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Top authors writing historical fantasy
Marc Alan Edelheit
161 ratings 4.50 ·
fiction · action-adventure · adult · sword-sorcery · epic · fantasy · high-fantasy · violent-conflict · military · historical · book · historical-fiction · audiobook · war · anthologies · alternate-history · paranormal · dragons · magic · myths
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Kirill Klevanski
112 ratings 4.46 ·
adult · fantasy · epic · fiction · ancient-civilization · heroic-fantasy · historical · litrpg · wuxia · action-adventure · ancient-china · book · audiobook · grim-dark · dark-fantasy · military · violent-conflict · super-powered · retellings · paranormal
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Eric Ugland
164 ratings 4.45 ·
book · fantasy · epic · fiction · heroic-fantasy · dark · horror · litrpg · adult · dungeons-dragons · audiobook · sword-sorcery · high-fantasy · humor · ancient-civilization · historical · magic · wuxia · ancient-china · action-adventure
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Natsu Hyuuga
164 ratings 4.42 ·
historical-fiction · fantasy · historical · politics · mystery · young-adult · fiction · romance · slow-burn · drama · anthologies · action-adventure · book
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Er Gen
102 ratings 4.34 ·
wuxia · book · ancient-china · fantasy · fiction · ancient-civilization · historical · xianxia · epic · adult · magic · myths · retellings · progression-fantasy · action-adventure · revenge · young-adult · paranormal · gods · comedy
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John Flanagan
715 ratings 4.34 ·- The Stern Chase (Brotherband Chronicles, #9) by John Flanagan
- The Ruins of Gorlan / The Burning Bridge / The Icebound Land / The Battle for Skandia /The Sorcerer of the North / The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan
- Escape from Falaise by John Flanagan
- Return of the Temujai by John Flanagan
- Duel at Araluen by John Flanagan
fiction · historical-fiction · action-adventure · young-adult · fantasy · audiobook · middle-grade · children · historical · book · medieval · high-fantasy · friendship · epic · war · humor · violent-conflict · male-mc · survival · coming-of-age
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Elle Madison
168 ratings 4.33 ·
book · romance · fantasy · fiction · young-adult · paranormal · historical · new-adult · enemies-to-lovers · audiobook · high-fantasy · medieval · slow-burn · royalty · early-modern · magic · myths · fairy-tale · action-adventure · historical-fiction
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Robin D. Mahle
197 ratings 4.33 ·
fiction · romance · fantasy · book · young-adult · paranormal · historical · new-adult · enemies-to-lovers · audiobook · historical-fiction · action-adventure · magic · mental-illness · medieval · high-fantasy · royalty · slow-burn · sword-sorcery · retellings
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Chris Bradford
171 ratings 4.31 ·
young-adult · action-adventure · book · fiction · fantasy · historical-fiction · historical · medieval · war · violent-conflict · teens · friendship · middle-grade · children · warriors · law-enforcement · coming-of-age · male-mc · suspense · mystery
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Chloe Gong
120 ratings 4.31 ·
fiction · fantasy · young-adult · romance · book · historical-fiction · poc-mc · retellings · historical · poc-author · asian-mc · lgbtq · mystery · paranormal · enemies-to-lovers · horror · urban-fantasy · anthologies · action-adventure · sci-fi
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L.J. Andrews
128 ratings 4.30 ·
fiction · fantasy · book · historical · myths · paranormal · horror · dark · gaslamp · young-adult · industrial-era · new-adult · europe · romance · scandinavia · medieval · fae · magic · retellings · adult
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Chuck Black
174 ratings 4.29 ·
audiobook · christian · spirituality · fiction · fantasy · book · religion · action-adventure · young-adult · historical-fiction · historical · medieval · middle-grade · children · sword-sorcery · high-fantasy · violent-conflict · children-books · warriors · war
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Jeff Wheeler
687 ratings 4.28 ·
fantasy · fiction · book · historical · young-adult · epic · magic · action-adventure · audiobook · high-fantasy · paranormal · sword-sorcery · coming-of-age · adult · historical-fiction · spirituality · steampunk · industrial-era · royalty · romance
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S.A. Chakraborty
134 ratings 4.27 ·
fiction · fantasy · historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · action-adventure · book · epic · romance · lgbtq · female-author · adult · poc-mc · high-fantasy · young-adult · myths · magic · new-adult · paranormal · poc-author
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Lina J. Potter
106 ratings 4.23 ·
adult · book · historical · fiction · fantasy · medieval · time-travel · paranormal · myths · europe · scandinavia · romance · portal-travel · historical-fiction · audiobook · action-adventure · literary-fiction · steamy · retellings · reincarnation
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G.A. Aiken
368 ratings 4.23 ·
shapeshifters · fiction · paranormal · adult · fantasy · romance · humor · action-adventure · dragons · book · steamy · female-mc · alpha-mc · supernatural · magic · witches-wizards · warriors · audiobook · historical · comedy
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K.M. Weiland
102 ratings 4.23 ·- Writing Your Story's Theme: The Writer's Guide to Plotting Stories That Matter by K.M. Weiland
- Wayfarer by K.M. Weiland
- Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development by K.M. Weiland
- Storming by K.M. Weiland
- Outlining Your Novel Workbook: Step-by-Step Exercises for Planning Your Best Book by K.M. Weiland
historical · historical-fiction · fantasy · fiction · book · romance · action-adventure · young-adult · christian · spirituality · steampunk · adult · industrial-era · alternate-history · sword-sorcery · gaslamp · dieselpunk · medieval · female-mc · epic
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Miles Cameron
162 ratings 4.21 ·
fiction · action-adventure · book · epic · fantasy · high-fantasy · violent-conflict · historical · military · adult · war · audiobook · magic · dark · grim-dark · sword-sorcery · dark-fantasy · heroic-fantasy · paranormal · dragons
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Rebecca Ross
114 ratings 4.21 ·
book · fiction · fantasy · young-adult · myths · romance · audiobook · historical · paranormal · historical-fiction · magic · high-fantasy · action-adventure · mystery · family · epic · sword-sorcery · enemies-to-lovers · royalty · medieval
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Robert Beatty
114 ratings 4.19 ·
historical · audiobook · magic · historical-fiction · law-enforcement · horror · fantasy · animals · fiction · children · middle-grade · book · action-adventure · young-adult · mystery · children-books · paranormal · friendship · outdoors · gothic
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Madeline Miller
178 ratings 4.16 ·
historical-fiction · retellings · fiction · fantasy · adult · myths · historical · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · female-author · magic · 21st-century · ancient-civilization · europe · magical-realism · drama · lgbtq · dark-academia · romance
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Ben Kane
140 ratings 4.16 ·
historical · fiction · ancient-civilization · adult · historical-fiction · roman-empire · war · violent-conflict · audiobook · action-adventure · book · military · fantasy · anthologies · male-author · politics · political-intrigue · myths · sci-fi · suspense
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Diana Gabaldon
1096 ratings 4.15 ·- Untitled Outlander Prequel by Diana Gabaldon
- Untitled by Diana Gabaldon
- Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
- Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Diana Gabaldon
- Outlander Kitchen: To the New World and Back Again: The Second Official Outlander Companion Cookbook by Diana Gabaldon
fiction · historical · historical-fiction · adult · fantasy · paranormal · action-adventure · audiobook · time-travel · romance · mystery · book · violent-conflict · war · female-author · supernatural · drama · scotland · magic · military
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Megan Whalen Turner
231 ratings 4.11 ·- Moira's Pen: A Queen's Thief Collection by Megan Whalen Turner
- Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
- Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
- World of the Queen's Thief Collection: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
- Knife Dance by Megan Whalen Turner
fantasy · fiction · young-adult · historical · supernatural · myths · action-adventure · high-fantasy · magic · book · historical-fiction · female-author · paranormal · epic · political-intrigue · audiobook · gods · children · royalty · middle-grade
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Deborah Harkness
240 ratings 4.04 ·- The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
- Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness
- The World of All Souls: A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
- The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion by Deborah Harkness
- The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
historical-fiction · paranormal · vampires · book · fantasy · romance · fiction · supernatural · witches-wizards · magic · historical · urban-fantasy · time-travel · demons · horror · action-adventure · adult · magical-realism · audiobook · womens-fiction
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Barbara Erskine
274 ratings 4.02 ·
adult · fiction · historical · paranormal · historical-fiction · book · fantasy · romance · supernatural · time-travel · mystery · horror · suspense · ghosts · gothic · drama · medieval · audiobook · womens-fiction · family
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
historical · mystery · gothic · fantasy · suspense · action-adventure · historical-fiction · fiction · magical-realism · horror · drama · audiobook · book · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · violent-conflict
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Maryrose Wood
172 ratings 3.93 ·
fiction · book · fantasy · young-adult · humor · paranormal · historical · action-adventure · mystery · supernatural · female-mc · historical-fiction · audiobook · middle-grade · animals · family · children · magical-realism · female-author · victorian
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