Historical fiction reading challenge - hosted by secretbookcase

About a Kingdom, Empire, or Dynasty
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What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon

What the Wind Knows

Amy Harmon

416 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism emotional medium-paced
Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love

Lex Croucher

419 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance young adult adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Hippopotamus Marsh by Pauline Gedge

The Hippopotamus Marsh

Lords of the Two Lands #1

Pauline Gedge

408 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Lost Queen by Signe Pike

The Lost Queen

The Lost Queen Trilogy #1

Signe Pike

544 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced
The Flames of Rome by Paul L. Maier

The Flames of Rome

Paul L. Maier

456 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

fiction historical tense slow-paced
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Thomas Cromwell #1

Hilary Mantel

604 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark tense slow-paced
For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten

For the Wolf

The Wilderwood #1

Hannah Whitten

430 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Hold Fast by J. H. Gelernter

Hold Fast

J. H. Gelernter

256 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical thriller
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

He Who Drowned the World

The Radiant Emperor Duology #2

Shelley Parker-Chan

486 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Falls the Shadow by Sharon Kay Penman

Falls the Shadow

Welsh Princes #2

Sharon Kay Penman

580 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction historical emotional slow-paced