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
Thin Air: A Ghost Story by Michelle Paver

Thin Air: A Ghost Story

Michelle Paver

223 pages • hardcover • 2016

fiction historical horror thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Union of Synchronized Swimmers by Cristina Sandu

The Union of Synchronized Swimmers

Cristina Sandu

116 pages • digital • 2019

fiction historical short stories sports emotional medium-paced
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

Sea of Poppies

Ibis Trilogy #1

Amitav Ghosh

513 pages • paperback • 2008

fiction historical literary adventurous challenging medium-paced
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

The Luminaries

Eleanor Catton

835 pages • hardcover • 2013

fiction historical literary mystery adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced
War Trash by Ha Jin

War Trash

Ha Jin

352 pages • paperback • 2004

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Bellini Card by Jason Goodwin

The Bellini Card

Yashim the Eunuch #3

Jason Goodwin

304 pages • 2009

fiction crime historical mystery mysterious fast-paced
Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman

Life and Fate

Stalingrad #2

Vasily Grossman

864 pages • paperback • 1959

fiction classics historical challenging reflective slow-paced
Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang

Boxers & Saints

Boxers & Saints #1-2

Gene Luen Yang

512 pages • 2013

fiction graphic novel historical emotional reflective medium-paced
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai

177 pages • paperback • 1948

fiction classics literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
Shōgun by James Clavell

Shōgun

Asian Saga: Chronological Order #1

James Clavell

1150 pages • paperback • 1975

fiction classics historical adventurous slow-paced