Historical Fiction through the Ages - hosted by inkyspines

Prehistoric Era
  • The Stone Age (2.5 million B.C. to 3000 B.C.) - documents the human migration from Africa and first use of tools by Neanderthals, Denisovans and early humans
  • The Bronze Age (3000 B.C. to 1300 B.C.) - humans settle in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley and ancient Egypt; invention of the wheel and metalworking
  • The Iron Age (1300 B.C. to 600 B.C.) - formation of planned cities, introduction of ironworks, steel, and writing systems
All books added
Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel

Goddess of the River

Vaishnavi Patel

432 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
Jezebel by Megan Barnard

Jezebel

Megan Barnard

304 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

The Red Tent

Anita Diamant

324 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction historical religion emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Daughter of the Red Deer by Joan Wolf

Daughter of the Red Deer

Reindeer Hunters #1

Joan Wolf

468 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction historical romance adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Circe by Madeline Miller

Circe

Madeline Miller

336 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Iron Queen: Shakespeare's Cordelia Like You've Never Seen Her Before ... by Joanna Courtney

Iron Queen: Shakespeare's Cordelia Like You've Never Seen Her Before ...

Joanna Courtney

400 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks

The Secret Chord

Geraldine Brooks

302 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical religion informative slow-paced
The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran

The Heretic Queen

Michelle Moran

370 pages • first pub 2008 (editions) user-added

fiction historical romance emotional informative tense medium-paced
Sita: A Tale of Ancient Love by Bhanumathi Narasimhan

Sita: A Tale of Ancient Love

Bhanumathi Narasimhan

9 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction historical challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Inanna by Emily H. Wilson

Inanna

The Sumerians #1

Emily H. Wilson

496 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional tense medium-paced