Best Historical Fiction authors

1
A History of the Plantagenets
by Thomas B. Costain
101 members
3 reviews
½ 4.6
3 Members
aulsmith, LisaMaria_C, MDGentleReader
Explanations
aulsmith: This is non-fiction, but his fiction is good too.
2
The King Must Die
by Mary Renault
2,767 members
55 reviews
3.9
3 Members
lorax, aulsmith, TheoClarke
3
People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks
10,219 members
508 reviews
3.9
2 Members
KimarieBee, susiesharp
4
Maisie Dobbs
by Jacqueline Winspear
5,054 members
282 reviews
3.8
3 Members
TheoClarke, susiesharp, MDGentleReader,LisaMaria_C
5
Nefertiti
by Michelle Moran
1,923 members
122 reviews
4
2 Members
susiesharp, al.vick
6
The Lady Elizabeth
by Alison Weir
1,858 members
60 reviews
3.9
2 Members
susiesharp, al.vick
7
The Last Kingdom
by Bernard Cornwell
4,989 members
148 reviews
4
2 Members
TheoClarke, al.vick
8
The Reckoning
by Sharon Kay Penman
1,384 members
21 reviews
½ 4.4
Member
al.vick
9
Roma
by Steven Saylor
1,238 members
65 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
TheoClarke
10
The Twelfth Transforming
by Pauline Gedge
260 members
10 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
FicusFan
11
An Instance of the Fingerpost
by Iain Pears
5,358 members
137 reviews
3.9
Member
TheoClarke
12
H.M.S. Surprise
by Patrick O'Brian
4,303 members
65 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
lorax
13
Revolution
by Jennifer Donnelly
2,063 members
181 reviews
4
Member
susiesharp
14
The Greatest Knight
by Elizabeth Chadwick
1,062 members
54 reviews
4
Member
al.vick
15
The Conqueror
by Georgette Heyer
644 members
23 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
FicusFan
16
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel
14,150 members
662 reviews
4
Member
TheoClarke
17
The Crystal Cave
by Mary Stewart
6,017 members
114 reviews
4.1
Member
aulsmith
18
The First Man in Rome
by Colleen McCullough
3,394 members
60 reviews
4.1
Member
FicusFan
19
An Infamous Army
by Georgette Heyer
1,200 members
36 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
MDGentleReader
20
America's First Daughter
by Stephanie Dray
1,189 members
62 reviews
4.1
Member
al.vick
21
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
24,695 members
1,005 reviews
4.2
Member
susiesharp
22
A Free Man of Color
by Barbara Hambly
948 members
38 reviews
3.9
Member
FicusFan
23
The Emancipator's Wife
by Barbara Hambly
317 members
8 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
aulsmith
24
The Forest Laird
by Jack Whyte
237 members
8 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
al.vick
25
The Other Boleyn Girl
by Philippa Gregory
15,937 members
382 reviews
3.9
Member
al.vick
26
Cry to Heaven
by Anne Rice
3,223 members
45 reviews
3.8
Member
FicusFan
27
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
8,168 members
452 reviews
4
Member
susiesharp
28
The Feast of All Saints
by Anne Rice
2,555 members
30 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
FicusFan
29
Daughter of York
by Anne Easter Smith
445 members
15 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
al.vick
30
Mary Queen of Scotland & The Isles: A Novel
by Margaret George
2,266 members
31 reviews
3.9
Member
al.vick
31
The Sultan's Seal
by Jenny White
372 members
12 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
FicusFan
32
And Only to Deceive
by Tasha Alexander
1,816 members
83 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
FicusFan
33
Katherine
by Anya Seton
3,029 members
91 reviews
4.2
Member
FicusFan
34
The Janissary Tree
by Jason Goodwin
1,585 members
68 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
FicusFan
35
Lion of Ireland
by Morgan Llywelyn
951 members
11 reviews
3.9
Member
al.vick
36
Nefertiti
by Nick Drake
500 members
18 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
FicusFan
37
Mary, Queen of France
by Jean Plaidy
483 members
13 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
al.vick
38
The Accidental Empress
by Allison Pataki
615 members
44 reviews
3.9
Member
al.vick
39
The Other Einstein
by Marie Benedict
1,521 members
95 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
al.vick
40
The Rose Code
by Kate Quinn
2,310 members
115 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
al.vick
41
The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett
28,133 members
770 reviews
4.2
Member
al.vick