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A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel

A Place of Greater Safety

Hilary Mantel

749 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
The Beach At Summerly by Beatriz Williams

The Beach At Summerly

Beatriz Williams

357 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical mystery lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory

The Queen's Fool

The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #12

Philippa Gregory

512 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional informative medium-paced
Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux

Le Fantôme de l'Opéra

Gaston Leroux

352 pages • first pub 1909 (editions)

fiction classics horror dark mysterious medium-paced
Hild by Nicola Griffith

Hild

Light of the World #1

Nicola Griffith

546 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous slow-paced
The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel

The Mirror & the Light

Thomas Cromwell #3

Hilary Mantel

784 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark informative 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
The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec

The Weaver and the Witch Queen

Genevieve Gornichec

424 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Thomas Cromwell #1

Hilary Mantel

653 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
The Revolution of the Moon by Andrea Camilleri

The Revolution of the Moon

Andrea Camilleri

208 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction historical dark informative tense medium-paced