Historical fiction reading challenge - hosted by secretbookcase

Set in Africa or Middle East
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The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years

Shubnum Khan

308 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical horror dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
Tangerine by Christine Mangan

Tangerine

Christine Mangan

384 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
La Kahina: la reine berbère by Simon Treins
La Kahina: la reine berbère
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Simon Treins

La Kahina: la reine berbère

Simon Treins

56 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction comics historical
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

433 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak

The Architect's Apprentice

Elif Shafak

464 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

The African Trilogy #1

Chinua Achebe

224 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging dark reflective medium-paced
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

The Bronze Bow

Elizabeth George Speare

missing duration info • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction childrens classics historical emotional slow-paced
The Hope by Herman Wouk

The Hope

The Hope and the Glory #1

Herman Wouk

704 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction historical informative medium-paced
She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore

She Would Be King

Wayétu Moore

312 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced
The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

The Stationery Shop

Marjan Kamali

312 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary romance emotional medium-paced