Most Popular Historical Fiction Books of the 2020s
Discover popular Historical Fiction books from the 2020s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Act of Oblivion
Suspense Thriller · War & Military · Adventure · Alternate History · Historical Fiction
2022
Sooley
Adult · Historical Fiction
April 27, 2021
Outlander #9
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Romance
November 23, 2021
Kingdom of the Wicked #1
Kingdom of the Wicked
Fantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction
October 27, 2020
Beasts of the Sea
Translation · Historical Fiction · Mainstream
October 23, 2025
Prince of Sin #2
Throne of Secrets
Fantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction
October 29, 2024
Prince of Sin #1
Throne of the Fallen
Fantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction
October 3, 2023
Five Dancing Sisters
Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Jane Austen Retellings · Regency · Young Adult
May 1, 2020
The Lost Bookshop
Fantasy · Magical Realism · Historical Fiction
June 22, 2023
When We Cease to Understand the World
Translation · Historical Fiction · Mainstream
March 9, 2020
Small Mercies
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
April 25, 2023
Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
Fantasy · Cozy Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Romance
February 17, 2026
The Astral Library
Fantasy · Magical Realism · Historical Fiction
February 17, 2026
A Language of Dragons #2
A War of Wyverns
Fantasy · Dragons · Romantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction
January 6, 2026
Prince of Sin #3
Throne of Nightmares
Fantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction
February 10, 2026
The Starving Saints
Fantasy · Horror · Historical Fiction
May 20, 2025
Strangers in Time
War & Military · Historical Fiction
April 15, 2025
Sean Duffy #8
Hang on St. Christopher
Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
March 4, 2025
A Haunting in the Arctic
Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Mermaid · Psychological Horror
February 27, 2024
Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales
The Devil's Mask
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Medieval · New Adult
November 12, 2024
Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales
Dreams in Time
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Medieval · New Adult
August 13, 2024
Letters to Love #4
Charles, With Love
Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Young Adult · Historical Fiction · Retellings
March 7, 2024
Dirk Pitt #27
Clive Cussler The Corsican Shadow
War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
November 7, 2023
The Frozen River
Historical Fiction · Mystery
December 5, 2023
Isaac Bell #13
Clive Cussler The Sea Wolves
Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller
November 8, 2022
Kingdom of the Wicked #3
Kingdom of the Feared
Fantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction
September 27, 2022
Dirk Pitt #26
Clive Cussler's The Devil's Sea
War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
November 16, 2021
Isaac Bell #12
The Saboteurs
Adventure · Historical Fiction · Thriller
May 25, 2021
British Library Tales of the Weird #25
I Am Stone
Horror · 19th century · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Weird Fiction
August 19, 2021
Midnight in Everwood
Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Young Adult · Christmas Fiction · Historical Fiction
October 28, 2021
Kingdom of the Wicked #2
Kingdom of the Cursed
Fantasy · Young Adult · Historical Fiction
October 5, 2021
Tantalising Tales Collection #2
Scarlett and the Wolf
Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance
October 23, 2020
Historical Fantasy Fairytale Retellings
Dance of Hearts: A Cinderella Retelling
Fantasy · Fairy Tale · Fairy Tale Retellings · Historical Fantasy · Regency
November 15, 2020
The Sirens
Fantasy · Magical Realism · Historical Fiction · Mystery
April 1, 2025
The Lost Apothecary
Magical Realism · Historical Fiction
March 2, 2021
Ali Dawson Mysteries #1
The Frozen People
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Thriller
July 8, 2025