Historical Fiction through the Ages - hosted by inkyspines

1980s
1980 - 1989

AIDS crisis
Fall of the Berlin Wall
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The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

The Night Ship

Jess Kidd

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous dark sad medium-paced
1989 by Val McDermid

1989

Allie Burns #2

Val McDermid

432 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction crime mystery adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones

Silver Sparrow

Tayari Jones

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide

The Guest Cat

Takashi Hiraide

136 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary sad slow-paced
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Gabrielle Zevin

482 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Black Water Rising by Attica Locke

Black Water Rising

Jay Porter #1

Attica Locke

430 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang

Parachute Kids

Betty C. Tang

288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction graphic novel historical middle grade emotional hopeful fast-paced
The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson

The Saturday Night Ghost Club

Craig Davidson

253 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror mystery dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Hungry Ghosts by Shyam Selvadurai

The Hungry Ghosts

Shyam Selvadurai

464 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

389 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced