Historical Fiction

Recent historical fiction releases.
Updated April 24, 2026
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Circle of Days
Ken Follett
Paper Book
'Monumentally epic . . . a superb novel' LEE CHILD 'A tour de force' PETER JAMES From the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge. A FLINT MINER WITH A...
Cleopatra
Saara El-Arifi
An enthralling, groundbreaking reimagining of an iconic queen, from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author 'Enchanting, smart, and subversive - El-Arifi's masterpiece' R. F. Kuang 'Lush world-building and lyrical prose burn brightly on every page' JENNIFER SAINT 'Addictive...
The Murder at World's End
Ross Montgomery
Paper Book
***A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK *** Get ready to meet your favourite new detective duo... Downton Abbey meets Knives Out in this witty and gripping historical cosy crime series. 'A tantalising whodunnit with some of the funniest dialogue I've read...
A Far-Flung Life
M. L. Stedman
Western Australia, 1958- here, for generations, the MacBrides have lived on a remote sheep station, Meredith Downs. A million acres, it's an ocean of arid land. One ordinary day, on a lonely road, patriarch Phil MacBride swerves to avoid a kangaroo. In seconds, the lives of his entire...
The Listeners
Maggie Stiefvater
Paper Book
As the U.S. joins World War II, the manager of a luxury hotel set in the remote West Virginia mountains finds herself charged with the care of detained Nazi diplomats--and the FBI agent looking for a spy among them, by the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater. ...
The Secret Book Society
Madeline Martin
TRN
Meet the Newmans
Jennifer Niven
Paper Book
From #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Jennifer Niven, a novel about America's favorite TV family, whose perfect façade starts to crack, for fans of Lessons in Chemistry and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.* * *For two decades, Del and Dinah Newman and their sons, Guy...
The Last of Earth
Deepa Anappara
A STUNNING HISTORICAL NOVEL FROM WOMEN'S PRIZE LONGLISTED AUTHOR  'An epic, perilous odyssey.' Guardian, Book of the Day * One of BBC's '12 books you need to read in 2026' * A Guardian Book of the Day * A BookBub 'Best Historical Fiction of 2026'...
Boleyn Traitor
Philippa Gregory
Sister. Liar. Witness. Spy. Traitor? Her secrets shaped a kingdom. The truth will change history. Sunday Times bestseller Jane Boleyn watches from the shadows of the Tudor court. Where nothing is more powerful than a secret. And power rests on the edge of a...
The Red Winter
Cameron Sullivan
A bewitching historical fantasy from a debut author, and the next global sensation from Tor. A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power and redemption.A devastating love story.A bewitching twist on history.A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power, and redemption.<...
Wolf Worm
T. Kingfisher
Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf Worm, an original gothic masterpiece from Sunday Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher.Perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling...
Lady Tremaine
Rachel Hochhauser
The Shock of the Light
Lori Inglis Hall
'A powerful story, beautifully told' M.L. STEDMAN 'Truly compelling' WILLIAM BOYD 'Exquisitely written and deeply human' CHRIS CLEAVE 'Far-reaching, but also intimate and intensely personal' FLORENCE KNAPP 'Alluring in its twists and turns' SONIA PURNELL ...
My Name Is Emilia del Valle
Isabel Allende
Paper Book
'A spellbinding masterpiece' SANTA MONTEFIORE'Isabel Allende is a literary treasure' KRISTIN HANNAH 'A captivating novel of love and war from one of our most revered storytellers' KATE MORTON The new historical novel from literary legend Isabel...
Amity: A Novel
Nathan Harris
Nonesuch
Francis Spufford
A spell-binding fantasy novel set in the Blitz, from the author of Golden Hill ... 'THE BOOK OF THE CENTURY' - RICHARD OSMAN
The Seven Daughters of Dupree: A Novel
Nikesha Elise Williams
From the two-time Emmy Award-winning producer and host of the Black and Published podcast comes a sweeping multi-generational epic following seven generations of Dupree women as they navigate love, loss, and the unyielding ties of family in the tradition of Homegoing ...
Queen Esther
John Irving
Paper Book
After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award-winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud's, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther--a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism....
The Sea Child: A Novel
Linda Wilgus
Paper Book
'Pitch perfect' TRACY REES 'A stunning debut' LIZ FENWICK The Cornish coast. A handsome smuggler. A love story for the ages. Isabel has always been a woman of mystery. As a child of four, she appeared on the Cornish shore, soaking wet, unable to speak....
Boudicca's Daughter
Elodie Harper
Paper Book
'Boudicca's Daughter is Elodie Harper's masterpiece.' Costanza Casati, author of Babylonia 'One of the best books I have ever read.' Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen 'Certainly my book of the year.'...
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