Historical fiction is a genre of literature that combines elements of both history and fiction. It refers to novels or stories that are set in the past, typically focusing on real historical events, while also incorporating fictional characters, plots, and dialogues. This genre provides readers with a unique opportunity to explore and understand historical events through the lens of imaginative storytelling. One popular author known for his historical fiction novels is Ken Follett. His works, such as "The Pillars of the Earth" and "World Without End," transport readers to medieval Europe, exploring the intricacies of architecture, politics, and social structures of the time. These novels offer a captivating blend of historical accuracy and compelling narratives, making them highly recommended reads for fans of the genre. Another acclaimed author within the historical fiction realm is Hilary Mantel. Her award-winning series, beginning with "Wolf Hall," delves into the complex world of Tudor England, particularly the rise of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII. Mantel's meticulous attention to historical detail combined with her rich characterization brings this period to life, captivating readers with its authenticity and depth. If you're searching for more historical fiction recommendations, websites like Goodreads and BookBub can be incredibly valuable resources. Goodreads, in particular, provides user-generated recommendations and ratings, allowing you to discover new authors and explore intriguing historical novels. BookBub, on the other hand, offers daily deals and personalized book recommendations, ensuring you never run out of captivating historical fiction to enjoy. In conclusion, historical fiction is an enthralling genre that provides a unique blend of history and imagination. With authors like Ken Follett and Hilary Mantel at the helm, readers can embark on immersive journeys into different eras and cultures. Don't forget to utilize websites like Goodreads and BookBub to expand your reading list and discover even more captivating historical fiction novels.
It was inexplicable how I became the son-in-law of the Shen family. Although I was a fake, I was also a "virtuous and noble" good son-in-law. I excelled in poetry and essays... Shamelessness makes one invincible! Of course, being the son-in-law of an old emperor was also a great pressure! As a time traveler with no relatives, I was determined to be a good son-in-law! Book group number:
291.70 Million words | 2021-07-14 02:09Update
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, separatist forces arose, plunging the country into turmoil. Within the city of Suzhou, an old and rundown inn quietly changed hands. Its new owner, once a small surgeon, was driven to despair after being murdered by an angry patient. With a heart full of disillusionment, he no longer wished to lay his hands on the dusty scalpel. In this life, he only aspired to be a contented shopkeeper, with no grand ambitions, facing the vast sea as the flowers bloomed in spring...
96.70 Million words | 2022-08-13 23:55Update
Since more than two thousand years ago, after the unification of China by Qin Shihuang, the country has experienced cycles of division and reunification, peace and chaos. Through many dynasties, it was not until six hundred years ago that the Mongols rose to power from the north. The Mongols relied on their formidable military strength to invade China, using their steel swords to conquer the people, plunder the nation's wealth, and enslave the labor force. They indiscriminately slaughtered and indulged in greed, acting lawlessly. This regime built upon violence and slavery is like a thatched hut constructed on volcanic rock. Eventually, the scorching lava will erupt and devour everything. In the early fourteenth century, as history's pages continued
70.15 Million words | 2023-05-03 18:46Update
Traveling through time, striving for a happy and fulfilling bourgeois life...
568.18 Million words | 2023-04-17 16:07Update
A modern youth travels back to the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty. Working in a respectable government office, he has a beautiful and elegant wife, and he dutifully respects his parents. Additionally, he has an innocent and lovely younger sister who is not yet married. He is determined to become an upright and law-abiding servant of the court, always working for the people's benefit. Just like gold that shines wherever it goes. However, in the end, he accidentally ends up overturning the entire Tang Dynasty...
599.10 Million words | 2022-04-13 20:47Update
【Hot New Book】 Chen Xuanwu, who was on vacation, was urgently called back to the army in the middle of the night, only to protect a girl. And this girl surprisingly possesses a system that is coveted by mercenaries all over the world. Chen Xuanwu scratches his head - I don't like being a bodyguard! So, let's just bring this girl into the action team! This is the passionate story of Chen Xuanwu using his blood and youth to educate Mu Nianxue into a sharp member of the team! They are the ultimate weapons, the reapers, hovering between life and death, holding the lives of others in their hands! Bathed in blood, relentless in battle, they are the sharpest blades! Book
559.20 Million words | 2021-05-25 11:26Update
Wang Haoran transmigrates into a parallel world constructed by urban power fantasy novels and becomes a villainous rich second generation. As a villain, in the future, the girl he likes will be stolen by the protagonist, his billions of assets will be seized by the protagonist, and in the end, he will be left penniless and homeless by the protagonist. Fortunately, it is still in the early stages of the plot, and none of these have happened yet. Wait, the transmigration also comes with a [Super Villain System], which makes him stronger against the protagonist?! Opportunities, girls, I want them all!
271.83 Million words | 2021-01-29 04:28Update
This world, similar to ancient China, is the stage of Zhu Zhenguo alone! Witnessing Zhu Zhenguo's strong rise amidst the decline of his family, watching him turn the tide as the country weakens. His hand holds a refined steel blade, his heart treasures the wisdom of thousands of scrolls. Sacrificing his blood for Xuan Yuan, governing the nation with strategic plans. With god-like martial skills and outstanding literary talent, he will reshape this vast world. Communication group: [Translation: "Communication group:"]
44.19 Million words | 2021-10-28 20:29Update
In Yan and Zhao, many mighty warriors have always resided. Now, their courage and valor span the heavens! He is reborn in the Wansheng coal mine in Fushun and will undoubtedly unleash his vengeance from within the depths. This is not an ordinary resistance against the Japanese; it tells a chapter of history that many have chosen to forget. He cares about nothing else but his sole purpose of reclaiming the Wansheng coal mine, which the short and ignorant foreigners have established in the land of China! He will repay them in their own coin! This is an army that spares no lives for the sake of their country and the people. They swear with their lives: never retreat, fight to the bitter end! In a head-on confrontation, I am invincible! Note that the names in the story are both real and fake, so please do not try to match them with actual individuals. The storyline contains both truth and fiction, so do not take it as a historical textbook!
568.70 Million words | 2021-06-22 05:22Update
In the heyday of the Aztec Empire in Mesoamerica, a soul from the future is transported back in time. His mission is to save the indigenous people from their impending doom and establish a new empire in Central America. Meanwhile, the Age of Discovery has just begun and European colonizers are exploring the unknown world. As Europe rises, they seek to conquer the fertile lands of the Americas and colonize the New World. However, an immortal soul intends to change everything. He aims to unite Central America under his rule, inherit the two-thousand-year-old Mesoamerican civilization, and resist the invasion of Western colonizers. With hundreds of years ahead, he leads the Aztec civilization towards a destined path of conquering the Americas. Without the lands and wealth of the Americas, what will become of the Westerners? And where will the world go from here? QQ Book Club.
326.31 Million words | 2020-09-26 20:07Update
Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I became Yuan Shao's third son, Yuan Shang, by a strange coincidence, right in the midst of the Battle of Guandu! At this moment, the Battle of Guandu was nearing its end. Xu You had already betrayed Yuan Shao, Wuchao's food supply was about to be burned, Zhang He and Gao Lan were about to defect to Cao Cao, Tian Feng was imprisoned, and Ju Shou was trapped in the prison carriage. The 700,000 strong army was on the verge of collapse, and the decline of the prestigious Yuan family seemed inevitable. Having time-traveled back to the Three Kingdoms, would Yuan Shang still follow the course of history and surrender to Cao Cao? The answer is absolutely not! The outcome of the Battle of Guandu and the downfall of the Yuan family will be altered by the efforts of Yuan Shang.
488.13 Million words | 2021-03-28 16:25Update
The banners fluttered, and swords and shields surged like a tide. A mournful horn resounded as the thunderous sound of marching feet brought back the Roman legions, whose history had been sealed for thousands of years. With the whip in hand, they surveyed the world with a disdainful gaze. Glory belonged to Greece, and honor to Rome! Looking back a thousand years, let us once again appreciate that brilliant era, as dazzling as the East, and dance with those heroes who have vanished into the river of history. This story is purely fictional, please do not make any associations~~ QQ: For those who are able, please help me create a group.
464.64 Million words | 2020-11-08 03:01Update
She admits that she is a woman without any dreams, her top three favorites are: first, vacation; second, television; third, instant noodles. She wants vacation when she is working, and even during vacation, she still wants more vacation. However, just because she is not ambitious, it doesn't mean she should be thrown into a place where it's desolate and idle, where all there is are trees and firewood, and besides her, a two-legged person, everyone else either has four legs or can fly without using their legs. She used to long for vacation every day, but now, all she longs for is a bowl, a bowl of instant noodles.
200.53 Million words | 2021-01-10 06:45Update
道路，成为了一名无敌的海盗。
305.31 Million words | 2022-07-14 11:39Update
Due to a series of unfortunate events, the legendary warrior Lu Bu found himself inexplicably transported to a different timeline. If he were to be in a world where might makes right, would his fate still be as tragic?
6.67 Million words | 2022-07-17 21:58Update
History is not a mirror, it is sperm. Sacrificing billions, only one can live till today; life is not a story, it is an accident. Struggling and rolling, only then can one not let down fame and dust. As a nerd, time travel has always been my dream, but why did I end up in the body of Wu Dalang? Short stature, ugly face? I spit, I Wu Dalang am a proud seven-foot tall man, handsome and elegant! A different Water Margin, a different legend, watch how I, Wu Dalang, rise to prominence! Thanks to the official book review team of Yuewen for their support in the forum reviews! QQ group: [group number]
596.44 Million words | 2023-05-25 09:08Update
Breaking News! Breaking News! That infuriating Lin Ah Zhen has once again ejaculated and traversed both domestic and international territories. Miss Yin, please stop behaving like this, even touching someone's hand can cause a calamity. Can't we be more refined? Oh, no? Well then, close your eyes first, the mountains are still green, the waters are still long... Goodbye! Fairy Miss, I not only excel at undressing people, but I also carry a deadly weapon on me at all times. What? Where's the weapon? Come on! How about this? Is this weapon as powerful as the Golden Cudgel? I guarantee that I can defeat both the Spider Spirit and the White Bone Spirit within three rounds. Smack... What are you staring at? Haven't you seen a man with rouge on his cheeks before? Oh no! Darling Pian'er, did you forget to put the kitchen knife back in the kitchen? Ah Zhen Ge Ge, Pian'er wants to chop someone...
555.96 Million words | 2023-05-01 15:56Update
The King of Qin sweeps across the land, His gaze as fierce as a tiger's, Wielding his sword, dispersing the clouds, The feudal lords all come from the west. With clear judgment bestowed by the heavens, He commands talented advisors with great strategy. Disbanding the army, casting golden statues, Opening the Hangu Pass to the east. Car
57.65 Million words | 2023-03-01 17:33Update
Ambition, treachery, cunning, loyalty, martial prowess, strategic genius, beauty. In a chaotic era, Pang Tong devoted himself to the cultivation of both literary and martial arts. From securing the first city to plotting his path of domination, he desired to explore the mysteries of the ancient land. He ventured into the land of the "Mountain God Worshippers," delving into the ruins of a lost kingdom. He unraveled the secret of the divine pearl, staining the blood of the foreign tribe with a curse. He conquered Ma Teng, inventing the "Phoenix Roar Cannon" to crush the iron cavalry of the Western Liang. He formed an alliance with Cao Cao, accompanied by a tiger, biding his time for the ultimate battle. He engaged in
426.43 Million words | 2020-08-13 19:12Update
During the period of the Two Jin Dynasties and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, when the Five Hu (non-Han ethnic groups) invaded and chaos reigned, human lives were as insignificant as grass and hay. The Han people were regarded as lambs waiting to be slaughtered, with only one in ten Han people surviving. In such times, who could possess extraordinary talent and prowess? Let us witness how Shi Jia will turn the tide and restore the mighty glory of Great Han.
297.92 Million words | 2022-12-19 18:18Update
