Where can I buy historical fiction books online in the UK?

Historical Fiction at Ever After Books: an independent bookshop in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria selling new, second hand and antiquarian books online at everafterbooks.uk and on the high street, with UK delivery.

How do I find my next historical fiction read?

Browse the new releases and bestsellers on this page, borrow from the community reading lists, or take the free Book Matchmaker quiz at everafterbooks.uk/what-should-i-read for personalised recommendations.

Historical Fiction Books | New Releases, Bestsellers & Community Lists

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The Glassmaker

Tracy Chevalier

£2.99

Moon Witch, Spider King: Dark Star Trilogy 2

Marlon James

£6.99

The Darkening Globe

Naomi Kelsey

£2.99

The Marriage Portrait: the Instant Sunday Times Bestseller, Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023

Maggie O'Farrell

£5.49

The Crow Folk: The Witches of Woodville 1

Mark Stay

£10.44

Babes in the Wood: The Witches of Woodville 2

Mark Stay

£9.49

Cosima Unfortunate Foils a Fraud

Laura Noakes, Flavia Sorrentino

£7.59

The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel

Antonio Iturbe

£16.14

Spirited

Julie Cohen

£16.14

The Prophets: a New York Times Bestseller

Robert Jones Jr.

£18.99

The House of Doors

Tan Twan Eng

£9.49

I Am Not Raymond Wallace

Sam Kenyon

£11.39

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11.22.63

Stephen King

£12.34

Operation Mincemeat

Ben MacIntyre

£10.99

Violeta

Isabel Allende

£9.49

Orphans of the Storm

Imrie Celia

£9.49

Lady Macbethad

Isabelle Schuler

£14.99

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

Spice level 1 of 5: Glimpses and kisses

£22.12

Once a Monster: A reimagining of the legend of the Minotaur

Robert Dinsdale

£18.04

The Sin Eater: Megan Campisi

Megan Campisi

£10.44

The Secrets of the Lake

Liz Trenow

£8.54

War Lord: Book 13 (The Last Kingdom Series)

Bernard Cornwell

£9.49

last kingdom,the (Warrior Chronicles)

Bernard Cornwell

£9.49

Dark Tides: The compelling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tidelands

Philippa Gregory

£9.49

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Sweeping Stories for a Long Walk

curated by Henry Beaumont

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

£10.44

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida: Winner of the Booker Prize 2022

Shehan Karunatilaka

£9.49

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel

£10.44

The Covenant of Water: An Oprah’s Book Club Selection

Abraham Verghese

£10.44

Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

£9.49

Historical Fiction That Transports You

curated by Henry Beaumont

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

£9.49

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

£9.49

The Pillars of the Earth

Ken Follett

£12.34

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Heather Morris

£9.49

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Historical Fiction

New in historical fiction

The Glassmaker

Moon Witch, Spider King: Dark Star Trilogy 2

The Darkening Globe

The Marriage Portrait: the Instant Sunday Times Bestseller, Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023

The Crow Folk: The Witches of Woodville 1

Babes in the Wood: The Witches of Woodville 2

Cosima Unfortunate Foils a Fraud

The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel

Spirited

The Prophets: a New York Times Bestseller

The House of Doors

I Am Not Raymond Wallace

Historical bestsellers

11.22.63

Operation Mincemeat

Violeta

Orphans of the Storm

Lady Macbethad

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Once a Monster: A reimagining of the legend of the Minotaur

The Sin Eater: Megan Campisi

The Secrets of the Lake

War Lord: Book 13 (The Last Kingdom Series)

last kingdom,the (Warrior Chronicles)

Dark Tides: The compelling new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tidelands

Community Shelves

Sweeping Stories for a Long Walk

Hamnet

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida: Winner of the Booker Prize 2022

Wolf Hall

The Covenant of Water: An Oprah’s Book Club Selection

Lessons in Chemistry

Historical Fiction That Transports You

The Book Thief

All the Light We Cannot See

The Pillars of the Earth

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Historical Fiction reading guides