Historical Books
Following their recent adventures in Transylvania, Russell and Holmes are excited about spending time with Holmes' son, the renowned artist Damian Adler, and ...
A chilling adventure awaits Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Queen Marie of Roumania, granddaughter of Victoria, Empress of the British Empire, and ...
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes turn the Riviera upside down to crack their most captivating case yet in the New York Times bestselling series that Lee ...
The latest task that Mary Russell and her spouse, Sherlock Holmes, are faced with involves assisting a friend in locating her eccentric, missing aunt. Lady ...
Mary Russell is accustomed to harboring dark secrets - both her own and those of her renowned partner and spouse, Sherlock Holmes. Trust is not easily ...
1925. Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes return to their residence and discover a stone with an inscription matching the name they encountered in the Tokyo ...
In a strange room in Morocco, Mary Russell is grappling with a urgent mystery: Who am I? She wakes up with shadows in her mind, blood on her hands, and ...
In the young silent-film industry of England, the egotistical Randolph Fflytte reigns supreme. However, at the behest of Scotland Yard, Mary Russell is ...
Sherlock Holmes is battling a deep sense of despair as he wanders the Sussex Downs, on a quest to find wild bees. Despite the turmoil of the Great War just ...
Beginning with a problem in one of Holmes' beloved beehives, the situation quickly escalated into involvement with a murderous cult, culminating in a daring ...
Laurie R. King's bestselling mystery series featuring Mary Russell and her husband and partner, Sherlock Holmes, is beloved by readers and acclaimed by ...
In a case that will strain their relationship, Mary Russell must assist in rectifying the biggest failure of her legendary husband's past - a personal defeat ...
Hours after Holmes and Russell return from solving the enigmatic puzzle of The Moor, a bloodied stranger who seems oddly familiar desperately pounds on their ...
Mary Russell and her husband Sherlock Holmes are back in Laurie R. King's highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling mystery series. And this time the first ...
Three remarkably talented sisters in Georgian Scotland must defend their ancestral stronghold from those seeking to steal its rumored riches - and their ...
Euphemia Templeton is looking forward to leaving the London season behind her for good, but before she can retreat to the countryside and disappear from ...
Description
Historical fiction is a genre that sets its stories in the past, often during significant periods of history. In these stories, the time period isn’t just a backdrop but an essential part of the setting and the narrative itself.
Historical fiction may feature fictional characters, well-known historical figures, or a combination of the two. Authors typically pay close attention to details—such as setting, clothing, and dialogue—to ensure the story feels authentic to the time period it portrays.
Sometimes, historical fiction portrays famous events from perspectives not recorded in history, showing historical figures grappling with real events but in ways not captured in historical records. Other times, the historical event or era provides a rich backdrop that shapes the characters’ lives and actions. In some cases, the story remains largely accurate, but names of people or places are changed for narrative reasons.
Because this is fiction, authors have artistic license to creatively present and explore these settings, as long as they remain reasonably faithful to established historical facts. If the story deviates significantly from historical record, it may move into the genre of alternate history, which imagines how things might have been different if a major historical event had played out differently. Similarly, historical fiction should generally follow the rules of physics and realism; stories that include magical or fantastical elements typically fall under the category of historical fantasy or historical romance.