Historical Fiction 263 authors

Historical fiction authors and their series in reading order. Immerse yourself in the past with these acclaimed writers of historical novels.

Susan Wittig Albert 9 series · 77 books Mystery
Tasha Alexander 2 series · 25 books Crime Fiction
Tamera Alexander 8 series · 19 books Historical Romance · Romance
C.J. Archer 14 series · 70 books
Katherine Arden 4 series · 11 books Fantasy
Mike Ashley 6 series · 98 books Science Fiction · Fantasy
Jean M Auel 1 series · 6 books
Kage Baker 11 series · 70 books Science Fiction · Fantasy
Mary Balogh 21 series · 146 books Historical Romance · Romance
Ronald H. Balson 2 series · 9 books Legal Thriller · Thriller
Lorna Barrett 1 series · 18 books YA Fiction · Mystery
Beverly Barton 18 series · 316 books Western · Romance
M C Beaton 6 series · 109 books Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction
James Becker 6 series · 20 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
James R Benn 4 series · 26 books Crime Fiction
Raymond Benson 16 series · 97 books Literary Fiction
William Bernhardt 12 series · 112 books Legal Thriller · Thriller
Steve Berry 8 series · 61 books Thriller
Matthew Betley 3 series · 6 books
Jo Beverley 9 series · 80 books Historical Romance · Romance
James Carlos Blake 4 series · 16 books Literary Fiction
Chris Bohjalian 6 series · 35 books Thriller
Stephanie Bond 25 series · 201 books Crime Fiction
Rhys Bowen 25 series · 288 books Cozy Mystery · Western
Susan M. Boyer 2 series · 16 books Historical Romance · Western
Barbara Taylor Bradford 7 series · 47 books
Libba Bray 5 series · 28 books Fantasy · Thriller
Emily Brightwell 4 series · 51 books YA Fiction
Frances Brody 5 series · 42 books Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction
Dan Brown 4 series · 9 books Mystery · Thriller
Dale Brown 9 series · 79 books Science Fiction · Thriller
Carolyn Brown 27 series · 162 books Historical Romance · Western
Jack Du Brul 4 series · 54 books
Elizabeth Buchan 3 series · 17 books
Julia Buckley 9 series · 22 books Mystery
T. Davis Bunn 22 series · 112 books Mystery
Grace Burrowes 22 series · 125 books Historical Romance · Romance
Steve Burrows 1 series · 8 books Police Procedural · Crime Fiction
Mary Burton 12 series · 61 books Literary Fiction
D.S. Butler 5 series · 28 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
Kerrigan Byrne 11 series · 55 books Historical Romance · Mystery
Christi Caldwell 22 series · 99 books Romance
Taylor Caldwell 4 series · 44 books YA Fiction
Ian Caldwell 2 series · 3 books Thriller
Diane Capri 10 series · 76 books Mystery · Thriller
Carol K. Carr 1 series · 6 books Historical Romance · Contemporary Romance
Elizabeth Chadwick 7 series · 31 books
Julia Chapman 3 series · 32 books Cozy Mystery · Crime Fiction
Ann Charles 8 series · 41 books Western · Mystery
Marion Chesney 27 series · 264 books Cozy Mystery · Historical Romance
Jennifer Chiaverini 5 series · 64 books
Laura Childs 6 series · 60 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Alys Clare 4 series · 37 books Mystery
James Clavell 4 series · 16 books Mystery · Thriller
Chanel Cleeton 7 series · 19 books
Rory Clements 3 series · 16 books Mystery
Barbara Cleverly 5 series · 22 books Police Procedural · Crime Fiction
Colleen Collins 11 series · 111 books Mystery
Catherine Cookson 10 series · 113 books Romance · Literary Fiction
Susan Cooper 7 series · 92 books YA Fiction · Fantasy
Bernard Cornwell 12 series · 95 books Crime Fiction
Bryce Courtenay 5 series · 22 books Literary Fiction
Josephine Cox 4 series · 59 books Romance
Cleo Coyle 4 series · 33 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Ellen Crosby 5 series · 40 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Clive Cussler 11 series · 226 books Children's Fiction
Janet Dailey 18 series · 224 books Western · Thriller
Joshua Dalzelle 7 series · 34 books Literary Fiction
B.J. Daniels 32 series · 285 books Historical Romance · Western
Tessa Dare 8 series · 32 books Historical Romance · Romance
Fiona Davis 4 series · 17 books
Lindsey Davis 8 series · 46 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Vicki Delany 12 series · 64 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Hannah Dennison 5 series · 42 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
William Dietrich 4 series · 21 books Western
Ivan Doig 6 series · 22 books Western
Sara Donati 3 series · 12 books Romance
David Downing 5 series · 38 books Legal Thriller · Crime Fiction
Teresa Driscoll 3 series · 10 books Crime Fiction
Robert Dugoni 8 series · 36 books Legal Thriller · Crime Fiction
Alexandre Dumas 14 series · 96 books
Carola Dunn 10 series · 95 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Dorothy Dunnett 7 series · 35 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Daniel Easterman 1 series · 24 books Crime Fiction · Literary Fiction
Suzanne Enoch 16 series · 56 books Romance
Barbara Erskine 3 series · 21 books Romance
Monica Ferris 1 series · 19 books YA Fiction
Charles Finch 4 series · 36 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
John Flanagan 6 series · 33 books Children's Fiction · Fantasy
Ken Follett 7 series · 40 books Crime Fiction
Christopher Fowler 13 series · 222 books Crime Fiction
Dorothea Benton Frank 3 series · 22 books Children's Fiction
Anne Frasier 10 series · 28 books Historical Romance · Crime Fiction
Dianne Freeman 1 series · 7 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Barbara Freethy 15 series · 110 books Historical Romance · Romance
Alan Furst 6 series · 23 books
Diana Gabaldon 15 series · 187 books Historical Romance · Time Travel
Leighton Gage 1 series · 7 books Mystery · Thriller
Dorothy Garlock 10 series · 69 books Historical Romance · Western
W Michael Gear 19 series · 126 books Western · Thriller
Kathleen O’Neal Gear 14 series · 104 books Western · Thriller
David Gilman 4 series · 17 books Literary Fiction
Doris Kearns Good 3 series · 11 books Literary Fiction
Daisy Goodwin 6 series · 25 books Crime Fiction
Rosie Goodwin 8 series · 51 books Romance
Jason Goodwin 3 series · 16 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Barbara Graham 1 series · 7 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
Jean Grainger 12 series · 43 books Literary Fiction
Peter Grainger 6 series · 24 books
Donna Grant 25 series · 173 books Paranormal Romance · Romance
Andrew Grant 8 series · 79 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Alan Gratz 7 series · 27 books YA Fiction · Mystery
Shelley Shepard Gray 27 series · 105 books Historical Romance · Mystery
Alex Grecian 7 series · 20 books Police Procedural · Crime Fiction
Betsy Brannon Green 6 series · 22 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
Kerry Greenwood 14 series · 76 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Philippa Gregory 14 series · 74 books Children's Fiction · Romance
Susanna Gregory 7 series · 64 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
W.E.B. Griffin 13 series · 195 books Military Thriller
Barbara Hambly 25 series · 447 books Science Fiction · Fantasy
Kristin Hannah 4 series · 28 books Literary Fiction · Women's Fiction
Stephen Harding 1 series · 10 books Crime Fiction
Deborah Harkness 3 series · 9 books Historical Romance · Fantasy
Kristin Harmel 4 series · 24 books
C.S. Harris 3 series · 22 books Police Procedural · Crime Fiction
Robert Harris 4 series · 23 books Crime Fiction
Maggie Hartley 2 series · 22 books
Ann Hazelwood 5 series · 23 books
Libby Fischer Hellmann 9 series · 159 books Crime Fiction
Christina Henry 5 series · 28 books Horror
Georgette Heyer 7 series · 73 books Historical Romance · Romance
Jack Higgins 10 series · 78 books Crime Fiction · Thriller
Bobbi Holmes 2 series · 39 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
D.K. Hood 2 series · 31 books
Susan Howatch 5 series · 21 books Historical Romance · Romance
Elizabeth Hoyt 5 series · 28 books Historical Romance · Romance
Denise Hunter 14 series · 72 books Romance
Graham Hurley 8 series · 51 books Literary Fiction
Julie Hyzy 8 series · 30 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
Conn Iggulden 11 series · 40 books
Lisa Jackson 29 series · 458 books Romantic Suspense · Western
John Jakes 15 series · 94 books Western
Eloisa James 16 series · 61 books Historical Romance · Romance
Beverly Jenkins 12 series · 62 books Historical Romance · Romance
Pam Jenoff 6 series · 23 books
J.A. Johnstone 79 series · 446 books Historical Romance · Western
Will Jordan 3 series · 13 books
Sophie Jordan 17 series · 68 books Historical Romance · Romance
Donna Kauffman 20 series · 147 books Literary Fiction
Susanna Kearsley 4 series · 17 books Paranormal Romance · Romance
Philip Kerr 7 series · 41 books Crime Fiction
Raymond Khoury 5 series · 18 books Mystery · Thriller
Brian Kilmeade 1 series · 8 books
Laurie R King 9 series · 57 books Crime Fiction
Jonathon King 3 series · 12 books Literary Fiction
Kate Kingsbury 18 series · 229 books
T E Kinsey 3 series · 15 books Western · Mystery
Jane Kirkpatrick 8 series · 39 books Western
Julie Klassen 3 series · 20 books
Jayne Ann Krentz 29 series · 310 books Historical Romance · Mystery
Giles Kristian 8 series · 60 books Thriller
Ward Larsen 3 series · 16 books Science Fiction · Thriller
Erik Larson 2 series · 11 books Literary Fiction
Stephanie Laurens 22 series · 124 books Historical Romance · Romance
Victoria Laurie 9 series · 43 books Historical Romance · Thriller
Min Jin Lee 3 series · 9 books
Susan Lewis 5 series · 54 books Romance · Literary Fiction
Johanna Lindsey 12 series · 57 books Historical Romance · Romance
Catherine Lloyd 2 series · 11 books Mystery · Literary Fiction
M.L. Longworth 1 series · 10 books
Elizabeth Lowell 9 series · 62 books Romance
Katie MacAlister 24 series · 92 books Paranormal Romance · Romance
Sarah MacLean 8 series · 22 books Historical Romance · Romance
Charlotte MacLeod 9 series · 51 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Susan Elia MacNeal 3 series · 14 books Legal Thriller · Literary Fiction
Hilary Mantel 8 series · 25 books Literary Fiction
Emily March 11 series · 47 books
Edward Marston 20 series · 121 books Horror · Crime Fiction
Alyssa Maxwell 2 series · 21 books Historical Romance · Mystery
Archer Mayor 4 series · 37 books Crime Fiction
David Willis McCullough 3 series · 9 books Literary Fiction
Murray McDonald 5 series · 14 books Literary Fiction
Claire McGowan 5 series · 125 books Crime Fiction
Fiona McIntosh 10 series · 39 books Fantasy · Romance
Larry McMurtry 12 series · 88 books Literary Fiction
Susan Meissner 3 series · 26 books Historical Romance · Children's Fiction
Brad Meltzer 13 series · 105 books Children's Fiction · Thriller
Denzil Meyrick 4 series · 25 books Mystery
Ava Miles 12 series · 47 books Thriller · Romance
DiAnn Mills 14 series · 74 books Historical Romance · Crime Fiction
Caroline Mitchell 7 series · 24 books YA Fiction · Children's Fiction
Christopher Moore 9 series · 24 books Fantasy
Kate Morton 1 series · 7 books Literary Fiction
Kate Mosse 7 series · 24 books Romance
Abir Mukherjee 3 series · 7 books Legal Thriller · Crime Fiction
Patrick O’Brian 6 series · 45 books Literary Fiction
Carol O’Connell 3 series · 46 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Janette Oke 16 series · 84 books Romance
S.J. Parris 1 series · 9 books Crime Fiction
Sharon Kay Penman 5 series · 15 books Romance · Literary Fiction
Anne Perry 16 series · 264 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Ellis Peters 7 series · 59 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Tracie Peterson 45 series · 171 books Historical Romance · Western
Carly Phillips 30 series · 129 books Historical Romance · Contemporary Romance
Eugenia Price 6 series · 40 books Literary Fiction
Mary Jo Putney 17 series · 90 books Historical Romance · Romance
Amanda Quick 7 series · 42 books Historical Romance · Romance
Kate Quinn 6 series · 21 books Legal Thriller · Romantic Suspense
Deanna Raybourn 8 series · 36 books Historical Romance · Mystery
Taylor Jenkins Reid 2 series · 10 books
Phil Rickman 7 series · 30 books Crime Fiction
Cynthia Riggs 3 series · 39 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Lucinda Riley 2 series · 26 books
Francine Rivers 8 series · 42 books Thriller
Candace Robb 4 series · 23 books Mystery
John Maddox Roberts 12 series · 92 books Science Fiction · Fantasy
Jennifer Robson 5 series · 9 books
James Rollins 11 series · 57 books Thriller
Ann B Ross 3 series · 27 books YA Fiction
Edward Rutherford 2 series · 9 books
Jennifer Ryan 13 series · 47 books Romance
Lynsay Sands 12 series · 125 books Paranormal Romance · Romance
C.J. Sansom 3 series · 19 books Legal Thriller · Crime Fiction
Steven Saylor 8 series · 29 books Legal Thriller · Mystery
Simon Scarrow 11 series · 61 books Thriller
Maggie Sefton 7 series · 28 books Cozy Mystery · Mystery
Jeff Shaara 7 series · 24 books Western · Literary Fiction
William Shaw 4 series · 16 books Literary Fiction
Roger Silverwood 4 series · 35 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Lauraine Snelling 21 series · 106 books Children's Fiction
Robin Stevens 7 series · 25 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Jennifer Stevenson 8 series · 24 books
Mariah Stewart 12 series · 54 books Western
Mary Stewart 5 series · 25 books Historical Romance · Children's Fiction
Amy Stewart 4 series · 27 books Romance
Wayne Stinnett 6 series · 49 books Mystery · Thriller
Julian Stockwin 3 series · 30 books Crime Fiction
Denise Swanson 10 series · 47 books Mystery · Romance
Jodi Taylor 6 series · 52 books Science Fiction · Fantasy
Patrick Taylor 4 series · 23 books Literary Fiction
Andrew Taylor 11 series · 136 books Crime Fiction
Mary Ellen Taylor 3 series · 11 books Crime Fiction · Mystery
Boston Teran 1 series · 16 books
Josephine Tey 3 series · 12 books Police Procedural · Crime Fiction
Elswyth Thane 4 series · 35 books Literary Fiction
Bodie & Brock Thoene 17 series · 130 books
Sherry Thomas 11 series · 29 books Historical Romance · Romance
Victoria Thompson 9 series · 57 books Western · Crime Fiction
Charles Todd 9 series · 171 books Romantic Suspense · Crime Fiction
Harry Turtledove 29 series · 231 books Science Fiction
Nicola Upson 2 series · 12 books Crime Fiction
Fred Vargas 2 series · 12 books Crime Fiction
Michael Walsh 4 series · 17 books Thriller
Alison Weir 7 series · 56 books
Jack Whyte 4 series · 17 books
Beatriz Williams 8 series · 33 books
Connie Willis 9 series · 130 books Science Fiction · Fantasy
Dan Willis 9 series · 36 books
Lisa Wingate 10 series · 33 books
Jacqueline Winspear 6 series · 58 books Mystery
Karen Witemeyer 13 series · 45 books Historical Romance · Romance
Cindy Woodsmall 9 series · 30 books
Suzanne Wright 8 series · 44 books

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