Best Historical Fiction

1

The Tenants of Time

door Thomas Flanagan

330 leden

5 besprekingen

3.9

Algemene Rangorde 355

Member: hipdeep

2

Een soldaat uit de grote oorlog

door Mark Helprin

1,785 leden

37 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 114

11 Members: hipdeep, RuMuse, Cecrow, brenzi, qndeng, Doey, jaromdl, madhatter73, dsp501, Laura1124, fredasteele

3

Wolf Hall

door Hilary Mantel

13,484 leden

651 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 6

44 Members: sbnicar, hipdeep, rarm, cusegirl44, zabs, varielle, thorold, VisibleGhost, feeling.is.first, Cariola, RuMuse, bjappleg8, rainpebble, penguin7316, DeltaQueen50, skyrad43, Matke, brenzi, calm, hoddybook, souloftherose, elkiedee, 47degreesnorth, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, RobPoulton, AmourFou, GerrysBookshelf, kara.shamy, NinieB, jaromdl, cvogt, mspixieears, ryaSilvia, WimDeWurm, Lynn-in-London, ShawIslandLibrary, Katie1949, fredasteele, Robert-1857, Travelgem, TashMason, brian.oshea, ,oakdale ,gypsysmom
Verklaringen: RuMuse: England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but lacks an heir, which creates ongoing crises. Told from POV of Thomas Cromwell.

4

Cryptonomicon

door Neal Stephenson

17,060 leden

295 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 138

11 Members: hipdeep, ehines, VisibleGhost, Cecrow, deldevries, freetrader, Doey, Twixi, jaromdl, DDreawriter, fredasteele,friedrb

5

The Confusion

door Neal Stephenson

6,471 leden

78 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 169

8 Members: hipdeep, VisibleGhost, freetrader, Matteocalosi, Doey, jaromdl, DDreawriter, fredasteele

6

The System of the World

door Neal Stephenson

5,876 leden

70 besprekingen

½ 4.3

Algemene Rangorde 222

8 Members: hipdeep, VisibleGhost, freetrader, Matteocalosi, Doey, jaromdl, DDreawriter, fredasteele,smcwl ,RobPoulton
Verklaringen: RobPoulton : not historical fiction, more an alternative fantasy history

7

Rebels: The Irish Rising of 1916

door Peter De Rosa

298 leden

2 besprekingen

3.8

Algemene Rangorde 378

3 Members: hipdeep, gregchief, jaromdl,aulsmith
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Not fiction

8

De wonderlijke avonturen van Kavalier & Clay

door Michael Chabon

18,785 leden

414 besprekingen

4.2

Algemene Rangorde 87

17 Members: hipdeep, trandism, .Monkey., deldevries, Matke, sturlington, brenzi, Doey, Twixi, gypsysmom, ahef1963, leslie.98, kara.shamy, DDreawriter, Laura1124, Maybelline, fredasteele,michalsuz

9

Cannery Row

door John Steinbeck

9,892 leden

186 besprekingen

4

Algemene Rangorde 111

16 Members: hipdeep, Nickelini, zabs, varielle, rainpebble, DeltaQueen50, deldevries, harrisbruce, John_Vaughan, gypsysmom, ahef1963, jaromdl, dsp501, Laura1124, fredasteele, KarlaC,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,elkiedee ,acceptance ,ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Not historical fiction by my definition.

10

Catch-22

door Joseph Heller

39,991 leden

525 besprekingen

4.1

Algemene Rangorde 36

25 Members: Edward, hipdeep, .Monkey., chgstrom, sjmccreary, richgatlin, skyrad43, freetrader, brenzi, elkiedee, Doey, Twixi, peterveen, Himalmitra, gypsysmom, RobPoulton, nagasravika.bodapati, bcrowl399, Lyn5r, sugandh, ryaSilvia, Laura1124, Asimina.Palaiou, ShawIslandLibrary, KarlaC,kiwiflowa ,aulsmith ,sturlington ,leslie.98
Verklaringen: aulsmith : Doesn't meet my definition of historical fiction.
sturlington : Took place during the author's lifetime and based partly on his experiences.
elkiedee: Historical fiction is set in the past but it can be a period within the author's lifetime - the past can look very different from 25 or 40 years later. I hope no one who argues this isn't a historical novel believes that either Possession or The Daughter of Time, both above this in the list, are historical fiction. They are brilliant novels which I would recommend to fans of historical fiction but they are both contemporary novels with significant interest for historical fiction readers.
leslie.98 : Not historical fiction