The StoryGraph's Genre Challenge 2025 - hosted by thestorygraph

Historical fiction set outside of the UK, US, or Canada
We encourage you to seek out books written by authors outside of these countries too! 
All books added
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

The Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan

288 pages • hardcover • 1989

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

The Burning God

The Poppy War #3

R.F. Kuang

622 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction fantasy historical dark emotional tense medium-paced
L'Affaire Nicholas le Floch by François Parot
L'Affaire Nicholas le Floch
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François Parot

L'Affaire Nicholas le Floch

François Parot

441 pages • digital

fiction crime historical mystery
The Greenest Branch by P.K. Adams

The Greenest Branch

Hildegard of Bingen #1

P.K. Adams

10 hours, 19 minutes • audio • 2018 user-added

fiction historical adventurous slow-paced
The Titanic Survivors Book Club: A Novel by Timothy Schaffert

The Titanic Survivors Book Club: A Novel

Timothy Schaffert

320 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Beasts of Carnaval by Rosália Rodrigo

Beasts of Carnaval

Rosália Rodrigo

400 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Sharpe's Eagle by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe's Eagle

Sharpe #8

Bernard Cornwell

288 pages • digital • 1981

fiction historical adventurous tense medium-paced
The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay

The House I Loved

Tatiana de Rosnay

222 pages • hardcover • 2011

fiction historical emotional slow-paced
The Chatelaine by Kate Heartfield

The Chatelaine

Kate Heartfield

370 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
1914 by Jean Echenoz

1914

Jean Echenoz

119 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced