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Historical Fiction 2014
What 2014 historical fiction titles are you most excited about?
List Requirements:
- All titles must be true historical fiction.
- All titles must have an original release date in 2014.
Titles that do not meet BOTH these requirements will be removed.
*Original release means new, first time in print. New formats and re-releases of anything published prior to Jan 1, 2014 do not qualify for this list.
**True historic fiction does not include subgenres.
Historical Christian titles for 2014 can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Historical Romance titles for 2014 can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
and here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
***See something that doesn't meet both requirements? Please leave a comment and we'll get it removed.
List Requirements:
- All titles must be true historical fiction.
- All titles must have an original release date in 2014.
Titles that do not meet BOTH these requirements will be removed.
*Original release means new, first time in print. New formats and re-releases of anything published prior to Jan 1, 2014 do not qualify for this list.
**True historic fiction does not include subgenres.
Historical Christian titles for 2014 can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Historical Romance titles for 2014 can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
and here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
***See something that doesn't meet both requirements? Please leave a comment and we'll get it removed.
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Manor of Secrets
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Katherine Longshore (Goodreads Author)
3.46 avg rating — 1,051 ratings
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| 102 |
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Night of a Thousand Stars
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Deanna Raybourn (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 2,206 ratings
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| 103 |
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The Wives of Los Alamos
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TaraShea Nesbit (Goodreads Author)
3.29 avg rating — 7,552 ratings
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| 104 |
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Worthy Brown's Daughter
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Phillip Margolin (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 2,389 ratings
score: 848,
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| 105 |
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A Grave Matter (Lady Darby Mystery, #3)
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Anna Lee Huber (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 11,046 ratings
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| 106 |
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Madame Picasso
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Anne Girard (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 2,994 ratings
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| 107 |
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The Man Who Walked Away
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3.32 avg rating — 275 ratings
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| 108 |
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The Girls at the Kingfisher Club
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3.80 avg rating — 4,812 ratings
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| 109 |
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Shadowed by Grace (Story of Monuments Men, #1)
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Cara C. Putman (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 558 ratings
score: 800,
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| 110 |
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Hand of Fire
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Judith Starkston (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 251 ratings
score: 795,
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| 111 |
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The Pink Suit
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N.M. Kelby (Goodreads Author)
3.42 avg rating — 2,828 ratings
score: 777,
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| 112 |
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The Girl Who Came Home
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Hazel Gaynor (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 25,328 ratings
score: 767,
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| 113 |
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I Am Abraham: A Novel of Lincoln and the Civil War
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3.58 avg rating — 368 ratings
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| 114 |
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Juliet's Nurse
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Lois Leveen (Goodreads Author)
3.55 avg rating — 1,752 ratings
score: 744,
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| 115 |
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Jestus
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
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| 116 |
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Evergreen
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Rebecca Rasmussen (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 1,460 ratings
score: 698,
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| 117 |
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The Boston Girl
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Anita Diamant (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 88,429 ratings
score: 691,
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| 118 |
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Lucky Us
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3.22 avg rating — 17,931 ratings
score: 689,
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| 119 |
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Will Poole's Island
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Tim Weed (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 111 ratings
score: 680,
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| 120 |
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The Beautiful American
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Jeanne Mackin (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 2,944 ratings
score: 658,
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| 121 |
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Be Careful What You Wish For (The Clifton Chronicles, #4)
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Jeffrey Archer (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 42,071 ratings
score: 656,
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| 122 |
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Euphoria
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Lily King (Goodreads Author)
3.86 avg rating — 98,561 ratings
score: 650,
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| 123 |
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The Winter Guest (The Winter Guest, #1)
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Pam Jenoff (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 11,440 ratings
score: 634,
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| 124 |
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Hope at Dawn (Of Love and War, #1)
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Stacy Henrie (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 325 ratings
score: 621,
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| 125 |
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A Mad, Wicked Folly
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Sharon Biggs Waller (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 4,886 ratings
score: 618,
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| 126 |
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Night in Shanghai
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Nicole Mones (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 1,248 ratings
score: 588,
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| 127 |
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Magnolia City
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Duncan W. Alderson (Goodreads Author)
3.36 avg rating — 752 ratings
score: 580,
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| 128 |
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Brazen (Royal Circle, #3)
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Katherine Longshore (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 1,197 ratings
score: 578,
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| 129 |
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The Lodger
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Louisa Treger (Goodreads Author)
3.32 avg rating — 496 ratings
score: 568,
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| 130 |
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The Visionist
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Rachel Urquhart (Goodreads Author)
3.47 avg rating — 2,146 ratings
score: 563,
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| 131 |
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The Visitors: A Novel
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3.64 avg rating — 2,896 ratings
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| 132 |
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The Visitors
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Rebecca Mascull (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 483 ratings
score: 547,
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| 133 |
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The Medici Boy
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3.67 avg rating — 410 ratings
score: 544,
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| 134 |
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What the Lady Wants: A Novel of Marshall Field and the Gilded Age
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Renée Rosen (Goodreads Author)
3.85 avg rating — 6,035 ratings
score: 539,
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| 135 |
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What Is Visible
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Kimberly Elkins (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 1,291 ratings
score: 531,
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| 136 |
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Winter Pilgrims (Kingmaker, #1)
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Toby Clements (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 2,047 ratings
score: 530,
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| 137 |
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Gutenberg's Apprentice: A Novel
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Alix Christie (Goodreads Author)
3.51 avg rating — 3,256 ratings
score: 523,
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| 138 |
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The Ripper's Wife
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3.29 avg rating — 310 ratings
score: 512,
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| 139 |
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Mercenary (Longsword Saga, #1)
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R.J. Connor (Goodreads Author)
4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings
score: 500,
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| 139 |
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Bane of the Innocent
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Oliver Phipps (Goodreads Author)
4.60 avg rating — 148 ratings
score: 500,
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| 141 |
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The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street
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Susan Jane Gilman (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 12,502 ratings
score: 484,
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| 142 |
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The Serpent of Venice
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Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 16,774 ratings
score: 476,
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| 142 |
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Sapphire Skies
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4.24 avg rating — 2,570 ratings
score: 476,
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| 144 |
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The Untold
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Courtney Collins (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 1,373 ratings
score: 471,
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| 145 |
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The Anatomy Lesson
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3.52 avg rating — 1,823 ratings
score: 465,
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| 146 |
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The Crimson Ribbon
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Katherine Clements (Goodreads Author)
3.57 avg rating — 395 ratings
score: 443,
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| 147 |
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Larkswood
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3.51 avg rating — 967 ratings
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| 147 |
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We Are Not Ourselves
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Matthew Thomas (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 30,104 ratings
score: 437,
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| 149 |
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The Chalice (Joanna Stafford, #2)
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Nancy Bilyeau (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 1,939 ratings
score: 430,
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| 150 |
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Land of Love and Drowning
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Tiphanie Yanique (Goodreads Author)
3.37 avg rating — 5,322 ratings
score: 421,
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| 151 |
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The Blue Diamond (The Razor's Edge #1)
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P.S. Bartlett (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 76 ratings
score: 400,
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| 151 |
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Hunters in the Snow
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3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings
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| 151 |
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Ripple in the Sea
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Charley Pearson (Goodreads Author)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 13 ratings
score: 400,
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Once upon a Mulberry Field
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C.L. Hoang (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 84 ratings
score: 399,
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| 155 |
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Vienna Nocturne
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Vivien Shotwell (Goodreads Author)
3.49 avg rating — 900 ratings
score: 395,
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| 156 |
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Tabula Rasa (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #6)
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Ruth Downie (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 1,826 ratings
score: 392,
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| 157 |
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Everything I Never Told You
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Celeste Ng (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 602,151 ratings
score: 391,
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| 158 |
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Sundance
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3.71 avg rating — 316 ratings
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| 159 |
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The Marathon Conspiracy (The Athenian Mysteries, #4)
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Gary Corby (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 515 ratings
score: 385,
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| 159 |
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The Yanks Are Starving: A Novel of the Bonus Army
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Glen Craney (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 112 ratings
score: 385,
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Blood on the Snow (The Soldier Chronicles, #3)
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David Cook (Goodreads Author)
4.38 avg rating — 160 ratings
score: 373,
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| 162 |
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Empire Girls
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3.32 avg rating — 1,268 ratings
score: 371,
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The Sea Garden
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3.49 avg rating — 1,139 ratings
score: 360,
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| 164 |
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The Lightkeeper's Wife
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Sarah Anne Johnson (Goodreads Author)
3.17 avg rating — 563 ratings
score: 353,
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| 165 |
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The Wild Dark Flowers (Rutherford Park #2)
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3.73 avg rating — 336 ratings
score: 351,
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| 166 |
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The Spider and the Stone: A Novel of Scotland’s Black Douglas
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Glen Craney (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 484 ratings
score: 350,
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| 167 |
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Neverhome: A Novel
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Laird Hunt (Goodreads Author)
3.51 avg rating — 5,730 ratings
score: 345,
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| 168 |
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The Light in the Labyrinth
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Wendy J. Dunn (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 386 ratings
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| 169 |
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Turning the Stones
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3.57 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Diamonds & Deceit (At Somerton, #2)
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3.95 avg rating — 929 ratings
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'Til the Well Runs Dry
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Lauren Francis-Sharma (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 2,574 ratings
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| 172 |
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The Day of Atonement (Benjamin Weaver #4)
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David Liss (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 2,124 ratings
score: 340,
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| 173 |
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The Moonlight Palace
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Liz Rosenberg (Goodreads Author)
3.51 avg rating — 5,941 ratings
score: 339,
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| 174 |
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The True and Splendid History of the Harristown Sisters
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3.64 avg rating — 504 ratings
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Brotherhood of Fear (Willi Kraus, #3)
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3.70 avg rating — 114 ratings
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American Blonde (Velva Jean, #4)
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Jennifer Niven (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 612 ratings
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Far as the Eye Can See
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4.01 avg rating — 966 ratings
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Fatal Enquiry (Barker & Llewelyn, #6)
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Will Thomas (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 2,639 ratings
score: 315,
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An Appetite for Violets
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Martine Bailey (Goodreads Author)
3.70 avg rating — 1,415 ratings
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Royalties
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4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings
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By the Sword (Spoils of Olympus, #1)
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Christian Kachel (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 146 ratings
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Under the Almond Trees
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Linda Ulleseit (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Speak Easy, Anne
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Brandy D. Anderson (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings
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White Feathers
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Susan Lanigan (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 139 ratings
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Veil of Time
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3.37 avg rating — 824 ratings
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You Are My Sunshine (All My Love, Detrick, #2)
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Roberta Kagan (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 5,190 ratings
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Jackboot Britain
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Daniel S. William Fletcher (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 112 ratings
score: 288,
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Succession
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Livi Michael (Goodreads Author)
3.52 avg rating — 314 ratings
score: 287,
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Sedition
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3.22 avg rating — 679 ratings
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Mount Terminus
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David Grand (Goodreads Author)
3.50 avg rating — 194 ratings
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Prisoner of Night and Fog (Prisoner of Night and Fog, #1)
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Anne Blankman (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 10,497 ratings
score: 282,
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Love Me (Starstruck, #2)
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Rachel Shukert (Goodreads Author)
3.73 avg rating — 251 ratings
score: 280,
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Favoured Beyond Fortune: He is rich who has that which his heart desires
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Elizabeth Ashworth (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Vixen
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3.50 avg rating — 517 ratings
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The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy
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Jacopo della Quercia (Goodreads Author)
3.55 avg rating — 581 ratings
score: 271,
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Yeah... I think someone might have been confused as to how to use listopia. Anyone can vote books to the list, but a lot of times people get confused and add books that don't qualify...For example, today I am removing The Storycatcher and Mayhem because both books have original publication dates in 2013. Most of the ones I removed the other day were older. Twilight and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and a bunch more I don't remember. Hate taking books down, but I'm also not of fan of lists that have a bunch of random unrelated titles.
No prob. I doubt I'll be able to keep it clean once more books start getting released but it should be pretty good for a while. I'm surprised so many people have found it already. It is fun to see active GR users.
Woo-hoo!!! Cant almost wait till the new year for some of these to read!! :D
My want to read list is getting very fat.
As much as a liked it, A Discovery of Witches is not a 2014 book. However, she does have a third one coming out next year but I can't remember and I'm on my Kindle...
Looks like the list got spammed again :(
I think I got them all but if anyone sees something I missed, please shoot me a message.
Thanks Erin! I still see A Discovery of Witches and a Nora Roberts book, but everything else is gone.
Gone and gone!
Surrender the Heart, Love's Awakening, A Lasting Impression and all the books by Julie Lessman (except Dare to Love again) are old
Surrender the Heart, Love's Awakening, A Lasting Impression and all the books by Julie Lessman (8 books) except Dare to Love again are old. Also House of Velvet and Glass
Also The Book Thief & Love's Reckoning are not 2014 releases either.I've been wondering for awhile - does anyone have any thoughts about all of the romance / Christian romance that's on this list? I don't really consider those straight up historical fiction, in the sense as say, Philippa Gregory or Ken Follett.
I hate spammers... cleaning house again.
Roxana wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I've been wondering for awhile - does anyone have any thoughts about all of the romance / Christian romance that's on this list? I don't really consider those straight up historical f..."Yeah, if you look at the top 10, only 3 or maybe 4 of them are general historical fiction - the rest are all Christian fiction. Compare that to the 2013 HF list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
I've been wondering for awhile - does anyone have any thoughts about all of the romance / Christian romance that's on this list..."I understand what you are saying and yes, my original intent was that this list be strictly straight-up historic fiction, but those lines get blurred and people define sub-genres differently. For example, I consider Elizabeth Chadwick & Philippa Gregory historical fiction writers, but both have works listed as historical romance on Goodreads. Where do you draw the line when perception is so varied?
And more than that, how do you enforce those definitions once established? I am daily removing books from this list, mostly from authors attempting self-promotion despite the fact that their books do not meet the 2014 requirement and that is a pretty cut and dry issue. :/
Hi Erin, I'd just like to offer my apologies. A friend added my book, WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND, because my publisher, Kensington, considers it a January 2014 release even though it comes out Dec. 31st. They always release the last Tuesday of the month before the official release date, and this year the last Tuesday happens to fall on the last day of the year. Sorry for the confusion.
Erin wrote: "I've been wondering for awhile - does anyone have any thoughts about all of the romance / Christian romance that's on this list..."I understand what you are saying and yes, my original intent was..."
These lists are intended to be communal and fun and to help users find interesting reading material. I agree that adding strict criteria defeats the purpose of the listopia community.
That being said, I find it problematic that the majority of the books in the top 20 are more "genre fiction" than historical fiction. I'm not sure if certain people or groups are just being more vocal or demonstrative in voting. But personally, I'm just finding it hard to find useful content since so many of the current results fit into subgenres like Christian fiction.
Ellen wrote: "Hi Erin, I'd just like to offer my apologies. A friend added my book, WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND, because my publisher, Kensington, considers it a January 2014 release even though it comes out Dec. 31st...."Hi Ellen. Thank you for the apology, it is appreciated but entirely unnecessary. I didn't mean to sound as if I was targeting authors. I've had a lot of well-meaning and over enthusiastic fans posting too. GR lists the voters in order so it is easy to tell who added a particular book. I am even guilty of adding a few titles scheduled for a late 2013 release, so I would hazard to say some don't even realize their vote doesn't qualify. The last few days have simply seen a lot of the former group and I've become somewhat discouraged trying to maintain the list. You and any author I may have inadvertently offended have my sincere apologies.
That being said if you are an author and you are excited about your own 2014 book, VOTE IT UP! And don't be ashamed about it. You have every right to cast that vote.
Sarah wrote: "Erin wrote: "I've been wondering for awhile - does anyone have any thoughts about all of the romance / Christian romance that's on this list..."I understand what you are saying and yes, my origi..."
I am right there with you Sarah. Totally understand. :)
No worries, Erin. Someone told me my book had been taken off the list and I figured it was because of the release date. I wanted to explain why it might have looked like a 2013 release even though my publisher considers it a 2014 release.
Thanks for your understanding. :)
5% of the covers have a masculine slant; 10% of the authors are men. Do men not read historical fiction?
Men read historical fiction; do they write it? is perhaps your question.Also, the gender balance of the voters on this list (over 800) is probably not 50% male, either.
Interesting points. Honestly I hadnt noticed.
They should be calling this list "Historical bodice-rippers", not historical fiction -- it seems to be all romance novels w/historical settings.
I'm not sure I would call them all bodice rippers, particularly as several of the christian titles have absolutely no explicit content, but to each his own.Perhaps you might address the deficiencies by voting up those titles you feel do qualify as historical fiction.
Looks like some more non-HF books made it into the list:- Conversion
- A Flame in the Wind
- The Outcast Dead
- A Highly Unlikely Scenario...
Also, "Julian Carleton" has 2011 publish date...
Gone! Thank you Sarah
I don't think that Minding Molly is actually historical. Instead it looks to be modern day Amish.
Did some research and you are right. Minding Molly doesn't meet the requirements.
Fantastic list. Am making it a priority to get some of these read THIS year! :) Thanks for keeping it updated and keeping it relevant. Great job!
A couple of possible edits:Hannibal: Enemy of Rome - published in 2011
The Nature of Fire - modern day setting
Sewing Can Be Dangerous - published in 2013
Hannibal: Enemy of Rome and Sewing Can Be Dangerous are both gone, but I'm hesitant to remove The Nature of Fire until we know more. There might be a historic story line, something like what Anne Fortier did in The Lost Sisterhood, and I don't want to make that call until we can confirm one way or the other.
Gone With the Wind is on page 2 for some reason.
Well, it's certainly historical fiction, but not so much coming out this year! Removed.
Wow... Gone now.
Thanks Susanna. Must have removed it just as I was opening the page. ;)
It was a race!
Can someone catch this one? I'm at work and my phone is freaking out trying to edit the list. :(
Thank you to everyone who has helped monitor this list! I really appreciate it. :DRemoved a few oddballs today but not a lot. Discovered some gems for my tbr on the last page too. ;)
I'm adding my own book BEHOLD A LONE HORSEMAN to thislist as it's one of the best. No kidding. I have the
reviews to prove it!Jeannie HudsonJeannie Hudson
Behold a Lone Horseman appears to have been published last year. Is that correct, Jeannie?
Appears to be.
River Oaks Plantation (both versions) and the 2 Amber Schamel books appear to be 2013 releases.Also, The Devil in Marshalsea seems to be on here twice.
Taken care of. Thanks!
Of course. Feel free to add it on.
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Deleting more than 80 novels including Impostor and Scarlett. Ugh.