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156 past books matching Historical Fantasy
For fans of magical relics, forbidden love, and roaring-twenties drama, this one’s unmissable.
Starcrossed
Fantasy · LGBTQIA+ · Historical Fantasy
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Set in a vividly magical 1920s New York, Starcrossed blends queer romance, danger, and dazzling paranormal intrigue. Allie Therin delivers heart, heat, and high stakes in this sequel to Spellbound with 4.5 stars on Amazon and heaps of praise for its wit and charm. For fans of magical relics, forbidden love, and roaring-twenties drama, this one’s unmissable.
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New York, 1925. The jazz is hot, the relics are cursed, and Rory Brodigan’s heart is in more danger than ever.
Since meeting Arthur Kenzie, Rory’s quiet life has turned into a whirlwind of magical artifacts, deadly secrets, and forbidden feelings. Arthur is brave, charming, and undeniably out of Rory’s league, or so Rory fears, especially with Arthur’s aristocratic ex suddenly stirring up old ghosts.
But when a ruthless paranormal faction threatens the city, Arthur and Rory’s fragile romance is put to the test. Their bond is powerful, but trust doesn’t come easy, especially when the past returns with claws.
As darkness rises, the stakes couldn’t be higher. If they can’t hold their ground together, they might lose more than their magic.
Can love survive when the supernatural won’t play fair?
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Perfect for fans of enchanted libraries, slow-burn tension, and magical whodunits.
The Librarian of Crooked Lane
Fantasy · Historical Fantasy
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Magic, mystery, and a heroine with more questions than answers. The Librarian of Crooked Lane delivers a spellbinding historical fantasy full of secrets, danger, and charm. From USA Today bestselling author C.J. Archer, this captivating tale has earned a 4.4-star average on Amazon. Perfect for fans of enchanted libraries, slow-burn tension, and magical whodunits. Discover the mystery today.
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Sylvia Ashe never knew her father, and her mother guarded the past like a state secret. But when Sylvia discovers a diary linking her to a line of magicians, she’s thrust into a world she never believed existed.
All she wants is the truth, but asking questions gets her fired, and nearly killed. Enter Gabe, a decorated war hero with a haunted past and a knack for stumbling into trouble. When their paths collide over a missing magical painting, they strike an uneasy alliance.
The deeper they dig, the more dangerous their pursuit becomes. From magical libraries to secret societies, the pair uncovers truths powerful people would kill to keep buried.
If Sylvia can’t unravel her past, there may be no future left to fight for.
What secrets lie in the margins of her story?
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A rare bond becomes a threat when a young girl and her dragon are forced into a system built to erase everything they are.
To Shape a Dragon’s Breath
Fantasy · LGBTQIA+ · Teen + Young Adult · Historical Fantasy · Indigenous Fiction
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A rare bond becomes a threat when a young girl and her dragon are forced into a system built to erase everything they are. In To Shape a Dragon’s Breath, Anequs must survive a colonial dragon school that treats her knowledge, culture, and future as problems to be corrected. This fantasy blends coming-of-age tension, dragon lore, and resistance into a story that feels both intimate and defiant.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE ASTOUNDING, NEBULA, AND LODESTAR AWARDS • FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AND BRITISH FANTASY NEWCOMER AWARDS • “My favorite book of the year . . . a coming-of-age story that is cozy and hair-raising in equal measure.”—Charlie Jane Anders, The Washington Post
“I tore through it, caught up in an enthusiasm for dragons that I hadn’t experienced since I was a teenager obsessed with Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea and Anne McCaffrey’s Pern.”—NPR
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, PopSugar, Chicago Public Library, Polygon, She Reads, Autostraddle
The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations—until fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon’s egg and bonds with its hatchling. Her people are delighted, for all remember the tales of the days when dragons lived among them and danced away the storms of autumn, enabling the people to thrive. To them, Anequs is revered as Nampeshiweisit—a person in a unique relationship with a dragon.
Unfortunately for Anequs, the Anglish conquerors of her land have different opinions. They have a very specific idea of how a dragon should be raised, and who should be doing the raising—and Anequs does not meet any of their requirements. Only with great reluctance do they allow Anequs to enroll in a proper Anglish dragon school on the mainland. If she cannot succeed there, her dragon will be killed.
For a girl with no formal schooling, a non-Anglish upbringing, and a very different understanding of the history of her land, challenges abound—both socially and academically. But Anequs is smart, determined, and resolved to learn what she needs to help her dragon, even if it means teaching herself. The one thing she refuses to do, however, is become the meek Anglish miss that everyone expects.
Anequs and her dragon may be coming of age, but they’re also coming to power, and that brings an important realization: the world needs changing—and they might just be the ones to do it.
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Ideal for readers looking for YA fantasy that mixes Welsh folklore, undead horror, dangerous quests, and atmospheric magic.
The Bone Houses
Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Historical Fantasy
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An IndieBound bestseller, The Bone Houses follows seventeen-year-old gravedigger Ryn, whose remote Welsh village is threatened by risen corpses known as bone houses. When apprentice mapmaker Ellis arrives, the two venture into the mountains to uncover the source of the curse and the magic behind the restless dead. Ideal for readers looking for YA fantasy that mixes Welsh folklore, undead horror, dangerous quests, and atmospheric magic.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Sky in the Deep in this bewitching historical horror novel set in medieval Wales, perfect for fans of Holly Black and V.E. Schwab.
Seventeen-year-old Aderyn ("Ryn") only cares about two things: her family and her family's graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don't always stay dead.
The risen corpses are known as "bone houses," and legend says that they're the result of a decades-old curse. When Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker with a mysterious past, arrives in town, the bone houses attack with new ferocity. What is it that draws them near? And more importantly, how can they be stopped for good? Together, Ellis and Ryn embark on a journey that will take them into the heart of the mountains, where they will have to face both the curse and the deeply-buried truths about themselves. Equal parts classic horror novel and original fairy tale, The Bone Houses will have you spellbound from the very first page.
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Academic ambition gets dragged straight to Hell in Katabasis, where two rival graduate students descend into the underworld to save the soul of the professor who may still…
Katabasis
Fantasy · Literary Fiction · Historical Fantasy · Magical Realism
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Academic ambition gets dragged straight to Hell in Katabasis, where two rival graduate students descend into the underworld to save the soul of the professor who may still determine their futures. Alice and Peter are fueled by resentment, obsession, and the kind of scholarly burnout that apparently now comes with pentagrams and demonic risk. Dark academia with teeth, this one blends rivalry, grief, magic, and a very literal descent into chaos.
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Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this all-new dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own.
Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek:
The story of a hero’s descent to the underworld
Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality: her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world.
That is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault.
Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams….
Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the very same conclusion.
With nothing but the tales of Orpheus and Dante to guide them, enough chalk to draw the Pentagrams necessary for their spells, and the burning desire to make all the academic trauma mean anything, they set off across Hell to save a man they don’t even like.
But Hell is not like the storybooks say, Magick isn’t always the answer, and there’s something in Alice and Peter’s past that could forge them into the perfect allies…or lead to their doom.
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She married the enemy to stop a war.
Shadow Queen
Romantasy · Historical Fantasy
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She married the enemy to stop a war. Now rebellion rises, old loyalties crumble, and love threatens to undo everything. Shadow Queen, book two in Nicola Tyche’s epic Crowns series, is a high-stakes fantasy of politics, passion, and power. With 4.4 stars on Amazon, this romantic saga will keep you hooked from the first betrayal to the final choice.
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For ten years, Norah Andell’s kingdom fought the Shadow King. Now she wears his crown.
As queen of Mercia and salara of Kharav, Norah has forged an uneasy peace by marrying her enemy. But neither kingdom trusts her. With rebellion stirring and treachery whispering in the dark, Norah struggles to hold together the fragile alliance she sacrificed everything to create.
Mikael Ratha Shal is feared across continents, but love is the one war he does not know how to win. His new queen still holds a flame for another, and it may cost him his people, his throne, and his heart.
When a rebel king rises to challenge them both, Norah must decide where her loyalty truly lies.
Peace is no longer the goal. Survival is.
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In A Hero Born, kung fu meets destiny in the sweeping first volume of Jin Yong’s epic Legends of the Condor Heroes.
A Hero Born
Fantasy · Historical Fantasy
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In A Hero Born, kung fu meets destiny in the sweeping first volume of Jin Yong’s epic Legends of the Condor Heroes. A bestseller in China with 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this martial arts fantasy follows Guo Jing as he trains under Genghis Khan and faces betrayal, honor, and fate. A timeless classic finally in English.
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In ancient China, where kung fu is legend and loyalty is life, a boy with a tragic past begins his journey to become a hero.
After Guo Jing’s father is killed by the invading Jin empire, he and his mother escape to the wilds of Mongolia. There, under the eye of Genghis Khan and the infamous Seven Heroes of the South, Guo Jing trains in the martial arts that could one day change the fate of nations.
He’s brave, loyal, and humble—but the path ahead is riddled with betrayal, rival kingdoms, and a deadly destiny he can’t avoid.
As war brews and ancient codes clash with ambition, Guo Jing must fight for love, honor, and a future worth believing in.
His legend begins now.
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Perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses.
Snow Like Ashes
Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Historical Fantasy
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Snow Like Ashes (4.4 out of 5 stars) kicks off Sara Raasch’s high-stakes YA fantasy trilogy with rebels, romance, and revenge. When Meira, a refugee orphan, risks it all to reclaim her fallen kingdom’s magic, she uncovers secrets that could rewrite her fate. Perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses.
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The Kingdom of Winter has fallen. Its magic is shattered, its people enslaved, and its royal line all but lost. But Meira, an orphan raised among the last free Winterians, refuses to give up the fight.
She’s trained for this. She’s ready to risk everything for the kingdom she barely remembers. And when a magical relic tied to Winter’s salvation is discovered, Meira seizes her chance.
But the mission doesn’t go as planned. Caught in a web of shifting alliances and dark magic, Meira begins to question everything—her loyalty, her purpose, and the truth of her own identity.
To save Winter, she must fight more than enemies. She must face who she really is.
And that truth may change everything.
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With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez is a lush historical fantasy where ancient Egypt’s forgotten magic awakens.
What the River Knows
Teen + Young Adult · Historical Fantasy
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With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez is a lush historical fantasy where ancient Egypt’s forgotten magic awakens. When Inez Olivera journeys to Cairo to uncover the truth about her parents’ deaths, she clashes—and sparks fly—with her guardian’s infuriating assistant. Think The Mummy meets Death on the Nile, but with enchantment.
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Nineteenth-century Buenos Aires gave Inez Olivera wealth and status but left her longing for family. When news of her parents’ deaths reaches her, she inherits their fortune, and far more dangerous secrets.
Drawn to Egypt’s shifting sands and ancient ruins, Inez finds herself tangled in the forgotten magic her father once guarded. A golden ring, a mysterious guardian, and a frustratingly handsome assistant pull her into a race for answers.
But the closer she gets to the truth, the deeper she falls into a web of betrayal, ancient curses, and hidden power.
Isabel Ibañez’s What the River Knows is a sweeping historical fantasy where adventure meets rivals-to-lovers romance, and the past refuses to stay buried beneath the Nile.
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With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes is a fierce, empathetic retelling of Medusa’s story.
Stone Blind
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Historical Fantasy
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With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes is a fierce, empathetic retelling of Medusa’s story. Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, this sharp, witty novel reclaims the voice of a woman punished for her own assault and turned into a monster. A bold, timely reimagining of ancient myth for modern readers.
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Medusa was never meant to be a monster.
The only mortal among immortal sisters, Medusa’s life was marked by change, weakness, and urgency. But when Poseidon violates her in Athene’s temple, the gods' fury falls on her alone. Transformed into a creature of terror, Medusa becomes the villain in a story written by those who wronged her.
With her gaze cursed to turn all to stone, she lives in exile, until Perseus sets out to claim her head.
In Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes reclaims one of mythology’s most vilified figures, breathing humanity into the woman behind the monster. Fierce, witty, and deeply compassionate, this retelling strips away centuries of mythmaking to reveal a story of injustice, survival, and the quiet defiance of being seen.
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A strong match for readers drawn to dark fantasy, assassin training, political danger, and magic-laced intrigue.
The Way of Shadows
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Historical Fantasy
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From New York Times bestselling author Brent Weeks, The Way of Shadows follows Azoth, a slum-born guild rat who apprentices himself to feared assassin Durzo Blint and becomes Kylar Stern, entering a world of dangerous politics and strange magic, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 9,200 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to dark fantasy, assassin training, political danger, and magic-laced intrigue.
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From NYT bestselling author Brent Weeks comes the first novel in his breakout fantasy trilogy in which a young boy trains under the city's most legendary and feared assassin, Durzo Blint.
For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art -- and he is the city's most accomplished artist.
For Azoth, survival is precarious. Something you never take for granted. As a guild rat, he's grown up in the slums, and learned to judge people quickly -- and to take risks. Risks like apprenticing himself to Durzo Blint.
But to be accepted, Azoth must turn his back on his old life and embrace a new identity and name. As Kylar Stern, he must learn to navigate the assassins' world of dangerous politics and strange magics -- and cultivate a flair for death.
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Best for readers who like grimdark fantasy with revenge plots, ruthless politics, morally messy allies, and violent wartime power games.
Best Served Cold
Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Historical Fantasy
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Best Served Cold follows Monza Murcatto, a feared mercenary betrayed by Duke Orso, thrown down a mountain, and left with a broken body and a list of seven men marked for death, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 11,200 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like grimdark fantasy with revenge plots, ruthless politics, morally messy allies, and violent wartime power games.
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Springtime in Styria. And that means war.
There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, and behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king.
War may be hell but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso's employ, it's a damn good way of making money too. Her victories have made her popular -- a shade too popular for her employer's taste. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto's reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Whatever the cost, seven men must die.
Her allies include Styria's least reliable drunkard, Styria's most treacherous poisoner, a mass-murderer obsessed with numbers and a Northman who just wants to do the right thing. Her enemies number the better half of the nation. And that's all before the most dangerous man in the world is dispatched to hunt her down and finish the job Duke Orso started. . .
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