Historical fiction books

Travel back in time when you open one of the wonderful historical fiction books we have for you! These awesome stories have the best of both worlds: a bit of fact and a bit of fiction that come together to create tales that will stay with you forever. Whether you want to immerse yourself in the Tudor world or visit ancient Greece, this is the place where you Experience the drama of wars, the intrigue of royal courts, the excitement of exploration, and the challenges of daily life in different time periods. With our wide range of titles, you can travel to different parts of the world and see how people lived in different cultures and historical contexts. Featuring authors like Bernard Cornwell, Hillary Mantel, Natalie Haynes, Ken Follett, C. J. Sansom, Kate Mosse and many more!

If you’re a fan of daring war escapades, regency scandals, Tudor intrigues or ancient myths, you’ve come to the right place. Historical fiction can transport you back through time and immerse you in the customs, dramas and everyday lives of generations past as fact and fiction is expertly woven to create an intoxicating new world to explore. 

Think you’re an expert at solving crimes and impossible mysteries? Then why not test your detective skills and enter the murky criminal past with the likes of C.J. Sansom, Andrew Taylor or Jacqueline Winspear and uncover the guilty without the help of modern technology and forensics? Or go to war with Bernard Cornwell, Ken Follett or Simon Scarrow and experience life on the frontline in battles fought throughout the centuries.

Explore Tudor scandals with Hilary Mantel, or embark on a steamy Regency romance with Julia Quinn. Take an alternate look at the lives of some of the most well-known but least understood characters of ancient Greek mythology with Madeleine Miller, or delve into the everyday struggles of ordinary men and women as they live through history in the making with Kristen Hannah, Isabel Allende, Evie Woods or Victoria Hislop. 

Whether you’re a fan of the Vikings or the Victorians, the realities of war or the machinations of royal courts, the big names in history we’re all familiar with or the unknown people who lived through it all, you can find all of their stories and more in our awesome collection of new and second hand historical fiction books.