Historical Fiction
Recently published historical novels with a rich variety of settings and time periods. Annotations from NoveList, unless otherwise attributed. (Updated February 2025)
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My Name Is Emilia Del Valle
A gutsy female journalist travels from San Francisco to Chile in the 19th century, trying to discover the truth about her father while civil war looms.
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The Volcano Daughters
Two sisters flee genocide in 1920s El Salvador, traveling to California and France but followed by ghosts.
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The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye
A fierce adventure tale based on true-life female pirates sailing the Caribbean in the 17th century.
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Malinalli
Magic and myth intertwine with history in this retelling of the story of the Nahua woman who was forced to interpret for the Spanish conquistadors in 16th century Mexico.
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The East Indian
Set in 17th century India, England and colonial Virginia, this novel follows the travails of an orphaned boy who becomes an indentured servant and strives to become a doctor.
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Beyond the Door of No Return
Stories within stories explore an 18th century French botanist’s obsession with finding a legendary Senegalese woman who was sold into enslavement and managed to escape.
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The Paris Express
In 1895, a French anarchist boards a train to Paris, planning to destroy all aboard with a homemade bomb.
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The Lost Journals of Sacajewea
Indigenous author Earling reclaims the mythologized figure of Sacajewea, vividly depicting the violence and tenacity of her life.
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A Calamity of Noble Houses
A gripping family saga set against the turbulent background of 1930s Tunisia.
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The Bullet Swallower
A philosophical Western with magical realism about a Mexican bandido in 1895 and his film star grandson in 1964, based on the author’s family history.
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