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Historical Fiction in Series

Historical epics invite readers to explore the past, from ancient cultures to the 20th century, and experience life in earlier times. Series titles are listed in chronological (story) order, original publication date in parentheses ( ).

All titles shelved in Fiction collection.

Prehistory
Ancient History
Middle Ages
Early Modern Era
18th Century
Napoleonic Wars
19th Century
20th Century
Historical Fiction Writers

Prehistory

Auel, Jean: Earth's Children series. Neanderthals meet Homo sapiens.; The Clan of the Cave Bear (1980); The Valley of the Horses (1982); The Mammoth Hunters (1985); The Plains of Passage (1990); The Shelters of Stone (2002)
Gear, Kathleen O'Neal and Michael: First North Americans series. Native Americans travel across the Bering Straight and settle all corners of North America.; People of the Wolf (1990); People of the Fire (1991); People of the Earth (1992); People of the River (1992); People of the Sea (1993); People of the Lakes (1994); People of the Lightning (1995); People of the Silence (1996); People of the Mist (1997); People of the Masks (1998); People of the Owl (2003); People of the Raven (2004); People of the Moon (2005); People of the Nightland (2007); People of the Weeping Eye (2008)

Ancient History

Iggulden, Conn: The Emperor series. Julius Caesar takes center stage in this sweeping epic.; Emperor: The Gates of Rome (2003); Emperor: The Death of Kings (2004); Emperor: The Field of Swords (2005); Emperor: The Gods of War (2006)
McCullough, Colleen: Masters of Rome series. Political intrigues surround the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.; The First Man in Rome (1990); The Grass Crown (1991); Fortune's Favorites (1993); Caesar's Women (1996); Caesar (1997); The October Horse (2002)
Renault, Mary: Alexander the Great series. Alexander the Great fulfills his ambitions.; Fire from Heaven (1969); The Persian Boy (1972); Funeral Games (1981)
Scarrow, Simon: Eagle series. Two legionnaires experience the expansion of the Roman Empire.; Under the Eagle (2000); The Eagle's Conquest (2001); When the Eagle Hunts (2002); The Eagle and the Wolves (2003); The Eagle's Prey (2004); The Eagle's Prophecy (2005); The Eagle in the Sand (forthcoming)

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Middle Ages

Dunnett, Dorothy: House of Niccolo series. Street-smart Niccolo Vander Poele rises from nothing to become a powerful merchant in 15th century Flanders.; Niccolo Rising (1986); The Spring of the Ram (1988); Race of Scorpions (1990); Scales of Gold (1992); The Unicorn Hunt (1994); To Lie with Lions (1996); Caprice and Rondo (1997); Gemini (2000)

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Early Modern Era (Pre-Industrial Revolution)

Daniel, Antoine B.: Inca series. The Incan empire succumbs to the Spanish invasion.; The Puma's Shadow (2002); The Gold of Cuzco (2002); The Light of Machu Picchu (2003)
Dunnett, Dorothy: Lymond Chronicles. A charismatic nobleman adventures his way across 16th century Europe.; The Game of Kings (1961); Queen's Play (1964); The Disorderly Knights (1966); Pawn in Frankincense (1969); The Ringed Castle (1972); Checkmate (1975)
Gregory, Philippa: Tudor novels. Strong-willed monarchs establish the Tudor line.; The Constant Princess (2005); The Other Boleyn Girl (2002); The Queen's Fool (2004); The Virgin's Lover (2004); The Boleyn Inheritance (2006)
Jennings, Gary: Aztec series. The Aztec people, at the height of their Empire, struggle bitterly with the Spanish as their land is tranformed into New Spain.; Aztec (1980); Aztec Autumn (1997); Aztec Blood (2001)
Stephenson, Neal: The Baroque Cycle. Science, alchemy and currency inhabit this magnum opus set in 16th and 17th century Europe.; Quicksilver (2003); The Confusion (2004); The System of the World (2004)

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18th Century

Cline, Edward: Sparrowhawk series. Two independent-minded men form a friendship and take part in the run-up to the American Revolution.; Jack Frake (2001); Hugh Kenrick (2002); Caxton (2004); Empire (2004)
Gabaldon, Diana: Outlander series. An 18th century Scottish highlander meets and marries a time-traveling woman from the 1940s.; Outlander (1991); Dragonfly in Amber (1992); Voyager (1994); Drums of Autumn (1997); The Fiery Cross (2001); A Breath of Snow and Ashes (2005)
Nelson, James L.: Brethren of the Coast trilogy. Thomas Marlowe is a pirate in pre-Revolutionary War Tidewater Virginia.; The Guardship (2000); The Blackbirder (2001); The Pirate Round (2002)

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Napoleonic Wars

Cornwell, Bernard: Sharpe series. Follow the adventures of Richard Sharpe as he advances up the ranks of the British Army in the Napoleonic Wars.; Sharpe's Tiger : Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799 (1997); Sharpe's Triumph : Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803 (1998); Sharpe's Fortress : Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803 (1999); Sharpe's Trafalgar : Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805 (2001); Sharpe's Prey : Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807 (2002); Sharpe's Rifles : Richard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809 (1988); Sharpe's Havoc : Richard Sharpe and the Campaign in Northern Portugal, Spring 1809 (2003); Sharpe's Eagle : Richard Sharpe and the Talavera campaign July 1809 (1981); Sharpe's Gold : Richard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810 (1981); Sharpe's Escape : Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810 (2004); Sharpe's Fury : Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811 (2006); Sharpe's Battle : Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, May 1811 (1995); Sharpe's Company : Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812 (1982); Sharpe's Sword (1983); Sharpe's Skirmish (2002); Sharpe's Enemy : Richard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812 (1983); Sharpe's Honour : Richard Sharpe and the Vitoria Campaign, February to June, 1813 (1985); Sharpe's Regiment: Richard Sharpe and the Invasion of France, June to November 1813 (1986); Sharpe's Christmas: Two Short Stories (2003); Sharpe's Siege : Richard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814 (1987); Sharpe's Revenge : Richard Sharpe and the Peace of 1814 (1989); Sharpe's Waterloo (1990); Sharpe's Devil : Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-1821 (1992)
Forester, C.S.: Horatio Hornblower saga. Follow Horatio Hornblower from lowly midshipman to admiral in this series.; Mr. Midshipman Hornblower (1950); Lieutenant Hornblower (1952); Hornblower and the Hotspur (1962); Hornblower During the Crisis (1967); Hornblower and the Atropos (1953); Beat to Quarters (1966); Ship of the Line (1939); Flying Colours (1967); Commodore Hornblower (1945); Lord Hornblower (1946); Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (1958)
O'Brian, Patrick: Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels. The friendship of Captain Jack Aubrey and ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin is set against the backdrop of the British navy in the Napoleonic Wars.; Master and Commander (1990); Post Captain (1972); H.M.S. Surprise (1991); The Mauritius Command (1978); Desolation Island (1979); The Fortune of War (1991); The Surgeon's Mate (1992); The Ionian Mission (1992); Treason's Harbour (1992); The Far Side of the World (1992); The Reverse of the Medal ( 1992); The Letter of Marque (1990); The Thirteen-Gun Salute (1991); The Nutmeg of Consolation (1991); The Truelove (1992); The Wine-Dark Sea (1993); The Commodore (1995); The Yellow Admiral (1996); The Hundred Days (1998); Blue at the Mizzen (1999); 21 (2004)
Stockwin, Julian: Kydd series. Follow the continuing upward adventures of Thomas Kydd, pressed into service in the British navy during the Napoleonic wars.; Kydd (2001); Artemis (2002); Seaflower (2003); Mutiny (2004); Quarterdeck (2005); Tenacious (2006); Command (forthcoming)

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19th Century

Fraser, George MacDonald: Flashman series. Solid history backs up the outrageous adventures of Harry Paget Flashman, the self-absorbed, bullying Victorian antihero.; Flashman (1984); Royal Flash (1970); Flash for Freedom! (1972); Flashman at the Charge (1973); Flashman in the Great Game (1975); Flashman's Lady (1988); Flashman and the Redskins (1982); Flashman and the Dragon (1986); Flashman and the Mountain of Light : From the Flashman Papers, 1845-46 (1991); Flashman & the Angel of the Lord : From the Flashman Papers, 1858-59 (1995); Flashman and the Tiger : And Other Extracts from The Flashman Papers (2000); Flashman on the March: From the Flashman Papers, 1867-8 (2005)
McMurtry, Larry: Lonesome Dove saga. This saga of the American West follows the adventures of two Texas Rangers.; Dead Man's Walk (1996); Comanche Moon (1997); Lonesome Dove (1985); Streets of Laredo (1993)
Richter, Conrad: The Awakening Land trilogy. Americans migrate westward to the Ohio frontier.; The Trees (1940); The Fields (1992); The Town (2005)
Shaara, Michael and Jeff Shaara: Civil War trilogy. Father and son Michael and Jeff Shaara tell the story of the Civil War through the lives and passions of its great military leaders.; Gods and Generals (1996); The Killer Angels (1984); The Last Full Measure (1998)
Vidal, Gore: American Chronicle. Vidal's masterful series follows the American empire from the time of the Revolution to the 20th Century.; Burr (1973); Lincoln (1984); 1876 (1976); Empire (1987); Hollywood: A Novel of America in the 1920s (1990); Washington, D.C. (1988); The Golden Age (2000)

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20th Century

Llywelyn, Morgan: Irish Century series. The Irish rebel against British rule.; 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion (1998); 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War (2001); 1949: A Novel of the Irish Free State (2003); 1972: A Novel of Ireland's Unfinished Revolution (2005)
Scott, Paul: Raj Quartet. Indian society changes as British rule winds down from WWII to Indian independence.; The Jewel in the Crown (1966); The Day of the Scorpion (1968); The Towers of Silence (1971); A Division of the Spoils (1975)

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Selected Historical Fiction Writers

Many of the authors listed above have written other historical novels. Here are some additional authors of historical fiction.

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