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2024 Pocket Books Challenge - hosted by acarter

Historical fiction NOT set in the US or Western Europe
(We tend to think of 'historical' as pre-2000 but you do you.)
All books added
The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters

The Mummy Case

Amelia Peabody #3

Elizabeth Peters

327 pages • paperback • 1985

fiction historical mystery adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
Last Violent Call by Chloe Gong

Last Violent Call

Secret Shanghai Universe #3.5

Chloe Gong

253 pages • digital • 2023

fiction historical mystery young adult adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

112 pages • paperback • 1922

fiction classics philosophy inspiring reflective medium-paced
Daughter of Fire by Sofia Robleda

Daughter of Fire

Sofia Robleda

301 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction historical adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
Maria by Michelle Moran

Maria

Michelle Moran

288 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction historical funny reflective tense medium-paced
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

The Hacienda

Isabel Cañas

345 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction historical horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Murder Under a Red Moon by Harini Nagendra

Murder Under a Red Moon

The Bangalore Detectives Club #2

Harini Nagendra

416 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction historical mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

What the River Knows

Secrets of the Nile #1

Isabel Ibañez

404 pages • digital • 2023

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Cantoras by Caro De Robertis

Cantoras

Caro De Robertis

317 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

Kaikeyi

Vaishnavi Patel

17 hours, 22 minutes • audio • 2022

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced