Historical Books
407 A.D. Chaos is spreading throughout the Roman Empire. The legions stationed in Britannia have chosen Constantinus as their emperor, promising to defend ...
Britain, 437 A.D. The Roman legions have departed, leaving the Britons to fend for themselves. After years of civil war, there is finally a glimmer of hope ...
Returning from war, Dominic Stevens, Baron Warwicke, was greeted as a hero but felt like a stranger to himself - and to the wife he never knew he ...
She had always been determined to remain unmarried - until love presented her with a new reason to hope. Lady Eugenie Drayton is fed up with being ...
There are some secrets that are worth stealing. And there are some hearts that are harder to escape. Lady Elsbeth Caldwell has always had a feeling that her ...
No woman can resist Simon Beckham's charms. Now enters the ice queen, Lady Charlotte Talbot. Experience has taught Simon that love only leads to grief. ...
Want to know how a newly minted duke can avoid title-seeking debutantes? Simple - just tell a little white lie! Lady Honoria Bell has never been able to ...
He agreed to help her save her reputation, but his heart was not included in the deal. Although Victor Pratt is set to inherit a viscountcy, his true ...
The macabre murder of a prominent nobleman throws an already unsettled London into chaos in this electrifying new historical mystery by the USA Today ...
Sebastian St. Cyr must confront a savage killer and save his closest friend from the hangman’s noose in this heart-pounding new historical mystery from the ...
Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, has spent years unraveling his family’s tragic history. But the secrets of his past will come to light in this gripping ...
A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen years earlier in this rivetingnew historical mystery from ...
The death of a fiendish nobleman strikes close to home as Sebastian St. Cyr is tasked with finding the killer to save his young cousin from persecution in ...
A brutal murder draws nobleman Sebastian St. Cyr into the tangled web of the British royal court in this gripping historical mystery from the national ...
Sebastian St. Cyr thought a notorious killer had been brought to justice until a shocking series of gruesome new murders stuns the city in this thrilling ...
Sebastian St. Cyr investigates the mysterious life and death of a nobleman convicted of murder in this enthralling new historical mystery from the USA ...
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.