Discover historical fiction authors, their complete bibliographies, and series.
Few writers have left a mark on English fiction as deep or as lasting as Daphne du Maurier. Her novels are atmospheric, psychologically unsettling, and utterly gripping, mixing gothic suspense with rich historical settings and an uncanny feeling that something…
If you have ever wished a novel could show you an entire civilisation from birth to the present day, Edward Rutherfurd writes exactly that. His books are enormous, ambitious, and unlike almost anything else in historical fiction. Each one takes…
Anne Perry spent more than four decades writing some of the most meticulously observed Victorian mysteries, building a body of work that tops 100 novels and making her one of the most prolific crime writers of the twentieth century. Her…
Diana Gabaldon created one of the most remarkable phenomena in modern publishing when she sat down in 1988 with no intention of showing her writing to anyone. What began as a private experiment became Outlander, a genre-defying saga that has…
Patrick O’Brian ranks among the greatest historical novelists in the English language. His Aubrey-Maturin series, spanning 20 completed novels and one unfinished work, chronicles the adventures of Royal Navy Captain Jack Aubrey and his friend, ship’s surgeon and intelligence agent…
James Clavell stands as one of the most influential historical fiction authors of the 20th century, bringing Asian history and culture to Western readers through epic, meticulously researched novels. His Asian Saga series, spanning four centuries across Japan, Hong Kong,…
Alison Weir is Britain’s biggest-selling female historian and one of the most acclaimed Tudor specialists in the world. With over 3 million books sold worldwide and 32 titles to her name, she has made the Tudor period accessible to millions…
S.J. Parris is the pen name of acclaimed British journalist and novelist Stephanie Merritt, author of the bestselling Giordano Bruno historical thriller series. With over a dozen books spanning Elizabethan mysteries to contemporary psychological thrillers, Parris has established herself as…
Lindsey Davis is the uncontested master of Roman historical mysteries, having brought Ancient Rome vividly to life for over 35 years through two beloved series and standalone novels. With more than 40 books set in the first-century Roman Empire, Davis…
Ben Kane is one of historical fiction’s most versatile authors, known for his meticulously researched military adventures that span Ancient Rome, Hannibal’s campaigns, Viking Ireland, the Crusades, and the Napoleonic Wars. With 11 Sunday Times bestsellers and over 2.25 million…