20 Best Historical Fiction Books on Amazon

We’ve curated a list of the 20 best historical fiction books available on Amazon, featuring stories that will captivate your imagination and take you on unforgettable journeys through time. From ancient civilizations to modern history, these books combine meticulous research with masterful storytelling to create immersive experiences you won’t want to miss.

Dive into these remarkable tales and discover your next favorite read!

SaleBestseller No. 1
The Frozen River: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel
  • Lawhon, Ariel (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 448 Pages - 11/05/2024 (Publication Date) - Vintage (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 2
All the Broken Places: A Novel
  • Boyne, John (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 400 Pages - 11/28/2023 (Publication Date) - Penguin Books (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 3
The Keeper of Happy Endings
  • Davis, Barbara (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 415 Pages - 10/01/2021 (Publication Date) - Lake Union Publishing (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 4
Where the Lost Wander: A Novel
  • Harmon, Amy (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 347 Pages - 04/28/2020 (Publication Date) - Lake Union Publishing (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 5
The Women: A Novel
  • Hardcover Book
  • Hannah, Kristin (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 6
The Nightingale: A Novel
  • Hannah, Kristin (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 608 Pages - 04/25/2017 (Publication Date) - St. Martin's Griffin (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 7
The Things We Cannot Say: A WWII Historical Fiction Novel
  • Rimmer, Kelly (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 432 Pages - 03/19/2019 (Publication Date) - Graydon House (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 8
All the Colors of the Dark: A Read with Jenna Pick
  • Hardcover Book
  • Whitaker, Chris (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 9
When the World Fell Silent: A gripping and emotional historical fiction novel inspired by real...
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Jones Alward, Donna (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 10
The Lost Bookshop
  • Audible Audiobook
  • Evie Woods (Author) - Avena Mansergh-Wallace, Olivia Mace, Nick Biadon (Narrators)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 11
The Briar Club: A Novel: A Thrilling and Powerful Story of Female Friendships and Secrets
  • Hardcover Book
  • Quinn, Kate (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 12
America's First Daughter: A Novel
  • Dray, Stephanie (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 608 Pages - 03/01/2016 (Publication Date) - William Morrow Paperbacks (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 13
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel
  • In an easy language
  • Reading books is a kind of enjoyment
  • Best to gift to a book lover
SaleBestseller No. 14
The Last Green Valley: A Novel
  • Audible Audiobook
  • Mark Sullivan (Author) - Will Damron (Narrator)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 15
Salt to the Sea
  • Sepetys, Ruta (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 448 Pages - 08/01/2017 (Publication Date) - Philomel Books (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 16
Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
  • Diaz, Hernan (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 416 Pages - 05/02/2023 (Publication Date) - Riverhead Books (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 17
The Four Winds
  • Hannah, Kristin (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 480 Pages - 03/14/2023 (Publication Date) - Griffin (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 18
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
  • Hardcover Book
  • Larson, Erik (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 19
James: A Novel
  • Hardcover Book
  • Everett, Percival (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 20
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
  • Hardcover Book
  • Grann, David (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 21
The Song of Achilles: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Miller, Madeline (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 22
By Any Other Name: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Picoult, Jodi (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 23
The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel
  • Audible Audiobook
  • Heather Morris (Author) - Richard Armitage (Narrator)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 24
The Alice Network: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Quinn, Kate (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 25
All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
  • Doerr, Anthony (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 560 Pages - 04/04/2017 (Publication Date) - Scribner (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 26
Inheritance: The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 1
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Roberts, Nora (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 27
Conclave: A novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Harris, Robert (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 28
The Royal Librarian: from an exciting new voice in historical fiction comes a gripping and emotional...
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Wood, Daisy (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 29
Demon Copperhead: A Novel
  • Kingsolver, Barbara (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 560 Pages - 08/27/2024 (Publication Date) - Harper Perennial (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 30
Unsheltered: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Kingsolver, Barbara (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 31
The Great Alone: A Novel
  • Hannah, Kristin (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 576 Pages - 09/24/2019 (Publication Date) - St. Martin's Griffin (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 32
A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel
  • Towles, Amor (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 496 Pages - 03/26/2019 (Publication Date) - Penguin Books (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 33
The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel
  • Wingate, Lisa (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 416 Pages - 06/29/2021 (Publication Date) - Ballantine Books (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 34
The Stolen Queen
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Davis, Fiona (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 35
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel
  • NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND TIME...
  • Hardcover Book
  • McBride, James (Author)
SaleBestseller No. 36
Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel
  • Soon to be a major motion picture from Pascal Pictures, starring Tom Holland. Based on the true...
  • Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He’s a normal Italian...
  • In an attempt to protect him, Pino’s parents force him to enlist as a German soldier—a move...
SaleBestseller No. 37
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
  • Schwab, V. E. (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 448 Pages - 04/11/2023 (Publication Date) - Tor Books (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 38
What the Light Touches: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Bosch, Xavier (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 39
The Lion Women of Tehran
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Kamali, Marjan (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 40
Sisters of Fortune: A Riveting Historical Novel of the Titanic Based on True History
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Huber, Anna Lee (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 41
The Echo of Old Books: A Novel
  • Davis, Barbara (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 443 Pages - 03/28/2023 (Publication Date) - Lake Union Publishing (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 42
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
  • Boyne, John (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 215 Pages - 10/23/2007 (Publication Date) - David Fickling Books (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 43
Before We Were Yours: A Novel
  • Wingate, Lisa (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 480 Pages - 11/29/2022 (Publication Date) - Ballantine Books (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 44
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post: A Novel
  • Pataki, Allison (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 432 Pages - 02/07/2023 (Publication Date) - Ballantine Books (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 45
The Girl Behind the Gates: The gripping, heartbreaking historical bestseller based on a true story
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Davies, Brenda (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 46
The Rose Code: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Quinn, Kate (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 47
We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel
  • Hunter, Georgia (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 432 Pages - 01/02/2018 (Publication Date) - Penguin Books (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 48
Glamorous Notions: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Chance, Megan (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 49
Horse: A Novel
  • Brooks, Geraldine (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 464 Pages - 01/16/2024 (Publication Date) - Penguin Books (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 50
Storm Clouds Rolling In (#1 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Series)
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Dye, Ginny (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 51
Winter Garden
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Hannah, Kristin (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 52
The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction): A Novel
  • Whitehead, Colson (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 224 Pages - 06/30/2020 (Publication Date) - Vintage (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 53
The Moonflowers: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Rose-Marie, Abigail (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 54
Weyward
  • Hart, Emilia (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 416 Pages - 02/27/2024 (Publication Date) - Griffin (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 55
Bitter Passage: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Mills, Colin (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 56
An American Beauty: A Novel of the Gilded Age Inspired by the True Story of Arabella Huntington Who...
  • Abe, Shana (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 384 Pages - 04/25/2023 (Publication Date) - Kensington (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 57
West with Giraffes: A Novel
  • Rutledge, Lynda (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 371 Pages - 02/01/2021 (Publication Date) - Lake Union Publishing (Publisher)
SaleBestseller No. 58
Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel
  • See, Lisa (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 368 Pages - 06/11/2024 (Publication Date) - Scribner (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 59
An Echo in Time: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Walker, Boo (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 60
The Seamstress of New Orleans: A Fascinating Novel of Southern Historical Fiction
  • McPhail, Diane C. (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 353 Pages - 06/27/2023 (Publication Date) - Kensington (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 61
The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris: from an exciting new voice in historical fiction comes a gripping...
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Wood, Daisy (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 62
The First Ladies
  • Benedict, Marie (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 416 Pages - 06/04/2024 (Publication Date) - Berkley (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 63
The Story Collector: A new magical dual timeline novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of...
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Woods, Evie (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 64
The Child On Platform One: Inspired by true events, a gripping World War 2 historical novel for...
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Thompson, Gill (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
SaleBestseller No. 65
The Medicine Woman of Galveston
  • Skenandore, Amanda (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 384 Pages - 05/21/2024 (Publication Date) - Kensington (Publisher)
Bestseller No. 66
Eiffel
  • Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
  • Romain Duris, Emma Mackey, Pierre Deladonchamps (Actors)
  • Martin Bourboulon (Director) - Caroline Bongrand (Writer) - Vanessa van Zuylen (Producer)
Bestseller No. 67
Their Shadows Deep: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Golden, Peter (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 68
A Lady's Scandalous Guardian: A Historical Regency Romance Novel (Scandalous Regency Affairs)
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Langton, Lucy (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 69
The Bookseller of Inverness: The Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2023
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • MacLean, S.G. (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 70
The Captain of A Lady's Heart: A Historical Regency Romance Book (Delightful Dukes and Damsels)
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Kirks, Alice (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 71
The Secret Life Of Sunflowers: A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna...
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Molnar, Marta (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 72
Table for Two: Fictions
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Towles, Amor (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 73
The Alchemist
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Coelho, Paulo (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 74
The Rose Arbor: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Bowen, Rhys (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 75
Munich Wolf: The gripping new 2024 Sunday Times bestselling thriller
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Clements, Rory (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 76
The Sicilian Inheritance: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Piazza, Jo (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 77
The Safekeep
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • van der Wouden, Yael (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 78
Husbands & Lovers: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Williams, Beatriz (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 79
Tom Lake: A Novel
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Patchett, Ann (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
Bestseller No. 80
The Consequence of Anna: Pulitzer Prize 2024 Nominee
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Birkin, Kate (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
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