiction · marriage-of-convenience · medieval · steamy · humor · arranged-marriage · enemies-to-lovers · marriage · female-mc · audiobook · slow-burn · warriors · alpha-mc · regency
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Jennifer A. Nielsen
409 ratings 4.13 ·
young-adult · action-adventure · fiction · book · middle-grade · children · audiobook · fantasy · family · friendship · historical-fiction · historical · mystery · survival · magic · epic · paranormal · war · violent-conflict · high-fantasy
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Megan Whalen Turner
231 ratings 4.11 ·- Moira's Pen: A Queen's Thief Collection by Megan Whalen Turner
- Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
- Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
- World of the Queen's Thief Collection: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
- Knife Dance by Megan Whalen Turner
fiction · fantasy · young-adult · myths · historical · supernatural · action-adventure · high-fantasy · historical-fiction · female-author · paranormal · magic · book · political-intrigue · audiobook · gods · royalty · children · middle-grade · epic
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Kerri Maniscalco
274 ratings 4.10 ·
fiction · young-adult · romance · book · paranormal · mystery · historical-fiction · historical · fantasy · action-adventure · dark · horror · gothic · retellings · audiobook · victorian · murder · crime · supernatural · industrial-era
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Julie Plec
168 ratings 4.10 ·
paranormal · vampires · urban-fantasy · young-adult · book · witches-wizards · supernatural · fiction · shapeshifters · fantasy · magic · romance · horror · historical-fiction · audiobook · immortality · mystery · historical · contemporary · coming-of-age
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Guy Gavriel Kay
363 ratings 4.10 ·
fiction · fantasy · historical-fiction · action-adventure · epic · book · audiobook · male-author · high-fantasy · adult · historical · war · alternate-history · violent-conflict · paranormal · magic · literary-fiction · politics · male-mc · sword-sorcery
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Ransom Riggs
360 ratings 4.04 ·
young-adult · action-adventure · time-travel · fiction · fantasy · horror · paranormal · book · children · magical-realism · urban-fantasy · mystery · supernatural · magic · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · middle-grade · suspense · dark
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Deborah Harkness
240 ratings 4.04 ·- The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
- Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness
- The World of All Souls: A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
- The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion by Deborah Harkness
- The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
vampires · magic · historical-fiction · fantasy · fiction · supernatural · witches-wizards · romance · book · paranormal · historical · demons · time-travel · urban-fantasy · audiobook · horror · adult · magical-realism · action-adventure · ghosts
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Barbara Erskine
274 ratings 4.02 ·
adult · fiction · historical-fiction · paranormal · historical · time-travel · fantasy · romance · supernatural · book · mystery · horror · suspense · ghosts · gothic · audiobook · medieval · drama · family · action-adventure
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Mary Pope Osborne
1653 ratings 4.01 ·
fiction · children · book · children-books · fantasy · middle-grade · historical · historical-fiction · audiobook · action-adventure · young-adult · time-travel · magic · mystery · family · animals · magical-realism · low-fantasy · urban-fantasy · literary
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · gothic · fantasy · audiobook · drama · horror · dark · 20th-century · book · literary-fiction · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · paranormal
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Stephen R. Lawhead
555 ratings 3.98 ·
book · christian · fiction · spirituality · action-adventure · fantasy · historical · historical-fiction · young-adult · audiobook · epic · medieval · myths · high-fantasy · alternate-history · arthurian · retellings · magic · mystery · time-travel
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Jeff Guinn
126 ratings 3.94 ·- Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage by Jeff Guinn
- The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn
- Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn
- Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde by Jeff Guinn
- The Christmas Chronicles by Jeff Guinn
historical-fiction · historical · spirituality · fiction · fantasy · book · myths · religion · christian · adult · audiobook · magical-realism · holidays · magic · children · retellings · low-fantasy · action-adventure · children-books · humor
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Maryrose Wood
172 ratings 3.93 ·
fiction · book · fantasy · young-adult · humor · paranormal · historical · action-adventure · historical-fiction · audiobook · female-mc · supernatural · mystery · middle-grade · animals · children · family · industrial-era · magical-realism · victorian
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