Historical Fiction Advisory

Historical Fiction -  Novels in this genre usually take place at least 50 years ago, and are written mostly from the author’s research, not from his or her experience.  Sometimes historical fiction combines fact with fantasy to make the story more interesting.

Valerie Anand

Margaret Atwood

Benjamin Capps

Peter Carey

Michael Chabon

Robert Conley

Bernard Cornwell

Michael Crichton

Anita Diamant

Dorothy Dunnett

Allen Eckert

Charles Frazier

Pauline Gedge

Arthur Golden

Hammond Innes

Christian Jacq

John Jakes

Rosemary Hawley Jarman

M. M. Kaye

Ross King

Ross Leckie

William Martin

Kirk Mitchell

Baroness Orczy

Edith Pargeter

Iain Pears

Sharon Kay Penman

Mary Renault

Lucia St. Clair Robson

Jeff Shaara

Wilbur Smith

Neal Stephenson – Baroque Cycle

Amy Tan

James Alexander Thom

Anthony Trollope

Frank Yerby

Historical Fiction – Artists and Authors - Authors who write in this genre mix fact and fiction to create a lifelike portrait of artists and authors from years gone by.

Harriet Scott Chessman

Tracy Chevalier

Sarah Dunant

Penelope Fitzgerald

Margaret Forster

Susan Vreeland

Historical Fiction Sagas - Sagas bring history to life in sweeping novels that span generations and eras.

David Cruise and Alison Griffiths

Kiana Davenport

Frank Delaney

David A. Kaufelt

James Michener

Edward Rutherfurd

Prehistoric Fiction - These novels are set in prehistoric times, or the principal characters are members of a prehistoric society.

Jean M. Auel

Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear

Mary Mackay

Joan Wolf